a b c Sarkar, Samit (March 30, 2017). "Destiny 2 launching Sept. 8, watch the reveal trailer". Polygon . Retrieved March 30, 2017. Phillips, Tom (August 11, 2015). "Why Destiny ditched Peter Dinklage". Eurogamer. Gamer Network . Retrieved August 11, 2015. With the release of the Beyond Light expansion in November 2020, Destiny 2 's original base campaign (The Red War), as well as all of the content from Curse of Osiris and Warmind were removed from the game and placed into the Destiny Content Vault and are no longer accessible (though Bungie may unvault the associated destinations and activities in the future). In game, these removals are explained as planets that had been taken over and removed from normal space by the forces of Darkness. As a result, Bungie introduced a new player experience to introduce new players to the world of Destiny. It features roughly the same opening as the 2019 New Light, but takes players on a quest further into the Cosmodrome to learn more about the Destiny universe, giving new players' Guardians a more fleshed out origin story. A new NPC for the Cosmodrome was also introduced, who acts as a guide for the new player quest. Veteran players can play through this new player questline by visiting a new kiosk that was added to the Tower, which also contains abandoned quests. [23]

Makuch, Eddie (September 6, 2017). "Destiny 2 Release Date On PS4 And Xbox One, Raid And Nightfall Debuts Confirmed". GameSpot . Retrieved September 7, 2017. A map has also been added to the game, which shows the locations of the NPCs, Adventures, Heroic Adventures, Region Chests, and Lost Sectors. The maps of these new areas are much larger than those in the original Destiny, with one being described as twice as large as any area of the original. Players no longer have to leave a planet and go to orbit to travel to another location; they can now do so immediately from their current in-game location. [2] [11] Another new activity has been added called Flashpoints, which is a weekly milestone that takes place on one of the eight locations and rotates each week. Players complete public events, loot Lost Sectors and complete Heroic Adventures to earn high-level rewards. [17] Similar to the original game, players can pledge their allegiance to one of three factions — Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, or New Monarchy. In Destiny 2, however, the factions now compete against each other in the Faction Rally, which is a periodic event that lasts for one week. Faction points are earned by doing various activities. The faction with the most points at the end of the week earns a high-level reward for 1,000 Glimmer (in-game currency). The losing factions can also gain the reward, but must pay 50,000 Glimmer for their faction's item. [18] a b "Destiny: House of Wolves review: Guardian of hope". Polygon. May 29, 2015 . Retrieved June 20, 2015. This media article uses IMDb for verification. IMDb may not be a reliable source for film and television information and is generally only cited as an external link. Please help by replacing IMDb with third-party reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Lloyd, Craig (February 20, 2013). "Activision and Bungie show off Destiny for Xbox One". SlashGear . Retrieved June 2, 2013. With the release of The Taken King, "The Sword of Crota" mission became the first mission of The Dark Below questline. Crossley, Rob (September 4, 2014). "Sony Flaunts PS4 Exclusive Destiny Mission - GameSpot". GameSpot . Retrieved September 11, 2014. For Year Two following the release of The Taken King, senior designer Derek Carroll explained that the studio wanted to shift towards an "event-based model" with "surprises" for players, available to all owners of The Taken King at no additional charge, as opposed to a timed roadmap, as had previously been speculated. [122] [123] Marketing director Eric Osborne further clarified its plans for "Year Two", stating that it would not consist solely of time-limited events as had been implied by others, but new "events, activities, content, and features", as well as an event planned for early 2016 that will be "far larger than anything you've seen since the release of The Taken King". [124] The original score was composed by Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, C. Paul Johnson, Rotem Moav, and Peter Schlosser. [50] When creating the music, the composers stated their goal with it was to "capture the somber spirit of a civilization confronting immense tragedy", and also to "inspire bravery in the hearts of our heroes as they stand together and fight to reclaim all that they hold dear". [50] Release [ edit ]

The Cabal are a military-industrial empire of gigantic amphibians who have established massive fortifications on Mars. Comparable to the Roman Empire, they have seized a large portion of the galaxy around their homeworld and have been continually expanding for new territories. Their bases on Mars are seen as scouting missions for a potential invasion of Earth. [35] Since Destiny 2 's Season of the Chosen, the Cabal leadership has made a truce with the Vanguard due to their common foes of the Hive and the Darkness, but there remain many splinter Cabal groups that fight against the Last City. Hannley, Steve (September 11, 2014). "Review: Destiny". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved September 30, 2014. DeeJ (March 30, 2017). "Destiny 2 Coming to PS4 September 8, Watch the Reveal Trailer". PlayStation.Blog . Retrieved March 30, 2017. Other modes are available occasionally during time-limited periods, such as "Salvage", a three-versus-three king of the hill game type, "Combined Arms", where the Control and Clash modes are on maps with vehicles and turrets, "Inferno" ( The Dark Below), a modifier on multiple game modes where points are solely scored on kills and the player's radar is disabled, "Doubles" ( The Dark Below), a two-versus-two version of Skirmish, "Mayhem" ( The Taken King), a modifier on Clash and Rumble where cooldown times for all abilities are greatly reduced, and "Zone Control" ( The Taken King), a modified version of Control where points are only scored for maintaining control of zones, and not by kills or point captures. [5] [21] [22] [23] [24] A random mode is featured as the Daily and Weekly Crucible mode with bonus rewards. As of September 2015, players who do not own The Taken King or Rise of Iron expansions only have access to three-versus-three and six-versus-six Crucible playlists on previous maps with assorted modes, and no longer have access to playlists for individual modes. [25]

UK Sales Chart Sees Destiny The Taken King at #1, Sells 57% on PS4". Playstationlifestyle.net. September 21, 2015 . Retrieved October 7, 2016. a b Suszek, Mike (September 19, 2014). "Destiny combines arms in the Crucible this weekend". Joystiq. AOL . Retrieved January 25, 2015.

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