merritt k Jun 30, 2022. 5 minute read
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. You might shrug and chalk it up to the infamous “ludonarrative dissonance,” but Bungie’s writers and designers…
READ MORE >Collin MacGregor Jun 30, 2022. 3 minute read
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 terms with the nightmares haunting them. This got me wondering about what my Guardian’s Nightmares would…
READ MORE >merritt k Jun 29, 2022. 3 minute read
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 of these is the humble Cabal goon holding a shield. Other enemies fire searing plasma, leap into battle with blades and…
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merritt k Jun 29, 2022. 2 minute read
Is this Seasonal Challenge a Hint About the Next Season of Destiny 2?
Last week, I speculated about the next season of Destiny 2 taking place on Europa. That piece wasn’t really based on any evidence, just an idea for a future season that made sense to me. But now, I think I’ve found something that points towards me being on the right track. That doesn’t…
READ MORE >merritt k Jun 28, 2022. 2 minute read
PSA: Hunt Down the Avaricious Treasurer in Destiny 2 Sever Missions
You’ve probably run a lot of the Sever mission in Destiny 2 this season already. You might have noticed, in one of two of those runs, an enemy popping up during the final boss encounter called the Avaricious Treasurer. Like the Treasurer enemies that wander around the Derelict Leviathan, it’s a Cabal…
READ MORE >Collin MacGregor Jun 28, 2022. 3 minute read
Destiny 2 Drang (Baroque) Guide – Drang God Roll & How to Get It
Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted is here, and it’s the spookiest addition yet. With the return of Emperor Calus’ mighty Leviathan, players are tasked with venturing into this massive ship to deduce what happened to the corrupted vessel. Along with the new Nightmare Containment activity, players can earn new weapons,…
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