It’s safe to say at this point that the launch ofDestiny 2: Shadowkeephas gone less than smoothly. For most of today, in fact, it straight-up stalled, asthe servers forDestiny 2were temporarily downfollowing numerous reports of players having trouble logging in. With nothing else to do, then, frustrated players can get whateverDestinyfix they can by checking out the patch notes for the game’s latest update.
Update 2.6.0.1 brings with it all of the big changes that fans have been eagerly anticipating for months. Not only does it relaunchDestiny 2as its new free-to-play version,Destiny 2: New Light, it changes how several of the game’s core systems regarding items, loot, and activities leading up toShadowkeep’s new content work.
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Bungie shared in a blog post noting everything that was added today. Most of it won’t as a surprise to those who’ve been following the news ontheShadowkeepexpansionandNew Light, but seeing it all together, it really drives home just how massive it is.
The full notes can be found below, in all that massiveness. There players can see how the newArmor 2.0and weapon mod systems function, which weapons have been buffed and nerfed, how the economy has been adjusted, and the ways Supers have been adjusted, just to name a small number of the highlights.
If anyone has managed to read all of this without giving up and just skimming through most of it, well done to them. They are now ready to dive intoShadowkeep, the newSeason of the Undying, and the whole of Year 3 ofDestiny 2on the best possible footing.
This coming year marks an interesting new era for theDestinyfranchise, as it’s the first followingBungie’s split with Activision, and already Bungie has teased some rather sizable changes beyond today’s new content, extending all the way into Season 11 next year. Things are definitely going to be very different from the last two years ofDestiny 2, and hopefully that will mean fewer day-one server shutdowns.
Destiny 2: ShadowkeepandNew Lightare available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
