Earlier this week, Bungie introduced that the following stage in Destiny, The Yr of Prophecy, will start on July 15 with the launch of its first enlargement, The Fringe of Destiny. Among the many bulletins, the corporate has now teased extra modifications to the Vault and Power stage system, in addition to confirming the way it’s approaching incorporating Star Wars content material into the canon.
Assistant recreation director Robbie Stevens confirmed on Bungie’s blog that the occasions throughout the Renegades DLC shall be canon inside Destiny, going deeper than simply aesthetics and ornaments when the enlargement drops in December.
“Relaxation assured, Guardians, every little thing in Renegades is in-canon for the Destiny universe,” he mentioned. “However we’re leaning into the aesthetic, tone and vibe of Star Wars to inform a Destiny story with Destiny characters.”
Two different modifications incoming are how Power ranges work and Vault house increasing as properly. Throughout the stream, Bungie confirmed some gadgets with a ten energy and confused some gamers. Not loads of element was shared, however the firm confirmed that gamers can have their Power stage modified at the beginning of the Yr of Prophecy.
“We’ll have extra particulars on Power caps and climbs in a future TWID, however can verify that Power shall be rebased at launch! All gamers can have their Power refreshed as we embark on this new journey.”
As in your gadgets being restricted to your Vault house, that will not be altering in The Fringe of Destiny, however gamers can have extra Vault house and even “high quality of life” options deliberate for Renegades later this 12 months.
One other one of many largest core recreation modifications coming to Destiny 2 would be the Portal, a brand new exercise choice display constructed to accommodate totally different playstyles to make it simpler on the place gamers need to go subsequent. For years, gamers have relied on the Director for his or her exercise shopping. Nevertheless, through the years, it is turn out to be muddled and a bit complicated. What’s proposed with Portal (title pending) is to scrub up the display to make it simpler to get to the present enlargement or occasion content material. The Director will nonetheless be round and shall be beneath the Worlds tab within the Portal.
The Fringe of Destiny preorders at the moment are out there on all supported platforms, and there are three different versions. Moreover, the Destiny 2: Yr of Prophecy Collector’s Version can be out there for preorder on the Bungie Store.