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In a Destiny 2 developer livestream, Bungie has detailed the beginning date for The Edge of Fate raid race, and it might sign some adjustments to the normal raid race expertise that gamers are used to.
For the previous few expansions, Guardians have had 48 hours to finish the raid race on Contest Mode. Contest Mode is a time-limited model of the race that’s out there as quickly because the raid is launched. It has inflated problem within the type of lowered outgoing injury, greater combatant well being, and a reliance on flawless group communication and technique. These historically started on the Friday following the discharge of the growth on Tuesday, however this time round that is altering.
The Edge of Fate raid race will start on Saturday, July 19.
We assume that it’ll nonetheless start on the day by day reset time, however this has not been confirmed.
Secondly, a number of weeks after the raid’s preliminary launch, a brand new model of the raid will turn out to be out there. This is called an Epic model of the raid and can broaden the story, including new content material. Bungie emphasised that it’s not holding something again within the base model of the raid to allow the Epic model to exist, however reasonably that the Epic raid will “improve” the raid expertise.
For these questioning about tips on how to put together for the race within the 4 quick days between the growth’s launch and the launch of the raid, Bungie recommends finishing the marketing campaign’s most important story on Legendary problem to succeed in the beneficial Energy stage.
Guardians can additional improve their preparation by grinding for extra highly effective gear, which might drop at greater tiers with extra advantages when finishing tough actions. With the arrival of recent Exotics, armor, and modifiers, this raid race can be one to observe.