New Light comes with the three raids introduced in Year 1: the Leviathan, the Eater of Worlds, and the Spire of Stars. This is end-game content with end-game loot, so raids are much more complex and difficult than Strikes. Raids are six-player, multi-stage dungeons which can take anywhere from 30 minutes to three hours (or more) depending on your team's experience. Strikes can be accessed from a playlist in the Director, or for Year 1 Strikes, via planetary launch points. Strikes will be one of the best ways to get accustomed to Destiny 2's combat, learn your class, find your favorite guns, and feel out the loot cycle. They're a solid source of Legendary drops and XP, and the sheer variety of encounters is incredible, especially if you're new to them. They have some light mechanics, a couple boss fights here and there, and endless dudes to shoot. They're designed to be replayed, so you'll encounter slightly different enemies each time.

Strikes are three-player, story-driven dungeons which usually take 10 - 20 minutes apiece. In the meat and potatoes of Destiny 2's PvE grind, Strikes are the potatoes. You'll also earn Crucible weapons and armor by completing matches and bounties. You'll have access to all the Crucible playlists and modes, like Control (king of the hill), Clash (team deathmatch), and Rumble (free-for-all). Even if you have no interest in Destiny 2 as an MMO, these campaigns are worth playing for the FPS factor alone.Ĭompetitive-minded players will be happy to know that Destiny 2's PvP mode is included in New Light. They'll introduce you to the characters and themes of Destiny 2, as well as the finer points of combat and many destinations. Together, these campaigns deliver dozens of missions and as many hours of content. You've got the Red War campaign from the base game, the Curse of Osiris campaign from the first DLC, and the Warmind campaign from the second DLC. New Light comes with all the story content in Year 1 - a total of three distinct campaigns. That said, you will be able to complete Patrols, Lost Sectors, and Public Events - mini-quests, mini-dungeons, and random events, respectively - on all destinations, as well as special quests like the Destiny 2 Whisper of the Worm (opens in new tab) mission and the Destiny 2 Outbreak Prime (opens in new tab) mission.ĭestiny 2 content can be grouped into years, with Year 3 just kicking off now with Shadowkeep. You'd need to purchase the Forsaken expansion to access those. In The Dreaming City, for example, you won't be able to play the Shattered Throne dungeon or the Last Wish raid. However, you won't be able to access everything in these areas. Those are: the European Dead Zone (EDZ), Nessus, Titan, Io, Mars, the Moon, the Dreaming City, the Tangled Shore, Mercury, and the Tower and Farm social spaces. That's right, New Light comes with every planet and hub in Destiny 2, including DLC areas. Oh, and if you already play Destiny 2, you'll also get to experience this mission. I don't want to spoil anymore, so I'll just leave it at that. Though the new weapon is much more powerful than the cantankerous relic the Hollidays used on the road, it bears the appearance, and the name, of the Chaperone that saw the one surviving Holliday safely to the Last City.New Light has a special treat for new players: a new intro mission set in the Cosmodrome from the original Destiny. And via a partnership with the gunsmiths of Tex Mechanica, she's brought the Chaperone back to life. That Chaperone lies in a shallow grave with its last owner, but Amanda recalls every detail of its design.Weapons like her mother's two-barrel shotgun, with its black and gold filigree far too fine for the world around it. Their only protection was the weapons they could scavenge, build or modify. Amanda Holliday was born on the road, when the City was nothing more than a whispered prayer.

Amanda Holliday was born on the road, when the City nothing more than a whispered prayer.

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