In Destiny 2, you will face challenges and flashpoints. But what do these terms mean?

Note: This article contains story spoilers!

The open world of Destiny 2 has a lot to offer: There are adventures, lost sectors, high-value targets, and many treasures to discover.

During the campaign, you will unlock more open-world activities. These include the challenges and the flashpoints. What kind of activities are these?

Challenges in Destiny 2 – Only with Ikora Rey

After the attack of the Cabal Red Legion on the Last City, the Vanguard leaders Zavala, Cayde-6, and Ikora Rey have disappeared. You need to find and reunite them on the new worlds.

Once you have achieved this goal in the campaign, the characters will be available in the Farm. Your point of contact for the challenges is Ikora Rey. She will give you the task of completing three challenges.

But where do I find the challenges? Because they are not displayed directly on the map.

Challenges are available in all open worlds. Fly to a landing point and summon your ghost. At the top right of the screen, you will now see the challenges. For example, you need to loot a lost sector on the outskirts in the EDZ or defeat 5 Fallen servitors.

If you master these challenges, you will receive rewards – mainly in the form of tokens. The challenges are updated daily.

Flashpoints in Destiny 2

To unlock the flashpoints, you need to bring Cayde-6 back to the Farm. A flashpoint is an endgame activity in the open world that offers the best loot. Once available, it will be shown in your milestone overview.

A flashpoint is a weekly milestone, meaning you can only collect the loot weekly. Completing a flashpoint rewards you with “Powerful Gear” – that’s the stuff you need, to reach the max level of 300.

For a flashpoint, you need to complete several public events at a designated location. In the launch week of Destiny 2, the flashpoint takes place in the European Dead Zone. The designated location changes weekly.

You can travel the open worlds faster if you have a Sparrow: How to get a Sparrow in Destiny 2, you can find out here.

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How do I get a Sparrow in Destiny 2? We will show you!

Every Guardian veteran must have wondered at least once after a few hours of gameplay in Destiny 2: “What is up with a Sparrow? Why am I walking all the time?”

In Destiny 1, it was a given that you traveled large distances with a Sparrow – a floating vehicle that could quickly take you from A to B. In Destiny 1, you got access to such a vehicle early in the campaign.

Destiny 2, on the other hand, is stingy with this means of transportation. You won’t get a Sparrow until you reach level 20 or successfully complete the story campaign.

Until then, you have to walk. Bungie ensures that you explore the worlds slowly before you race through them.

Note: The following contains massive story spoilers. Continue at your own risk.

Get / unlock Sparrow through the campaign

After the campaign, you will receive a guaranteed Sparrow.

A new social space will be unlocked, a new Tower. There you will find Amanda Holliday, who will give you a Sparrow for free as a thank you.

You can choose between these Sparrows:

• Wayfarer Zero
• Starchaser Zero
• Moonrider Zero

After that, you can purchase more Sparrows from Ms. Holliday.

Receive Sparrows at Character Level 20 – Glamour Engrams

If you haven’t completed the story campaign yet but are already level 20, there is a way to get Sparrows earlier.

From level 20, you can receive Glamour Engrams and purchase them from Tess Everis for real money. These Glamour Engrams may contain Sparrows. However, there is no guarantee.

If you really want to drive vehicles in Destiny 2 but still don’t have a Sparrow, keep an eye out for enemy vehicles. The Fallen, for example, sometimes come into battle with Mosquito Gliders. Take them from them and race through the open world.

By the way: You can customize your Sparrows with shaders. However, shaders are currently causing a lot of trouble in Destiny 2.

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In Destiny 2, many Guardians do not understand that shaders can only be used once. A new system is needed, that is being demanded!

In the subreddit for Destiny, the international Destiny 2 community discusses the daily news. Shaders in Destiny 2 are currently the top topic. 

Several threads complaining about the new shader system are at the top of reddit and are receiving agreement and thousands of upvotes.

But why are the Guardians up in arms? What is it about?

Criticism of the new shader system

The problem with shaders in Destiny 2: Each shader can only be used once. It is a consumable item. When you apply a shader to an armor piece, only that piece of armor changes color. For the next piece of armor, you need a new shader.

Shaders are purely cosmetic items. They allow you to customize the colors of your gear. However, the appearance of one’s Guardian holds great importance for many players – and the most efficient method to obtain shaders is the in-game shop. This is upsetting many players.

A user compares the new shaders to chromatics from Destiny 1: Bungie transferred the worst feature of chromatics to the shaders in Destiny 2 – namely, that they are consumed after use. And chromatics were not well received in Destiny 1.

In Destiny 1, shaders were permanent items. In a collection, you could access all previously earned shaders at any time and use them as you wished.

Destiny 2 has now introduced three important changes to shaders:

• They can be applied to armor pieces and weapons.
• They can be applied to each piece of gear individually – this allows you to freely combine shaders and customize the look of your Guardian. In Destiny 1, a shader affected all armor pieces. Many Guardians welcome this change.
• The change that shaders are consumed after application ruins the new shader system for many.

  

Players Call for Boycott

A Reddit user writes that Destiny 2 has brought many “Quality of Life” improvements, but this one shader change is not in the spirit of the players. He sees the only advantage as the new shaders bringing more money into the developers’ pockets. Because those who want shaders quickly have to go to Eververse, the in-game shop.

Another user doesn’t just criticize, he calls for tougher measures: He urges Guardians not to spend a single cent on microtransactions until Bungie makes shaders “unlimited” again. His boycott is under the hashtag #MakeFashionGreatAgain. Currently (September 7th around noon), he has already gathered over 36,000 upvotes – it is the top thread in the Destiny subreddit by a wide margin.

The user lists several arguments:

• Consumable items, even if they drop frequently, are no improvement over permanent rewards.
• You collect numerous items in Destiny 2, and each requires its own shader. This leads many Guardians to wait until they find their “optimal gear” before applying shaders. Otherwise, the shader is wasted. Especially in the initial hours, when you equip new items after each mission, it does not make sense to apply shaders. And the purpose of shaders should actually be to be used.
• Moreover, it is repeatedly emphasized that Bungie only wants to take money from Guardians with this new shader system. Although there are several sources for shaders – they can also be found in chests in the open world – those who want shaders quickly and efficiently have to knock on Eververse’s door. This is seen as a rip-off.
• It is suspected that this system could become an even bigger problem with “raid shaders”. Until you have the right shaders, you would have to play the raid multiple times.

Currently, we have no statement from Bungie on the matter. However, it seems unlikely that the shader system will be changed anytime soon.

What is your opinion on shaders as consumable items?

We have addressed the topic of “shaders” in a comment here:

• First Reward, Now in the Cash Shop – Shaders in Destiny 2

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There are server issues on PS4 for Destiny 2 today, September 7th. Players are unable to log in. “Your permission to access the online multiplayer may have changed or your profile may have been signed in elsewhere.” PSN issues.

Update 1:25 PM: Bungie reports that the problem has been resolved.

The launch of Destiny 2 went surprisingly smoothly for most Guardians. They were spared from error codes and had to wait in queues for only a short time.

However, today on Thursday, things are different. Guardians on PS4 are being plagued by a strange error message when they try to enter Destiny 2. The message reads:

Warning – Your connection to the Destiny 2 servers has been lost. Your permission to access the online multiplayer may have changed or your profile may have been signed in elsewhere.

What is this server outage about? – PSN down?

Bungie has been working on the issue since around 4 AM (September 7th). The last status update was at 6 AM: they are still investigating the problem. Currently, just before 9 AM, the outage is still present. However, it seems that not all PS4 accounts are affected.

How long the issue will last is not known. If you can’t get into the game, now you know that you are not alone.

By the way: The PlayStation account tweeted that users report they are unable to access PSN. This issue is being investigated. I just checked myself – I can log in to PSN and play other online games, but I can’t get into Destiny 2.

Known Issues at Launch

Bungie also released the list of known issues at launch:

• BNET 503 Errors: This is an issue on Bungie.net.
• Cabbage Errors: A login error code
• PS4 Pro Crashes: Destiny 2 can sometimes crash on PS4 Pro
• Xbox Release Date: Even if the wrong release date is displayed, Destiny 2 has been live on Xbox since September 6th.
• Nessus: If you fall off a cliff in the Sunken Caverns, the Ghost can be placed at a spot from where you cannot continue playing. You then need to return to orbit.
• Cinematics: Only the fireteam leader can skip cinematics.
• The armor perk “Linear Actuators” does not always trigger correctly.
• Nightfall Strike: It is recommended that all players in the fireteam are present when the activity starts. There may be issues with “joining late”.
• Additionally, there are several display errors. All known issues can be found here.

Interesting: Destiny 2 Weapon Guide – All info on slots, mods, shields, elements

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In Destiny 2 the Legendary Shards are a new currency demanded by the Exotic vendor Xur. Here’s how you can obtain them, these are the locations.

With the release of Destiny 2, Xur, the Agent of the Nine, craves new items: In the sequel, he no longer wants Strange Coins, but Legendary Shards. This is a new currency that will always be displayed at the top right of your character menu. The symbol is purple shards:

According to the item description, the Legendary Shards are remnants of powerful items. They are used to upgrade equipment or trade for other items. This means: you need them for infusion and for Xur.

Finding Legendary Shards – Here is where you can farm them

Even before the release of Destiny 2, the locations of the Legendary Shards have been leaked (we may update this article if necessary):

• When you dismantle a legendary item, you receive 2 Legendary Shards
• When you dismantle an exotic item, you receive 5 Legendary Shards
• Strike bosses – (rare)
• Nightfall strikes
• Flashpoints
• Chests scattered throughout the world (Planetary Chests) – (rare)
• “Lost Sector” chests
• Raid chests
• Raid encounters
• Faction Engrams (also Trials Engrams)

So you will receive the Legendary Shards in various ways – by exploring the open world or playing endgame activities. In the endgame, your hunt for this currency is likely to accelerate as you will frequently obtain legendary and exotic items which will yield several Legendary Shards when dismantled.

Xur and Legendary Shards in Destiny 2

Xur will hardly change in Destiny 2. He remains a special vendor who only appears on weekends at random locations and sells exotic goods.

The main innovations regarding Xur are:

• He no longer appears in the Tower or the Reef as he did in Destiny 1; instead, he can appear in all four new worlds of Destiny 2.
• He demands Legendary Shards instead of Strange Coins now. The prices of his Exotics are still unknown.

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How can I change my subclass in Destiny 2? How do I unlock all subclasses? Here’s how you get the focuses of the Titan, Hunter, and Warlock.

Every Guardian class in Destiny 2 has three subclasses (focuses). These subclasses are assigned to the elements Arc, Solar, and Void.

At the beginning of your Guardian journey, however, only one subclass is available to you:

• If you start with the Titan, you are a Sentinel (Void)
• If you start with the Warlock, you are a Dawnblade (Solar)
• If you start with the Hunter, you are Arcstrider (Arc)

All other subclasses must be unlocked first. We will show you how to do that.

This is how you get all subclasses in Destiny 2 – Find Relics

Unlike the first subclass of a character, the second and third subclasses are not tied to the story. Instead, you need to find relics in the open world, through which you gain access to the subclasses. Each subclass has its own relic.

• According to user reports, the first subclass relic can be found in the open world starting at character level 8. This relic grants you the subclasses from Vanilla Destiny: Striker, Gunslinger, or Voidwalker
• The second subclass relic is said to drop starting from character level 15. This is how you gain access to the “Taken King” subclasses Sunbreaker, Nightstalker, or Stormcaller.

To obtain a relic in the open world, you must rely a bit on luck. According to user reports, relics can randomly be found in chests after public events, in “Lost Sector” chests, and other chests in the open world. It seems to not matter what world you search for chests in.

Charging relics and playing the relic mission

Once you possess a relic, you can inspect it in your inventory. There you can see the requirement you need to fulfill to unlock the subclass. You need to complete some public events until the relic reaches 100%. You can also view the progress in the milestone overview.

Once you have “charged” the relic, a new mission appears in the European Dead Zone:

In this mission, which can only be played solo, you embark on the fragment of the Traveler. On your way there, you will receive information about your subclass. Upon arrival at the fragment, you will be attacked by waves of enemies, which you can then defeat with your new subclass and new super.

Changing subclass

After the mission, you will have permanent access to the new subclass. Go to the character overview, where you can change your subclass in the top left:

By the way: The upgrade points you collect when you level up are not tied to a specific subclass. You can distribute the upgrade points as you wish among your subclasses.

Where did you discover the relics for your subclasses?

Interesting: Destiny 2: Class Guide for Beginners – Titan, Hunter, or Warlock?

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