Summary
2023 has not been the best of years forDestiny 2, with a rocky launch for the very first moments of Lightfall’s launch and throughout the following months, as community morale was at an all-time low. With the layoffs at Bungie making over a hundred developers lose their jobs, including key figures who had been vocal about player sentiment and tried to keep communications going both ways, the announcement thatThe Final Shape’s launch was being delayed to June 2024was the icing on the cake for many. However, Bungie is making promises about the quality of The Final Shape on launch as well as delivering something great with its S23 and Episode 1 content, so fans should keep an eye onDestiny 2in 2024.
Season of the Wish’s Final Months and Epilogue
Destiny 2’s Season of the Wishis still going strong, as it came with a compelling seasonal activity and launched one of the best Dungeons to date, called Warlord’s Ruin. The story is about Queen Mara Sov bargaining with the spirit of the last known Ahamkara, Riven of a Thousand Voices. Riven is a known antagonist thanks to the Last Wish Raid, and she made a point of not granting Mara’s wish of chasing The Witness through the portal on The Travel unless all of her remaining hidden eggs are retrieved.
With a newExotic mission inDestiny 2called Starcrossedintroduced recently, and with more lore bits to be revealed about Riven’s eggs and their fate, it’s likely players will still have a few weekly missions to look forward to and then possibly an epilogue. Season epilogues are somethingDestiny 2has been doing for a while, and with Season of the Wish being the last ever as well as the bridge leading into The Final Shape, it’s likely there will be one for it as well.
On top of that,Destiny 2’s Into The Light and Moments of Triumph will launch in the months spanning from February to June 2024 in order to provide players with more content before the expansion drops. Into The Light is supposedly tuned for new players and veterans alike, whereasMoments of Triumph grants more Raid lootand gear across the board as well as Triumphs and Seals to cap off the year. Right now, the schedule should be like this:
The Final Shape on June 4 and New Episodic Model
The biggest draw ofDestiny 2in 2024 is going to be The Final Shape’s release. An expansion concluding a 10-year-spanning saga about the perpetual fight between Light and Darkness, The Final Shape has to deliver - no questions asked. After the debacle that was Lightfall, The Final Shape has to be a worthy ending to this saga as well as a great beginning of new stories if Bungie is to retain players, so there’s a lot riding on its shoulders.
Between new locations, an epic confrontation with The Witness, andthree Supers in The Final Shape, Bungie could have something special in its hands. The way the expansion is marketed, the quality of the narrative, and the new gameplay aspects are all under scrutiny. The Final Shape will also launch Episodes as a new live-service model, which compared to Seasons entails four-month releases with allegedly more Season Pass and content value. The first Episode is going to beDestiny 2’s Echoes, possibly revolving around the Vex and Osiris.
It’s unclear at this stage ifDestiny 2’s first Episodewill indeed launch alongside The Final Shape or shortly after, considering that the expansion is the conclusion of the current saga and Echoes will be the beginning of a new one. Having them overlap could lead to strange outcomes, and it’s possible that Bungie will release episodic content after a week or two, considering that The Final Shape’s Raid will end the story.
Changes to Destiny 2’s PvE and PvP Sandboxes and Content
Destiny 2’s Fireteam Finder featureis currently under observation from both Bungie and the community to see how it performs, with it being in an open beta state in December 2023. However, the Fireteam Finder is targeted for a full launch in late January 2024, possibly with improved functions. So far, Bungie’s shared data shows that the feature is seemingly working well and it’s allowing many players to complete activities with respectable success rates.
Alongside all the balance changes that are almost guaranteed to come with The Final Shape, including both PvE and PvP sandboxes, players could get a mid-season patch to shake up the meta in Season of the Wish, so that the second half is more enticing for gamers to come back to even without a huge amount of content.
On top of that, The Final Shape will come with a new Raid, and there will most likely be new Dungeons and/or Raids following it in the remainder of 2024 - each with new loot ranging from weapons to Exotics. On the PvP side of things, players can also expect the highly-anticipatedDestiny 2map packto drop, possibly in May 2024. This will include three maps:
Collaborations and Seasonal Events
Players should also be looking forward to more collaborations like the recentDestiny 2xThe Witchercrossover, including several cosmetic items available in the Eververse store, ranging from emotes and weapon Ornaments to character armor sets. It’s also likely that players will be able to dive into old seasonal events, like Guardian Games and Solstice in 2024, and there is also a chance the long-lost Crimson Days will return, as some datamined items seem to point toward this.
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Dive into the world of Destiny 2 to explore the mysteries of the solar system and experience responsive first-person shooter combat. Unlock powerful elemental abilities and collect unique gear to customize your Guardian’s look and playstyle. Enjoy Destiny 2’s cinematic story, challenging co-op missions, and a variety of PvP modes alone or with friends. Download for free today and write your legend in the stars.An Immersive StoryYou are a Guardian, defender of the Last City of humanity in a solar system under siege by infamous villains. Look to the stars and stand against the darkness. Your legend begins now.Guardian ClassesChoose from the armored Titan, mystic Warlock, or swift Hunter.
