The Crucible in Destiny 2 is a place that is both hated and loved, depending on who's asked. The ruling meta and the maps in the rotation pool are two of the main aspects that define whether or not players will keep on queuing into the Crucible. Sadly, for a while, PVP received no new maps, until Into the Light's release. Cirrus Plaza, Eventide Labs, and Dissonance are the three new maps players can hop into right now. And while maps have always looked amazing in Destiny 2 , the real question is whether or not gameplay on them is actually worthwh

Olympus Descent - This final eye on Mars is at the very southern end of the map in a network of cavernous tunnels that lead to Olympus Descent. It is resting on a rock formation at the very end of the tunn

In this quest, the player will need a specific weapon to destroy Savathun's Eyes. This weapon is Ruinous Effigy, the exotic trace-rifle. After gaining this rifle, simply head out with or without a party and search every landscape the player can land

Before the shift to this platform expansion model, new content in Destiny 2 usually felt a bit disconnected from the "main" narrative of the story. Each of the different non-mainline expansions, including Curse of Osiris, Black Armory , etc., contained their own well-packaged story that was launched at the beginning of the season and then (sometimes) brought to a relative close near the end. These days, that approach has changed. Seasons are no longer unique stories, but instead more like chapters in a longer narrative. The conclusion of one season quite literally causes the events of the following sea

While players don’t yet have a clear picture of how deep Halo Infinite is going to go down the Destiny road, it’s obvious that they will need to introduce activities that keep players engaged outside of just PvP and re-runs of the story missions. 343 Industries should absolutely be looking to satisfy their PvE-focused audience with challenging, repeatable, and rewarding endgame activities that respect the player’s time and provide a meaningful loop for players to engage

Terrabase Charon - Northwest of the Giant's Scar or north of the Warmind Vault Jys. II lies the Terrabase Charon. An eye is waiting in one of the indented scars left behind by the excavator that has become a low pathway through the a

The current Year 3 of Destiny 2 content has shown something very specific about player behavior: players love repeating content that is both challenging and rewarding. The current Season of Arrivals has done an excellent job of providing this through multiple avenues. Within hours of the release of the new season, a surprise dungeon activity, Prophecy , was activated for all players to enjoy. Prophecy is a very high-level mission balanced for three Guardians, but can be done solo with the right skill. What makes Prophecy so unique is that every encounter provides loot no matter how many times players run the dungeon in a given week. Historically, players have only been rewarded for their first clear of the mission once per week per character. Now players can farm endgame content for the best rolls on some of the best loot in the g

As with most purchases put in front of Guardians, the ornaments can be bought with Bright Dust, a currency earned in-game, or Silver, the premium currency bought with real cash. The set costs either 6000 Bright Dust or 1500 Silver. For a straight comparison, 1500 silver is about $12-$15 depending on the silver bundle size purchased. Keep in mind, access to the entire Destiny 2 season of content and battle pass is 1000 silver. Bright Dust is a little trickier. The majority of players use a single Guardian as their only character in the game. A single character has the ability to earn 1200 Bright Dust per week if they complete all of the proper bounties. That means for one guardian to acquire their one set of armor, they’ll need to complete every available bounty for five straight weeks. If players want the armor on all three characters, it will require triple that effort. This is a lot of work or a lot of money to ask of players for a set of cosmetic orname

A comprehensive ranking of Crucible maps is highly subjective and depends on what a player's playstyle is. Moreover, maps will perform differently depending on whether the game mode is 6v6 Control, 3v3 like Trials, or even something like Mayhem. For the sake of simplicity, only 6v6 Control and 3v3 Trials are considered for this ranking. Players who don't find their favorite map here need not worry—this isn't a definitive best of the best, but simply one perspective among many on the most enjoyable m

Microtransactions were a considerable problem in Destiny 2 with end-game items like Sparrows, ships and shaders tied to the game’s version of Loot Boxes. While not as invasive in destiny 2 Subclasses 2: Forsaken, it still feels like large amounts of items are held hostage behind the system. Ships, Sparrows, weapon ornaments and shaders are found in the wild, but many remain tied to Eververse. Considering Destiny 2's costs add upwards of $140 at this point, it's annoying that the microtransactions remain (the abysmal Curse of Osiris and Warmind DLCs are required to play Forsaken).