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merritt k is Managing Editor at Fanbyte, covering retro games, Destiny 2, and new releases. She is also the host of the Channel F podcast and streams regularly.


Here are the New Strand Aspects Coming to Destiny 2

Bungie previously announced that three new Strand aspects would be coming to Destiny 2 in Season of the Deep, one for each class. In today’s TWAB post, they provided details on what the different aspects will actually do. Players will receive a new pursuit to earn these aspects in the Season of…

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Check Out this New Prime Gaming Drop for Destiny 2

Head over to Twitch today to get a new Destiny 2 Prime Gaming drop. This particular drop doesn’t include any Exotic Weapons, but since most players who’ve been around for more than a few months have all of them, that’s fine by us. Instead, the latest Destiny 2 Prime Gaming drop focuses on…

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Darkness Subclass Updates Are Coming Next Season in Destiny 2

Bungie published a pretty hefty post today on updates coming in the next season of Destiny 2, including changes to Strand and Stasis power sets. The developer previously announced a few small changes to Strand abilities, but the list of changes and adjustments coming in season 21 is considerably longer than that…

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The New Supremacy Mode in Destiny 2 is… Interesting

The seasonal Guardian Games event in Destiny 2 is back, and this year it’s got a new activity called Supremacy. This PVP mode pits teams of six class-coordinated Guardians against one another and tasks them with collecting crests from downed opponents to earn points. It’s a neat idea in theory, and Destiny 2 players…

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PSA: Ada-1 Has the New Monarchy Regalia Shader in Destiny 2

Since Lightfall, Ada-1 has had another role in Destiny 2 as the custodian of old and rare shaders. Each week, she brings a selection of three shaders to players, who can purchase them for Glimmer. This week, Ada has the Vitrified Chronology shader from season 9, the Mercury Prophetic shader from season…

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Destiny 2 Guardian Games Title Guide — How to Get Champ

The Guardian Games are back in Destiny 2! This spring seasonal event pits the game’s three classes against one another in a quest for Guardian supremacy. For the first time, players can earn an exclusive title from participating in the Guardian Games by completing event challenges. You’ll also need to complete…

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Is the Destiny 2 Guardian Games Event Card Worth It?

The Guardian Games are here in Destiny 2, bringing back the Event Card system introduced in last year’s Solstice. Like in previous seasonal events, players can pay to upgrade the Guardian Games Event Card, unlocking immediate access to some cosmetics and the ability to earn more via Event Tickets through…

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Taraxippos Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added to Destiny 2 in the 2023 Guardian Games, Taraxippos is a lightweight frame Strand scout rifle. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look. How to Get Taraxippos in Destiny 2 You can obtain drops of Taraxippos by participating in the Guardian…

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The Best Destiny 2 Lore is About Someone You’ve Never Heard Of

It’s something of a running joke at this point that Destiny 2 has incredible stories buried in its lore books. These books can be anything from alternative perspectives on seasonal events to histories of places and people from deep in the game’s past. Many of these narratives are one-offs with no subsequent…

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5 Destiny 2 Characters We Miss and Want to See Come Back Soon

There are a lot of non-player characters in Destiny 2. So many, in fact, that it’s difficult to keep them all in the narrative at once. As a result, each season and expansion tends to focus on a select group of the cast. In Season of Defiance, it was Crow, Mithrax,…

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Reminder That Destiny Was Going to Have Furries in It

In any game’s development, content inevitably gets left on the cutting room floor as the project goes through various iterations. For instance, did you know that an old piece of Destiny concept art depicted a big frog? Bungie should really add that to Destiny 2. But the big frog isn’t the only interesting piece…

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PSA: Ada-1 Has the Rare Dead Orbit Vision Shader in Destiny 2

Since Lightfall, Ada-1 has had another role in Destiny 2 as the custodian of old and rare shaders. Each week, she brings a selection of three shaders to players, who can purchase them for Glimmer. This week, Ada has the Midnight Exigent shader from season 10, the Kairos Bronze shader from season…

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Strand Updates Coming to Destiny 2 in Season 21

In today’s TWAB post, Bungie announced that some updates are coming to Strand abilities next season in Destiny 2. While Bungie is “generally happy” with how Strand is performing so far, they are making a few changes to Strand abilities in season 21. One of the big changes is to the…

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We Still Don’t Really Know What the Pouka are in Destiny 2

When Destiny 2 players got their first glimpse of Lightfall, one of the things that jumped out was the Pouka. These small, fish-like floating creatures had appeared much earlier in the game, as far back as Elsie Bray’s appearance in Beyond Light. For years, players wondered what her companion might be…

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Petition: Let the Lucent Hive Participate in the Guardian Games

Addressed to Commander Zavala We, the undersigned, would like to bring to your attention the following problem, with recommendations following: Savathun’s Lucent Hive Brood (hereafter referred to as “Lucent Hive”) are Lightbearers chosen by the Traveler. While they remain remorseless killing machines dedicated to the eradication of all life, they…

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Cheese the Hypernet Current Grandmaster Nightfall in Destiny 2

The Grandmaster Nightfall this week in Destiny 2 is the new Hypernet Current strike that was added in Lightfall. While it isn’t the hardest Grandmaster in the game by any means, there is one part in particular that can be extremely frustrating. We’re talking, of course, about the sparrow segment. About two thirds…

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Guardian Games Will Help You Level Crafted Weapons in Destiny 2

UPDATE: Bungie has said on Twitter that the note in their blog post about depositing Medallions granting crafted weapon progress was incorrect. Depositing Medallions will not grant weapon crafting progress, but there will be a static buff in event for the duration of the Guardian Games. The Guardian Games are…

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Round Robin Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Lightfall, Round Robin is an aggressive frame Strand hand cannon. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look. How to Get Round Robin in Destiny 2 You can obtain drops of Round Robin by ranking up with Nimbus and obtaining…

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This Bugged Perk in Destiny 2 Allows For Some Fun Effects

Vorpal Weapon isn’t one of the most exciting perks in Destiny 2, providing a flat damage boost to weapons that have it against bosses and vehicles. But right now, the perk is causing some… interesting effects in the game. Somehow, Vorpal Weapon seems to interact with a number of damage over…

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Tess Everis and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Customer

Behind the Eververse counter in the Tower, Tess Everis stood smiling and waving at Guardians as they passed. A novice Hunter, barely out of the Cosmodrome, had just purchased a new shell for his Ghost. The frames were unloading a new shipment from Fenchurch, which were sure to be hot…

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