Bungie's put some effort into Destiny's spooky hallowe'en celebrations this year: the Tower social space has been redecorated, there are new emotes to buy, and there are even some daft quests to undertake. It's well worth checking out - especially if you like masks.
Indeed, the main draw of the ongoing event is to gather a collection of cool masks based upon characters from the game. There are quite a few to find, too, and we've had fun just roaming around the Tower while gawking at what people are wearing.
Of course, it wouldn't be a special event without some microtransactions, so the developer's thrown in three new emotes that you can purchase with silver. You can check them out in the video that we've included in this very article.
Meanwhile, if you're up for a bit of questing, you can nab an empty treat bag from Eva. By defeating enemies - both in and out of the Crucible - you'll gather candy, and when your bag's full, you can return to Eva and snag a new mask and some other goodies. What's more, there are several specific quests to complete as well, which should provide a somewhat welcome change of pace.
All in all we're liking Destiny's current approach to seasonal events - it's proof that just a little bit of effort can go a reasonably long way. With that said, we've now got high hopes for the Christmas period. Don't let us down, Bungie - we wouldn't say no to a sack full of Raid gear.
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Sweet, will check this out after my din dins. Thanks for the heads up!
This is awesome! I actually still have one of my pumpkin masks they gave us last Halloween in my inventory...
Sounds great, the recent iron banner was crap and pointless.
@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Didnt you use iron banner to hit level cap during HoW? I didn't even know you could do that...lol. I've never been that bothered with IB. Once I start playing Destiny's PVP i know it's time to give the game a break. I wish there were other regular events such as that, though.
Destiny? I remember that game... But I hear there's a Destiny now WITH an actual story, so buhbye!
The real reason for this post, which looks like a poor attempt to plug Halo, is that I highly recommend reading the article of Kotaku's Jason Schreier about Destiny's development, if you haven't already of course. He gives a really nice peak behind the scenes, which we don't get too often, and shows us that what we all knew that happened, actually took place. I still like Destiny and for some reason I think that the story would've gotten in the way of the gameplay, at least from the perspective of your regular Destiny player, but you do keep on wondering what could've been.
I hope Jason is undercover as a cleaner/ security guard/ developer/ lunch lady at Konami now, because there's another story I'd like to know more about.
@Boerewors I think a story about that article was posted on this very website a short while ago. It doesnt seem to have put many people off I still maintain Destiny has some fantastic lore. Just the story telling sucks (or did in year 1, TTK is so much better, at the expense of having less..scope?). But as you say, does it matter to the average player?
@kyleforrester87
I missed that I guess, or forgot about it. I think Destiny works just fine as it is, but I felt such an itch while reading those grimoire cards and seeing the story, or the lack thereof, evolve in year one....Jason scratched the itch and gave a really nice look into a world that's usually hidden to us.
But although TTK has made Destiny a way better game, I still don't get why those grimoire cards weren't just added to the game itself. It's ridiculous that I have to go on the Internet for my lore, when they could've easily made an in game collect-a-thon out of it, which would give even your 'regular Joe' an incentive to find em all. There are so many moments while grinding or taking off for a mission for instsnce that Destiny is actually a pretty quiet game, if I could use that time to listen to the cast telling me what's in the cards I'd be a happy man.
@Boerewors Yeah, was about to edit and say that. JUST PUT THEM IN THE GAME ALREADY!! It's Activisions doing, I tell you!
@kyleforrester87
The way I play Destiny reminds me a lot of the way I play Diablo: I play it to relax, listen to some music or a podcast and just chase the loot at my own pace. But Diablo was smart enough to reward players for exploring the world with some cool soundbites in the form of diaries to shape the story. It's a really unobtrusive way to get people interested in the story and if they aren't, they can go ahead and listen to Greg and Collin talking for 2 hours about the Vita, MGS, Patapon and Shuhei
@Boerewors In fairness though the developers had tons of experience building that kind of game (previous Diablos and WoW to name a few) and Diablo still got a lot of grief pre "loot 2.0", for essentially "not respecting the players time". Bungie are definitely learning, I think allot of the problems they've had are as a result of Acitivisions involvement..yet they need their money. Catch 22.
Is Destiny worth getting into at this point if you missed the first year of the game ?
@stevie85 Yep, although I kinda feel bad for a friend who missed out on the some of the horrific year 1 grinding. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and all that! Plus there aren't tons of people doing the lower level strikes but it's plenty of game for your money.
@kyleforrester87 Tempted to either give Destiny a go or Elder Scrolls online.
Been playing all day
@stevie85 Either one is worth the current asking price in my opinion.
@ShogunRok Elder Scrolls is going cheap but Fallout is out in two weeks so I probably won't have time to play it.
Had lots of fun this evening, the Halloween stuff is really good actually and I got a few decent bits of gear and some quest lines progressed for my troubles, too.
But what do I do with the tiny box of raisins Eris gave me...?
@kyleforrester87 her comment made me laugh out loud when she gave them - it was worth it for that alone!
@kyleforrester87 I'm keeping my tiny box of raisins, because it might have a purpose later on. Bungie has been making some crazy exotic quests, so who knows.
Having fun with it so far and I've been really tempted by the Thriller dance. Can't wait to see what happens for Christmas
Robert you forgot to mention there is also a new pvp map for halloween.
@ZeroXyko14 oh yeah I'll hold on to them for sure
@carlos82 Ahhh I love that mask. Saw it yesterday too, is it the final one??
@kyleforrester87 it's a random item you from those purple bags you buy from eververse. I hadn't used my free silver so I bought a couple and got the mask without realising how rare it was.
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