Y’all ready for these hot new leaks before E3 even begins? Well here’s the latest one! Thanks to some persistent digging in the code for Destiny 2’s new Season of Opulence which kicked off today, PC miners have uncovered the next chapter for the franchise in a post-Activision era. A chapter that’ll take players back to everybody’s favourite lunar location, the Moon. Sort of like this:
Called Shadowkeep, the new expansion was meant to be unveiled on Thursday ahead of E3, but the cat is very much out of the bag. According to the info revealed so far by data-miners, Shadowkeep has this tasty bit of flavour text with which to reel Guardians back in:
The next chapter in the Destiny experience arrives this fall as terrifying shadows descend upon a forgotten moon. Return to the lunar surface. Journey deep into a mysterious enemy citadel. Become a slayer of nightmares.
The Moon was a brilliant location back in the days of Destiny the first. It was home to Fallen scavengers and a horde of Hive who had established a beachhead there. It was also home to the memorable Crota’s end raid, which saw Guardians explore the dark side of the moon (That’s my Pink Floyd reference for the day), venture into the ascendant realm and slay Crota himself with his own blade in a tense showdown with the immortal nightmares of another dimension.
Which did not please Oryx at all. In a world where the balance of power has shifted tremendously over the last couple of years, it should be interesting to see how the Moon has adapted. I’m guessing that the zone will probably have a fair share of Scorn and Fallen, with the Hive once again being a central threat alongside the Taken.
More than that though, Shadowkeep is going to have a high bar to reach for, as last year’s Forsaken expansion was a brilliant slice of content that added months worth of value to the Destiny package thanks to the Dreaming City and Reef zones being massive and filled with all manner of secrets. We’ll find out very little probably on Thursday, when Bungie reveals Shadowkeep with a fancy-pants new trailer.
Last Updated: June 5, 2019
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 10:45
A Collectors Edition for a DLC. I thought bungie was going to do better after they left Activision. Seems that was a lie.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 11:25
You’re basing that off of a collector’s edition? Not, you know, gameplay?
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 11:35
Was talking about monetizing and how Bungie was going to do away with this DLC costing more than the base game thing.
Allykhat
June 5, 2019 at 11:35
Depending on what is in the CE, I will be picking it up. If its not that great, will just go full digital.
At the end of the day, its a collectors edition for enthusiasts of the game, just like your Power Armor edition of FO76.
Let people enjoy shit. 🙂
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 11:35
I own the CE of Destiny 2. I don’t particularly mind that. HOWEVER DLC SHOULD NEVER HAVE A CE.
Maybe a battle Chest or if it could be stand alone like Starcraft.
Allykhat
June 5, 2019 at 11:44
It not mandatory though, so whats the problem?
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 11:44
The problem is pre-order culture is already rampant and companies now produce games in a half complete state or even worse. Destiny 2 was incomplete when it launched and it was only a good game after you paid for it twice. This allowed games like Fallout 76 and Anthem to come out and say “Oh well this is how it works … look at Destiny” If we keep staying quiet about this type of thing eventually we are going to have to buy the engine in an alpha state and then have to buy literally all the content at premium prices.
And if someone who pre-orders a shit-ton of Collectors Editions is saying that you know this is getting out of hand.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 12:04
That’s got literally nothing to do with the CE though. What you’re saying applies to the base game too. I still don’t see the problem.
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 12:23
I am saying that if we allow CE for DLC every other company will jump at the chance to do the same predatory thing. If you don’t see this is already happening then I don’t know. Imagine if there was no pushback to Battlefront 2. Just imagine the world we would be living in today gaming wise.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 13:01
CE is for fans, predatory MTX is for shareholders. You’re confusing the two. In no way, shape or form are CE’s predatory, and in no way, shape or form are they related to the BS practices you’re so angry about.
I don’t support the predatory BS, but CE’s are only a good thing for the very, VERY few people who even consider buying one.
Allykhat
June 5, 2019 at 12:23
Fair enough, D2 went horribly backwards, but their fixes to the game weren’t locked behind pay walls. Actual new content was, which is completely fair in my eyes.
You can load up stock D2 now and you will have no idea it was as bad as it was at launch.
So again, they are offering the option of a CE for people that want it. It’s not mandatory to play the game or content. What is the issue?
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 12:31
The issue is give a company an inch and they will take a mile. Let us wait and see what happens. Battlefront 3 should clearly show us how it progressed.
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 11:44
Also lootboxes are not mandatory as well as pay to win.
Allykhat
June 5, 2019 at 12:23
Nothing but cosmetics are locked behind Lootboxes, so again, whats the issue? I dont buy them, there are people that are. Power to them, but my Raid ships/sparrows/skins/armor look better than anything in EV, so I’m good.
And to add, show me a single instance of P2W in Destiny and then go take a look see at your beloved FO76 mate.
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 12:23
As I mentioned F76 was not excempt from this vile act. Also google Destiny 2 P2W. If you seriously missed that then I have a hard time believing you played the game. But we will see what happens in a short while.
Allykhat
June 5, 2019 at 12:31
Lol.
Believe what you want to believe Kromas.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 12:04
Why shouldn’t DLC have a CE? It’s fanservice, through-and-through, so let the fans get more service. Like I don’t see the problem here. More RL loot for fans is awesome.
Kromas
June 5, 2019 at 12:23
Call me in a years time when horse armour comes in a CE with a special lootbox only applicacable to said CE.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 13:02
Sometimes you remind me of Golum. You seem to be at war with yourself. Sometimes you make sense, and other times you go off on a tangent like this.
Your evident hatred for predatory BS is valid, if a bit extreme, but you’re associating CE’s with it which is simply not the case. It’s like saying the earth is flat because you can’t see the curve with your own eyes.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 10:10
So it was a Shadowleak?
Missed opportunity imho.
Original Heretic
June 5, 2019 at 10:10
Shadowleak sounds like a midnight piss.
Pariah
June 5, 2019 at 10:10
Hmmm… And if it came from the moon, that means…
The D
June 5, 2019 at 10:29
DAMMIT