Destiny 2 [PS4/XBONE/PC] (Sept. 6, 2017)

[Kaslo]

I guess Escalation Protocol is the new game-mode? Sounds like a horde mode, but a lot of the vague comments people have been making have sounded like it's something more original than just a horde mode.

Edit: Watching it again, Suros Regime is back, and Escalation is almost definitely a horde mode -- at :18, it says level 6, so hopefully it's like ODST's firefight.

That's either a new relic as the final shot, or a new exotic sword(?).

Btw, this is what Mesa Sean said in response to me saying it was the new game mode people had been referencing: https://twitter.com/MesaSean/status/988465971437408256

[6souls]

Mesa Sean

[Kaslo]

I mean, he was one of the individuals invited to the summit.

[6souls]

A lot of people were. Not familiar with that name.

[Karbuncle]

What, you don't know the random Youtube with under 200k Subscribers? Fucking Mainstream normie.

[6souls]

Fucking Mainstream normie.

[Serra]

I was checking the reddit thread and someone who attended the event said there were two game-modes shown. The one they were most excited about is the one coming in the fall expansion. So this might just be a horde mode, and then the real new event is in a few months.

[Serra]

Last day of IB, so if anyone wants to party-up, let me know and I'll hop on.

Also, looks like Tractor Cannon's update means increased void damage:
https://twitter.com/Bungie/status/988476503498178560

[Gadritan]

I might hop on late tonight. Got tomorrow off. Been working 70hr weeks ftl. (Ftw on payday)

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[6souls]

Why have a community summit if nothing can be shared with the community?

[Serra]

From what I've gathered, they wanted to get feedback about what they're working on and have discussions about the direction of the franchise with people who have a voice/are deeply connected to the community.

I think that's also a big part of why they hired Holtzmann (of the Destiny Community Podcast/formerly of PlanetDestiny).

[6souls]

Unknown talks about what he played of Warmind and that Escalation was the mode that they played along with some story. Community discussion will shape the Summer Expansion. They were shown future content, Summer Expansion will premier a new End Game mode. Random rolls may return, lore will be more serious and less cheesy one-liners.
Tractor Cannon will give a void debuff that increases void damage on the target. Rat King is full auto and only has to be in the active inventory (not equipped in hand) for teammates to get to bonus, also gets an magazine buff. Skyburners Oath's hip fire will have slow-firing tracking grenades that can be turned into a full auto. Graviton Lance chain kills. Sturm/Drang damage buff.

[Serra]

Music just started, stream starts in ~8mins:
https://www.twitch.tv/bungie

[Serra]

Will be editing post as this goes on:

- New Mars zone is on the polar ice cap, Rasputin is awake, ice caps are melting cause of Rasputin, etc.
- We're going to Rasputin's stronghold(?).
- New frozen hive confirmed.
- Escalation Protocol is an escalating public event(?) -- I think they're talking about this more later.
- We'll meet Ana Bray (she's a key character and vendor).
- They showed the prologue for Warmind (opening cutscene I guess?)

Escalation Protocol
- EP is an end-game activity, meant to be challenging, anyone can join, you can start it at anytime (kinda like AF I guess?).
- 7 total waves, bosses at the end of each wave, hordes of hive, 7th wave is a rotating final boss, 5 total final bosses.
- Unique weapons from EP (I think they said there are weapons which give boosts which make EP easier, like D1), a shotgun which gives bonus damage from melees, a sniper rifle which increases damage the longer you ADS (sounds like Widowmaker), and I think they said there was a third.
- Hive Sword is back
- You get armory tokens from playing which can be used to purchase a special weapon in EP called Valkyrie which is a rocket-spear which can do a lot of things (the thing I thought was a new exotic in the teaser).
- Emote wheel is in place.
- Have to finish the campaign to start EP, can join whenever.

Season 3 PvP Updates
- Crucible Ranks and Private matches
- 2 Ranks, Valor (goes up when you complete matches, goes up more when you win -- no penalties for losing) and Glory (only with competitive, goes up when you win, down when you lose).
- Both ranks feature streak bonuses (Glory has a loss streak.. look out for tilt @.@)
- Season 3 Crucible rewards are different
- Some rewards are linked to ranks, some have challenges, Valor has a prestige system in place (boo!), new guns, one each season (pulse rifle this season looks like it could be crazy..) is earned from getting a high enough rank in glory -- sooo, who wants to build a PvP 4-stack?.
- Private matches, same stuff, they got rid of some of the superficial options (like time of day).

Sandbox tuning
They didn't want to change how weapons and exotics play, but they wanted to make them better.
Didn't realize Riskrunner's buff didn't work in PvP.. it does now. Also, it now activates while stowed, but only works when it is in your hands.

And that's it. There was more specific stuff about exotics, but that'll be covered in the patch notes, so I don't feel like rewatching/typing those details out.

[Serra]

[Takiwaki]

Rip not being good at PVP ; ;.

I do like having legendaries with unique perks though.

[Kaslo]

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Based on Press Kit, it seems Nokris is the story antagonist

[6souls]

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[6souls]

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Based on Press Kit, it seems Nokris is the story antagonist

Long as we are hiding this;

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The new story will begin at the polar ice caps of Mars, which are melting away to reveal the buried remains of a Clovis Bray facility — the birthplace of the warmind Rasputin. Story missions will follow Ana Bray and players’ Guardians as they uncover the lost history of Ana’s family. This new region of Mars will also introduce new lore about the necrotic sorcerers, ogres, and thrall of the Hive, who were buried along with Clovis Bray during the Collapse that occurred centuries before the game. The main Hive antagonist, Nokris, will look familiar to players who killed Oryx in the original “Destiny.”

[Kaslo]

Frost-EE5, Eternal Warrior, Claws of Ahamkara, Armamentarium and Apotheosis Veil confirmed to return.