The story of Destiny 2 ends with an impressive cutscene that raises questions. What significance does it have for the future of the Guardians?

Warning: Major story spoilers ahead! If you haven’t completed the story yourself, you should not continue reading!

After you defeat the final boss Ghaul in the Destiny 2 campaign, the credits roll. However, the story is not completely over yet. A post-credits video follows, teasing a potential future danger.

In this video, you see the awakening of the Traveler, as it sends its light out into the universe. The light reaches the sun, it reaches the asteroid belt, Saturn, it spreads across our solar system and even across the entire galaxy. As it leaves the Milky Way, it suddenly encounters black pyramidal ships. These become activated and head for the source of the light – the Traveler and Earth.

Here you can watch the post-credits teaser:

There is likely no doubt that we will encounter these pyramidal ships in the future. Presumably, this will be the new major threat that the Guardians will have to face. The only question is: What kind of enemies are they?

What is this about?

Since the first Guardians completed the story, there have been speculations in the forums about who or what this could be. Two theories are particularly frequently mentioned: It could be the Nine – or even the Darkness.

It’s likely not the Nine

Some suspect that it could be the Nine who play an important role in Destiny 2 with the “Trials of the Nine.” This scene could show that the Nine are hostile and are planning an attack in the near future, possibly in the context of a DLC.

However, there are many arguments against this theory:

• On the one hand, the Nine are said to be the rulers of the worlds beyond the asteroid belt – these worlds begin around Jupiter. It makes little sense that the Nine would be, as shown in the video, far from the Milky Way.
• On the other hand, they already know where the Guardians are, as Xur’s weekly visits or the “Trials of the Nine” show. They wouldn’t need to be “activated” if they wanted to come to us.

Still, it is possible that we will soon get to know the Nine better. The first DLC revolves around Osiris. We know that Osiris once met with the Nine on the Jupiter moon Europa. Presumably, we will receive some new information about “The Nine.”

Everything points to: The new enemy is the Darkness

In fact, Bungie shows the pyramidal spaceships from the post-credits video for the first time. These ships were already seen in earlier concept art, before the launch of Destiny 1, along with the Traveler. You can see this concept art in our title image. Thus far, these black ships have not made it into the game, but were sometimes seen on the installation screen of Destiny 1:

In 2013, Bungie’s director Chris Barrett presented further concept art showing five enemy alien races. However, Destiny launched with only four enemy races. The fifth race depicted here has pyramidal symbols:

During the development process of Destiny 1, much changed and was re-planned, which led to the assumption that this fifth race was simply dropped. However, as the video now shows, it is indeed coming back – and it is likely the Darkness.

The Darkness is a powerful, mysterious force that represents an ancient enemy of the Traveler. It hunted the Traveler through the universe and led to its collapse when it arrived in our solar system. The Traveler sacrificed itself to protect humanity, falling into a slumber. This scene may be depicted in the concept art (our title image).

Now the Traveler has awakened again – and presumably, the Darkness, the pyramidal ships, has noticed. This theory at least seems logical.

There is another indication that the enemies in the video could be the Darkness. In the intro cutscene of Destiny 2, there is talk of an ancient enemy that chased the Traveler – that is, the Darkness. In the footage, you see a pyramidal shadow casting over the Traveler and humanity. We have marked the spot:

The pyramidal symbol and the Darkness seem to belong together.

Who is aboard these pyramidal ships or what “form” the Darkness actually takes remains uncertain. In the Grimoire card “Darkness” from Destiny 1, several instances attempt to define the Darkness. It is said to be:

• a force of both physical and moral presence, a manifestation of evil
• a marauding army, an alien power with incredible yet tangible strength
• a necessary symmetry to the Traveler to maintain cosmic balance
• a technologically superior force, perhaps a post-singularity intelligence.

Furthermore:

• Some positions, often referred to as heretical, claim that the Traveler itself caused the downfall or that it knew of the coming of the Darkness and intended to sacrifice our solar system or use it as a proxy army.

When these pyramidal ships will arrive among the Guardians is also unknown. For the Osiris DLC, that would probably be too early. They might only come with “Destiny 3” or with a major expansion similar to “The Taken King.”

We will see.

What do you think? Is this the Darkness?

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If I want to switch my weapon, I need the right mod for it. If I don’t have it, I have to make compromises on the power level.

This is How Bungie Could Improve the Mods

These suggestions would better integrate the mods into the game and increase the incentive to collect them:

• Instead of having to collect individual mods for each piece of equipment, a simple division into weapons and armor would be sufficient. Instead, there are mods for helmets, arms, chests, etc. This would significantly reduce the effort required to obtain the needed mods and increase clarity.
• Donate weapons with mods special perks! A balance-mod or a leveling-mod would be a real gain. This would allow the weapons to be truly customized. However, there should be mods that actually influence the weapons.
• Integrate mods that improve weapon stats. Your scout rifle has too little range? Just equip a range mod! Stability is poor? Just put in a mod! The possibilities here are nearly limitless.
• Remove the mods that increase power level. These simply restrict the amount of equipment I want to use.
• Increase the attractiveness of the blue mods. This could be achieved by having the legendary mods simply provide larger bonuses (e.g., blue range mod +5, legendary range mod +10).
• Change the way mods can be obtained. Tie certain mods to specific missions with set modifications. This would also increase the incentive to play different missions more often.

Even implementing some of these ideas would significantly improve the mechanics of the mods. Because the system holds decent potential! However, it is not excluded that Bungie may still make changes to this system.

Finally, Luke Smith hinted in June that it was still uncertain whether all “exciting ideas” would be available at launch. Perhaps something will come along that makes the weapons more exciting. We are curious and will keep you updated on any news.

What do you think of the mods? Good idea or rather annoying? Let us know in the comments!

Here you can read our article on “Boring Loot” and the statements by Luke Smith.

Mods in Destiny 2 are supposed to upgrade weapons and armor with individual perks and create more variety. But have they succeeded?

Bungie had already announced prior to Destiny 2 that random perks on weapons and armor would disappear. Instead, each weapon and piece of equipment now drops with the same traits (perks) every time.

Bungie believes that individual items can be adjusted more easily by the developers if they turn out to be too strong or too weak. This way, the balance can be improved more effectively.

Critics quickly voiced concerns that long-term motivation would suffer, as no one would have to hunt for the God Roll, the version of the weapon with the strongest perks.

In response to this criticism, Luke Smith, the Game Director of Destiny 2, promised that Bungie has exciting ideas to ensure long-term motivation.

Now the mods are in the game – the “exciting idea” Bungie spoke about?

The Mods in Destiny 2 – Bungie’s Exciting Idea?

The mods provide individual bonuses to weapons and armor. They appear in blue (rare) and purple (legendary) rarity. Legendary mods offer the same benefits as the rare ones but additionally increase the power level of the affected item by 5 points.

• For weapons, there are mods that increase power level. Additionally, some energy and power weapons can change the element with mods.
• The armor offers more room for customization. Weapon handling can be improved, or attributes like mobility, recovery, and resilience can be increased. Focused-based improvements are also possible.

Why the Mods are Not Exciting – But Annoying

Anyone who has spent a few hours in Destiny 2 will quickly realize how many mods there actually are in the game. I reached the limit of my inventory in no time. The blue mods quickly become obsolete as they do not grant bonuses to the power level.

While it is possible to convert blue mods into legendary ones, you need three of them and must reach power level 280 before this option is unlocked with the gunsmith Banshee.

Mods in Armor – Good Luck Searching!

If you are now looking for a specific modification, it gets tedious. You cannot simply farm the needed mod, but must hope to find three blue mods of the same type to upgrade them with Banshee.

What tops this system is the fact that the mods are one-time use items. Once you have used them on an equipment item, the mod is gone.

Now you have assembled a nice armor set with all the mods you wanted, only to run into a much fancier set. What now? Switch? Then your power level bonus from the mods is gone. Because if you want to use the same mods on the new armor, you first have to find them again!

The incentive to switch fully equipped armors is completely lost with this system, as it means getting all the mods back first.

Mods on Weapons – Which Mods?

For weapons, the mod selection is extremely thin. You can only change the element. For kinetic weapons, there are only mods that increase the power level by 5 points. Nothing more. We can’t find any exciting ideas here.

For armor, we experience a flood of useless mods that need to be collected painstakingly, while the gameplay with weapon mods does not change at all. The idea of adding bonuses to the power level makes no sense to me, as it only leads to playing with the weapons that already have this bonus.

If I want to switch my weapon, I need the right mod for it. If I don’t have it, I have to make compromises on the power level.

This is How Bungie Could Improve the Mods

These suggestions would better integrate the mods into the game and increase the incentive to collect them:

• Instead of having to collect individual mods for each piece of equipment, a simple division into weapons and armor would be sufficient. Instead, there are mods for helmets, arms, chests, etc. This would significantly reduce the effort required to obtain the needed mods and increase clarity.
• Donate weapons with mods special perks! A balance-mod or a leveling-mod would be a real gain. This would allow the weapons to be truly customized. However, there should be mods that actually influence the weapons.
• Integrate mods that improve weapon stats. Your scout rifle has too little range? Just equip a range mod! Stability is poor? Just put in a mod! The possibilities here are nearly limitless.
• Remove the mods that increase power level. These simply restrict the amount of equipment I want to use.
• Increase the attractiveness of the blue mods. This could be achieved by having the legendary mods simply provide larger bonuses (e.g., blue range mod +5, legendary range mod +10).
• Change the way mods can be obtained. Tie certain mods to specific missions with set modifications. This would also increase the incentive to play different missions more often.

Even implementing some of these ideas would significantly improve the mechanics of the mods. Because the system holds decent potential! However, it is not excluded that Bungie may still make changes to this system.

Finally, Luke Smith hinted in June that it was still uncertain whether all “exciting ideas” would be available at launch. Perhaps something will come along that makes the weapons more exciting. We are curious and will keep you updated on any news.

What do you think of the mods? Good idea or rather annoying? Let us know in the comments!

Here you can read our article on “Boring Loot” and the statements by Luke Smith.

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A new Nightfall in Destiny 2 is active. We will show you how to successfully navigate through the hordes of enemies in “Exodus Crash.”

The Nightfall strike in Destiny 2 is one of the toughest challenges in the game. Good teamwork and the correct consideration of mechanics are essential for overcoming the Nightfalls.

And the players agree: This week the strike is quite challenging. Many report that they have reached the boss fight and the timer has expired.

These are the modifiers this week

With these modifiers, you will be struggling in the endgame activity this week:

• Friction – Health and shield regeneration are affected. Eliminating enemies can create Light sources. With these, you can regenerate health and charge your Super.
• Time Loop Anomalies – Destroy anomalies to extend the timer.

After the Weekly Reset, only three modifiers were active, “Prism” has since been disabled.

The anomalies resemble the planetary resource from Nessus, the Data Nodes, and are scattered throughout the entire strike area except for the boss’s area. If anomalies are nearby, this will be indicated on the left side with the message “Anomaly detected”.

Friction is also a Nightfall modifier for the first time. Your health regeneration is affected. To generate life, you need to pick up Light sources dropped by defeated enemies. Do not collect these immediately, but only when you are surrounded by enemies and your health is critical. Regeneration starts immediately.

How to Master the Nightfall – The Phases

The first phase – Collecting Arc Charges

In the first phase, try to split up if possible. One takes their Sparrow to collect the Arc Charges (recognizable by the large light cones), another takes care of the smaller enemies, and the third searches the area for anomalies, but also helps with the enemies on the way forward.

Play carefully, and you should get through this phase quickly. The first phase ends with a tough Fallen enemy in front of a barrier. Once all enemies are eliminated, it will disappear. If you still have 14 minutes on the clock at this point, you are doing very well!

The second phase – Guard the platform

This is where it gets trickier. You must protect a platform until the counter reaches 100%. In between, you will be overwhelmed by all sorts of enemies. You should quickly take out the Arc Thieves, as they can explode.

At around 50% progress, two Servitors will spawn. Take them out quickly. Otherwise, focus on not leaving the platform and taking out enemies from a safe distance.

Phase Three – The Runner and the Path to the Boss

Again, you need to collect Arc Charges. Be especially careful of the Dreg patrolling the area. Otherwise, gather the charges and continue on your way. Before you deal with the Runner, you can board the Dreg on the left side. Do it! With them, you can swiftly take down the Runner.

Again, collect the anomalies in the following area to gain more time. They are particularly easy to spot in the darker rooms.

The fourth phase – The boss fight

Prepare for a long fight. At regular intervals, the boss will disappear to throw waves of small enemies at you. And these enemies will become more numerous as the fight progresses.

Gain some breathing room through the healing Rift of the Warlock, a Hunter’s arrow, or a well-placed grenade. When the boss appears, unleash everything you have. Stay as much as possible in the center of the arena to take out the small enemies from a safe distance.

If you can’t manage this, focus your fire on one side, which you can retreat to if the center gets overwhelmed. Maintaining control over the small enemies is crucial in this fight.

You can also watch the entire Nightfall again on Nexxoss Gaming:

Note: Apparently, there is a cheese in the boss fight. The boss sometimes shows up on the outer walls, from which he can be shot down. The boss falls to his death, and the strike is over. However, we do not know how long this possibility will last and whether or when Bungie will fix the cheese.

Warning: The Prestige Nightfall is said to be bugged this week. According to community manager Cozmo, this is currently under investigation.

Have you completed the Nightfall already? How much time did you have left on the clock?

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If you want to play multiple characters of the same class in Destiny 2, you need to be careful – they do not receive any progress in Power Level!

The race for the highest Power Level sometimes takes on bizarre forms. Players want to reach the level maximum as quickly as possible in a week, by creating secondary characters (e.g., two Titans). The equipment is then transferred to the “twink”, the second character, and all activities that grant loot up to the maximum level are replayed.

Bungie has put a stop to this approach – whether intentionally or not.

This is how Bungie prevents the level-up of twinks

Because anyone who creates a second Titan, Warlock, or Hunter does not receive any gear from engrams and weekly milestones that is above their current Power Level. Those who complete the Nightfall strike with their second Titan will face a nasty surprise, as the loot from Zavala will be below the currently equipped Power Level.

Specifically, my level progression stopped when I transferred all the gear from my first Titan to the fresh level-20 Titan.

Only the exotic weapon quests for the MIDA Multi-Tool, the Rat King, and the hand cannon Sturm grant rewards that are above the equipped Power Level. The raid and the Trials of the Nine are also still worthwhile. All weekly rewards and exotic engrams will not help you further.

Bungie eliminates a popular tactic for reaching the maximum level in a very short time. Only players who play all three character classes level normally.

But there are restrictions here as well. In Destiny 1 it was still possible to infuse gear across characters. This no longer works. You can no longer infuse a Titan helmet into a Hunter or Warlock helmet.

The intention behind this is clear: Bungie wants to slow down the level progression and prevent tactics that allow players to level up too quickly.

Bungie punishes players who favor individual classes

The flip side of the coin is that players who generally do not want to play certain character classes and like to use the same class twice or even three times are punished.

It can certainly be criticized that Bungie has not clearly communicated this situation and many players are confronted with this problem only after replaying the story.

Note: Whether Bungie chose this approach intentionally or if there is a bug is not known. There is no statement regarding this. It is also unknown whether this issue occurs for all players or only for some. If Bungie publishes relevant information, you will find out here.

What is your opinion on this topic? Do you find Bungie’s approach correct, if it is intentional? Let us know in the comments!

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