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Destiny 2’s seasonal events will soon stick around all year longA ghost for all seasons.
A ghost for all seasons.
What the hell is going on inDestiny 2? Is a question I ask myself pretty much every time I jump back into Bungie’s space-wizard adventure. So much has happened since I last played full-time, and worse, so much is locked to the annals of history - seasonal content that’ll never return toDestiny 2. But that impermanence may be about to end. To stop folks missing out in future, Destiny this week announced plans to keep seasonal events around year-round once Year 4 rolls around this autumn.
Destiny 2’s seasonal model was a great way to make things feel more alive. Time was, you’d beat the main story or expansion, and the world would sit static - forcing you to mill around until the next big update. But while meant to create a sense of the world evolving over time, Bungie’s Luke Smith admitted thatDestiny 2’s seasons had started creating too much FOMO- widespread disappointment from players who felt cheated out of “ephemeral private activities and rewards that go away”.
Using Season of Dawn as an example, quests like Saving Saint-14 and Exotic-specific missions would no longer be removed at the end of the season. To save from clutter, event resources and activities that rely heavily on them will be shuttered - think Dawn’s Obelisk activities and the Fractaline currency. Ideally, what this means is that you’re always going to have access to Destiny 2’s story beats, without being utterly swamped in event-specific items and coinage.
“In Year 4, we are going to build a better interconnected narrative and, more importantly, let players be a part of that narrative no matter when they enter the current year. This means if you start playing in March 2021, you could go back and experience the Season 12 and Season 13 narrative content. We want our stories to feel more cohesive, flow with meaningful momentum Season over Season, and lead to an exciting climax each year.”
Maybe Titans find them fun, at least. Apparently, those beefy space knights are currently wrecking shop in the Guardian Games.
