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Bungie is delaying Destiny 2's “prestige” raid difficulty to next week. That’s due to an exploit that “causes the encounters to be stripped of their intended challenge,” which is almost certainly a reference to the despawning trick that made the rounds last week. The prestige raid will now launch on October 18 at 10AM… Read more
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Video games are very good at teaching, even if they have to repeat the lesson over and over. Sometimes the lesson is…
The Iron Banner will make its Destiny 2 debut next Tuesday, along with the “prestige” version of the raid. Iron Banner won’t take power levels into account and will reward tokens for Iron Banner engrams. The prestige raid will be at power level 300 with “minimal” mechanical changes. More info here.
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Remember when Destiny 1 players figured out that you could easily beat a raid boss by pulling your LAN cable?…
Dead Orbit has won Destiny 2's first Faction Rally event. Congratulations, you bunch of gothy space Moanas. Now the rest of us can blow all our glimmer on a mediocre scout rifle.
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I’m playing a lot less Destiny 2 than I was a week ago. I sense I’m not alone in that. That’s because despite—and…
This week is Destiny 2’s first-ever Faction Rally, where players pledge to one of three factions in order to win…
Bungie’s shared some new info on next week’s Destiny 2 “Faction Rally.” Looks like about what we predicted on today’s spoilercast—you pledge a faction and do PvE and PvP challenges to earn points. Whichever faction wins sells a gun to everyone, and people pledging that faction get a discount. Faction. Faction. If you… Read more
There are a bunch of interesting weapons in Destiny 2. Auto rifles, rocket launchers, swords, and weirdo…
As I struggle to fall asleep after a night of Destiny 2, the game keeps running through my mind. It’s like getting a…
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If you blew through Destiny 2’s story and jumped immediately into the raid, you might feel like you skipped a…
Destiny 2 director Luke Smith just announced via Twitter that Wednesday’s raid will have a power range of 260-280. Looks like those of us who worked our way past 280 over the weekend are gonna be juuuuust fine. Read more
Think Destiny 2 is a little too easy? Good news: The quest for the Rat King sidearm is just the kind of extreme…
For the most part, Destiny 2 makes it easier to level up than its predecessor did. If you’re rushing to raise your…
Destiny 2 has been out for a few days, and we’ve played enough to form some general impressions. Join me and Jason…
Destiny 2 doesn’t let players carry over any of the gear or progress they earned in the first game. It’s a bitter…