Published on: Aug 20, 2015 @ 15:50 The full weekly update can be found at Bungie.net This week at Bungie, we led a guided tour of the Tower to prepare you for Destiny Year Two. [divider] Recap It won’t be long now before we launch Destiny: The Taken King. Only weeks remain, and we’re as anxious as you are to light this candle and see it take off across the sky. Before we synchronize the key turns and push the big red button, we’re engaged in final prep. Specifically, we’ll deploy Update 2.0 which will deliver a huge payload of
Category: News
Where’s Xûr?
Published on: August 14, 2015 @ 3:05 Xûr, Agent of the Nine has arrived with a fresh stock of Exotics. Click here to see a list of Xûr’s previous inventories. [divider] Where is Xûr? Xûr is located in the Tower bar. He’ll be available until 9 AM GMT on Sunday (8/16). [divider] Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher 17 An Insurmountable Skullfort Titan Striker Helmet 13 Achlyophage Symbiote Hunter Gunslinger Helmet 13 Light Beyond Nemesis Warlock Any Helmet 13 Curios Type Rarity QTY Strange Coin Heavy Ammo Synthesis Consumable Basic 5 1 Auto Rifle Telemetry Consumable Basic 5 1 Hand Cannon Telemetry
Weekly Update 8.13.15 (Twitch Reveal)
Published on: Aug 13, 2015 @ 16:42 The full weekly update is located at Bungie.net [divider] Before The Taken King commits his Dreadnaught to an incursion into our solar system, we know you’re eager to prepare for the next series of missions. We can’t have our first and last lines of defense operating with an incomplete intelligence package. You have gear to prioritize, weapons to itemize, and maybe even a few triumphs to immortalize. It’s going to be our pleasure to bring you up to speed – and then boost you to escape velocity. We’ve been tracking curiosities across multiple
Overview of the 8 New Crucible Maps
Published on: Aug 13, 2015 @ 15:25 Game Informer continues their Taken King coverage and provides more details about the 8 new Crucible maps! Check out their article to see some gameplay in each of the maps. [divider] Maps Bannerfall This map should be recognizable to most Destiny players since it’s set on a Tower that’s similar to the one players congregate on in-between missions. This tower, however, is set on the other side of the city and has long been abandoned. Bannerfall is a good mid-sized map well-suited to matches of Control, and its symmetry works well for Rift matches.
Husk of the Pit Hot Fix
Published on: Aug 11, 2015 @ 12:22 These patch notes can also be found at Bungie.net [divider] Weapons Fixed an issue where “Packing Heat” achievement/trophy could not be unlocked by newly acquired Exotic weapons Fixed an issue where Husk of the Pit drops were disabled Drop rates for the Husk of the Pit from Blades of Crota have been increased by 150% PvP Updated the House of Wolves Control playlist to include the following maps with a lower weight in the rotation: Rusted Lands Shores of Time Pantheon Exodus Blue (Sony) Updated the House of Wolves Clash playlist to include
Taking Story to a Whole New Level
Published on: Aug 10, 2015 @ 18:12 Game Informer continues their month-long coverage of Destiny: The Taken King! Today they focus on story, and how that’s been improved with this release. [divider] Story Revamp You know all of those things that annoyed you about Destiny? Bungie’s aware of them. In addition to revamping the game’s leveling system for The Taken King and a host of other changes, the developers are “pivoting” from how they’ve conveyed Destiny’s story in the past. With a reinvigorated focus on quest givers and cutscenes sprinkled throughout the experience, The Taken King is hoping to tell a
Where’s Xûr?
Published on: August 07, 2015 @ 3:05 Xûr, Agent of the Nine has arrived with a fresh stock of Exotics. Click here to see a list of Xûr’s previous inventories. [divider] Where is Xûr? Xûr is located near the Speaker. He’ll be available until 9 AM GMT on Sunday (8/09). [divider] Item Class Subclass Type Strange Coin The Last Word Hand Cannon 23 Eternal Warrior (56 INT, 75 DISC) Titan Striker Helmet 13 Bones of Eao (151 DISC) Hunter Any Boots 13 Voidfang Vestments (150/159 STR) Warlock Voidwalker Chest 13 Curios Type Rarity QTY Strange Coin Heavy Ammo Synthesis Consumable Basic 5 1 Auto Rifle Telemetry Consumable Basic
Weekly Update 8.6.15
Published on: Aug 6, 2015 @ 17:59 The full Weekly update can be found at Bungie.net It’s not been a slow news week. In case you haven’t heard, Game Informer broke more than a little bit of their own news. If you have yet to dive into their thoughts, check out their hub of information from which new information will spring like a loot cave all month long. We know you have questions, and we have big plans to answer them. Similar to how we introduced you to the House of Wolves, we’re preparing a series of live broadcasts on