In the USA, a lawsuit regarding Destiny has ended. The long-time chief composer of Bungie, Marty O’Donnell, sued Bungie. Details about the development history have come to light.

Venturebeat reports on the recently concluded lawsuit regarding Marty O’Donnell. He had been with Bungie for a long time, co-founded the company, composed the music for Halo, and was also responsible for Destiny. Initially, it was planned that his music would accompany all Destiny titles.

O’Donnell composed a symphony with 8 movements together with former Beatle Paul McCartney and recorded it in early 2013. It was planned that this music, called “Music of the Spheres”, would be used for all Destiny parts.

The Cause of the Frustration: Activision did not use O’Donnell’s music for the E3 trailer

Problems arose, as it became known, in the run-up to E3 2013. It became clear that Activision would not use O’Donnell’s music for the E3 trailer. They also showed no intention of releasing it as a “standalone” work, which was very important to O’Donnell.

Instead, Activision created the trailer themselves and used their own music. For O’Donnell, this was a sign that Bungie was no longer the “community of brothers” it once was and that Activision was interfering too much in the creative process, causing the development studio to lose its independence. Bungie seems to have agreed to some extent with this. Bungie CEO Harold Ryan vetoed it, but Activision overruled it.

Apparently, there were a number of internal conflicts afterwards, and the atmosphere between the chief composer, the company, and the colleagues worsened. If O’Donnell had resigned voluntarily, he would have faced huge financial disadvantages; he would have lost his shares in Bungie, which he was entitled to as a co-founder.

Reports from the court indicate that team members complained that O’Donnell was not delivering as much as they expected from him. Additionally, it became increasingly frustrating to work with O’Donnell.

Bungie believed that O’Donnell was prioritizing his personal interest in releasing the Destiny soundtrack over the company’s interests.

This is the trailer BEFORE the E3 trailer:

The Ruling Favors the Chief Composer

O’Donnell received poor ratings and contested them. His contract was ultimately terminated and his shares in the company were revoked, so that no one would be present at board meetings who would cause trouble. Later, Bungie’s lawyers at least stated this as a reason.

Apparently, not everything was above board: for example, his accrued vacation was not paid out. Bungie was concerned that O’Donnell wanted to release the music for Destiny on his own and used the money as “leverage.”

Now a ruling from an arbitration court is available. It favors O’Donnell. He will be significantly compensated financially and will regain his shares in the company. How much money he ultimately receives is unclear, as Bungie is not a publicly traded company. In a separate lawsuit, O’Donnell was awarded the money for the vacation days. That amounted to $95,000.

The Trial Reveals Insights About Destiny

Interestingly, during the trial, some details came to light:

• Destiny was planned as a 5-part series, which was documented in a contract between Bungie and Activision on April 14, 2010.
• The original release date for Destiny I was September 24, 2013; afterwards, it was postponed once to March 2014 before reaching the actual release date.
• In August 2013, the story was significantly reworked, which caused the delay.

These are many details, that fans already suspected, but taking them officially from the court documents is certainly something different.

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A bar in Sacramento has now mixed cocktails based on popular weapons from Destiny.

Amid all the important information, videos, statements, and questions that Destiny faces shortly before the expansion “The Taken King” and keep fans busy, there is little room for fun and the cult around the game. But by now, Destiny has arrived so much in the mainstream that there are still amusing and cult stories about the game.

Therefore, despite all the hustle and bustle, we want to present one of these pieces of news on the side. A user posted this drink menu on reddit with the note: “Guys, the pub around the corner is amazing.”

The menu features the two exotic cocktails Hawkmoon and The Last Word. Next to it “Luck in the Chamber”, named after perhaps the most famous weapon perk (in German “Roulette”), and Epilogue named after the legendary auto rifle Atheon’s Epilogue. The drinks also got the flavor text of their exotic counterparts. A “value display” describes the mixing ratio and the ingredients.

The cocktails are noble creations: The Last Word consists, among other things, of a special gin, Luxardo (an Italian cherry liqueur), the French herbal liqueur Chartreuse, and a bit of lime. It is supposed to do justice to perhaps the most elegant weapon in Destiny, the Last Word.

In the reddit thread, the bar owner, a big fan of Destiny himself, spoke up. Originally, he planned to use Glimmer instead of $ on the menu, but he ultimately decided against it: the potential for confusion among non-gamers was too high.

The Destiny cocktails are a sales success, the creative bartender says. He is toying with the idea of offering them year-round. And to the first Guardian who brings him a strange coin, he wants to treat to a cocktail on the house.

But always remember: Don’t drink and shoot. Otherwise, the Last Word could really be the last word.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , Xur, Agent of the Nine, appears on Friday, September 4th, in the Tower or the Reef. What exotic armors and weapons does he have this time? And how will he be in Year 2 of Destiny?

What do we know about Xur in The Taken King? What is changing?

A lot is already known about Xur, the Agent of the Nine, in Year 2, but nothing is set in stone yet. It is known that he will continue to appear, he will offer “a certain number of exotic items,” and he is still expected to like strange coins. Everything sounds like it does now.

Two changes are known:

• Xur will offer “Legacy Engrams” that will drop Year 1 Exotics – this is particularly interesting for collectors.
• And the item “Three of Coins” is also newly in his offer. When Guardians use it, they receive a higher probability of an exotic item from the next boss they face.

But we will probably have to wait to see which Year 2 Exotics he really has on offer. At the moment, it seems that almost all of the new weapons are tied to bounties. Traditionally, Xur cannot sell bounty weapons. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the new year. One possibility would be that he no longer sells weapons at all, but only armor pieces.

All about Xur on September 4th, 5th, and 6th in Destiny

When does Xur come and when does he leave?

Xur arrives on Friday, September 4th, at 11:00 AM in Destiny and leaves on Sunday, September 6th, also at 11:00 AM.

Where is Xur?

Xur is located in the Reef.

What do the numbers in parentheses mean?

These are the current values in Strength, Discipline, or Intellect for this item. More about this can be found in this article.

What does Xur have on offer in Destiny this week?

Xur sells the sniper rifle “Patience and Time.” The sniper costs 17 strange coins.

For Hunters, there are the DLC-2 gloves Khepri’s Sting (weak 91). Like all armor pieces, they cost 13 strange coins.

For Warlocks, the helmet “Obsidian Mind” (medium 57/60 Int, 52/55 Str).

For Titans, Xur has the helm of the 14th Saint (quite good 118/125) on offer. By the way, it is now known that there will also be a Year 2 edition of it.

Xur sells a helm engram this week. The “new” helmets that came with House of Wolves:

• the Eternal Warrior for Titans
• the Ram for Warlocks
• and the celestial Night Hawk for Hunters.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , Patch 2.0 has been outlined. It is set to be released next week.

The major changes will arrive on September 15. Bungie has hammered this into us long enough with trailers. Then Oryx will land in our world, and he thirsts for revenge for his son, who was killed by the Lankabel glitch.

At what time does the Taken King begin?

We now also have an exact start time for the spectacle: At 11 AM our time on Tuesday, September 15, the Taken King will commence.

But next week, Patch 2.0 is coming, which will provide a lot to do for a whole week. Year 2 basically begins with it. Lord Shaxx agrees:

And this will happen next week on September 8 in Destiny

Everything will change on September 8 when Patch 2.0 is deployed:

• The PvP modes Mayhem (Super and abilities have shorter cooldown) and Rift (a kind of Capture-the-Flag) will be active as a crucible preview for one week – these two modes will be accessible to all Destiny players for one week, and starting the week after that, only players who have purchased the Taken King can use them.
• The new leveling system will be introduced, with players converted from their light level to the “new level.” The maximum reachable light level with the current gear (including that in the vault/inventory) will be the new experience level of the Guardian. Those below light level 34 can level up to the maximum level of 34 through experience. (Level 40 will be available a week later).
• The values of weapons and armor will be recalculated, with numbers changing while the item level remains the same.
• A new quest interface will be introduced.

• The questification of Year 1 content will also be carried out.
• The number of bounties will rise to 16.
• Collections for emblems and shaders will come to the tower.
• And the blueprints for exotic weapons and armor will arrive.

• With light particles, weapons and armor can now gain experience points.
• There will only be one class-specific armor material for all three classes.
• Old materials can be converted by the Vanguard quartermaster.
• The changes to weapons and the exotic weapons will take effect.
• And certain patrol missions will no longer be available.

• Vanguard and crucible tokens will be converted into reputation rewards; where these tokens previously existed, there will now be legendary tokens [Update: Bungie has corrected this; this will happen on September 15]
• The Elder’s Monogram will no longer drop from Skolas; the three exotic weapons that came from this bounty can now be found in one of the treasure chests in the Prison of Elders.
• Also, starting Tuesday, September 8, it will already be possible to collect reputation with the gunsmith Banshee for the Armsday event.
• Uncompleted Year 1 bounties will be automatically canceled; uncompleted exotic Year 1 bounties will be automatically completed with their respective vendor; completed bounties from Crucible or Vanguard will remain in the inventory.

The special emblem for Year 1 players that could be earned will be available until September 14, the deadline has been extended. Players should keep the following storage space available: Xbox 360 10 GB; Ps4/XBox One 18 GB; PS3 20 GB (on PS3, the patch takes up only 10 GB after installation).

They warn again against deleting characters or breaking down anything before September 15.

The complete patch notes are set to come next week. Much of what is already coming on September 8 has been presented extensively in a live stream. We have summarized it here.

Today, on September 4, Xur will appear in the Tower or the Reef, likely for a last or second-to-last time under the old rules. We will greet him at 11:00 AM. Here is our article about him.

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