Destiny 2
This Week at Bungie - 02/02/2023
This Week At Bungie – 1/26/2022
Happy TWABsday, Guardians! Today we are talking about creepy crawlies what’s wrapping up at the end of the Season, and a note on yesterday’s downtime. Read the rest of our blog here.
This Week At Bungie – 1/12/2023
Between Moments of Triumph, Iron Banner Fortress, Revision Zero, and [gestures wildly to the game in general] there was a lot going on, so we want to make sure you have all the deadlines you need before the Season wraps up in 47 days. Read the rest of the blog here.
This Week at Bungie - 12/15/2022
This is also the last TWAB until next year. That sounds like a long time, but worry not, we'll be back with tons of new topics to tackle starting on January 12. We will use this time off to rest, so we recommend you try and do that, too!
But for now, let's focus on the present. Here's a brief summary of what we're talking about today:
• Did you watch that amazing TGA trailer we dropped?
• The Dawning is here! Eva Levante is back in the Tower with cookies and gifts.
• Celebrate your Moments of Triumph.
• Saladin and his Iron Banner are coming back in early January with new rewards.
• We will talk a bit about secrets.
• We have the winners of our Ubisoft partnership community contest!
• You chose your favorite Arbalest ornament.
• We look back to a few highlights of 2022.
• And last, we say goodbye to a member of the team.
Let's get on with it by checking out the full TWAB here.
The Dawning 2022
Living in a Winter Fun-derland
Remember to find some time between heists to relax with friends and share a cookie... or three. Head to the Tower and bid a season’s greeting to Eva Levante. She’s waiting near her Holiday Oven with warm wishes and the perfect recipe for Dawning Spirit: delicious cookies, and twinkling rewards.
Stay Frosty
The time has finally come to reveal what was in that Pulse Rifle shaped box. Perfect for Guardians who love gifts that keep on giving.
Ornament Party
Can't find that incredible Pruina Luster ornament set in any of the stores? We have it on good authority that Tess still has a few in stock.
Have a Ball
It sure would be a shame if this Stasis infused snowball ended up on a calamitous collision course with that cookie you're about to consume.
Event Card
Event Challenges, a new Seal, and a bunch of earnable Dawning rewards! Play for free or upgrade your card to start hitting the slopes and riding through the snow on the coolest (literally) Sparrow of the Season. Unwrap your Event Card in the Quests tab in game.
Showstopping Seal
Know any sci-fi fans who are handy with an oven? Does that sound like you? Complete the Star Baker Seal and not only will you unlock the Star Baker title; you’ll also earn a new collectible medallion pin through Bungie Rewards. There are no rules against buying gifts for yourself.
This Week At Bungie – 12/08/2022
Happy TWABsday, Guardians! This week we have quite a bit to get into, but first, HAPPY SEASON OF THE SERAPH LAUNCH WEEK! OK, no more yelling. On deck (I promise, my last pirate-themed pun) for this week's TWAB, we’ve got a little bit of a TL;DR from last Season, some save-the-dates for this Season, and some “oh by the way’s” just to toss in for good measure. We also have a few rad announcements, and honestly, I'll stop rambling now. Here we go! Read more here.
Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph
The Spy, the God, and the Machine
The Hive God of War moves to seize control Rasputin’s network of weaponized satellites. In her hands, she would turn its devastating power on the Last City. To stop her, the Vanguard has authorized special covert operations armed with the Warmind’s most advanced weaponry. Agents conducting these operations are known as Seraphs.
Heist Battlegrounds
Seraphs have deployed to multiple destinations to infiltrate Braytech facilities, bypass advanced defense systems, and neutralize hordes of Wrathborn. Your security clearance has been granted and your Seraph fireteam awaits, Guardian.
Operation: Seraph’s Shield
For this mission to succeed, Guardians must gain access to the most impenetrable facility in the solar system: a Braytech orbital platform above the Last City. Break through layers of security each week and awaken the Rasputin before it's too late.
Revision Zero
Once deep enough within the orbital platform, Guardians will reach the weapon known as Revision Zero. In the weeks following its discovery, multiple catalysts can be acquired, each adding to the mysterious Exotic’s power.
Classified Technology
Leap into the Light
Bungie and Ubisoft join forces to bring Guardians and Assassins face to face. Join a pantheon of legends with new ornament sets now available in the Eververse store.
High Voltage
Shield yourself with armaments infused with Arc and force your foes to stand and face the light... ning.
Guardian Seraphs
State of the art Vanguard equipment made with precision for the finest infiltration fireteams.
Rose Hand Cannon
One of the first Legendary rewards available in the new Crucible Competitive Division.
The Wolves Howl
Wear the mantle of an Iron Lord and make Valus Forge proud.
Moments of Triumph
As the final Season of Year-5 begins, reflect on all you have accomplished and seize the moment to add to your impressive collection of victories. For although the journey begins anew, our triumphs are with us forever.
MMXXII
Celebrate the year by visiting your favorite destinations and conquering new and long-postponed challenges with a fervor that inspires future Guardians to greatness.
Bungie Rewards
Complete the raid and dungeon Triumphs to unlock an exclusive patch. There’s also a new Seal and Moments of Triumph T-shirt; all unlockable throughout the Season.
Season Pass
Gear, XP, rewards! Get the Season Pass and instantly unlock the new Exotic Submachine Gun. Also get XP boosts that speed up Seasonal ranks and reward track unlocks.
Exotic SMG
Add the catalyst and rank-100 ornament to The Manticore and strike at your foes with its venomous roar.
Universal Ornaments
Impossible missions. Impossibly stylish. The Season’s ornament sets are ready for your wardrobe.
Enhanced Progression
Over 100 rewards, including XP boosts, Exotic engrams, upgrade materials, cosmetics and more.
This Week at Bungie - 12/01/2022
Here’s a quick rundown on what we’re going to be chatting about this week before diving right in:
- More on the exciting new collaboration with Ubisoft.
- Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris, and Nightfall loot pool updates, plus a sneak peek at Season 20’s gear. .
- Weapon philosophy and more on upcoming changes with Senior Design Lead Chris Proctor.
- An important update on Hunter Void invisibility.
- Season 19 artifact preview.
- Time to vote for your favorite Arbalest ornament, as well as an interview with the chosen community artist behind the craft that will drop on Friday!
- New Prime Gaming drops.
- Known issues update.
Let’s get into it. Full TWAB can be read here:
This Week At Bungie – 11/17/2022
Welcome to another TWAB, Guardians. Time is flying by, and we’re once again on the doorstep of another Destiny 2 Season. We can’t believe we’re saying this, but we’re already over halfway through November, which means we’re just a few weeks away from Season of [REDACTED]. This week, we’ll be running through a few fun topics with you all.
- In the immediate timeframe, it’s Trans Awareness Week!
- We have some wonderful words from the Trans@Bungie Inclusion Club.
- Next week, we’re kicking off the Eliksni Quarter community event.
- While Spider has a sweet space, we think it’s time to make some improvements for our friends.
- We also have some news on narrative bug fixes, and a few changes to Scallywag Seal requirements.
- We have a short and sweet update from our Game Security Team.
- We’ve introduced a few new detection methods to help keep things cleaner.
- Next Season, we’re kicking off our Crucible updates.
- There’s quite a bit to talk through, so we provided a TL;DR at the start of that section if you’re in a hurry.
I’ll be honest with you, we’re trying to keep this TWAB under six thousand words. (Spoiler alert: we didn't.) It’s always fun to have chonky blog articles, but they can be a bit rough to trim on our weekly communications timeline —sometimes there’s just a lot of news. If you want to carve out some time to deep dive, this might end up being a 30+ minute read.
Keep in mind we’re taking next week off from our TWAB cycle for Thanksgiving here in the states, so after this read, we won’t be seeing you again in a TWAB until December 1.
Hit the jump for the full TWAB.
Destiny 2 Hotfix 6.2.5.4
Activities
Seasonal
- Fixed an issue where players were not able to acquire Scallywag Seal due to being blocked by the Semaphore Signals Triumph. The Semaphore Signals Triumph is no longer needed for Scallywag Seal.
- Players can still unlock the Semaphore Signals Triumph for Triumph score and hear that sweet, sweet narrative radio content by proceeding on their Sails of the Shipstealer quest.
- If players have a character that has finished the quest but are blocked by this issue, they must progress on characters that have not yet finished the quest.
- For maximum efficiency in unlocking radio content, we don’t advise progressing on this quest on multiple characters.
Beware: only one radio entry can be played per-visit to Eliksni Quarter. If players have made significant progress through the Sails of the Shipstealer quest such that they have multiple radio entries available, they will need to go to orbit and return to Eliksni Quarter between each radio usage.
- Dialogs in Ketchcrash and Expedition will now respect a character's progress through the Seasonal narrative and play contextually appropriate lines.