Lightfall

A new update has gone live for Destiny 2, and it's a big one that covers various areas of the game according to the patch notes. One of the biggest changes that players will see is a buff to several primary weapon archetypes in PvE, as auto rifles, pulse rifles, scout rifles, sidearms, and hand cannons are all being buffed against red and orange-bar enemies. You'll be able to deal 10-25% more damage to enemies depending on the weapon you have equipped, while trace rifles, sniper rifles, and fusion rifles…

The publisher vows to “make updates based on constructive feedback” When I played through Destiny 2: Lightfall, I saw a lot of things slip through the cracks that shouldn’t have. It turns out I wasn’t alone, as even Bungie themselves have acknowledged many of these pratfalls in an open letter on a recent blog post. Here’s the gist of what they had to say: “With a solid amount of data now under our belts, it’s clear we missed the mark on some of our goals and needed to make updates based on constructive feedback.…

Bungie has acknowledged that it “missed the mark” with parts of last month’s Lightfall expansion for Destiny 2. In a blog, published last night (April 5), Bungie praised Lightfall for beating the studio’s sales expectations and bringing in the most concurrent players the game had seen “in years”. However, game director Joe Blackburn acknowledged that with the expansion’s launch, Bungie “didn’t provide the full clarity we originally planned for when we set out creating Lightfall”. The expansion’s Steam reviews currently…

A new patch for Destiny 2 has gone live and addresses a number of issues that have popped up since the start of the Lightfall expansion. One of the big changes in this update is an adjustment to the Guardian Ranks system, as Bungie has reduced the required Commendations score needed to climb up the ranks according to its patch notes.The number of Commendation points needed was criticized by the Destiny 2 community for being excessively high, and Bungie previously mentioned that it would lower the…

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has taken the game offline for an extended period of server maintenance on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The downtime will give Bungie the ability to make fixes ahead of Lightfall's new Root of Nightmares Raid, which kicks off at 5pm GMT UK time on March 10.According to a tweet by Bungie, alongside a full schedule for the latest period of server downtime."DESTINY 2 MAINTENANCE," reads a Bungie tweet. Hotfix 7.0.0.3. Maintenance has begun. REMAINING TIMELINE - Player Removal: 8:45 AM PST (-8 UTC).…

We're now a week into Destiny 2's Lightfall expansion era, and it's that exciting period of time when we don't yet know what to expect week to week from the expansion or the accompanying Season of Defiance. The first weekly reset has now occurred, with players discovering a secret new Exotic mission--and it's entirely possible you didn't even notice.The new Exotic mission is not located in the Director, and there is seemingly nothing in the game guiding you to its location. To start the mission, known as…

Unlimited barricades?! With the launch of Destiny 2: Lightfall came a new Darkness subclass, Strand. Whilst the initial fan reception to Strand was pretty underwhelming, as time has gone on the more dedicated players have had time to dig deep into the new subclass and come up with some powerful new builds. We’ve already covered Warlocks and Hunters, with armies of Threadlings and infinite enemy suspension all possible. This time we’re going to take a look at the space shooter’s brutes, the Titans. We’re looking to…

How to find the Node.Ovrd.Avalon Vexcalibur Exotic mission It’s only week two of Destiny 2: Lightfall and already Bungie is adding more and more content with the expansion. As part of the Season of Defiance, players can now embark on a hidden Exotic mission to find the (very cool) Glaive, Vexcalibur. There’s plenty of lore and some secrets hidden within this quest, but it’s not the easiest or most obvious to find to begin with. Head to the EDZ using the Gulch landing spot. You can do this solo or with friends, it…

What is happening? Since the release of Destiny 2, many questions in the space shooter’s lore history have been answered, but many more have been equally opened. Unfortunately, it seems that Bungie has struggled to adjust to its “new” release schedule, with Lightfall intended initially to be the closing chapter of the “Light and Dark saga” — a narrative which has been ongoing since the release of the original Destiny in 2014. As it now stands, this saga is expected to end sometime in 2024 with the release of the closing…

Destiny 2: Lightfall presents plenty of new Triumphs to complete, one of them being The City and the Mystery in the city of Neomuna. The expansion puts its new locale front and center, and as you explore its corners to complete weekly challenges and activities, there are a few mysteries to unravel.Involving a special enemy and two short-ish puzzles, the Destiny 2 The City and the Mystery Triumph is a great excuse to get out to the street and experience the city, while also getting a few chests for your…