PVP continues to be in a precarious position within Destiny 2, and developer Bungie plans to address the high number of matches leading to a Mercy finish.

Like any RPG starring nigh-unkillable zombie super-soldiers who protect a giant golf ball in the sky, Destiny 2 is all about power and the grind to increase your status in a hostile universe. Now that Beyond Light has kicked off and I’ve spent actual cash on its Season of the Hunt golden ticket so that I can unlock some bitchin’ gear, I’ve got a daily routine of grabbing bounties, heading to my favourite lost sectors and mowing down enemies in pursuit of that locked loot.

Next week is going to be a big one for Destiny 2. Now that the excellent Beyond Light expansion has launched, the game is getting a next-gen console makeover that’ll throw 4K visuals running at 60fps at your peepers on PS5 and Xbox Series X. PC players, don’t even start yes we all know how special and unique you are for having that graphical leap available ages ago. Here, have a biscuit.

Destiny 2: Forsaken's Iron Banner event currently has some bounties which are easy enough to earn, while others have silly requirements that can only be met by players who jump into the Crucible and nothing else for a solid week. Bungie wants to change that.

Lord Saladin’s regular festival of kills for skills is back, and once again the tournament of Iron Lords has been tweaked and modified to be leaner, meaner and faster in its application of power and cunning in th era of Destiny 2: Forsaken.

The flavour for the first Iron Banner of season 3 in Destiny 2? The usual round of Control (urgh, again?) with Lord Saladin offering his usual reputation reward engrams for wins as you rank up. This time though, the Iron Banner might just have the sexiest armour I’ve ever seen. Just look at this gear that is up for grabs

Developer Bungie has in the past couple of months made some cha-cha-changes to its Crucible in Destiny 2. Changes that have essentially rolled the Crucible back to its original format, as 6v6 matches are on the way back. That’s not the only new but old change coming to Destiny 2 this year, as ye olde Iron Banner returns for another round. Or several. I’m really bad at it.

A lot has been said about Destiny 2, from numerous spheres within the industry. Right now, the ball is in Bungie’s court and it’s up to that studio to dunk it and reclaim a few points. While a solid expansion that actually adds variety to the sandbox would be appreciated, it’s going to take some time to lure players back. Time in which only the most hardcore of fans will be sticking around for. So what is there to look forward to? Some decent loot by the sound of things.