So bungie alluded to some big news the other day and they did deliver. Information on Destiny 2 as well as the next expansion for Destiny 1 called Age of Triumph.
Major news about Destiny 2 is that character items and progression will not carry over but the “look” of your character will.
Read the full blog post here
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/45708/7_The-Road-Ahead
I thought we were done with content for Destiny 1.
And I’m reading that people are upset that Destiny 2 will be a full Gear and Level reset. It’s a new game, don’t you want to start over rather than bring legacy shit? Hell, my guy still uses weapons from over 2 years ago because they’re really good and I can infuse them to current light levels. I really don’t want that shit brought along.
I agree. Let’s start fresh. I don’t even want to carry the appearance forward.
I think the community would lose it’s shit if it was a full loss of everything. I personally think all appearance and shaders/banners should stay. I’m good with losing weapons etc. I would really be pissed if I had bought something from eververse and it wasn’t going to carry over to 2.
I wouldn’t expect any of it to carry over. Off the top of my head I can’t think of any game that carries over to it’s sequel other than Mass Effect save files and that just effects story not your gear etc.
I have no plans to get D2 but I would not be upset if I didn’t bring anything over from D1. I am sure they will give returning players some shit items to try and please the masses for not bringing stuff over.
I’m fine with a complete start over. It’s a new game.
My other thought is, I can’t stand how Bungie just re-uses content. New game, new shit. Make it happen.
Arguably it’s not an actual expansion, moreover a live event.
So, similar to the Christmas and Halloween events they have done previously, with little new content (for the most part) and really just challenges, extra items, temporary events, etc.
Not sure on its actual content though.
Destiny 1 power, possessions, and Eververse-related items and currency will not carry forward. They will, however, remain accessible to you in Destiny 1.
We know that, just like us, you have grown fond of the Guardians you’ve created, so we do plan to preserve your character personalization. We are going to recognize the dedication and passion you’ve shown for this world. Specifically, the class, race, gender, face, hair, and marking selections for all characters that have achieved Level 20 and completed the Black Garden story mission will carry forward. We also plan to award those veteran accounts with honors that reflect your Destiny 1 accomplishments.
this is from reddit, supposedly a credible source posted
Yea, it’s coming to PC. From what I’m told the decision to restructure was made thanks to a major memory ceiling being reached on last gen with regard to the Rise of Iron expansion, which was set to launch in the spring, not fall. Bungie decided to push out D2 since it was behind and needed much more iteration, and took advantage of the Rise of Iron delays to use that as the content stop gap for the fall of this year.
Destiny 2 is being overhauled so that they can build upon it in the future without having to work within the frame work limitations that D1 setup. Right now, the way things play out, they have to introduce playspaces so that players can engage in systems or activities, but it creates a huge barrier that must be overcome on both the networking & design side so, they’re going to do more open playspaces that incorporate towns, outposts, etc into more common areas. This means fewer hardlines for areas and having them be gated by menus. Goal is to have players conducting things & making activity decisions while still in control of their character, instead of having to exit out into an activity hub. Think of how in WoW, you hit a button and queue into activities you want to do all while still playing your character.
Major narrative changes are on board for D2. Both in terms of plot direction, pacing & structure. Major focus is going to be on the Cabal & Saturn. Saturn is a playspace is set to be bigger than all of the playspaces currently implemented in the game combined. This is in large part of the scale of playspaces being redesigned, so it’ll be both bigger & denser with activities. There’s a reason Guardians take the fight to Saturn.
Major changes to the engine are occurring. Their render tech has gone through some major iteration thanks in large part to getting to approach it without having last-gen as a limit. Because of this, they are still undecided what, if any, of Destiny’s old content, both in terms of playspace, areas, Strikes & raids, will be available through D2. There is talk in possibly allowing D1 remain as its own client, which flies against how Destiny currently operates, where as the new content renders the old client & content obsolete.
Live team has been going through some iteration so that they may continue to support Destiny with content after a major content drop, but they are stuck between a rock & a hard place. The live team is trying to support a game running on an old engine with its older tools, whereas the bulk of development is on the engine framework & enjoying new tools. Because of this, the Live team is largely handcuffed, so don’t really expect a whole lot of post-launch content for D1 in the next year.
However, starting with the launch of D2, we will see far more substantial content dropping in the time between yearly releases, as the game & engine & live team have all been planned to support that going forward. Team is aware that they need more substantial content throughout the year, not just at the end of it.
If they do drop D1 content, it likely won’t be permanent - they might reintroduce areas in a more ‘D2’ fleshed out way. So we might lose temporary access to these places, then regain it or have to fight back for control of it at a later point in the plot. This means we’ll get to see older areas or activities through the perspective of the newer content, which also means the older areas might expand considerably by the time we get back to them, since the design goal for playspaces is to now make them both way bigger & way denser with activities.
Edit: New races & factions are planned. No idea on whats happening with regards to classes however. New enemies within factions are also going to be introduced. Take the Psions for the Cabal for example - they are going to get fleshed out in D2.
there saying online, that the new content is most likely going to be that VoG is coming back, with new gear
That’s what I’ve been hearing as well. Return of old raids updated to current Light Level. I’d be up for a run or two of VoG.
i would with you guys but my LL way to low on X1 to attempt, and dont want to grind with D2 coming out,still trying to decide what platform i wil be playing d2 on
I want to be excited about this but I’m just not. Ready for D2 though.