The clearest example of this is the Forsaken Pack, a $20 DLC that sells the raid, dungeon, and weapons tied to the Forsaken expansion. Bungie released the campaign for free, but they are still charging money for the DLC’s post-story content. And you know what the worst part is? That free campaign won’t exist once The Witch Queen launches . It doesn’t matter if you bought Forsaken or not; that DLC’s campaign will be inaccessible for the foreseeable future. Bungie could have released the entire expansion for free to beef up the free-to-play experience, but they chose not to. They locked the best parts of Forsaken behind a paywall instead.

Spending every night hammering out repeatable bounties on the moon takes no skill. Once you’ve reached your pinnacle level cap, there’s nothing left to do to prove you’re capable of taking on the Grandmaster Nightfall. The only thing standing in your way is a massive, arbitrary grind through repetitive, meaningless content. It doesn’t feel like you’re working towards anything - just a grind for grind’s sake.

That’s why it’s such a shame that Destiny 2’s current New Light experience does everything in its power to push fledgling players away. New Guardians are dropped into the vast world of Destiny with virtually no guidance, no incentive to explore the breadth of content this game offers. And for those who somehow learn the ropes, they’ll see just how much of Destiny 2 is locked behind a paywall and how content has been locked away into the Destiny Content Vault.

The Dawning is a holiday event that runs from December 14th to January 4th. Everyone's favorite loot-giving grandma, Eva Levante, wants to inject some holiday cheer by having Guardians create festive treats for various NPCs. By using Eva's Holiday Oven, you'll be able to convert resources dropped by slain enemies into treats, allowing you to earn gifts that contain Masterwork materials, planetary resources , and even new weap

For those who decided to press on, they would eventually make their way to the Tower. Ghost introduces you to every NPC before you’re tasked with completing a Strike. Players are then greeted with a menu featuring a dizzying amount of options, some of which are locked behind an XP requirement or paywall. Assuming you finish the Strike, the game gives no guidance beyond increasing your character level. What’s a Power Level? What’s Crucible? Gambit? How do I get better gear? What makes a good piece of gear? Why are these planets locked? What should I do next?

It appears that Essence of Dawning no longer drops from Lost Sectors. The best farm for this resource is arguably Wrathborn Hunts , dropping 15 Essence a clear. Each hunt takes a minute at most to finish, so this is a relatively quick way of getting enough Essence to make a few treats. Snowballs spawn in Wrathborn Hunts too, perfect for completing one of Eva's weekly bount

When you first load into the Tower, Eva Levante will task you with baking a set of treats named Gjallardoodles for Zavala. You can do this by using Eva's Holiday Oven , an inventory item similar to the Splicer Gauntlet or Hammer of Proving. You can find the oven in the Quests tab. Inspect the oven to open the m

I want to get all of my friends into Destiny. It’s an exceptional shooter when it's firing on all cylinders. But as long as the true Destiny experience is locked behind such a horrible new player experience and multiple paywalls, I’ll be farming for that sweet new gun on my lonesome.

I have 930 hours in Destiny 2 on Steam, which doesn’t include the time I spent playing it on Battle.Net. I’m probably close to 1500 hours in the game, and I’ve never completed a Grandmaster Nightfall. Like many others, my clan loses interest every season when they reach 1340 and there’s nothing left to do but log on and grind. The gap between hitting the pinnacle cap and confidently running the Grandmaster Nightfalls is way too wide. It punishes players that are otherwise dedicated Destiny 2 Missions players, pushing them away and making them feel unworthy of the highest challenge simply because they value their time more than the game does. I would like to see better options for earning Artifact Power in the future, or at the very least, a lower level requirement for Grandmaster Nightfalls. I’ll play Destiny 2 every day as long as I have meaningful content to complete, but if you ask me to do bounties on the Moon every night for several weeks, I’m going to move on to other games.

Zavala acts as the spearhead of the Vanguard, speaking on behalf of both The Tower and guardians around the system. While his responsibilities are much more tempered now, he remains an incredible force on the battlefi

Savathun's power does not come from traditional strength, but her ability to outsmart and outmaneuver everyone who opposes her. She has created a frightening throne world for The Witch Queen expansion, openly opposing the forces of the darkness and taking advantage of the Traveler's light. Nothing has been able to pull off such a feat before, which will make her the most powerful foe guardians have ever fa