In Destiny the elite PvP event “Trials of Osiris” is supposed to be returning. And it is likely to be even tougher than before. Moreover, they will soon present how the future of Destiny is supposed to look. Is a new expansion pass coming?

What are we going to throw money at soon, Luke Smith?

In an interview with Kotaku, his former employer, game director of “The Taken King” Luke Smith spoke about the future of Destiny and his role. He had to listen to some remarks about his botched interview at E3: “Luke, you as a marketing expert, what are we going to throw money at on the monitor soon?”

He probably won’t get rid of that anymore.

The Taken King was already in development before the launch of Destiny

Smith touched on many interesting topics, covering all areas. Overall, the mood at Bungie is currently high, having taken some turns they had wanted to take for a long time. After all, they started working on “The Taken King” even before the release of Vanilla Destiny. And even before the launch, they knew that they would change the Light system.

They learned an important lesson from “House of Wolves,” when Skolas’ primary weapons were overshadowed by the old loot from “The Glass Vault.” They realized that you can’t always turn everything to “full volume,” which was particularly enlightening for the teams dealing with rewards.

The re-rolling in “House of Wolves” also caused problems – especially in PvP. They knew that weapons like Felwinter’s Lie had strong random combinations. But due to the re-rolling, suddenly every Felwinter’s Lie had such an overpowering configuration. By now, they know that re-rolling has disappeared from Destiny.

Exchange option for Etheric Light is coming

By the way, Bungie is still working on finding an exchange option for the etheric lights. A remnant of the upgrade mechanic from “House of Wolves.” They have also separated from that.

Hysteria about secrets delights Smith

The mood among the fans is currently good. Even if it doesn’t please everyone. Many players are especially missing their old weapons, like the Fatebringer. Moreover, Smith critically states that they did a poor job of explaining to fans what Destiny looks like for players who do not own “The Taken King” in year 2.

Smith is visibly pleased with the current hysteria about secrets in Destiny. There is still more in the game. Smith hints that there are still secrets in the raid.  They did not say that it was the largest so far for nothing. But Smith also does not want to give hints.

Smith was right in the middle of the Three of Coins thing

By the way: Smith also had to urgently and repeatedly suppress a rebellion of the House of Winter led by Draksis, so he had to be defeated over and over again…

Smith hinted that in year 2 it’s not just about obtaining a specific item, but possessing that item in the desired configuration. Players would have been really upset to see so much golden stuff dropping that they would have shouted “Exploit! Exploit!”

By the way: He also received “Bounty” three times in a row and wonders when it will be determined what will be in the exotic engram, whether at drop or only when decoding.

Even if he doesn’t know about it, he knows: Blue engrams cannot currently be decrypted into anything over 300.

We will soon learn more about the future of Destiny

But Smith spoke not only about the past but also about the future.

Relatively soon, the further plans for year 2 in Destiny are supposed to be outlined, as Bungie envisions it all. Whether a new season pass is coming, how they will bring content into the game in the future, whether they will continue through major expansions or smaller live ideas like now with the Black Spindle.

Smith hinted that they have a fully functional live team, whose job is to supply players with new content. A lot has shifted in the structure at Bungie.

But it is not up to him to present all of this. They know: The ball is in Bungie’s court. Sooner rather than later, they will take that and talk about the future.

Trials of Osiris is supposed to be even tougher, even more rewarding in year 2

The PvP event “Trials of Osiris” in Destiny is currently on a break. Bungie is looking at how to make the matchmaking and reward system even more prestigious. Especially the flawless 9-0 run is supposed to become even rarer and more sought after.

They are toying with the idea of keeping the Trials of Osiris like the arena in Hearthstone, so that teams face off against other teams that have the same number of victories. This means you cannot play up against weak teams, but it could get really intense starting at 4 victories.

There will also be a range of new rewards. Trials of Osiris is supposed to return to Destiny in the fall.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny the community is hot on secrets. They’re hunting the Sleeper Simulant. This takes bizarre forms.

“Bravo Bungie, you’ve turned us into a band of conspiracy theorists!”, someone recently wrote on reddit and was absolutely right.

For several days now, the Destiny community has been raging and can’t find peace. Grimoire cards are being pored over, the most absurd clues are being pursued, all information is being scraped together, heads are being heatedly talked off, asking: Where the hell can we search anymore? And what are we even searching for?

Every morning the question: What is the Daily? Is there a clue hidden there? What’s different today?

Some are counting colors like crazy, mumbling to themselves as if they were wandering through a giant cube: Vex – blue – yellow – yellow – green – the golden age! Players are staggering with their guardians through catacombs, examining the walls pixel by pixel for indentations, staring at mysterious inscriptions on their weapons.

The worst nightmare: You stand in front of the big, decisive clue and simply don’t recognize it. Catastrophe! They had one chance to decipher cryptic clues like Indiana Jones or Sherlock Holmes… and blew it.

What’s going on? What crazy virus has infected the community?

That’s why everyone is totally crazy about Destiny right now

There are three factors causing half the community in Destiny to discuss like crazy and be in a frenzy:

• Destiny has locked out the data miners – While every quest step was previously known, now all leaks are closed – players only know what they are supposed to know, no more
• The loot is known – Sleeper Simulant, a heavy fusion rifle with jumping laser beams has been extensively presented, just not revealed how to obtain the exotic weapon in the game – mean! Now everyone wants to be the first to solve the final puzzle steps, to win that thing.
• The Black Spindle and Destiny’s special rhythm – since last week, the exotic sniper rifle Black Spindle, which no one had heard of, has appeared in an everyday location, players now believe that around every corner and each new day the next big secret could be discovered. Because in Destiny everything follows a specific rhythm, a “known area” on a certain day, when it becomes the target of a daily heroic mission, could reveal new things.

Bungie is fueling this : You haven’t discovered everything yet. There’s still plenty hidden. Look around and connect, they advise. If the community is good for one thing, it’s triggering a gold rush.

No Time to explain – exotic pulse rifle – Status: Not found yet

Two weapons are driving players crazy right now. It’s “No Time to explain”, an exotic pulse rifle that resembles the Rifle of the Stranger. They believe the new exotic pulse rifle could somehow be related to the Vex, hidden similarly to the Black Spindle.

It could also be that the weapon will only become active at a later point. Some believe the new Rasputin strike could provide clues. Or that the current “Rifle of the Stranger” could somehow be upgraded.

So far, all attempts have ended in a dead end. It’s quite possible that “No Time to explain” will only come later.

Sleeper Simulant – exotic fusion rifle, Status: Not found yet

Regarding the current main prize and the top goal for the community’s discovery drive, Sleeper Simulant, Bungie has provided a rough outline of how to obtain the weapon. Players are supposed to bring the gunsmith relics from the past until a clue is triggered.

Furthermore, they know the weapon from videos and know how it will function, look, and sound.

What is DVALIN-RAS93-Fr001?

It is believed that 4 of these relics are already in the game and found. They are called DVALIN-RAS93-FR001, FR002, FR003, and FR004. It seems these are random drops in Destiny. They can be submitted to the gunsmith Banshee-44.

There is a strong belief that these relics are related to the Sleeper Simulant, triggering some hidden quest steps without any direct effects.

Now there are 2 different approaches. Some believe you must have reached a certain rank with the gunsmith for the quest to progress. Perhaps you need rank 5 or something similar before anything happens. And that rank is currently mathematically still unreachable, so the quest is stuck.

The fifth relic for the Sleeper Simulant?

Others think a “fifth relic” must now be found in a special environment. And this viewpoint is currently driving everyone crazy. They are analyzing the old fusion rifle “Infinity” for clues; there is a mysterious symbol hidden there, which is also found in images of the Sleeper Simulant and on other relics associated with the Golden Age.

They’re listening to computer noises in the SABER strike or dealing with the Warmind Rasputin.

After all, they believe, it represents the “RAS” in the names of the relics. DVALIN, on the other hand, could originate from Norse mythology. There, Dvalin is a dwarf smith who crafted artifacts for the gods.

Whether the divine artifacts back then drove everyone as crazy as the not-found exotic weapons are driving the Destiny community today is unknown. Watched Thor on TV just yesterday. No clues.

More from the wonderful world of Destiny can be found on our theme page. We also have articles about weapons that have already been found:

• like the exotic sword
• or the Malevolent Touch
• Articles about secrets from the raid, like the first chests, can be found here
• and we have an overview of all exotic armors and this overview of all exotic weapons that came new to Destiny … well, almost all, as we now know.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the light level plays a crucial role starting from level 40. What does light mean? How do you increase it?

The level-up, getting stronger in Destiny, works up to level 40 just as you are used to. Like in any other game with a level system, you gain experience and level up by killing enemies and completing quests.

But with level 40, a “new” system is added: the light level. Compared to the first year of Destiny, light now works differently.

What is the light level in Destiny?

The light level is the strength of the Guardian’s equipment. It is determined by taking the attack values of the equipped weapons and the defense values of the other equipped items and averaging them: the light level.

This is not just an “abstract value” that doesn’t matter. It is extremely important:

• Your light value determines how much damage your Guardian deals
• it determines how much damage your Guardian takes
• and it is the only criterion at level 40 that dictates how good the gear you get is. It determines the stats of your loot

Activities and enemies have a specific light level. If your Guardian is significantly below the enemy’s, they won’t take any damage from you and will hit like space horses. The more important realization is perhaps: the loot situation.

Both insights suggest that you should always aim to achieve the highest light level possible with your current gear.

Tips to increase the light level – a small leveling guide

The most important tip in our small leveling guide is, even if it sounds absurd: To increase the light level and level up quickly, you should always strive to have the highest light level possible. And that at the moment when you receive rewards.

And yes, this also means: A blue item with a high light level is better than a legendary or exotic item with a low light level.

Tip 1 for leveling quickly in Destiny: Increase light level to increase light level… and always take your time decoding engrams

This means in practice: If you’re standing in front of the Cryptarch with engrams and want to decode them, you should wear your highest gear. And if you get a stronger item, equip it before decoding more engrams.

If you have eight blue armor engrams and two purple (legendary) engrams, you should start with the blue engrams. Check after each one whether the new item would increase your light level if equipped before decoding the next engram in Destiny. Save the purple ones for last. Because then, hopefully, you will have a higher light level than at the beginning of the engram session.

Colleague Nexoss is doing this with the engrams… suboptimally, but still useful tips in the video, especially on how to get gear through the factions.

Tip 2: Strikes, Strikes, Strikes

Since with a low light level you only get inferior items from random rewards, you should not buy engrams from the Cryptarch for “legendary marks” for now. If you don’t have a high light level, they are of no use. You’d better save the legendary marks for later or to buy items with “fixed stats”. A ghost from the Vanguard is recommended, for example.

On the other hand, exotic engrams have a chance to drop armor pieces and weapons with particularly high light level (310) when you open them with a high light level (300 or above).

Otherwise, roughly speaking: If you have a light level of 250, you will receive items between 240 and 260. So that guarantees no better loot, but gives you the chance for it.

The first steps – reach light level 240

For the first steps, quests are crucial. Do the quests that you can solve without problems and from which you expect gear that helps you progress. Complete the main storyline. Most importantly, have fun!

The long way from 240 to 290 light in Destiny

Once you reach 240, you should start playing mostly strikes in the Vanguard playlist. These are level 36 strikes. You should repeat them over and over, preferably in a row, to activate the engram bonus. With the engrams you collect here, you should reach a solid level of around 290. You can connect this well with further quests.

The Court of Oryx event also drops a lot of blue engrams. And those are your best friends in this phase.

Things get tricky from 290 light onwards

From 290 onwards, it’s time for the King’s Fall raid. You can systematically collect and spend legendary marks, attempt the Nightfall, or start infusing weapons (currently the trick with the Black Spindle still works) to make the last 20 points from 290 to 310 (if you can even reach that high). Here, you switch from blue items to legendary ones, as they can be infused and further enhanced.

At this level, it’s also worth tackling the tough quests that end with exotic items, like the search for an exotic sword or the Raid weapon Malicious Touch.

For the last tricky points and the challenging passage from 290 to 300, we will make separate guides. More demanding activities are necessary for this, for which fixed teams are recommended.

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