Destiny 2 dev reveals massive PVP changes: Rift, new maps, Trials of Osiris revamp, more BungieAhead of the Destiny 2 Showcase on August 24, Assistant Game Director, Joe Blackburn, revealed some huge changes are in the works for PVP, including new and vaulted maps, Rift potentially returning to Crucible, and more. On August 4, the dev dropped a huge Twitter thread, full of PVP details Destiny fans will surely salivate over. He wasted no time in spilling juicy details and quickly announced that the team has been hard at work to improve Crucible in 2021, and they\u2019re not stopping there \u2013 the Trials of Osiris is getting a rework. \u201cNext season, you\u2019ll continue to see this effort with not only changes to 3-peaking but also what the team has been planning for the revamp of Trials of Osiris,\u201d Blackburn revealed, confirming that more information on this will be shown during the August 24 showcase. Next season, you\u2019ll continue to see this effort with not only changes to 3-peaking but also what the team has been planning for the revamp of Trials of Osiris (tune in 8\/24 for more info). \u2014 Joe Blackburn (@joegoroth) August 4, 2021 He then said something that is music to every Guardian\u2019s ears: new modes and maps will be a regular thing. \u201cIf you play pvp, the team wants you to understand that you will be getting new maps and modes every year, and that the cadence of those coming out feels predictable,\u201d he explained. Speaking of maps, two vaulted Destiny 2 ones will be returning in Season 16 once they\u2019ve been optimized with the engine updates, and Season 17 will bring an entirely new map with it too. Read More: When is crossplay coming to Destiny 2? – Then, in Season 18, a remaster of a Destiny 1 map is set to make an appearance. It\u2019s hard not to wish for more completely new maps, but hey, we\u2019ll take what we can get. Finally, after those 3 maps are added to the rotation in 16 and 17, we will be remastering a Destiny 1 map and bringing it to Destiny 2 for the first time in season 18. \u2014 Joe Blackburn (@joegoroth) August 4, 2021 In what is probably the most exciting thing of all, Blackburn announced that Rift may be returning to Crucible if it\u2019s compatible with D2\u2019s sandbox. If you played D1, you\u2019ll know just how fun it was, and it\u2019s something fans have been wanting to see come back for years: \u201cIt\u2019s been too long since we\u2019ve dunked on some guardians.\u201d Finally, he revealed that new modes are on the way in 2022, though he won\u2019t be sharing what those are just yet. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to offer new twists and rules to the ways you can make shaxx proud,\u201d he said. Second, the team is working on multiple brand-new modes for 2022. We aren\u2019t quite ready to spoil these yet, but we\u2019re excited to offer new twists and rules to the ways you can make shaxx proud. \u2014 Joe Blackburn (@joegoroth) August 4, 2021 With Joe Blackburn\u2019s information dump, the Showcase on August 24, and the upcoming Witch Queen expansion, Destiny 2 fans have a lot to be excited about right now heading into Year 5. Read More: How to claim Destiny 2 Prime Gaming rewards – For everything we know so far about Witch Queen, check out our hub here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Destiny 2 dev reveals massive PVP changes: Rift, new maps, Trials of Osiris revamp, more BungieAhead of the Destiny 2 Showcase on August 24, Assistant Game Director, Joe Blackburn, revealed some huge changes are in the works for PVP, including new and vaulted maps, Rift potentially returning to Crucible, and more. On August 4, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39952\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}