In Destiny 2, the Solstice of Heroes is upon us. The event marks the end of the current year and the beginning of the new year in the game. One change should particularly delight the players: the Solstice armor, which was associated with a lot of grind last year, will no longer become obsolete when the new expansion starts.
What is the Solstice armor? The Solstice of Heroes event is approaching. The summer festival took place last year as well; it’s somewhat of a farewell party for the current content.
The event begins on Tuesday, July 30, and you can participate until August 27. This will be followed on October 1 by the next expansion, Shadowkeep, which marks the beginning of the third year of Destiny 2.
As in the last year, there is again an armor set to earn – the Solstice armor. This can again be upgraded from a green set to a masterwork.
Unlike the last festival, the armor will not become obsolete once the next expansion is released. The Solstice armor will be the first set to utilize the upcoming Armor 2.0 system from the next expansion.
What change is there? The most important change is probably that the armor set remains relevant even with Shadowkeep. Last year, many Guardians were disappointed because they had to grind for so long for the set, only for it to become useless shortly after with the release of Forsaken.
Once players have earned the legendary variant of a full armor set, they can pick up a customized version with Armor 2.0 from the gunsmith Banshee-44 in Shadowkeep.
It is also possible to hunt for armors with different perks. Once you have the legendary variant of the Solstice armor, you can earn additional armor pieces with various perks through the combat meditation activity.
Finally, there are new armor glow effect sets. While these are only available in the Eververse for Glimmer or Silver, the glow will remain after the summer event.
During the spring event, Revelry, players criticized that the earned ornaments for the armors were only valid for the duration of the event.
What is Armor 2.0? Armor 2.0 is a new armor system that, according to Bungie, aims to balance functionality and appearance. Players should have the freedom to choose an armor that looks good and modify it to make it useful.
This is part of the developers’ efforts to bring more RPG elements into the game.
