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Bungie revealed new content that will be available in Act 1 ofDestiny 2Episode: Revenant, which launches on Tuesday, October 8. The upcoming episode will take place right after the final Act of Episode: Echoes, asDestiny 2players prepare to battle the forces of Fikrul, the leader of the undead Eliksni army.
As Bungie previously announced, each Act’s entire story will be available on day one in Episode: Revenant. This means that players will not need to wait for weekly story beats during each of the three Revenant Acts. According to Bungie, this change was decided after receiving an extensive amount of player feedback regardingthe pacing ofDestiny 2Episode: Echoes' story, which followed a similar story structure that players became accustomed to with the previous seasonal model.
DuringBungie’s latest developer livestream, theDestiny 2developers gave an in-depth preview of the content arriving in Act 1 of Episode: Revenant on October 8, including tonic brewing and Onslaught: Salvation. Eido will aid players in their battles against Fikrul’s army by granting them the ability to brew tonic capsules, which offer limited-time bonuses in combat. These bonuses include reduced damage from enemies at point-blank range, boosted effects of Revenant’s artifact perks, and much more. According to Bungie, tonic brewing takes inspiration from the attunement system introduced inDestiny 2: Into the Light, which was well received by the community.
Destiny 2 Episode: Revenant Act 1 Will Bring Several New Content Additions on October 8
Onslaught: Salvation will be a new version of the popular Onslaught mode inDestiny 2, featuring three maps, more enemy factions like the Scorn and Shadow Legion, and new twists that will help the mode stand out. For example, Bungie confirmed that Onslaught: Salvation will not be power fixed, so weapons and gear will matter even more this time around. As a result, Onslaught: Salvation will be slightly more difficult thanInto the Light’s Onslaught, but acquiring Revenant’s new weapons and artifact perks and making use of new defensive measures will help players even the playing field. Bungie did not reveal the names of the new Revenant weapons, but the developers did confirm that one will be a new double-firing Stasis grenade launcher.
The new Vesper’s Host dungeonwill launch on Friday, October 11, just three days after Revenant’s launch. Bungie did not share any more new details about the dungeon, but the developers announced thatDestiny 2’sfirst-ever Dungeon Race with Twitch Rivals will involve Vesper’s Host. The Twitch Rivals Dungeon Race stream will begin on October 11 at 10:00 AM PT.
Lastly, Bungie shared a few more details aboutDestiny 2Codename: Frontiers, the new content model slated for 2025, near the end of the Revenant developer stream. The Codename: Frontiers model will have two medium-sized expansions per year, with the size of each expansion being comparable to 2016’sDestiny: Rise of Iron. Codename: Frontiers will also have four major free updates per year with a focus on “non-linear storytelling, systemic innovation, and enhanced core game activities,” according to Bungie.
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