Destiny update: Bungie reveal plans to kill off the top Year One loot in the Taken King

Destiny's best guns are being left behind in The Taken King

DESTINY's Taken King update was released by Bungie today, bringing with it the big Year Two changes that will mean many fans having to leave their favourite weapons behind.

 

The studio have confirmed that some of the best weapons from Year One are being thrown aside to make way for the new gear.

Exotic rocket launcher, Gjallarhorn, Hand Cannon, Thorn and The Last World are some of those being left behind and not being brought forward.

It will mean players will be reduced to using these fan-favourite weapons in old Raids and Strikes from Year One.

Exotic guns from the House of Wolves will eventually be brought forward for The Taken King, Bungie has confirmed.

Indeed, a host of other Year One weapons will make the jump but not until the new ones are successfully balanced.

Taken King creative director, Luke Smith explained to Eurogamer: "It's a balancing act across a variety of teams - we want to look at the PVP and PVE games and do something for both.

"There's an exotic handcannon overbalance right now, which is why we're nerfing Thorn and The Last World and not bringing them forward.

"We're really focusing on the September Year Two exotics. There are loads of new guns to chase, but as for Year One... We're building this back catalogue, kind of like the Disney vault.

 

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"We've been pretty upfront about saying Gjallarhorn isn't coming back this year.

"But in a world where Feizel Crux's great creation returns it won't be slayer of gods that it once was."

For those Taken King players who have already collected their Year One VIP rewards will find that they cannot progress the Veteran's Tour quest beyond the Talk to Eva Lavante step, Bungie has revealed.

Apparently, the shader reward cannot be accepted, and attempting to select the reward will show a Can only hold one at a time error.

The studio's work around can be found below:

To complete the "Veteran's Tour," players will need to delete/discard the following items from their inventory in order to accept rewards:

• The Old Guard Shader
• Be Brave Emblem
• S-34 Ravensteel Sparrow