A Guide to Understanding Monetization in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, New Light

“Armor 2.0” is perhaps the biggest foundational update that Destiny 2 has seen since Forsaken, as it both reintroduced the old stats from Destiny 1 and gave players a means to craft their own character builds via mods and randomly-rolled stats. Following this, Season of the Worthy hosted the return of every Crucible fanatic’s favorite mode: Trials of Osiris. There are still balancing issues and such to iron out of course, but at this moment it’s probably safe to say that Destiny 2 has finally surpassed its predecessor in just about every meaningful way. It’s still a different game of course, but that difference is no longer a bad thing.

The big addition that comes with the Season Passes is the Battle Pass. Yes, Destiny 2 is jumping on the Fortnite bandwagon by offering tiered rewards. There are actually two Battle Passes; a free one and a paid one. Season Pass owners earn rewards from both Battle Passes, and free players only from the free one.

Kell Echo – This final eye is found in the randomly generated area where the player must fight Kell Echo. The eye is hiding up in the rafters and can only be caught and destroyed before defeating Kell E

Over the past two years, Bungie has done good work slowly removing some of the more disturbing aspects from the Eververse store. Gameplay-focused items like armor, sparrows and Ghost shells have been moved out of the store and are, like in Destiny, offered as in-game rewards. At this point in time, the Eververse store purely sells cosmetic items, including weapon ornaments, emotes and finishers.

For most players, reacting is something that has become second nature. It is this quickness without the need for deliberation that helps them surpass their previous high marks and allows them to overcome any and all difficulties taking place in-game. Those not quick on the trigger will find Exodus Crash to be exceedingly hard to surpass due to the frantic nature of the strike with its exploding enemies and its quick but ferocious boss fight. That said, for seasoned gamers, this is a strike that could be completed with their eyes clo

Convergence is a very small, very tight Vex-themed Crucible map. It can get extremely chaotic in a setting where there are six players running around, and players might feel like they are constantly dying and coming out of spawn to the mid area, only to die to mayhem ag

By far, one of the hardest aspects of The Pyramidion isn’t the enemy a player will face, it is the number of enemies that if not careful can overrun a player in mere seconds that makes this strike so difficult. Add that with a barrage of enemies that can easily regenerate themselves and one will surely find themselves sweating bullets as they try to just stay afloat. This is one strike that allies and teamwork are crucial to a mission’s success as there are no lone wolves in The Pyramidion. At least not ones that surv

Terrabase Charon – Northwest of the Giant’s Scar or north of the Warmind Vault Jys. II lies the Terrabase Charon. An eye is waiting in one of the indented scars left behind by the excavator that has become a low pathway through the a

Silver is Destiny 2’s premium currency that can only be purchased with real-world money. Meanwhile, Bright Dust was introduced as an in-game currency that would allow players to earn Eververse items without Silver. With Shadowkeep, however, Bungie has significantly neutered what players can buy all while increasing the amount of Bright Dust players can earn. Items purchasable with Bright Dust are hidden away in a less-than-stellar menu. Only a few items are available at a time with new ones rotating in every few hours.

In 3v3 however, Convergence is exciting. The two main routes to the mid-area and the waterfall heavy ammo spot add a bit of excitement to Trials, with the cliffside favoring snipers and the waterfall side favorite close and mid-range gameplay. That battle for control in mid is always a thrilling experience with fewer players aro

For 3V3, it’s the same principle. Teams spawn across from each other in a way that lets them easily choose the approach they want to take, with the opportunity to poke at the enemy from the sides or go in guns blazing through the middle where the large Vex pillar

Boss fights and game enemies are sometimes not the only worry a player of Destiny 2 should concern themselves with. In fact, in The Inverted Spire, enemies become the least of a player’s worries. Instead, the environment around them takes center stage as the arena is constantly changing and shifting, causing players to have to adapt to what is going on around t

Yes, despite all the worldwide controversy surrounding loot boxes, Destiny 2 still uses them. Called Bright Engrams, these boxes are purchased from the Eververse store. They spill out a random selection of items that players have no control over. There are also Nostalgic Engrams that contain cosmetic items from Year 2. If you really want to spend real-world money on Gaming microtransactions, it’s best to directly purchase what you want from Eververse.