Destiny 2fans just got one of the biggest development updates in recent memory. Joe Blackburn, Assistant Game Director ofDestiny 2, gave a comprehensive rundown of the studio’s plans for the near future and years ahead. It’s safe to say that almost every update listed is what fans had been eager to see implemented. At the end of the article, Blackburn also gave a teaser image of someThe Witch Queenarmor, which has spawned theories already.
The Witch Queenis the second step inDestiny 2’s Darkness trilogy. The studio is more ambitious than ever regarding this expansion’s story, and as such, it has chosen to reschedule it to an early 2022 release date. While the delay can be heartbreaking, fans should be happy to hear that Bungie has plans for yet another expansion afterLightfall. Moreover, this will conclude only the first ofDestiny’s sagas, indicating that there will be much moreDestinycontent beyond 2023.
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Even though BungiewantsThe Witch Queento remain mysteriousfor the time being, Joe Blackburn did reveal concept art for “one of the wild armor sets” coming in a year’s time. While this is early art and isn’t perfectly indicative of the finished product, that did not stop the community from digging into the details.
The source of this set isn’t known, but the image file is named “Nova_Gear.” In astronomy, nova refers to a star’s sudden spike in brightness before degrading back to its original state. WithDestinyoften concerned with celestial objects, this could be a vague nod at something regarding our Sun, but story details are currently kept hidden from the fanbase.
More interestingly, each Guardian class here is given one of the three alchemical primes. They are, from left to right, mercury, salt, and sulfur. Evidence of this can be found in the writings on the armor, such as NaCl printed on the Titan’s shoulders, the chemical formula for common salt. These designations are appropriate as they speak to each class fantasy. For instance, mercury represents the mind in alchemy, andHunters inDestinyloreare regarded as cunning.
Some fans also believe that each of the three elements can be an analogy for the three Darkness subclasses thatDestiny 2will get. Salt coincides with Stasis as they’re both crystalline. Mercury is poisonous and represents the mind, which coincides withSavathun’s tendency to poisonher victims' minds. Fans have also called out how the concept of alchemical substances mesh well with the idea of a Hive witch.
Destiny 2: Beyond Lightis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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