Destiny 2 is doing away with some of its more esoteric crafting materials when Season 19 of the game launches, so say goodbye to those massive reserves of Dusklight Shards, Helium Filaments and Microphasic Datalattices that you have been saving for a rainy day.
These items, and others of their ilk, could be found out in the open zones of Destiny 2 and, quite frankly, could be something of a chore to gather. Used to upgrade various items and gear, or purchase Exotic weapons at the Monument to Lost Lights, destination materials have been a facet of the Destiny experience since the very outset, so it will be interesting to see how this change is handled.
In a lengthy blog post, Bungie outlines the reasoning for this somewhat drastic change, with design lead Josh Kulinski explaining that "these materials have been part of the DNA of Destiny since the very beginning. The simplest answer is that Destiny has grown to become a much more complex game than it started as all those years ago. One of the major goals that we have on the Economy Team for Destiny 2 is making the game more approachable to new and returning players. One way that we can do that is by reducing the number of currencies that players need to understand and keep track of."
This means that lovable grump Master Rahool, one of the Tower's surlier NPCs, will no longer sell destination materials (although you will still be able to exchange destination materials for Glimmer, albeit at a reduced rate). As there will be no further use for the materials in the game, you can freely trade what stockpiles you have in return for cold, hard cash.
Season 19 of Destiny 2 is expected to launch on 6th December. It sounds like other economic changes are in the works, with destination vendors like Devrim Kay and Failsafe doing away with the reputation system that gated access to their best gear.
What do you think of the removal of destination materials in Destiny 2? Are you glad to see them go? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source bungie.net, via eurogamer.net]
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Music to my ears.
I've tried to go back to Destiny a few times but I always drift away again after a few days when I see the amount of upgrade materials and currencies.
This sounds good to me.
Are they going to bring my paid content back?
I had heard about this as an issue from friends that have been with Destiny 2 for 1,000+ hours, and it had always deterred me from playing it. Maybe I'll see for myself on December 6th if these changes will make it easier for me to jump in for the first time.
@BeerIsAwesome It's definitely a fair question.
The higher-ups at PlayStation usually let their dev teams do what they feel is best themselves and only step in when something is either not working (Japan Studio) or if it's a non-starter (Days Gone 2 sounded a lot like what I imagine TLoU Factions will be like. They couldn't have two identical titles.)
I'm also thinking about that story where Shu was very angry and worried when he played God of War 2018 for the first time, but the devs asked him to trust them, which of course he did in spite of his fears.
So it could be that Sony have asked Bungie to remove any blocks keeping new and returning players away.
Or, maybe Bungie have made the decision themselves after feedback. Destiny can be serious fun when you get passed all of those currencies.
The one thing I've been thinking about through all of this talk about Sony's GAAS push is how will they handle things like multiple currencies and grind - It's not something you expect to see in a SIE title. This move from Bungie is a good sign. I really hope it works for them and that it informs decisions by both Bungie and Sony going forward.
This boring soulless wanna be HALO is still alive?.
@BeerIsAwesome Any time! 😊
I think the nature of the deal with Bungie is that they can do and say whatever they want. They are completely independent still, but Sony will own all of their IP.
Combined with everything Bungie will teach Sony's other GAAS devs.
Meanwhile Bungie get access to the money and Sony's film studios.
As you say, the upside for both of them is is huge.
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