In Destiny 2, you can secure a new Exotic during a quest. But the highlight of the mission is the humor and a very special song, which many players celebrate.
This is what the quest is about: With the Weekly Reset on January 7th, new content has made its way to Destiny 2. In addition to the heroic variant of the Sundial, the exotic pistol “The Devil’s Ruin” wants to be claimed.
The quest for this new weapon exotic does not require grinding through various modes or demanding a tough boss fight from you. On the contrary: you don’t even have to fire a single shot.
You only visit the empty Crucible map “Twilight Gap”. During your stay there, you listen to the voices of famous NPCs, and you hear a real highlight.
This is what you can hear: While you locate 10 defective Crucible practice robots and relieve them of their spare parts, you will witness interesting conversations. You can hear the Warlock Osiris, the long-lost Saint-14, and finally Lord Shaxx.
The attentive listener learns how Saint-14 familiarizes himself with the new world. During this, we hear about respect for Eris Morn and a humorous conversation about the Crucible weapons that Lord Shaxx made for us Guardians.
At the end of the conversation, Saint-14 requests the Crucible overseer Shaxx to sing a little song. The grim Titan initially refuses, but then performs a little serenade. And this is the absolute highlight of the new quest for many Guardians.
Why is the singing so special? Shaxx is well known for his quick remarks in the Crucible. His exclamations in PvP hold a cult status within the community. But singing? That just doesn’t fit Shaxx. He is actually a much tougher guy.
And for those who have tried their luck in the Iron Banner once or twice, things might get interesting now. In this PvP mode, it’s not Lord Shaxx who comments on the events. Rather, Lord Saladin speaks to the Guardians. His most famous exclamation is: “It’s not over until Shaxx sings and he is very shy.”
This has almost evolved into a running gag. Over the years, Guardians have repeatedly asked themselves: Will we ever hear the gruff Crucible host sing?
But lo and behold, Lord Shaxx actually sings in the new Exo-Quest – like a shy boy and fitting to the title melody of Shadowkeep “I’m on the Moon. It’s made of cheese.” And he is promptly interrupted by Saint-14 (“that’s terrible”). He probably fears for his hearing, as Shaxx unwillingly apparently settles an old debt here.
How does the conversation after the actual quest resonate?
What does the Destiny community say about this? How does the community now react to the singing and the dialogues in the otherwise monotonous quest?
About the actual quest design, Guardians argue. Many find the task too short and not very excitingly implemented. They miss action or a crisp boss fight. Some Mein-MMO readers see it the same way:
It would have been even funnier if you had to assemble the weapon from parts somewhere in the Tower. Just unbelievable how much effort Bungie put into this…
Andreas Straub via Mein-MMO.de
Other players, however, have no issues with the shorter mission. “Der_Frek” said: “The quest was extremely short, but given the current circumstances, I find that better than grinding through some old crap.”
PvE expert Datto agrees on this point. He also does not want everything to be artificially inflated and, for example, have to achieve 500 pistol kills in Gambit.
But they all agree on one thing: However, there is harmony in the community about the fact that the dialogues, jokes, and especially the singing are simply great. Many believe that alone would make up for the short quest design and wish for more such interludes. The corresponding Reddit thread received more than 1,500 upvotes in no time. Some rewards are certainly worth more than just loot.
What do you think about what Lord Shaxx said – deafening or angelic? Would you have preferred an action-packed quest, or can a mission like this one in the current case also be different?
