Destiny 2 Features

5 Years On, Destiny 2's Most Dangerous Foe is Still a Guy With a Shield

Destiny 2 is a game filled with memorable and powerful foes. But amongst the wish-dragons, the time-traveling robots, the self- made gods, the most terrifying, the most enduring of all o...

Bungie, It's Time to Get Rid of Power Level in Destiny 2

Is there anything gamers love more than making a number go up? Well, sure — compelling narratives, engaging action, and mindbending puzzles, I guess. But numbers go up and give good brain chemicals, t...

Starfire Protocol and the Problem With Warlock Drip in Destiny 2

The Solar 3.0 changes in Destiny 2 have elevated a whole bunch of Exotics that were previously situational at best to S-tier choices. One of these is Sunbracers, which lets Warlocks...

What My Guardian’s Actual Nightmares Would Be In Destiny 2

Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted is more than just a bunch of spooky ghosts and one space rhino’s utter obsession with us. It’s a story about trauma and watching various characters come to te...

Ranking All Nine of the Vaulted Strikes in Destiny 2

Nobody wanted the Destiny Content Vault, but now we all know how it works — destinations and activities move into the DCV each year, to be replaced with newer content. There are currently nine strikes...

How Destiny 2 Created and is Solving its Villain Problem

Destiny 2 has a problem. On the one hand, it is a game about shooting stuff and making things go boom. On the other, it’s increasingly a story about humanizing its various enemy factions...

Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted as It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia GIFs

Season of the Haunted is here in Destiny 2, and it’s real spooky — ghosts, recriminations, and regrets abound. Zavala, Eris, Crow, and Caiatl are all facing the mistakes of their past and lea...

Orewing's Spirit and the Problem with Meta-Objectives in Destiny 2

Iron Banner is back in Destiny 2, which means a whole lot of Guardians are trying to complete the Iron Lord title. Doing that involves more than just playing a whole lot of the competiti...

Let's Do Some Wild Speculation on Arc 3.0 Keywords in Destiny 2

We’ve gotten 3.0 updates to Solar and Void subclasses in Destiny 2, and that only leaves Arc left. What does the future hold for Stormcallers, Arcstriders, and Strikers? Arc subclasses h...

Everything Right and Wrong with Destiny 2 Weapon Crafting

I’m not a big fan of crafting in video games. Too often, it just feels like busywork to me. That said, Destiny 2 weapon crafting has been pretty good since it debuted in Witch Q...

Destiny 2 is Somehow on the Cutting Edge of Trauma Conversations

How do you deal with shame? How do you deal with the little voice that says you’re a failure, that you’re not good enough, that you’re a bad person? I never expected a game like Destiny...

6 Exotic Armor Pieces That Desperately Need a Buff in Destiny 2

There are a lot of weapons and armor pieces you can utilize in Destiny 2, some of which have warped the entire PVE or PVP meta around them. The recent Solar and Void subclasses updates caused...

Season of the Dawn Gear Needs to Come Back in Destiny 2

Newer Destiny 2 players may not even be aware at this point, but some time ago Bungie made the decision to implement “sunsetting” in the game. Under this scheme, weapons and armor w...

Destiny 1 Exotic Weapons That Should Make a Return in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted saw the return of Trespasser, an original Destiny Exotic. But there are still plenty more Exotics from the first game that Bungie could...

The Best Bits of Lore in Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted

Destiny 2‘s worldbuilding is spread across lorebooks, flavor text on equipment pieces, and — thankfully more and more — actual in-game dialogue and storytelling. Now, lorebooks are easy enoug...

Every Canonically Gay and Bisexual Character in Destiny 2

There are a lot of gay characters in Destiny 2. Like, a lot. While romantic relationships haven’t figured much into the game historically, that’s begun to change as Bungie...

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crucible in Destiny 2

I have a confession: I am a terrible PVP player in Destiny 2. I probably wouldn’t play the mode at all if it didn’t help you get gear you could use in the rest of the game. Within me lie...

What is the Egregore Fungus in Destiny 2? A Mycological Perspective

Mushrooms, more than almost any other living thing on the planet, seem to inspire curiosity and trepidation in equal measure. Maybe this is, alongside cephalopods, mushrooms are about as alien from us...

Senior Citizens Should Get an XP Boost in Video Games

A lot of video games today seem to assume that we have infinite time to play them. And when you’re young, it can feel that way sometimes. Sure, you might have to deal with work and other commitments,...

What Your Favorite Destiny 2 Subclass Says About You

Between its three classes of Warlock, Titan, and Hunter and its four elemental options of Void, Arc, Solar, and Stasis, Destiny 2 now offers twelve distinct subclasses for players t...