11 Huge Destiny Changes Announced for the Franchise - IGN

By Destin Legarie

Bungie had a livestream today to go over their first expansion since their separation from Activision and it features several major changes. Going forward they want to unify their player base and bring everyone together. To do that they've introduced several new ways to deliver content to everyone and have changed up systems while adding much sought after features. Here's a list of the key items you need to know.

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• The Destiny franchise is finally adopting the term MMO. That will allow them to do a lot of things that other games have for years. More on that in a minute.
• Going forward the World will become ever evolving. Destiny 2 will become a platform for future expansions.
• Destiny 2 can now be played anywhere. That does include PS4, PC, Stadia, and Xbox. It will utilize a cross-save feature meaning you can easily move between each of your choices.

• There will be a base game called Destiny 2 New-Light that will be free-to-play. You will start on the Cosmodrome from Destiny 1 and have access to the majority of the base content of the game.
• There will never be platform exclusive content again. This is to tear down those barriers Destiny has had separate you from your friends.
• Destiny 2 will be moved from the Blizzard launcher onto Steam. They will have services setup to help you transfer your saves and/or characters.
• Bungie has said that only Bungie and the players will decide what happens with the game going forward.
• Armor in Destiny will now allow from transmogrification meaning you can give your favorite armor set the stats of a piece you like. That armor can then be upgraded from there.

• Finishers are being added to each of the character allowing them to perform a fatality like move as you defeat your foes.
• Crucible Labs will bring beloved Destiny PVP modes from the past back. There's no confirmation if that's the much loved Trials of Osiris, but here's hoping!
• Everything released up until now will be made available for $40 starting today. Going forward, all content will be delivered ala carte.
• The upcoming Destiny 2 Shadowkeep expansion will be standalone and does not require the base game. It will cost $35
• New players will be able to access content much faster than in the past, but Bungie is still determining how long that will be so a player can get accustomed to the world, but not feel overwhelmed.
• Raids and other substantial content will require the expansions for players entering with Destiny New-Light.
• While the Destiny 2: Shadowkeep base game will cost $35, the Destiny 2: Shadowkeep Collectors Edition will cost $149.99. It includes an in-game emblem code, a Hive Cryptoglyph Replica, a Metal Luna Mission Container, a Luna Mission Handbook, a Luna Journal, Artifacts from the Golden Age, a digital copy of the soundtrack, and other in-game bonuses.

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This story is developing. We will update with more soon.

Destin Legarie is a Senior Features Producer at IGN. In a Raid face-off he and his team defeated DCP in a race to the finish. You can follow him on Twitter or watch him stream regularly on Twitch.

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https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/06/11-huge-destiny-changes-announced-for-the-franchise

2019-06-06 17:44:07Z
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