Destiny 2’s player-vs.-player mode is getting a fairly vital refresh with the discharge of Into the Gentle, the sport’s free upcoming content material drop, within the type of three new multiplayer maps.
The new maps happen in a number of the extra lately added areas of the Destiny 2 universe. There’s one set on the icy panorama of Europa, one within the neon environs of the Neptune metropolis Neomuna, and one in a terraformed Pyramid ship of the Black Fleet.
Bungie gave a have a look at the brand new maps throughout its last livestream offering new particulars about Into the Gentle, which is about to launch on April 9. Whereas the maps will likely be obtainable in all recreation modes within the Crucible, Destiny 2’s PvP area, Bungie stated these maps have all been designed particularly with 3-on-3 recreation modes in thoughts. These modes embrace the higher-level Aggressive mode of the Crucible and the Trials of Osiris, Destiny 2’s hardest PvP problem.
Eventide Labs, the primary of the brand new maps, is about on Europa, at a refueling station for the enormous “Ketch” spaceship of Eramis, the first antagonist of the Past Gentle growth. It options each the traditional human structure and Eliksni buildings seen throughout Europa, that are constructed into the rounded hollows of an ice cave.
The second map is Cirrus Plaza within the metropolis of Neomuna. It is a futuristic procuring center–a large mall, primarily. It contains places like an arcade and a big, vertical atrium with a number of flooring.
Lastly, there’s Dissonance, a map set in one of many Pyramid ships that was blasted by the Traveler on the outset of the Lightfall growth. The ship is a mixture of the chilly, black structure of the Darkness and the terraforming, life-giving energy of the Traveler. We have beforehand solely seen a location like this within the Root of Nightmares raid.
You’ll be able to see a walkthrough of all of the maps on Bungie’s livestream video under.
Along with the brand new PvP particulars, Bungie additionally launched data on returning, reprised variations of its prolonged, wonderful Unique missions, The Whisper and Zero Hour. These will give out craftable variations of their fan-favorite Unique weapons, Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected.
Into the Gentle can be getting a brand new raid-boss-rush mode referred to as Pantheon, which sounds prefer it’ll supply raid rewards to gamers, together with some they may have missed up to now, like adept weapons, Exotics, and even emblems.
Alongside the launch of Into the Gentle, Bungie is about to offer out extra information on its subsequent large Destiny 2 growth, The Closing Form, in a livestream scheduled for 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET on April 9.