{"id":15678,"date":"2018-03-22T22:14:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BungieNet_ContentItem_46700"},"modified":"2018-03-22T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:14:18","slug":"this-week-at-bungie-3-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/22\/this-week-at-bungie-3-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week at Bungie – 3\/22\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week at Bungie, we\u2019re watching the final Faction Rallies for Season 2 unfold.<\/p>\n

Future War Cult has mobilized their faction in full force, in an effort to earn their first win since Destiny 2 introduced this ritual to the Tower. Their fingers are crossed, but the followers of New Monarchy could still pull off their fourth victory in a row<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Remember, this will be the last chance<\/strong> for players to earn Season 2 emblems and armor ornaments from their favorite faction leaders. You have through Tuesday, March 27, to add these to your inventory.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to see what we\u2019ve learned from this season, as well as our goals for Faction Rallies moving forward, make sure to check out last week\u2019s commentary<\/a> from the development team.\u00a0<\/div>\n

Distinctive<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n

Update 1.1.3 introduced Nightfall Scoring and Challenge Cards to change the player experience. Update 1.1.4 brings unique rewards to sweeten each Nightfall Strike. Let\u2019s take a look back to a quote published in February, covering the overall goal for Nightfall activities:<\/p>\n

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Barrett:<\/strong> Nightfall should be a challenging test that only the bravest Guardians dare face. Fireteams of any size should be able to participate, from organized clan groups to skilled solo players. Players should be able to determine their own challenge level, by going slow and steady or fast and wild, with elective modifiers to test the most hardcore veterans. Your final score will separate the best from the rest, and with high risk comes high reward. Each terrible villain that players face should have a very rare and powerful unique item, themed to them, that tumbles to the ground as they collapse into a pile of bones.<\/strong> Conquering Nightfall should be a badge of honor, with the best players able to show off their achievements with new dynamic emblems and exclusive auras.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One question in particular has been trending throughout the community since the \u201cNightfall Unique Rewards\u201d bullet was featured on the roadmap: How do I earn these rewards?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

These rewards have a chance to drop when you complete a Nightfall activity at any difficulty. You can increase your chances using Challenge Card modifiers to set higher personal best scores. Earning these items may take many attempts to receive a drop, as they are meant to be rare rewards.<\/p>\n

Last week, we gathered feedback on how the community would like to discover these rewards \u2013 either through a quick tease here on the blog, or from those among you who wish to be the first to show off their newly found loot. We\u2019ll be watching legends unfold as these rewards are earned by players, and hope many among you enjoy discovering these items via gameplay without being spoiled.<\/p>\n

Competitive Housekeeping<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crucible isn\u2019t just getting updates to game modes to speed up gameplay. Starting in Destiny Update 1.1.4, the Competitive Playlists will also feature a quitter penalty. Per the dev team:<\/p>\n

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Because the Competitive playlist disables Join-In-Progress, leaving matches early (for any reason) can ruin people\u2019s games. Starting in 1.1.4, we are adding a system that can issue temporary restrictions, 30 minutes in length, for habitual quitters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Leaving a match early for any reason, from improper network settings to an idle time-out while getting the door for a food delivery, can result in a temporary restriction. If you\u2019re entering the Competitive playlist, make sure you have a solid connection<\/a> and the proper time to complete your matches.<\/div>\n

On our side, we\u2019re also increasing security measures to improve the Crucible environment as a whole.<\/p>\n

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Our security team informed us that they also have some changes going into Update 1.1.4. Because security is a pretty hush-hush subject, we can\u2019t go into the details of what is changing. If cheaters know how our detection works, they can use that info to avoid it.<\/p>\n

The changes we are rolling out in 1.1.4 are going to increase the speed that we can detect and punish cheaters. Keeping the Destiny 2 environment protected from bad actors is a priority for us. We continue to work to make sure cheaters feel the full wrath of the Banhammer. If you believe you\u2019ve encountered someone who\u2019s cheating, please see our Report Suspected Cheating contact form<\/a>.<\/div>\n

Our work isn\u2019t done, we also have plans for more updates to security in the upcoming 1.2.0 update as well.<\/p>\n

One (dot) One (dot) Four<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n

Patch notes have been collected, but we\u2019re still applying some elbow grease to get everything in order. Here\u2019s a quick sample of upcoming changes and fixes that you\u2019ll see next Tuesday:<\/p>\n

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