Lightfall and the Year Ahead β Our Goals:
π Expand playersβ imaginations
π Bring challenge back to Destiny
π Enrich our content
π Connect our Guardians
π Read the full letter by Destiny 2βs Game Director, Joe Blackburn: http://bung.ie/3YKRxT5http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3aNjBacAAQuwI.jpg
Coming in Season of Defiance:
π Fewer competing currencies
π Seasonal currency replaced by a singular key
π Keys can drop from seasonal activities
π Chests are bonuses, not requirements
π Fewer, more potent vendor upgrades http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3a2iSacAMCGy9.jpg
Weapon crafting update preview:
π More potent weapons from long-term sources
π Looted Raid Adept weapons can be enhanced
π Deepsight Resonance will only be on locked weapon patterns
π Activate Deepsight on any craftable locked weapon pattern (Season 21) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3a8UBaEAA5VQ5.jpg
Looking ahead from Season 20 to 21:
π No vendor upgrades in favor of more variety
π Thematically fresh from one another
π New and revised systems
π Sneak peek into new releases before theyβre live
Bringing Challenge Back to Destiny:
π Baseline challenge in most content being brought up
π Increasing ability recharge time
π Tier 10 resilience: 40% >> 30% damage resistance
π Slightly increased energy cost of resilience mods
π Rein in unintentional power creep http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3bDwDacAA2zhu.jpg
Difficulty updates:
π Base Battlegrounds difficulty in Season 19 will match Season 20
π Vanguard Ops and Neomuna patrols will have similar difficulty applied
π Adjustments to Power increases in Year 6
π No power increase in Season 21 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3bJsnaUAIB10i.jpg
PvP preview (1/2):
π Countdown returns in Season 20 with a new Countdown Rush variant
π New Crucible Labs: Checkmate Control
π Lobby balancing adjustments
π Trials of Osiris: Rewards and matchmaking http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3bPNWaYAU-NYL.jpg
PvE enhancements (1/2):
π Exotic Mission rotator arrives in Season 22 -- Presage, Vox Obscura, and Operation: Seraphβs Shield
π Season 16 and Season 19 Battlegrounds added to Vanguard Ops Playlist
π Reduced presence of Exodus Crash and The Inverted Spire http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3bZhqaYAAcJmT.jpg
PvP preview (2/2):
π Meltdown map returns in Season 21
π New Vex Network map in Season 22
π Citadel map returns in Season 23
π Competitive rank improvements and transparency updates
PvE enhancements (2/2):
π Refreshed Lake of Shadows and Arms Dealer strikes
π Mars Heist Battleground will become a Nightfall beginning in Season 20
π Targeted changes to ritual content throughout the year http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo3boaIaQAExOGH.jpg
Looking ahead to Fireteam Finder:
π Coming in Season 23
π Queue from anywhere in the game
π Create groups where players can join automatically
π Tag your posts with keywords to assemble your perfect group
π Optional strict approval settings for leaders
Connecting Our Guardians:
π Commendations and Guardian Ranks
π Guardian Rank number next to your nameplate
π Text chat opt-in changes
π Future chat moderation, filtering, and speech-to-text plans