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| Destiny will continue to increase the power of players past The Taken King |
BUNGIE have warned fans that Destiny will be down for the arrival of Update 2.01, and with it all the first changes to The Taken King.
UPDATE ONE: If you've been wondering what direction Bungie plan to take Destiny following the launch of The Taken King expansion, you can rest easy knowing that questification and power are going to be at its core.
The recent release of the Eververse Trading Company microtransaction system has led some fans to wonder how the game will continue to expand.
Bungie Designer Jacob Benton and Ryan Paradis, Senior Designer, recently revealed their thoughts on what they think will keep fans coming back to Destiny in the future and why questification will play such an important role.
"This quest system lets us write a lot more about what the player is doing," Benton told the NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com.
"It allows them to interact with more people in the world, talk to them, and in doing so, fleshing out the world much more than were previously able to do.
"It's a better wrapper for the stories we are trying to tell and I think that can be felt whilst playing the Taken King," Paradis added.
"Our sandbox and weapon designers have done a phenomenal job of making the core gameplay feel good and layered on top of that, we have a loot system and investment system that is going to allow players to become more and more powerful."
"Those elements combined will make players want to stay involved."
Destiny update 2.01 is now live and includes the return of Tess Everis as the new front of the Eververse Trading Company, weapon rebalancing, Trials of Osiris, and the launch details of the new Iron Banner.
Bungie's new 2.01 update includes:
General
- Tess Everis has returned from her vacation and is now back at her station in the Tower
- Added a new currency, Silver, that can be purchased from console stores
- Tess's booth has been given a facelift to reflect her new venture with the Eververse Trading Company
- Lord Saladin has returned from his hiatus and brings new wares for Iron Banner challengers
- Players who may have deleted their pre-order Ghost Shells after the Taken King Launch can now obtain them again from the Speaker
- Fixed an issue where some Taken King Collector's Edition purchasers did not receive their Shaders
- They can now be obtained from the Shader Collections Kiosk
- Fixed an issue where some of the Year 1 Special Order Emblems and Shaders were not appearing in Collections
Weapons
- “Shot Package” perks have been removed and replaced on Shotguns with a non-range-boosting perk
- Fixed an issue where Black Spindle had an unintended +20 Attack bonus
- Fixed an issue in which Rare Sniper Rifle scope upgrades did not correctly show progress
- Fixed an issue in which activating the "Eye of the Storm" perk was not using correct feedback when readying weapon
- Fixed an issue in which the “Second Wind” perk was incorrectly applying on the initial spawn
Armour
- Players can now reroll Stat nodes and Upgrade nodes on Exotic armor via the “Twist Fate” node
- Twist Fate will require Glimmer, Armor materials, and a Glass Needle, which will be available from Xur during his weekly visits
Exotics
- Fixed an issue where No Back Up Plans did not consistently trigger Force Barrier on Shotgun kills
- Fixed an issue where the “Air Traffic Control” perk on Taikonaut Helm did not properly increase heavy ammo drop rate with a Rocket Launcher equipped
- Smoke Bombs used with Sealed Ahamkara Grasps no longer costs two charges
The full list of Destiny changes can be found here.
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| Destiny Update 2.0.1 arrives Tuesday with the new Eververse Trading Company |
UPDATE ONE: Bungie has reminded Destiny fans that the game is set to go offline at 5pm, UK time, and will not be accessible until around 7pm tonight.
The studio say the game is scheduled to go offline at 5pm, UK time for around two hours, although past updates have taken longer to complete.
Players signed in shortly before maintenance will be notified via in-game messaging and once it is concluded, Destiny fans will regain access to all services and login functionality.
Bungie also warned that some Bungie.net sign-in and Companion app services may be restricted during this time as well.
Bungie.net, and with it the the fan forum, was taken offline today for similar maintenance that lasted over four hours.
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| Tess Everis will be back in the Destiny Tower |
Destiny: The Taken King will see the grand opening of the Eververse Trading Company with update 2.0.1, which will add microtransactions and new weapon balancing.
Tess Everis will lead the venture at The Tower, sporting a new look, along with new items to sell, which will include eighteen emotes that are completely optional to the game.
Fans will have the chance to try out the new system, along with its in-game currency "Silver" after the launch, as Bungie plan to put some in every Destiny players account.
It will mean fans on Xbox and PlayStation platforms will be able to buy an emote or two without having to spend any cash, whilst playing the game between now and and December will also allow players to earn free Silver, Bungie has confirmed.
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