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New Launch Window

Hey everyone,

As we get closer and closer to serving up Shadowkeep and New Light, it has become increasingly clear to us that our releases for this Fall would benefit from a bit more time in the oven.

Being independent means that the future of Destiny 2 is entirely on our team. It also means that we’re agile enough to choose to do what’s best for the game and our players, even if it’s the hard choice.

We wanted to let you—our Community—know first that we’re changing the date for Shadowkeep and New Light from September 17 to October 1.

This Fall is the first step on a journey for what our team wants Destiny 2 to become – a place for you and your friends to play anytime, anywhere; owning the action MMO and RPG elements that we love about the game; and crushing barriers to entry for friends. We just need a bit of extra time to take the first step.

We didn’t make this decision lightly. We know for some of you (us too), Destiny releases are events where you take time off of work or develop a sudden sickness that keeps you from school or work (we get it, a bunch of our team takes some time off to go on their own Destiny Jacket Quest). We’re sorry for screwing up your plans and we wanted to share this information as quickly as we could.

Here’s some more date housecleaning:

  • The World First for the new Raid Garden of Salvation will begin on Saturday, October 5. It’s a weekend Raid race and Contest will be active
  • We’re extending Moments of Triumph through September 17 – you’ll have three more weeks to complete this year’s challenges and unlock all of the in-game and Bungie rewards
  • We’re going to run an additional Iron Banner the week of September 17 as well
  • Cross Save will come online later this Summer, so you’ll have time to sort out your Friend Lists well ahead of Shadowkeep

More to come next week. Thanks for playing and see you soon,

Luke & Mark

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Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2

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Weapons

  • Lord of Wolves
      • Reduced the amount of ammo that Shotgun Scavenger perks can give to Lord of Wolves when it is in the Release the Wolves state
      • Decreased the effective range on Lord of Wolves
          • This decrease is more aggressive when the weapon is in the Release the Wolves state
  • Perks
      • Fixed an issue that allowed the Feeding Frenzy perk to be applied to any weapon

Armor

  • Fixed an issue where the cloth component of the Iron Symmachy Cloak wasn’t rendering correctly
  • Fixed an issue where the cloth component of the Terra Concord Mark wasn’t rendering correctly
  • Fixed a bug where the Titan Exotic leg armor Peregrine Greaves glowed 130x too bright when wearers were at maximum velocity
  • While our intention was for this Exotic to help Titans destroy opponents with 130x efficiency, we did not intend for its glow to burn out the corneas of the user

Investment

Tribute Hall

  • Triumphs
      • The Tribute Hall Triumphs “The Emperor’s Gladiator” and “The Scoundrel in Uniform” no longer require you to equip a full set of Leviathan gear to progress
      • Players will now earn more points based on the number of gear pieces worn, similar to other Triumphs
  • Tributes
      • Players will no longer be able to place the Tribute Hall introductory tribute on an alternate character to gain credit for a large number of tributes placed
      • Players who accessed the catalyst or emote rewards through this method will have those items relocked until they place enough unique tributes to meet the actual unlock requirements

Iron Banner

  • Iron Banner pursuit objective values have been adjusted
      • Reduced the grenade kills required by 50%
      • Ally grenade kills are now worth as much as your own
      • Reduced the Sword kills required by 25%
      • Ally Sword kills are now worth as much as your own
  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to equip Season 3 Iron Banner ornaments on their Season 7 armor
  • The Wolf’s Favor will no longer drop from daily and weekly Iron Banner challenges
  • Fixed an issue where the Triumph “Efrideet’s Gift” was not unlocking for players who earned enough Iron Banner rank-up packages during Season 7
      • This fix is retroactive; it will get players up to speed who have met the requirements

Menagerie / Chalice

  • Heroic Menagerie now drops a Sword for first-time completion (100%)
      • Subsequent completions have a moderate chance to drop a Sword (25%)
  • Fixed an issue where the Triumph “Drink Deep” would not unlock for some players who claimed the Masterwork slot on the Chalice of Opulence
  • Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in the Season of Opulence intro quest by unlocking the first rune slot on the Chalice before completing the Lost Sector The Conflux and being on the correct quest step
  • Imperials and runes can no longer be earned by idling through matches of Crucible and Gambit

Truth Quest

  • Replaced the step of the Truth quest chain requiring the bounty “Corsair Down” with a step requiring completion of three patrols in the Dreaming City
  • Fixed a bug where players could become blocked from earning Truth if they opened the Ascendant chest in the strike “Warden of Nothing” before being on the appropriate quest step

General

  • Fixed an issue where completion notifications would not appear after players completed bounties
  • This will also fix an issue where players would sometimes not spawn during a Crucible match

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This Week At Bungie – 7/25/2019

This week at Bungie, things are heating up for Solstice of Heroes.

The next big beat for Season of Opulence is almost upon us. Solstice of Heroes is bringing new Moments of Triumph to complete and a new title for Guardians to earn. You’ll also be challenged to upgrade a Solstice of Heroes armor set by completing various objectives throughout Destiny 2. If you missed our Solstice of Heroes 2019 announcement article yesterday, make sure to check it out. We have a cool trailer to go with it!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAdByGfv9xU?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

If you have what it takes to fully upgrade your armor set to the Legendary tier, you’ll also find an armor 2.0 version of you Solstice of Heroes set at the Gunsmith when Shadowkeep launches.

While the event begins next week, Lord Saladin didn’t want you sitting idle. The Iron Banner is in full swing, bringing Power-enabled PvP combat back into the fold. If you’re hunting advanced perks on Legendary armor, be sure to complete Saladin’s bounties and quest line. A few changes are coming next week for both that quest and a certain wolf-themed weapon, so let’s get to it.

Commemorative 

Sometimes there are weapons that bring a bit of chaos to the meta. The weekend of Prometheus Lens, otherwise known as “Laser Tag Weekend,” is a great example. Lord of Wolves also falls into this category. Next week, Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2 will reign in the wolves a bit by reducing the amount of ammo Guardians pick up and toning down the effective range of the weapon. As promised last month, we’ve created an emblem and Triumph for those who braved the wolves during the Season of Opulence. Next week, qualifying players will receive a “Lost History” package at the postmaster, which will unlock a unique Triumph. Once the Triumph is claimed, the emblem will be granted.

To qualify for the “Wolves Unleashed” emblem, players must have finished an Iron Banner match between 10 AM PDT June 18 and 10 AM PDT June 25 2019 or between 10 AM PDT July 23 and 10 AM PDT July 30 2019.

Additionally, we’ve created an emblem for those who embraced the madness back in 2017, when skulls were melted during the reign of Prometheus Lens.

To qualify for the “Prismatic Inferno” emblem, players must have finished a Crucible match between 10 AM PST December 8 and 10 AM PST December 12 2017.

While we don’t intend for these chaotic micro-events to happen, it can be an exciting time when things get a little crazy. We hope these emblems bring fond memories of the battlefield. Who knows—maybe a new weapon will dominate the Crucible come Shadowkeep. Only time will tell.

Two Five Two

As mentioned above, Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2 will be released next week, kicking off Solstice of Heroes and bringing some balance to Lord of Wolves. There will also be a few more changes and fixes within the update that have been highly requested by the community. Here’s a quick preview of what’s to come:

  • Lord of Wolves
      • Reducing the amount of ammo Shotgun scavenger perks can give to Lord of Wolves when in the Release the Wolves state
      • Decreasing the effective range on Lord of Wolves
      • This decrease is more aggressive when in the Release the Wolves state
  • Tribute Hall
      • Tribute Hall Triumphs for “The Emperor’s Gladiator” and “Scoundrel in Uniform” will no longer require a full set of Leviathan gear equipped to progress
      • Players will earn more points based on the number of gear pieces worn, similar to other Triumphs
  • Iron Banner
      • Iron Banner quest objective values will been adjusted for future events
      • Reducing  grenade kills required by 50%, and ally grenade kills will be worth as much as your own
      • Reducing Sword kills required by 25%, and ally sword kills will be worth as much as your own
  • Menagerie/Chalice
      • Heroic Menagerie will drop a Sword for first time completion (100%)
      • Subsequent completions will have a moderate chance to drop a sword (25%)
  • General
      • Fixing an issue where completion notifications did not appear after completing bounties
      • This will also fix an issue where players would sometimes not spawn during a Crucible match
There will be additional bug fixes and general updates, so stay tuned to @BungieHelp for patch notes when the download becomes available next Tuesday.

Patch Prep

Some call them detectives, others see them as bug exterminators. Destiny Player Support is on the case, bringing you vital information to keep you up to speed when downloading and installing Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2.

This is their report.

Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2

Next Tuesday, on July 30, Update 2.5.2 will roll out to all players in Destiny 2. This update will mark the beginning to Solstice of Heroes, and is required in order to access Destiny 2 once it has been deployed. Listed below is the release timeline for this update.

Tuesday, July 30:

      • 9 AM PDT (1600 UTC): Destiny 2 maintenance will begin. Destiny Companion features will be taken offline.
      • 9:45 AM PDT (1645 UTC): Destiny 2 will be taken offline. All players will be returned to the title screen.
      • 10 AM PDT (1700 UTC): Destiny 2 will be back online. Maintenance will be ongoing. Update 2.5.2 will begin rolling out across all platforms and regions.*
      • 11 AM PDT (1800 UTC): Maintenance will conclude. Destiny Companion features will be back online. Solstice of Heroes will begin.

*Players on console who are taking an abnormally long time to receive this update should try updating manually. Follow the links below for instructions on how to accomplish this:

Players who still do not see this update may wish to try power cycling their console hardware. To do this, players should:

      • Completely power down the console. Ensure that the device is not in rest mode.
      • Unplug the console from its power source.
      • Wait five minutes.
      • Plug back in and try again.

If the update is available, it should begin downloading automatically after power cycling the console hardware. If not, players may wish to try manually checking for this update once more before resorting to another power cycle.

For live updates, players should follow @BungieHelp on Twitter or monitor our support feed at help.bungie.net. For patch notes when they become available, players should stay tuned to our Updates page.

Vital Information: Emperor’s Gladiator Triumph

This week, Iron Banner has returned and bonus Valor is active in all Crucible playlists.

Players should be aware that the Tribute Hall Triumph “Emperor’s Gladiator,” which requires players to earn Valor from the Crucible while wearing Calus gear, does not gain extra progress while bonus Valor is active.

Players will continue to earn progress toward this Triumph; however, progress will be applied at its normal rate.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence Known Issues

Listed below are the latest player-impacting issues discovered in Season of Opulence, as reported by players to the #Help forum.
      • Crucible Invisibility: We have identified an issue causing some players to appear nearly invisible intermittently during Crucible matches. This issue is expected to be resolved in Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2 next week.
      • Strike Loading: We have identified an issue causing players to sometimes get stuck with “Loading” on their screen during strike activities. This issue is expected to be resolved in Destiny 2 Update 2.5.2 next week.

One Last Wish—No Wait, Maybe One More…

Life’s greatest questions have always been: Who am I? Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? What you are about to watch probably won’t answer those questions, but they may inspire you to slay an Ahamkara.

MOTW: Solo Riven, but this time only one floor

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4lCcHzWtmc?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: Rivens’ Last Array

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp8cWOeABI?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

If you’d like to put your name in the hat for Movie of the Week, make sure to post your content to the Community Creations page on Bungie.net, or throw a video to myself or Cozmo on Twitter.

 

This week, another promise was kept. During the GuardianCon Charity Marathon, one of our donation goal incentives was for me to get a tattoo.  Not only did you smash that goal, but you more than doubled it. While I wasn’t surprised, I was more than overjoyed to know that this community was at the ready to donate for the little lights out there. As such, I doubled down on the commitment. Many thanks to our friend Ingrid at Damask Tattoo for helping us to fulfill the goal. 

Cheers,

Dmg04

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Solstice of Heroes 2019

Solstice of Heroes is a grand tradition among Guardians. It’s a chance for us all to reflect on past hardships and celebrate the resilience of humanity’s foremost defenders. All players of Destiny 2 are welcome to participate in this event, which will begin on July 30 and run until August 27.

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The festivities start with a visit to Eva Levante near the Statue of Heroes in the Tower.

Become More Powerful

Let the energy of this community flow! Each day, the event will feature one of the three elements: Solar, Arc, and Void. Elemental kills will award you with Elemental Orbs. Picking up these orbs will let you complete objectives to upgrade your armor. You can create whatever orbs you need for the objectives you are working to achieve. You can also collect 30 orbs that match the daily element to apply an elemental buff for a brief time. 

These buffs can really shake things up:

Solar Elemental Buff

  • Equip your Solar subclass and weapons to generate Solar orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Solar elemental power. While empowered, Guardians emit a burning wave of energy that damages anything around them.

Void Elemental Buff

  • Equip your Void subclass and weapons to generate Void orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Void elemental power. Crouch while empowered to become invisible and gain Truesight plus enhanced ability regeneration.

Arc Elemental Buff

  • Equip your Arc subclass and weapons to generate Arc orbs. Then, collect them to wield their Arc elemental power. While empowered, Guardians move with enhanced speed and deal greater melee and Sword damage.

These effects will last for a short time or until you are defeated by your enemies. Have no fear… These buffs will not be active in Competitive or Gambit Prime.

Combat Meditations

Eva and Ikora have created a new ritual for you to hone your skills and take full advantage of the new elemental buffs. You will be going to an entirely new area called the European Aerial Zone (EAZ) to take on Hive, Cabal, or Fallen enemies. This is a new 3-player matchmade activity that can be launched from the Tower or the Director.

Your goal will be to defeat as many minibosses as possible before time expires. When your time runs out, you will face off against a final boss. Once the boss is defeated, you will set out across the EAZ in search of treasure chests. The more minibosses you defeat, the more treasure will await you.

The chests contain Solstice Packages that you can open with Solstice Key Fragments earned by completing any activity during the Solstice of Heroes. Consider them similar to Essence of Dawning. What’s in the packages?

Solstice Packages award:

  • Rare and Legendary gear
  • Enhancement Cores
  • Materials

Once you’ve earned Legendary Solstice armor, Solstice Packages will reward you with additional armor, so you can hunt for rolls with enhanced perks.

Collecting all of the Solstice Legendary armor sets on all three classes will give you access to the EV-37 Voidstreak Sparrow.

Upgrading Your Armor

Solstice of Heroes armor sets will need to be upgraded from their “Drained” Uncommon state to their “Renewed” Rare state. Completing the armor upgrade process will grant you the “Majestic” Legendary set. To upgrade the armor, Guardians must complete a variety of objectives on each armor piece before advancing to the next set. There will be a final set of objectives available to unlock the Masterwork version of the set.

We know that while upgrading these sets is a fun experience, it does take a commitment of time and effort. Lest it feel like a bummer earning this set just to have the new armor system make it somewhat obsolete when Shadowkeep releases, we decided, based on player feedback, to make the Solstice of Heroes armor set the first armor 2.0 set you will receive (assuming you earn it, of course). Whatever full Legendary sets you earn now will have their new armor 2.0 versions waiting for you to pick up from the Gunsmith when Shadowkeep releases. You will be able to see only the set for the character you are logged in as; you will have to switch characters to claim other eligible sets.

Extras

As with most events, there will also be a new offering from the Eververse Store. There won’t be an event engram this year. Instead, every single item will be available for direct purchase using Silver and Bright Dust. All Eververse items will be available for Bright Dust at some point during the event.

Armor glows will be available for you to add to your Solstice of Heroes armor sets. They will show up on any version of the set to provide Guardians with an enhanced look. Armor glows shine brightest when your subclass element aligns with the element of the glow. You will be able to purchase entire sets for either Silver or Bright Dust. Armor glows will remain available for use after the Solstice of Heroes event ends.

Here is a look at some of the cosmetics that will be available on the store:

There will be two additional Moments of Triumphs available during the Solstice of Heroes event as well. We will also be making Gambit available to all players of Destiny 2 during the Solstice of Heroes, from July 30 until August 27.

Good luck out there, Guardians!

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This Week At Bungie – 7/18/2019

This week at Bungie, we make way for the Iron Lord.

We have begun to see Shadows lurking about this season. Many of you have been diligently knocking out every challenge and Triumph for Season of Opulence. Most of us still have a good backlog of Triumphs to complete and items to collect. Someone pointed out that this was the first week of Season of Opulence in which there wasn’t something new to do. Consider this week a chance for you to catch your breath if you have Triumphs and pursuits stacking up. If you’re already looking for more challenges, Solstice of Heroes will heap more of them onto your plate. You’ll find more details on the upcoming event next week.

Cry Wolf

It’s time to let the wolves howl again. Saladin will raise his banners next week when he returns to the Tower on July 23. He brings with him an invitation to a powerful fight and accelerated Valor gains.

Iron Banner and Increased Valor
Start: 10 AM PDT on July 23
End: 10 AM PDT on July 30

This competitive event will allow you to advance any Iron Banner quest steps you didn’t finish earlier in the season. If you missed the first Iron Banner of Opulence, this is your chance to kick off the quest and earn that singular gear. Full details on how Iron Banner is being run this season are documented here. We did get some feedback on this quest and have some changes lined up, but they didn’t make it in time for this Iron Banner. We’ll give you the details before the next one starts up.
This will be the last Iron Banner before we deploy an update to Lord of Wolves. As Luke mentioned last month, anyone who plays during these two Iron Banners will receive a special Triumph and emblem to commemorate that you were there when the wolves ran wild.

A Guardian Always Pays Their Debts

As part of Season of Opulence, Guardians are paying homage to their previous adventures to earn awesome rewards. Some of us leveraged an exploit in the Tribute Hall, taking advantage of Calus’s generosity with some clever character-switching shenanigans to place that free tribute over and over and over… you get it. This allowed some players to skip the tribute experience entirely, making other players who had done bounties and pledged large amounts of their resource reserves feel a little irked.

We will be fixing this glitch on July 30 as we kick off Solstice of Heroes. As you all know, it not our policy to punish players who discover cheeses, loot caves, or workarounds in the game. If you took advantage of this short cut, you can rest easy. You won’t be marched in front of Calus for sentencing. However, you will not be able to keep using all of your ill-gotten rewards until you square up things with Calus. 

The “Tributes Placed” total will now accurately reflect individual tributes placed on your accounts. If you used the exploit, this number will be updated to properly reflect the total number of tributes you’ve actually placed. The activation and equipping of both the Bad Juju catalyst and “X Marks the Spot” emotes are also gated by your total number of tributes placed. Bad Juju will not require you to have 18 tributes placed for it to be used. If you cheesed your way to the catalyst or emote, you have some time to start placing legit tributes before July 30.

Mysterious Benefactors

Player Support has their weekly report on the state of the game and any known issues to watch out for. Here is what you need to know. 

Tribute Hall Triumphs—Exotic Weapons

In last week’s blog, we clarified which weapons and armor from the Menagerie contribute to Tribute Hall Triumphs. This week, we’d like to clarify which Exotic weapons provide bonus progress.

These Exotic weapons include:

Players should be aware that Truth does not count toward these Triumphs, and neither does the quest version of Legend of Acrius.

This version of Legend of Acrius can be identified by having no catalyst socket or ornament slot, having only a single round in its magazine, and having the “Shock Blast” intrinsic perk. Players with this version of Acrius can upgrade it by completing the Exotic quest that begins with “On the Comms.”

Vital Information: 22/24 Moments of Triumph

With the recent rollout of the 2019 Moments of Triumph, we’d like to clarify a point of confusion which has emerged among players.

Currently, players can complete only 22 of the 24 total Moments of Triumph. The final two Triumphs will become available with the launch of Solstice of Heroes on July 30, 2019. In the meantime, players will be unable to complete this seal and earn the “MMXIX” title.

For more information on Solstice of Heroes 2019, stay tuned to our News page.

Destiny 2: Season of Opulence Known Issues

Listed below are the latest player-impacting issues discovered in Season of Opulence, as reported by players to the #Help forum.
  • Destiny Services: We’re investigating an elevation of Destiny service issues over the past week. For live updates on Destiny services when issues arise, players should follow @BungieHelp on Twitter or monitor our support feed on help.bungie.net.
  • Bright Dust Tributes: We’re investigating an issue where the statues given for the Bright Engram and Bright Dust tributes are switched. This issue should not impact players’ ability to complete the Tribute Hall.
  • Tribute Hall Triumphs: We’re investigating an issue where Tribute Hall triumphs will sometimes not give players Tributes.
  • Sturm Catalyst and Drang (Baroque): We’re investigating an issue where Drang (Baroque) doesn’t count towards Sturm’s Catalyst.

Monologue

Welcome to Movie of the Week where we pick a few videos we like and give their creators an emblem. This week, we witnessed a truly herculean feat. Check this out. 

Movie of the Week: Riven 1v1 me (language warning)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmxkb1ovHzo?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: Pay it forward

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6icEEr3Z30?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

It’s been a light couple of news weeks as we prepare to shift gears into Solstice of Heroes. In the weeks to come, we’ll dive into many topics that will require some detailed discussion to get you ready for what awaits you this fall. We know you have questions about cross save, Shadowkeep, new character customization, Season of the Undying, and things we haven’t even hinted at yet. This summer will be a time to get you ready for another Moon launch.

Until then, enjoy your time in the Iron Banner.

<3 Cozmo

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This Week At Bungie – 7/11/2019

This week at Bungie, Calus pays tribute.

You’ve sought the Truth, and found it. You’ve lit your path through darkness with Lumina. Now, Calus is mixing things up a little. In case you’ve been out of the loop, an imperial invitation is waiting for you in the robotic hands of Werner-99 on Nessus. Guardians have been earning a menagerie of loot since the beginning of the season. Now we’re entering a time of celebration. Moments of Triumph and the Tribute Hall became available on Tuesday, each of which commemorate your accomplishments as a Guardian. 

The Tribute Hall comes with a small price to pay. Calus couldn’t make things too easy for you, now could he? You’re a Guardian after all. As you enter the Tribute Hall, you’re greeted by walls of gold and platforms to place trophies representing your history within Destiny 2. Each trophy requires a sign of your devotion, ranging from an offering of planetary materials to glimmer. Calus offers you four bounties a day to earn discounts for each trophy, so if you’re strapped for Data-Lattice or Bright Dust, you can eventually work your way to a far lower price.

After placing a few of your trophies, Calus brings a little Bad Juju to the fold…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CxT0md3CFw?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Alongside your hall of tributes, Moments of Triumph are available to complete. While some Triumphs won’t be available until Solstice of Heroes, players can start gaining progress towards the Moments of Triumph 2019 Seal. For more info, make sure to check out the Bungie Day blog post.

GuardianCon Recap

Last week, we had the privilege to spend some face–to-face time with players at GuardianCon (now known as GCX) in Orlando, Florida. Moments like these are refreshing, as many of us started in the same community that we were celebrating throughout the weekend. If you weren’t able to make it to the event, there are recaps of the Bungie Opening Ceremony and the Whisper/Zero Hour Ride Along available on Twitch. 

World First Titles were awarded to representatives of their fireteams. Never call these trophies just ‘belts’, or Big Show might show up on your doorstep with a few choice words. Guardians also spent some quality time with Eris, and we can’t thank Morla enough for her marathon signing sessions.

To everyone who took a chance in our Risk/Reward matches, thanks for stopping by! Good games were had and loot was earned. It’s always a blast hosting Crucible matches at events and we loved watching players that had never met before overcoming some pre-formed fireteams. Never underestimate your opponents, no matter how strong the bond with your fireteam may be.

Whatever the name is, it’s humbling to know that there’s an event that began with a bunch of Guardians meeting up at a bar to enjoy each other’s company. We’re excited for the future of the Gaming Community Expo. Maybe we’ll see you there next year.

Blinding the Well

No matter how much you prepare, a little bug may crawl into your luggage and find itself on a one way trip to the Dreaming City. The Player Support team has been navigating the waters of the #Help forum, gathering information on what players are seeing in the wild since Destiny 2 Update 2.5.1.1 went live.

This is their report.

Destiny 2 Update 2.5.1.1

This week, we deployed Destiny 2 Update 2.5.1.1 to players. Here’s a sampling of issues resolved with this release:

      • Resolved an issue where players could not activate the Witch’s Vessel in the Crown of Sorrow raid without a team wipe, blocking flawless runs.
      • Resolved an issue blocking the Drifter and Vanguard Allegiance quests from progressing.
      • Resolved an issue where Werner 99-40’s weekly bounties no longer gave powerful rewards.
      • Resolved issues where Sturm did not reload non-Drang sidearms, and would play reload audio on every kill.

Additionally, as of today’s background maintenance, issues encountered by players in the Blind Well have been resolved. Players who visit the Blind Well in the Dreaming City should be able to spend any-tier Charge of Light to once again initiate this activity.

Vital Information: High Roller Triumph

With the launch of the 2019 Moments of Triumph, we have monitored player confusion regarding the unlock conditions for the High Roller Triumph. Here is what is required:

      • Players must complete a Nightfall with a minimum final score of 100,000 points
      • Players must have a complete loadout of weapons and armor from any the following sources equipped. These can be mixed and matched:
          • The Leviathan
          • Eater of Worlds
          • Spire of Stars
          • The Menagerie*
          • Crown of Sorrow
*Armor from The Menagerie must be from an “Opulent” armor set. Eligible weapons include:

Destiny 2 Season of Opulence Known Issues

Listed below are the latest player-impacting issues discovered in Season of Opulence, as reported by players to the #Help forum.
      • Ryzen 3000 CPU: We are investigating player reports directly with AMD, where players describe being unable to launch Destiny 2 with Ryzen 3000 series CPUs on PC.
      • Countdown and Survival Crucible: We are investigating an issue where players cannot be revived upon death in Countdown and Survival Crucible matches after Update 2.5.1.1.
      • Conflux Lost Sector Imperials: We’re investigating an issue where players slot a rune before the required quest step in the introductory “An Imperial Summons” quest, blocking them from completing the rest of the quest.
      • Drink Deep Triumph: We’re investigating an issue where this triumph doesn’t unlock for all players who claim the Masterwork slot in the Chalice of Opulence.

System of Peace

Lastly, this week we’d like to clear up a recent miscommunication regarding the Bungie Foundation’s iPadsforKids fundraiser donation reward.
In an in-game message, we incorrectly stated that players who donate $50 or more would receive the Sign of our City emblem. The actual emblem for participating in this fundraiser is the System of Peace. To correct this issue, any player whose donation qualifies for this emblem will receive both emblems after July 14.

Just Fight Your Bad Guy

Ah, Movie of the Week. This place is usually home to brutal plays in the Crucible, or Guardians slaying Hive gods. This week, our winner tugs at the heart strings.

Movie of the Week: When you’re playing games, just pick a thing that straight bagel the way uh like just just just ma or if there’s something that makes you your your your uh thing sit and enjoy the view

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfjEl9tnYO4?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: Threading the needle

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5luYX9o_oT8?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: A Triumphant Creation

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_lWkV74vlQ?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

If you’d like to put your name in the hat for Movie of the Week, make sure to post your content to the Community Creations page on Bungie.net, or throw a video to myself or Cozmo on twitter.

Teams throughout the studio are hitting Shadowkeep hard. From Cross Save to [REDACTED], we’re on seek and destroy missions to eliminate bugs and ensure a smooth launch in September. Exciting times, to say the least, but we’re looking forward to sharing more details with you soon. Cozmo and I are planning some deep-dive TWAB’s between now and launch to give you a clear view on the changes coming to Destiny 2.

Until then, we’ve still got some fun in store for the remainder of the season, waiting for you in the Solstice of Heroes event. More on that coming soon…

Cheers,

Dmg04

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Destiny 2 Update 2.5.1.1

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Clans

  • Added clan XP rewards to the following:
      • Strikes launched from the Director
      • Black Armory forges
      • Escalation Protocol (requires completion of Level 7 and players must open the chest)
  • Rebalanced clan XP rewards
      • Raid: 2,000
      • Raid lair: 1,500
      • Nightfall: 1,000
      • Crucible: 500
      • Strikes: 500
      • Patrol: 250
      • Story: 250
      • Adventure: 250
      • Heroic adventure: 500
      • Forge: 500
      • Menagerie: 1,000
      • Reckoning: 
          • Tier 1: 500
          • Tier 2: 750
          • Tier 3: 1,000
      • Escalation Protocol: 750
      • Gambit: 500
      • Public events: 250
      • Blind Well: 250

Sandbox

  • Outbreak Perfected can no longer generate nanites when shooting immune targets
  • Fixed an issue where magazine size indicators didn’t display the proper arrows when changing magazine perks on some Machine Guns
  • Fixed an issue where the Sturm’s Accomplice perk would not reload Sidearms other than Drang or Drang (Baroque)
  • Fixed an issue where the Sturm’s Accomplice perk would play excessive reload audio on kill when paired with Drang or Drang (Baroque)
  • Fixed an issue where Season 5 Vanguard Pulse Rifle Nightshade wasn’t available after Season 5
  • Fixed an issue where 21% Delirium was gaining stacks of Killing Tally from shooting persistent destroyable objects

Crucible

  • Fixed an issue where players could reach an advantageous out-of-bounds spot during Crucible matches on Emperor’s Respite map

Crown of Sorrow

  • Fixed an issue preventing players from activating the Witch’s Vessel objects in Crown of Sorrow encounters

Menagerie

  • Players will no longer be able to use their Chalice to gain multiple rewards within the same Menagerie run
  • In the Gauntlet encounter of the Menagerie, only living players will be given credit for completing a lap
  • Fixed an issue where Werner’s weekly bounties no longer gave powerful rewards
  • Fixed an issue where Rune Bonus II for the Chalice was not always refunding a rune
  • Fixed an issue causing the chests on the Barge to reset on Sunday

Eververse

  • Fixed an issue causing Seasonal Eververse armor to drop from Eververse bundles with random perks
  • Players who currently have randomly rolled Eververse armor will retain the perks that are on them
  • Players affected by the Jubilant Bright Engram issue during the Revelry event can now pick up bundles containing any missing Jubilant Eververse armor pieces from the Seasonal store tab

General

  • Progress toward the “Platforms Spawned” objective of the Truth quest will no longer be reset on a fireteam wipe
  • Vex Oracles for the Mercury public event will now detonate appropriately when destroyed
  • Eater of Worlds Crystals guarding Argos have returned to their normal, larger size
  • Fixed an issue where some players could infinitely reset their Infamy rank
  • Players who are idle in too many Gambit matches will once again receive matchmaking suspensions
  • Fixed an issue where /join and /invite commands were not always working on PC
  • Fixed an issue preventing the Drifter/Vanguard Allegiance quest from progressing
      • Meat’s back on the menu, Guardians
  • Fixed an issue where waypoints persisted on Ikora and Drifter after completing the Allegiance quest

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Bungie Day 2019

Happy Bungie Day!

7’s up, Guardians. Years ago you, the community, made 7/7 the unofficial celebration of everything Bungie. Fast forward to today, we’ve kept the name but it’s become the official celebration of all of you, the best community in the solar system.

We hope you’ll join us today in taking a moment to reflect on all of the unforgettable fireteams, friendships, and families that you’ve made over the years. Each one has contributed to building this amazing community into what it is today.

Thank you for everything, Guardians.

Moments of Triumph

Starting July 9, 2019, Moments of Triumph for Year 2 of Destiny 2 will become available. Players will be challenged to complete triumphs that span content throughout the solar system, from the Dreaming City to the EDZ. This year will be fairly straight forward: Complete in-game triumphs, unlock rewards.

Rewards

  • Complete one Moment of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Emblem
  • Complete 5 Moments of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Sparrow
  • Complete 10 Moments of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Ship
  • Complete 15 Moments of Triumph, the Moments of Triumph T-Shirt offer becomes available
  • Complete ALL Moments of Triumph, unlock the Moments of Triumph 2019 Seal and Title
This year, the 2019 Moments of Triumph T-shirt will be available through Bungie Rewards. Players will can earn their offer code by unlocking triumphs starting on Tuesday. Players who are signed up to receive Bungie emails will receive a notification to purchase on Fridays, or they can directly receive their codes via Bungie.net/rewards. The last day to purchase the customized T-Shirt is September 30, 2019.

So, what’s available day one? We’ll have Triumphs for players to complete throughout various activities and releases. Players who own Destiny 2 will have the ability to earn all in-game rewards. In order to earn the 2019 Moments of Triumph T-shirt offer, players will need to own Destiny 2: Forsaken. To complete all 2019 Triumphs and unlock their title, players will need to own the Destiny 2 Annual Pass.

Triumphs

  • Legendary Valor
  • Crucible Pinnacle Arms
  • Vanguard Pinnacle Arms
  • Nothing Left to Say
  • The Vault
  • Mythic
  • Gambit Pinnacle Arms
  • Inheritance 
  • O Murderer Mine
  • Valiant Savior
  • Going the Distance
  • Prime Fashion
  • Bedazzled

Solstice of Heroes Triumphs

  • Strike Spelunker
  • Exotic Arsenal
  • Gun for Hire
  • Challenger
  • Fashion Hero
  • Above and Beyond
  • Master Smith

Solstice of heroes will also bring some new loot for players to earn this summer. Keep your eyes peeled, we’ll have a blog article on July 24 to show off the upcoming event!

Moments of Triumph will be available from July 7 through August 27, 2019.

Refreshing Stock

Today marks Bungie Day, and for the whole week, we’re celebrating Guardians everywhere and raising money for a good cause. The Bungie Store has been updated with new swag to celebrate the impending launch of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, and many items are currently on sale!
We also have new Bungie Foundation merchandise available, with 100% of the profits benefitting hospitalized children by reducing their distress and suffering through entertainment. Be sure to visit the Bungie Foundation website for more information on our programs.

If you make a purchase this week, you will receive a code for the Sign of Celebration emblem, available through July 13.

Formal Attire

Before we go, we want to say thank you again for being such an amazing community. We’ve gone through our archives of concept art and hand-picked a few pieces for you to adorn your screens with. 

Oh, and don’t forget…

Happy Bungie Day. We’ll see you starside.

<3,

Bungie

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This Week At Bungie – 6/27/2019

This week at Bungie, we’re about to hit the road.

Heroic Menagerie went live this week. Calus is testing you in new ways and sending those who fail to impress him back to orbit. You must gather your own fireteam to tackle this challenge, but new Triumphs and rewards await those of you who are up for it. 

Next week, the Lumina quest becomes available to all Annual Pass owners. We are excited to see Guardians wielding this weapon to support each other in combat. We don’t want to spoil too much, but you should expect to start your hunt for this weapon in the EDZ. 

Page Turner

Thanks to your dedication to the stories the Destiny universe has to offer, you made our first volume of the Grimoire Anthology a hit, and we’ve seen many of you asking when Volume 2 would be coming out. Starting next week, on July 2, you can start pre-ordering the Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Vol. 2: Fallen Kingdoms from the Bungie Store. The book will ship in October.

We will also be offering a new “Consult the Archives” emote in the Eververse store for all of you lore lovers out there. If you choose to purchase this emote in game and are signed up for Bungie Rewards, you can receive a 20% discount offer for the Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Vol. 2 Fallen Kingdoms. You just need to visit bungie.net/rewards and redeem your discount starting on July 2 at 10AM PDT. You will have until 11:59 PM on July 9 to redeem this limited time offer.

Chest Runs

When Season of Opulence began, we watched as players quickly discovered a bug in how the Menagerie’s final chest granted rewards. Players began to race out of the area and then back to the chest as fast as they could to get as many rewards as possible before sent back to orbit. It felt reminiscent of when players were farming treasure keys from chests on their Sparrows leading up to House of Wolves.

Consider this an error in your favor. We haven’t rushed to fix it, but when we patch on July 9, this loophole will officially close, allowing only one opening of the chest per completion. Until then, we invite you take advantage of this all you like. Grow fat with strength. 

Charitable Endeavors

Last week, we had the honor in participating in the annual GuardianCon charity marathon. We were overwhelmed by the generosity from players showing up in huge numbers to support a great cause. In our 4-hour block, you raised $406,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the grand total for the week was $3.7 million! Thank you so much to everyone who participated and donated—it was truly amazing seeing gamers come together to help others. We have given out the Bungie Bounty emblems and are currently working on giving out all the other emblems and prizes from the charity stream.

We’re not done yet. We have another opportunity coming up for you to help more little lights and grab an emblem as a thank-you from us for your continued support. Here is Sr. Foundation Manager Christine Edwards with the details. 

Christine: Bungie Day is right around the corner on July 7! As we head into this day of celebration, I can’t help but smile in gratitude for what truly sets our community apart—the level of care you have for one another and the world around us. Time and time again, you have all stepped up to the plate to support incredible charitable causes from natural disaster relief to families experiencing medical crises, and everything in between.

I am excited to announce today that for the very first time, we are inviting you to support the Bungie Foundation in our own work to make the world a better place through the iPads for Kids program.
Between now and July 14, we are asking you to help us raise $77,000 by making a donation. By contributing, you will play a direct role in providing hospitalized children with age-appropriate and therapeutic entertainment for distraction, play, and a sense of normalcy while they’re facing some tough and scary illnesses.

Donors who contribute $50 or more between now and July 14 at 11:59 PM PDT will receive a unique redeemable code for the “System of Peace” emblem! Exact distribution date will be announced to all donors after the fundraising event ends.

Together we can bring joy, laughter, and smiles to so many incredible kids! Thank you for your support

P.S.—Look out for some exciting additions to the Bungie Store next week, complete with exclusive Bungie Foundation merchandise!

Support Crew

The DPS team is always working diligently behind the scenes. They make sure you have the info you need for the best Destiny 2 experience.

This is their report.

Destiny Service Maintenance

Today, in preparation for the launch of Cross Save this Fall, we temporarily brought Destiny services offline for maintenance.
At this time, all Destiny services should be back online, across Destiny 1, Destiny 2, Bungie.net, and Destiny API services, however maintenance is ongoing. Players should follow @BungieHelp on Twitter or monitor our support feed in help.bungie.net for live updates.

Destiny 2 Season of Opulence Known Issues

Listed below are the latest player-impacting issues discovered in Season of Opulence:

    • Iron Banner Year 1 Ornaments: We’re investigating an issue where players who earned Year 1 Iron Banner ornaments cannot apply them to Iron Banner Season 7 armor.
    • Efrideet’s Gift Triumph: We’re investigating reports that the “Efrideet’s Gift” Triumph sometimes doesn’t increment when Iron Banner packages are claimed.
    • Safe Haven Triumph: We’re investigating an issue where players who meet this Triumph’s requirements don’t unlock the Triumph in the Menagerie.
    • New Player Eververse Packages: We’re investigating an issue where new players can’t claim packages from Eververse.
    • Gyro Ghost Shell Perks: We’re investigating an issue where the Gyro Shell always drops a Tangled Shore perk but no other destination.
    • Mars Heroic Adventures: Players who do not see Heroic adventures in the Director for the Mars Flashpoint should make sure they pick them up directly from Ana Bray in the Braytech Futurescape.

Peregrine GREEEEEEEEEEEEAVES!

Welcome to another movie of the week. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the popcorn. This is a few of our favorite videos from the week. All of their creators will be rewarded with a special emblem. If you are one of the said creators, make sure you have your player name in the description of the video. Our creations page is the best place to submit your videos, but any that we come across on the internet are fair game. Here are this week’s winners. 

Movie of the Week: Peregrine GREEEEEEEEEEEEAVES! (Bad Language warning)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-itNlXXUM4?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: Release the Wolves

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piod4UdxR88?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Next week, we are heading down to Orlando, Florida for GuardianCon. You can read all about what we have planned in a previous TWAB. We’re excited to rub elbows with those of you who will be making the trip down to celebrate community and gaming. On July 4, local holidays and our own travel will get in the way of us publishing another edition of “This Week At Bungie.” I know, I know, we thought about making Dmg04 write it on the plane, but DeeJ made the call to let him off the hook. We will have an article to celebrate Bungie Day on July 7, so be on the lookout for that. 

Thank you for your generosity, enthusiasm, and for continuing to surprise us after all of these years. Destiny first launched in 2014, but it feels nearly 5 years later like we’re just getting started. 

<3 Cozmo

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Wolf Pack

The most recent changes to Lord of Wolves created a monster. There’s been a lot of discussion online about it. Once honorable, the Lord of Wolves has become a hard-to-stop Werewolf in Lord Saladin’s contest. It’s super rigged (a small silver lining: it seems like roaming Supers get melted by it. FYI: We’re looking at reducing the damage resistance of roaming Supers this fall). 

Whether you’ve been tamed by it, or are running around as a pack in Iron Banner, we’re going to bring the Wolf to heel later this Summer.

Sometimes, Destiny is going to have goofy outliers, or periods of time where something is OP (like the Wolves howling right now in IB on PC). We don’t want these periods to last too long (post-Forsaken launch Voidlocks), but they can be memorable moments. 

Internally, we had a bunch of spirited debate this week around whether or not we should just prevent players from equipping Lord of Wolves throughout the game. This is a blunt tool, and basically banning an item from being equipped isn’t something we take lightly. 

In this instance, Lord of Wolves dominance (and its really showing out on PC)  didn’t rise up to meet the bar of “this is broken enough to turn it off in all activities.” If the Wolf Pack continues to grow, we can revisit turning it off. From our perspective, this feels like a week where the Wolves run wild and supers trample their way through Iron Banner a little less. 

Ultimately, video games are incredible places for memories to form and we do want Destiny to be a game world that remembers. We’re going to create a special Triumph for this moment in time, and anyone who finishes an Iron Banner match will be awarded a Triumph and an associated sweet nameplate. Our gifted artists and designers will come up with something cool to capture the week when the Wolves ran wild. 

Awoooooooooooooooo

Thanks and see you soon (but longer than two days this time),

Luke Smith