Review: Destiny 2: Beyond Light

With Tuesday finally arriving, the Destiny 2 weekly reset is here, bringing with it the usual refreshed content, activities, and rewards for players to chase over the next week. For a complete look at all the new content available for the week of May 20, including Nightfalls, Crucible modes, and challenges, here is everything players need to k

Heading into its fourth year, Bungie opted to release a direct sequel to Destiny rather than another expansion to deliver new content and improve on systems and mechanics in the original game . While Destiny 2 had its issues, many of the new mechanics were welcome improvements that likely couldn't have been added via additional expansions. For Year 4 of Destiny 2 New Gear 2 , however, Bungie opted to take a different approach. Rather than releasing a Destiny 3, Bungie expands on Destiny 2 with another expansion, Beyond Light. Promising Darkness-themed powers, a new mysterious world to explore and a new Raid, does Destiny 2: Beyond Light keep the experience fresh, or is Destiny 2 just treading water at this point?


Xur, the exotic merchant of Destiny 2 , arrives every weekend until reset, giving players a short window to check out what he has in stock. With The Final Shape, Xur has seen a rework of what is on offer. Here's what the merchant has for the weekend of


To earn the Title, players will need to collect every weapon, armor piece, and item in the Raid, complete the Raid at least 7 times using different weapons, and complete all the available challenges and Triumphs. Though the Deep Stone Crypt is not one of the most difficult Raids to complete, the volume of tasks required to earn the Title, as well as the complexity of some of the individual activities, can make Descendant one of the harder-fought Titles to unlock. Here's everything players need to do to unlock the Descendant Title in Destiny 2: Beyond Lig


The primary perk for Cold Front’s PvP god roll is Dynamic Sway Reduction. This passive buff increases the weapon’s stability and accuracy. This is more beneficial for console players than PC users, but is helpful across the board, nonetheless. The other options for rolls on this weapon are less useful in PvP given their situational use and running out of ammo in the Crucible is far more dangerous (which rules out Subsisten


For the Triumphs that require a certain Subclass to count, players will need to make sure they have that Subclass equipped prior to the start of a Raid Encounter. For these Subclass-specific triumphs, teams can still have a mix of Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans, as this will not detract from the Triu


Nine Cat Statues are spread across the Dreaming City. Giving one of these statues a "Small Gift" will grant a Dreaming City item before despawning. Much like Corrupted Eggs, these cats are account locked and will not resp


To prevent the teleportation and extend the DPS (damage per second) phase, one Guardian needs to stand where the Templar will teleport to. This location is indicated by a ring, similar to the ring at the very beginning of the Vault of Glass. There is a catch, however, because preventing the Templar from teleporting will spawn in Minotaurs. Allowing the Templar to teleport results in a large horde of weaker enemies spawning. Preventing the Templar from teleporting can be done at any time, so it's up to the team to decide how they want to defeat this b


The Gorgon encounter is the next step in the Vault of Glass Raid, and it's a unique obstacle because it requires no combat to complete. Players will need to traverse a maze, avoiding the sight of the Gorgons to prevent them from exploding. A Gorgon explosion results in a team wipe, and the challenge will need to rest


The Offering to the Oracle is a consumable item obtained from the Gateway Between Worlds bounty, requiring players to complete Blind Well runs. Tier IV runs (using a Tier III and an Unstable Charge in one run) completes 50 percent of bounty progress. Once complete, turn in the bounty to receive the offering by traveling to the Spine of Keres on the western edge of the map. Head towards and enter an Awoken tower. Follow the staircase across from the entrance until a Techeun is reached. Give the offering to the terminal the Techeun to earn the random piece of Dreaming City gear for the week. This can be done once per week per charac


Thanks to a recent Bungie blog post , players received confirmation that plenty of new items will be incorporated into the loot pool in early July. This follows immediately after the next week of Iron Banner, taking place from June 29 to July 6. In addition to the Moon weapons, the blog post also confirmed that the remaining Dreaming City weapons will be returning to the loot p


Cold Front’s secondary perk for PvP is largely negligible, though, the consensus seems to indicate Rampage is the most coveted despite the time to kill in Crucible. Thresh, on the other hand, provides Super Energy with each kill, which gives players more uses of their Super in a match depending on how well they’re doing with defeating opponents. For a more consistent output, Thresh is the less demanding perk. For more aggressive Guardians, though, Rampage is the way to