Destiny 2

Destiny 2 just revealed both Lightfall and Season of Plunder in its showcase, and dropped a ton of new information about the franchise. Here's a summary.

- The pirate theme pervades all of this season, from cosmetics to new exotics. This will be rooted in something called a Guardian Rank system that steers players through the game, but also appears to reward players for being Sherpas for new players. The two main activities are a ship-boarding pirate battle where you launch yourself onto the deck of enemy ships. Finally, there’s something about finding maps that lead to pirate captains around the system you must kill. And Fall Guys is getting Destiny skins because Epic owns that now. It’s a new power no one has wielded before, and we are just learning to use it. This includes some modified Cabal enemies and some brand new ones, monstrous Tormentors that look like the love child of Rhulk and an Elden Ring dungeon boss. - The main destination was revealed to be a secret, Cyberpunk-looking city on Neptune that no one ever knew existed until now. Again, an in-game way to do this at last without relying on third party tools. Everyone has the ability to use a grappling hook like ability that can latch onto thin air. New supers are slashy strand hands for Titan, missiles for Warlocks and a rope dart for Hunters. [ metric ton of information](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCI8Fz2uu3o) about its upcoming expansion, its current season and other plans it has for the Destiny universe.

At the 2022 Destiny 2 Showcase, Bungie revealed that Destiny 2 and all of its expansions will come to the Epic Games Store. To celebrate the move, ...

The studio then left the storefront for Steam Destiny 2 and all of its expansions will come to the new platform, and Guardians will be able to pick up where they left off on either Steam or console. The Steam version of Destiny 2 isn’t going anywhere, and this isn’t an exclusivity deal with Epic.

Lightfall has been years in the making, releases on February 28, 2023.

[tell the story it’s been building since Destiny 1](https://kotaku.com/bungie-has-big-plans-for-destiny-2-1847615177) launched. [jolted back into life](https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-witch-deepsight-resonance-crafting-solstice-1849392326) with new story-based campaigns, gameplay overhauls, and additional Exotic gear. Bungie has been calling Destiny 2 and MMORPG for a while now, but with Lightfall it sounds like its finally investing in some of the systems needed to make good on that promise. Back in 2020, Destiny 2 was set to have three more of them to cap off its Light and Darkness Saga. It will introduce the previously rumored poison subclass, Strand, that taps into the unseen fabric of space and includes a new grappling hook ability (oh hey there Halo Infinite). [over two years ago](https://kotaku.com/everything-bungie-announced-during-todays-destiny-2-liv-1843968216), Bungie finally dished on Destiny 2 Lightfall during its big annual 2022 showcase, revealing new powers, threats, and mysteries all dressed up in a spiky, neon-infused cyberpunk art style.

After months of anticipation (and a big leak), Bungie has finally unveiled Lightfall, the next major Destiny 2 expansion, which will give Guardians access ...

The Guardians will also discover a new Darkness power called Strand, giving them and additional (and very green) subclass. There will also be new enemies called Tormentors, which come from the Black Fleet of pyramid ships, and a race of Guardian-like beings called Cloudstriders. The main antagonist will be a newly-empowered Calus and his Shadow Legion of Cabal.

The 2022 Destiny Showcase showed off the next year of Destiny content. Here are all the major reveals from the event, including Lightfall, Season of the ...

[leak over the weekend](https://www.polygon.com/23316333/fortnite-destiny-2-crossover-skins-leak-showcase) that Destiny 2 and Fortnite are collaborating with an in-game crossover. In it, players will face the powers of The Witness — the ultimate big bad introduced at the end of the [The Witch Queen](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/22958740/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-review-expansion-weapon-crafting-void-campaign-savathun) campaign earlier this year — and its army. After season 18 ends in November, Bungie will launch season 19 as the prelude to Lightfall next year. The 2024 expansion, The Final Shape, will end the saga and usher forth a new era of Destiny. [Season of Plunder](https://www.polygon.com/e/23072543), which has a fun pirate theme and includes the reprisal of the [beloved King’s Fall raid](https://www.polygon.com/e/23072535). [Lightfall](https://www.polygon.com/e/23072520), coming Feb.

All three titles are receiving various cosmetics and items celebrating the event. Destiny 2 gets three Fortnite-themed Skins, while Fortnite has pickaxes, back ...

Not only is Destiny 2 coming to The Epic Games Store (including a free Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack), but there’ll be cross-promotional events with Fortnite and Fall Guys too. [Destiny 2](https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/51676) and [Fortnite](https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/legends-of-the-light-and-dark-land-in-fortnite-play-as-commander-zavala-ikora-rey-and-the-exo-stranger), respectively. Meanwhile, Fall Guys will have skins based on Destiny 2‘s Hunter, Titan, and Warlock classes. Unfortunately, there will be no Fall Guys cosmetics for Destiny 2. Destiny 2 gets three Fortnite-themed Skins, while Fortnite has pickaxes, back bling, gliders, and a creative map based on Destiny 2‘s Javelin-4. [Destiny 2](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/06/bungie-sues-youtuber-over-fake-dmca-claims) and [Fortnite](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/fortnite-challenges-open-supply-drops) are having an official crossover.

Bungie has revealed a ton of new information regarding Destiny 2's upcoming Lightfall expansion including a February release date, its new Neptune map ...

The 11 available ranks will take players through each type of activity, map, raid, and so on in order to slowly but surely explain how each part of Destiny 2 works. [Join Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. To celebrate the announcement, Bungie has also made every one of the game's expansions free for one week starting today, August 23. The Neptune map is called Neo Luna, a newly discovered city built by an alternate evolution of humanity. Strand involves the manipulation of spooky green psychic energy and will materialise in different ways depending on which class the player uses. [2h ago - A new open world game set at the end of a powerful dynasty.99](/articles/where-winds-meet-is-like-ghost-of-tsushima-in-medieval-china-gamescom-opening-night-live)

After Destiny 2's Lightfall expansion goes live in 2023, Bungie will no longer remove expansion content, the way it did when Beyond Light launched and the ...

[today’s Destiny Showcase](https://www.polygon.com/2022/8/23/23308724/destiny-2-2022-showcase-livestream-event-lightfall-season-18-raid) highlighting next year’s excellent-looking Lightfall expansion, Bungie revealed that it will no longer “sunset” old content. This started in 2020, when [Bungie removed almost all of the original Destiny 2 content](https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/21/21395879/destiny-2-beyond-light-content-vault-leaving-retiring-sunset-raids-strikes-planets) — including the base campaign — and last year it [removed the Forsaken campaign](https://www.polygon.com/22715040/destiny-2-forsaken-witch-queen-campaign-tangled-shore-remove-content), largely considered the expansion where Destiny 2 truly arrived. [Beyond Light](https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2020/11/20/21578480/destiny-2-beyond-light-review-impressions-expansion-stasis-europa) expansion, Bungie has removed expansion content, largely, the studio said, for technical reasons.

In addition to usual Exotic armor pieces, seasonal Exotic, and raid Exotic, Guardians who pre-order the Lightfall Annual Pass will get a new Exotic auto rifle ...

Its main Exotic perk is [Touch of Malice](https://www.light.gg/db/items/2724693746/touch-of-malice/), which causes final rounds to drain the user’s life force in exchange for bonus damage. The intrinsic perk is [Charged with Blight](https://www.light.gg/db/items/2094939076/charged-with-blight/), which causes precision hits to drain enemy life force and charge up a ball of darkness, which you can fire via an alternate weapon action. The Delicate Tomb is in the season pass Exotic for Season of Plunder. Quicksilver Storm’s Exotic perk is Rocket Tracers, which causes multiple hits from the auto rifle to generator a homing micro-rocket. Delicate Tomb’s Exotic perk is Traitor’s Vessel, which causes it to fire a wide horizontal spread when shot from the hip. It will come from the Holding the reload button causes Quicksilver Storm to enter grenade launcher mode. [Light.gg](https://www.light.gg/), Guardians can see the new Touch of Malice’s perks. You and nearby allies will gain a reserve overshield and improved class ability regeneration if you Finish an enemy while you’re invisible. If you buy the Annual Pass, you can pick up your Quicksilver Storm at Rahool in the Tower. [Season of Plunder](https://www.polygon.com/23308502/destiny-2-season-of-the-plunder-trailer-details-weapons) has added a surprise twist. Quicksilver Storm is only available in Season of Plunder to players who pre-order the Lightfall Annual Pass, which is $99.99.

Bungie's 'free-to-play' loot shooter unlocks its paid expansions through August 30.

Easy to clean and quick to dry. And anyone who starts playing on PC via the Epic Games Store will also get access to the Bungie 30th Anniversary expansion for free too (it’s an [unofficial cross-over with Halo](https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-gets-halo-guns-for-bungies-30th-anniversary-1844383445) that revolves around a game show hosted by an equestrian space ghost). Season of the Plunder also just kicked off today, and Destiny’s best-ever raid, It tells the tale of Savathûn, an alien god of mischief who invites you into her magical Throne World to uncover the secret of her power and the betrayal that jump-started her transformation to boss queen. While Shadowkeep is alright and Beyond Light is good, Witch Queen is on a whole other level. Each new expansion adds new locations, story missions, and activities which are gated behind the paid DLC.

Destiny 2 Season 18, aka, Season of the Plunder has finally arrived. Here's what you need to know, including the story, activities, weapons, armor, ...

As with every new Destiny 2 season, Season of the Plunder adds a new pool of Seasonal weapons. Season of the Plunder adds pirate-themed armor pieces for you to unlock and fulfill your pirate fantasies. We will have another guide up soon for a more detailed breakdown of every new Season of the Plunder weapon. The end game free-for-all PvE activity goes live on 26th August 2022. During the Destiny 2 showcase, Bungie revealed all the necessary details regarding this new season, including its story, seasonal activities, seasonal weapons and armor, a new raid, and more. Now back from the dead, Eramis is recruiting old pirate lords of Eliksni legends to recover lost relics that hold great power.

Preorder bonuses vary by edition. If you pick up the standard edition, you'll instantly unlock an Exotic Ghost and Legendary Emblem. Preorder Lightfall + Annual ...

Gamescom ONL 2022 Gamescom ONL 2022 Where Winds Meet Trailer Gamescom ONL 2022 Warhammer 40K: Darktide Trailer Gamescom ONL 2022 Dune Awakening Reveal Trailer Gamescom ONL 2022 Dead Island 2 Trailer Bungie also revealed [three editions of Lightfall that fans can preorder](https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/Buy/lightfall) right now.

Fortnite outfits coming to Destiny 2, while iconic Destiny characters join the Battle Bus and Guardian classes assume Bumbling Bean form.

And so, as you prepare to take your new Black Knight ornament out for a Nightfall spin, throw a fluffy-fisted haymaker, or leap out of the Battle Bus with signature Sparrows and sword-themed pickaxes in hand, count yourself among the hundreds of fans that made this a reality. We’re all fans of playing the game, so to speak, and getting to partner up like this is incredibly fun.” Joining the party and adding a little extra chaos to the crossover, Mediatonic made the Fall Guys collab as painless as a pillow fight. “The team at PWR are huge Destiny fans, and the map was extensively playtested until it struck a balance that felt true to both games.” “Although this was our first game of collaboration, it felt like we were at the World Series,” Said Deeb. Some areas of the map look nearly identical to the original Javelin-4 and even for something as specific as the rocket, enough similar pieces were creatively utilized in order to still get the overall feel across. “As life-long fans of Bungie and avid players of Destiny 2 and Fortnite, it has been an incredible opportunity to work alongside such talented teams,” said PWR’s creative director of game development Boomer Gurney. “Bringing these two iconic games to life in one experience was challenging and only possible thanks to the passion of everyone involved. We hold our art pillars very close, and I think you can see that in the consistency of our releases. “We came up with our short list and when we went to Epic, they were already on the same page.” Since the teams at Epic and Bungie are big fans of each other’s games, it wasn’t surprising that they saw eye to eye when choosing outfits. When we started talking about launching Destiny 2 on the Epic Games Store, the goal was to make the game even more available to people all over the world, no matter what platform they preferred.

Whoa! There is just a lot going on right now. With so many trailers, announcements, and big news beats going out today, we wanted to make sure you didn't ...

Although if you play on the Epic Games Store, remember you can grab the 30th Anniversary Pack without a cost for a limited time. From today until August 30, all the current Destiny 2 story campaigns – Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and The Witch Queen – and their associated quests and content will be available to all players for free. Now that you are dressed the part for Destiny action, we wanted to make a place for those skins to feel right at home. The new mods and loadout manager coming with Lightfall will allow you to create and save a build in a single place. This is a totally free catch-up chest with all the necessary gear to reach level 1540 with each of your characters. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for mentors to teach you a raid or just want to farm some Grandmaster Nightfalls; you will find someone here to help and, maybe, new friends to play with in the future. She is in search of mysterious relics, so you better get those before her with the help of your crewmates Mithrax, Spider, Drifter, and Eido. The cruel pirate Eramis has broken out of her icy imprisonment and is looking for new ways to grow in power, so buckle your swash across the high space seas. As you rack up commendations for being a strong player or great leader, other players will take notice and instantly know that you have a lot of experience and would be a worthy addition to their fireteam. So let us introduce you to the Guardian Ranks, a reputation system that will not only help new players find their way into the game, but also reward veterans for helping others and for being an all-around exceptional player. There are new places to explore and new characters to meet, like the Cloud Striders, the superhuman heroes that serve as Neptunians’ last line of defense. Prevent the apocalypse by racing Emperor Calus to Neptune and explore a totally new destination, the secret metropolis of Neomuna.

Here is every weapon added in Season of the Plunder, including the likes of Mindbender's Ambition and Zaouli's Bane.

[light.gg](https://www.light.gg/) for a comprehensive breakdown of their new perk pools. Four items have been added to the general loot pool—weapons that drop from Legendary and Umbral Engrams. The perks for Touch of Malice are currently hidden in the API, but if its original Destiny variant is anything to go by, this weapon will drain your lifeforce to sustain its magazine, granting it a massive damage buff in the process. [crafted at the Enclave](https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-weapon-crafting-guide/), allowing these weapons to use Enhanced Traits for the first time. Switching to the weapon while damaged strongly increases its handling for a short duration. The Brigand's Law Sidearm and Planck's Stride LMG are tied to the Season Pass, awarded at ranks 30 and 45, respectively. Hold the reload key to switch into Grenade Launcher mode. Grenade Chaser: Landing multiple rockets loads a grenade. Final blows with this weapon have a chance to generate Ionic Traces. Jump to the King's Fall section to learn of that raid's Exotic weapon. Quicksilver Storm is a 720 Auto Rifle that can turn into a Grenade Launcher if you land enough shots. Paired with new perks, this season has something for everyone to chase, both for PvE and PvP.

A complete walkthrough of the Season of Plunder campaign in Destiny 2, from Ahoy and Aweigh to the weekly Sails of the Shipstealer questline.

This walkthrough will focus on the Sails of the Shipstealer quest line, covering each step and noting any issues or points of interest along the way. Once Ahoy and Aweigh is completed you can start on the weekly quest, Sails of the Shipstealer. The first quest in Season of Plunder is Ahoy and Aweigh. Check back in with us each week as we dive deeper into the Season of Plunder campaign. [how to get more Map Fragments](https://www.shacknews.com/article/131993/map-fragments-destiny-2) and [how to get more Treasure Coordinates](https://www.shacknews.com/article/131994/treasure-coordinates-destiny-2) so you can farm up a decent stockpile. This seasonal quest involves a couple of missions called Ahoy and Aweigh and the overarching weekly questline, Sails of the Shipstealer.

A new look at the upcoming Lightfall expansion for Destiny 2 teases the darkest hour for The Last City and its Guardians.

Other big changes include a renewed focus on Destiny 2 communities, as Bungie will be introducing gear loadouts and making the game more approachable to new players. With the conclusion of Season of the Haunted, Bungie has shown a new trailer for its upcoming Destiny 2 expansion Lightfall. As for the fifth subclass that was briefly seen, Bungie revealed that this new Darkness power is called Strand and allows for new traversal methods in Neomuna.

Where Do I Find Plundered Umbral Energy? Destiny 2 Season of Plunder is here, and with it a lot of new weapons, armor, the long-awaited Arc 3.0 subclass, and ...

These trees will unlock different pirate crew members for you to recruit and some bonuses that will affect you during the activities introduced during this season. However, to properly unlock the Pirate Crew bonuses, you need to obtain Repute, the new currency this season introduces specifically for this purpose. You will have to invest time and effort into upgrading the Star Chart, but the bonuses it provides are certainly worthy of it.

Bright dust lets players buy cosmetic items at the Eververse store in Destiny 2. Here's how to farm a ton of bright dust.

By the end of the pass, players should have amassed quite a bit of it, especially if they've chosen to purchase the upgraded seasonal pass which yields a bit more Bright Dust than the free one. Moreover, once players have completed all seasonal challenges, they will be granted a final reward of a large Bright Dust pile. This is truly their best reward, but there's no guarantee that the rewards inside will be Bright Dust, which makes them a highly unreliable source of the currency. These bounties will also grant the player a little bit of Bright Dust. Note that not all vendors will have repeatable bounties that reward the player with Bright Dust. Many of the game's activities that grant players Bright Dust only grant them a little bit of it, which means farming it is almost downright impossible and inefficient.

During the Destiny 2: Lightfall Showcase, Bungie announces that the unpopular game management practice will be discontinued moving forward.

Bungie has taken a lot of the criticisms that came with the introduction of sunsetting, and the loss of Forsaken content and worked to find a solution so that no other expansions would be lost to attrition. [making Destiny 2 more approachable](https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-lightfall-build-saves/) for new and returning players. As the story of Destiny 2 expanded, the developers at Bungie were forced to make some decisions that were unpopular with players.

Destiny 2 is collaborating with the Epic Games Store, including swapping some cosmetics with Fortnite and Fall Guys. This announcement leaked ahead of ...

After all, the idea that Destiny 2 and Fortnite would cross over at some point makes perfect sense. And frankly, there are plenty of Destiny 2 players that also play Fortnite and Fall Guys. Although some players might be turned off by the new cosmetics, it’s a great way to welcome Destiny 2 to the Epic Games Store. Getting Destiny 2 players excited about Fortnite and vice versa while keeping each experience intact is something that could only happen in the era of live service. Destiny 2 is consistently one of the [most popular Steam games](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/most-popular-steam-games/), so Bungie probably won’t lock out that audience. It’s impossible to say what goes on behind closed doors, but Sony has made it clear that it has had a good relationship with Epic Games over the past few years. Bungie says the collaboration is a celebration of the new launch, with three new skins each in Fortnite, Destiny 2, and on September 13, Fall Guys. [Bungie’s Destiny 2 showcase](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/destiny-2-showcase-2022-everything-announced/) on Tuesday, and the community reaction was mixed. Destiny 2 is one of the architects of the modern live service games, alongside Fortnite. By proverbially swapping spit, Fortnite and Destiny 2 can lift each other up without compromising the core systems that make each game unique. That is why aspects of Fortnite coming into Destiny 2’s world is a shock. The friction with the Fortnite and Destiny 2 collaboration centers around how different the games are.

Destiny 2 prepares to release the next reprised piece of content from the original Destiny, this time featuring the widely acclaimed King's Fall raid.

[Destiny 2's Timelost weapons](https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-vault-of-glass-master-difficulty-timelost-weapons/), it's fairly likely that King's Fall will have its own set of special, pinnacle-level items attached to its own Master difficulty mode. [Destiny 2's King's Fall launching on Friday](https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-developer-explains-raid-friday-launch/) isn't usually how raid launches are set up. [Destiny 2's reprisal of Vault of Glass](https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-open-vault-of-glass-waking-ruins/) from last year, King's Fall is going to continue Bungie's relatively new intent to include many of the original Destiny's finest moments in the game's sequel.

Destiny 2's August showcase revealed the premise of the Lightfall expansion and the addition of the Cloud Striders, an important new race.

If this is the actual inspiration for the name, it's possible that the connection between the cloud nymph and the Cloud Striders is made apparent in the lore books to some degree, making mankind's long journey in the universe of Destiny 2 come full circle when Lightfall drops. However, The Witness now wants to obtain a powerful artifact that is found in Neomuna, and the Cloud Striders will have to help fend off the forces of Darkness alongside Guardians, eventually teaching them how to wield the The existence of another stronghold of mankind changes everything, as it means that the Last City is not really the "last," since mankind can survive and even thrive somewhere else. Even though Cloud Striders are not an alien species, but rather bionically-enhanced humans, they are the perfect mirror for Lightbearers of mankind. What makes Lightfall so exciting is that it comes with many novelties, such as the secret city of Neomuna on Neptune, Calus' Shadow Legion of Cabal, the Pyramid Tormentors as major enemies in the campaign, and more. Destiny 2 fans have a lot to look forward to after today's showcase, as Bungie revealed everything about Season of Plunder, the returning King's Fall Raid, and of course, the upcoming Lightfall expansion.

In a huge blast of Destiny 2 news, Bungie have announced a release date for Lightfall, plans to stop sunsetting expansions, and so much more!

[on the Epic Games Store](https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/destiny-2) in addition to Steam. The penultimate chapter of the "Light and Darkness saga" will see our absolute bezzie frenemy Emperor Calus return as a fully initiated Disciple of The Witness, bringing his Shadow Legion to the brand new region of Neomuna, the capital megacity of Neptune. [During an hours-long stream](https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=6548) yesterday, current Destiny 2 general manager Justin Truman said Bungie have "been working on the Destiny engine behind the scenes, preparing our technology and our game to last for many, many years to come. And Destiny 2 class costumes are coming to Fall Guys on September 17th too. After several thousand hours, I stopped playing Destiny 2 at the launch of The Witch Queen because Looking ahead, Bungie also announced that the next expansion, Lightfall, will launch on the 28th of February, 2023. [a stream recap blog post](https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/51676), Bungie state plainly, "Seasonal content will continue to stay throughout the current expansion year and then move to the Destiny Content Vault when a new Expansion launches." So they introduced the concept of the Destiny Content Vault, shuffling older parts in and out, including reintroducing some bits from the first game. [lopping off](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/destiny-2-will-have-a-lot-less-to-do-when-the-destiny-content-vault-is-locked-in-november) the base game's whole big story campaign, the first two expansion campaigns, four whole locations, five raids, loads of multiplayer maps and modes, several secret missions, and more. They might not have the hugest plot developments, but they have the character developments which make people care. Expansions will stick around forever, though seasonal content will still leave at the end of each expansion cycle—and Bungie don't say anything about bringing back all the old stuff. At the time, they

Looking for Destiny 2 map fragments in the new Season of Plunder? Here's how you get them, and how you can unlock more map types for your Captain's Atlas.

No matter which treasure map you slot, you'll still get Plundered Umbral Energy, which can be used to focus engrams for seasonal weapons and armor. Once you get map fragments and treasure coordinates, you can use them to slot a treasure map into your Captain's Atlas, which is available via your quest screen. Just like the lures from the Season of the Hunt, this time it's all about slotting in different map types to change what you get from the expedition. This will allow you to claim an additional reward chest at the end of the Expedition activity. This unlocks after you've helped the Drifter retrieve his stolen goods and have talked to the Spider in the Eliksni Quarter of the last city, accessible through H.E.L.M. But unlike treasure coordinates, which come from doing basically every major activity in the game, you have to do something specific to get these.

The reverse is happening too, of course, as Destiny 2's Commander Zavala, Ikora Rey, and Exo Stranger are all appearing in Fortnite as new skins. Beyond that, ...

Less was said about the Fall Guys collaboration but a handful of new Destiny-themed skins were revealed for the game. Beyond that, however ,Epic Games has also recreated a Destiny 2 map, Javelin-4, within Fortnite. For the first time ever, despite the opposite being incredibly common these days, Fortnite characters will appear in a different game.

While some are not fun right now (stupid exotic catalyst progression mission!), this one is turning out to be a blast, literally. And it's probably going to be ...

If they’re disabled for the raid race, would they be disabled across the rest of the game? This could lead to the almost unthinkable situation of an entire class of weapons being disable for a raid race, which again, we’ve never seen. It’s not like grenade launchers were going to be the heavy slot pick for most World’s First competing teams anyway, with everyone likely opting for more traditional DPS options, whether that’s last season’s mega-powerful Stormchaser, or more traditional exotics like Gjallarhorn or Sleeper. It also means that those random legendary GLs you’ve got stashed in your vault are now some of the strongest heavies in the game, if you don’t want to use the exotic slot for Anarchy or Prospector. [Destiny 2 season](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/08/23/destiny-2-reveals-lightfall-on-neptune-new-strand-subclass-pirate-season-of-plunder/?sh=7831c4064669) without a few bugs, and it’s always a bit of fun when they are breaking in favor of the players. Of course, this is literally about 48 hours before Friday’s King’s Fall raid race, and Bungie is very clearly not going to want that to be run with GLs in the current state they’re in.

Destiny 2 Season 18 adds a pirate theme to the popular online game, though players have run into a few issues including one for the Captain's Atlus.

as players have found the item listed as a "Lost Item." In this case, players are advised to clear quest inventory and then picking up the Captain's Atlas from the Postmaster. At this point, it's also recommended to leave the menu and go directly to the postmaster area in the H.E.L.M. Unfortunately, there's a bug in Destiny 2 that is currently preventing players from picking up the Captain's Atlas, which effectively halts any further seasonal progress considering how important the item is. Following the launch of Season 18, the experience has also seen a few unfortunate hiccups including various bugs that have trapped players behind a closed door in the Ketchcrash activity, blocking seasonal progress after completing the Salvage and Salvation boss encounter, as well as seasonal triumphs not progressing as expected. called the Star Chart has Season 18 rank rewards, unlock weapons and armor, bounties, and a way to upgrade the Pirate Crew following weekly story missions.

Bungie has announced that all of Destiny 2's expansions, which include Shadowkeep and The Witch Queen, will be free for the next week.

This is great for new and returning players, as it will allow them to experience some key pieces of story content rather than having to go to lore masters to understand what is happening in the game's plot as new expansions release and older ones are removed. [no more expansion sunsetting in Destiny 2](https://gamerant.com/destiny-2-sunset-expansions-ending/). This is a great opportunity for those who have not been able to experience the older content and want to try it out without having to open their wallets.

A new season in Destiny 2 brings with it loads of content and all sorts of minor tweaks. We'll tell you all the important stuff.

On top of this, there are collaboration events already in the work with Epic titles. This means a lot of perks have been debuffed or rolled into base abilities to fit with the new system but others, like Arc grenades, are now available to all classes. From the new Season Pass to the overhaul of some weapons and perks, There’s plenty to get stuck into right now, and there’s going to be more on the horizon throughout the next few months, so we’ll give you a rundown of everything that’s coming. If you don’t want to put down any money for it then you’ll still get something, as the seasonal exotic, Delicate Tomb is available on the free version as well as premium. Tuesday, November 15: Week 2 of Iron Banner. A new season of Destiny 2 is upon us, and there’s no time to waste getting your hands on all the new goodies.

Destiny 2's collaboration with Fortnite has brought some epic loot to both games, but it's also left a not-so-subtle easter egg in the Last City.

We’ve witnessed friendships sundered and the testing of our faith in the Traveler, and so Bungie reminding everyone that Destiny 2 is also about having fun and acting out our space pirate fantasies is a nice move. But with a collaboration of this scale (and with both parties singing each other’s praises about their respective games), we were always bound to see a few easter eggs hidden in both games. [Destiny 2](https://www.theloadout.com/destiny-2) Season of Plunder, you may come across a familiar sight.

Looking to solve the Destiny 2 Cryptic Quatrains? By completing these riddles, you can earn yourself a special exotic sparrow and some other seasonal loot.

This will get you some weapons, the Charge of Light sparrow, and complete that seasonal triumph. Here are the quest steps: Investigate the Fallen sigil just inside the entrance. The treasure will get you some seasonal armor, five map fragments, and the first Crude Cipher Fragment. In order to gain access to the first Cryptic Quatrain quest, you'll have to reach rank seven with the star map in the H.E.L.M. Here I'll give you the quest steps and where to find the treasure.

How players can claim the Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack for free on Epic Games Store.

The Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack is only available for one week, and then it will no longer be free for players who missed out on the offer. Next, players will need to open up the Launcher and navigate to the store where Destiny 2 is listed. But that wasn't all; during the showcase, it was confirmed that Destiny 2 and all of its expansions would be coming to the Epic Game Store effective immediately.

Destiny 2: Lightfall Annual Pass pre-order owners discover a unique, exclusive Exotic weapon that can be claimed ahead of the DLC's release.

[Destiny 2](https://gamerant.com/tag/destiny-2/): Lightfall instantly unlocks the Quicksilver Storm Exotic auto rifle, which has a number of tricks up its sleeve. It is also somehow related to her mysterious companion, which is a life form known as a "Pouka." Some curious bits of Lightfall information may have fallen through the floorboards due to this, such as the presence of an all-new Exotic auto rifle.

Shiver some timbers with these lovely new Legendary weapons. Arr.

Fun trivia aside, Machine Guns are still bad despite last season's buff, the new perk Slickdraw is just plain terrible, and I simply cannot recommend this weapon for anything other than filling out a loadout that needs some form of ad-clear that deals Arc damage. First off, we should note that the name of this Rapid-Fire Machine Gun isn't a typo. Voltshot is a perk that's also available on Brigand's Law, the new Rapid-Fire Sidearm that looks a bit like a flintlock pistol. On the PvP side, Outlaw, Surplus, Feeding Frenzy, Snapshot Sites, and Harmony are all great. Triple-Tap and Focused Fury go together like fine wine, while both the pirate and melee theme can reach their logical conclusions with Pugilist and Swashbuckler. [Season of Plunder](https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-season-of-the-plunder-week-1-seasonal-challenges/) sends [Destiny 2](https://www.thegamer.com/tag/destiny-2/)'s Guardians to the heavens far above the seven seas in search of pirate booty.

Heavy grenade launchers were supposed to receive a 10 percent buff. Instead, they got a lot more than that.

[in his video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5jI5TkJ1zQ) announcing what is almost certainly an unintended change to Heavy Grenade Launchers. We're not sure yet if that's just a visual bug or an undisclosed nerf. High-Impact Auto Rifles, Lightweight Bows, and Scout Rifles all do more damage along with Heavy Grenade Launchers in PvE. The pirate-themed season brought with it the new Arc 3.0 subclass rework as well as a refresh of the Destiny 2 sandbox. [new raid begins on Friday](https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-season-18-world-first-raid-friday/). [Season of Plunder](https://www.thegamer.com/destiny-2-season-of-plunder-pirate/) has begun in [Destiny 2](https://www.thegamer.com/tag/destiny-2/).

It's been a while since Anarchy was the most dangerous kid on the Destiny 2 block, but today the exotic heavy grenade launcher has been disabled, ...

In terms of what power weapon to use instead, the big boss Oryx is actually more of a mechanical challenge to beat rather than a pure damage check. Although that doesn't explain why The Colony, which has never been a serious boss killer (and I doubt would be even with double damage), has also been placed on the naughty step. In fact, all non-sunset heavy grenade launchers, with a couple of exceptions, have been temporarily taken out of commission, meaning players are now unable to equip them.

Here's how to unlock the Small, Medium, and Large Treasure Beacons and find the buried treasure in Destiny 2: Season of Plunder.

On the ground, in the snow, you’ll see a green X next to some rocks. Go to the Cosmodrome and select the Fallen S.A.B.E.R. The answer to this riddle is inside the K1 Revelation Lost Sector in Sorrow’s Harbor on the Moon. At Savvy Rank 7, you’ll be able to pick up the Small Treasure Beacon from the Star Chart, which will give you the Cryptic Quatrains 1 quest. The actual riddle here is fun, but not particularly helpful. All three Treasure Beacons come from the Rank Rewards menu in the Star Chart at the HELM.

Exotic grenade launcher Anarchy and others are currently out of commission ahead of the King's Fall raid.

[Free Digital Game](https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/preview?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&asc_refurl=https://kotaku.com/destiny-2-exotic-grenade-launcher-disabled-season-18-1849453985&asc_source=&asins=B0B7VJMVWP,B0B7VMNJ6L,B0B7VDDVNN,B0B7VJMJGS,B0B7VV6X9Q,B0B7VV57NY,B0B271ZPZX&imprToken=f2c15b10-75e5-0456-525&isPreview=1&isSlp=1&ots=1&slotNum=1&tag=kinjakotakupromo-20) The digital game options include Elden Ring, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga, NFL Madden 23, and Saints Row. It’s a pretty drastic measure and while understandable it still kind of sucks. The massive damage glitch would have obviously thrown a wrench in the Grenade launchers were buffed in the latest patch, but some were doing way more damage then the 10 percent that was promised. The move comes just ahead of the community race for the returning King’s Fall raid on Friday.

Destiny 2: The Best Rolls For The New Season Of Plunder World-Drop, Iron Banner, And Trials Weapons ... Get your Season of Plunder god rolls right here.

Roar Of The Bear is still a big, stupid Rocket Launcher with an enormous blast radius, which makes it good enough for most. On the PvP side, you can pick either Snapshot Sights or Opening Shot in the right column. On the bright side, it does have Omolon Fluid Dynamics, a great Origin Trait on Submachine Guns of all flavors, and you can potentially get Demolitionist and Golden Tricorn. The bad news is that Out Of Bounds has poorer overall stats than Funnelweb, and the worse news is that it's the new Crucible-only playlist reward gun. Things are better on the PvE side, where The Inquisitor pairs Demolitionist and Golden Tricorn for the first time on a Secondary Ammo weapon. You're unlikely to get a bad Yesteryear, but you're not likely to get the best one either. Golden Tricorn out-performs Adrenaline Junkie on a grenade or melee kill, and Demolitionist provides grenade energy with every body that hits the floor. Opening Shot is still a great perk on a slug Shotgun, and The Inquisitor has that going for it along with its incredible stat package. The first is Under-Over, which deals bonus damage to overshields and a little bonus damage to regular shields. But you can get Pugilist and One-Two Punch on Mindbender's, making it a perfect complement to melee-focused builds. Pure Poetry is the first of our new playlist weapons with a perk pool so large that it's basically impossible to grind for any particular role. That has huge potential both inside and out of the Crucible.

Two shots of the Anarchy grenade launcher did more than 242,000 damage, which is definitely not normal. Aztecross proceeds to go through all the other heavy ...

Parisito quickly clarified after other players responded that some were still available, [writing](https://twitter.com/Parisito1234/status/1562524852296118273) (opens in new tab) "not *all* are disabled, but many are. [Parisito tweeted](https://twitter.com/Parisito1234/status/1562522432262799362) (opens in new tab) at around 3:30 pm EST that "all heavy 150 RPM GLs seem to be disabled." [YouTuber Aztecross posted a video earlier today](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFiXJykQeE&ab_channel=Aztecross) (opens in new tab) of a grenade launcher damage test that shows some heavy launchers doling out +150% more damage than usual.

Season of the Plunder is all about buried pirate treasure. In this Destiny 2 guide, we'll teach you how to collect Map Fragments and Treasure Coordinates.

You’ll start with the Basic Treasure Map, which costs five Map Fragments and 50 Treasure Coordinates. Treasure Coordinates are even easier to collect. Here, you’ll raid an enemy ship for booty, and at the end, you’ll get 10-11 Map Fragments in addition to whatever loot drops from the chest.