Destiny 2: Lightfall & Year 5 | Info Summary & Discussion Thread
Correction: Lightfall and beyond will be Year 6, not Year 5 as stated in the title. This post covers information revealed about Year 6.
Lightfall launches February 28, 2023.
Official Bungie Page
Reveal Trailer
Lightfall & Year 6 will include (more details below):
- New full campaign & Legendary campaign
- New exotics, legendary weapons and armor
- New destination
- New activities
- New subclasses
- New raid
- Two new dungeons
- New systems such as in-game LFG, lifetime rankings, in-game loadouts, and more
Full Showcase w/ Developer Insights
Information below is summarized from the full Showcase Livestream and Bungie's officially released information only.
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New location: Neomuna, Capital City of Neptune
The bright neon metropolis, a city that lived through the Collapse yet was previously unknown to Guardians, is home to the Cloudstriders, and is a thriving world of technology, skyscrapers, and mystery. Calus has placed his ship right in the middle of Neomuna and put the city under siege, occupied now by the Shadow Legion—Cabal enhanced by pyramid technology.
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New NPC race: Cloudstriders
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=4841
The Cloudstriders are a race that has long lived and advanced on Neptune, unbeknownst to Guardians until now. They have made it their duty to protect their people, and will help the Guardians out on in Neomuna.
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New Enemies: Tormenters
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5088
In a Partnership with the Witness, Calus's army has not only been upgraded by Pyramid technology, but with a new legion of Darkness enemies known as Tormenters. Tormenters are massive, unstoppable behemoths that wield scythes and can drain your life force, acting as terrifying mini-bosses on the field among the rest of your enemies.
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New Darkness Subclasses: "Strand"
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5185
A new telekinetic-based, thread-like darkness power that Guardians are the first to discover, wield, and understand.
Strand is "psychic energy that forms a matrix that connects all living beings and minds". You, as the Guardian, will gain the ability to peer into this psychic, 4th-dimensional universal to be able "to pull at these wires and use the powers they contain". It is about "peeling back the curtain of reality."
All Strand classes get a new grappling hook ability to help traverse the city of Neomuna and everywhere else. The grappling hook can be used at any point, not just against surfaces, because "the cosmic web exists everywhere. Even without an object there, it will pull you forward."
Warlock | Architect: "Architects effortlessly manipulate the Weave using only their mind. From the backline, these telekinetic sorcerers can even twist Strand into sentient creatures to do their bidding." Super: Archticets pull matter from the Strand dimension and turn it into a barrage of missiles, which 'reweave' themselves into a different form upon impact.
Hunter | Threadrunner: "Masters of movement, speed, and grace. The city is a Threadrunner's playground as they grasp threads and weave new ones to dart through the air, finding the fastest way between two points."Super: Weaves the Strand into a "rope-art," and swing it around them like a whip as they move.
Titan | Tyrant: "Untamed and wild, Tyrants tear at Strand to manifest claws they use to sever their targets from the Weave. Leaping into harm's way with wild abandon, the line no one crosses is drawn by a Tyrant."Super: Titans weave the Strand into claws on their hands, and spin around slashing everything in their path.
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New Game Systems (Free for all players in year of Lightfall)
Guardian Ranks
Preview of \"Journey\" menu screen, where you will progress your Guardian rank
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5508
A new "knowledge ladder" ranking system to indicate how much you have done in Destiny and how knowledgeable about all of the game's various activities and systems. "Higher ranks require you to 'prove' to other players that you are a strong player and leader."
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In-Game LFG
Mock-up preview of the new in-game LFG system
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5575
An LFG (looking for a group) system (NOT matchmaking) will finally make its way into Destiny sometime during the year of Lightfall. This will let you find a group to play any in-game content with, from Crucible to story missions to Raids, all without requiring any 3rd party app. You will be able to see the Guardian Ranks of the players posting LFG systems to know who to trust.
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Guardian Commendations
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5633
In tandem with Guardian Ranks and the new LFG system, Commendations will be able to be awarded to other players at the end of activity completions to recognize them for their contributions in said activity.
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In-Game Loadout & Mod Managing Systems
Showcase timestamp: https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=5696
Taking the fashion loadout system and applying it to your actual armor setups, there will now be one screen where you can manage all of your armor and mods at once. All loadouts can be saved and then easily swapped to in-game instantly.
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Pre-Order & Editions
Bungie Purchase Page: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/Destiny/Buy/Lightfall
As always, Lightfall has a several editions to choose from, although it is more straightforward than previous years. Pre-ordering will net you bonuses as usual, most important getting access to a Lightfall exotic right now by pre-ordering the Annual Pass edition.
Standard Edition - $49.99
Yes, the base price is now $50, up from the usual $40 expansions.
The standard edition includes:
- All Lightfall-exclusive content (Strand subclasses, raid, exotics, campaign, weapons, etc.)
- All Season 20 content (expansion-seasons are no longer separately purchaseable, they simply come with the expansion, hence the $50 pricetag (seasons are usually $10))
- Pre-order bonus instant unlocks of
- Exotic ghost
- Legendary emblem
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Annual Pass Edition - $99.99
The "Annual Pass" edition, called the Deluxe Edition in the past, is the only other non-Collector's edition option for purchase. It contains:
- All above standard edition content
- Access to all year 6 seasons (20, 21, 22, 23)
- Exotic sparrow
- Year 6 dungeon key (access to the two dungeon's that will come out likely in seasons 21 and 23)
- The following items once EVERY season (Rahool's secret stash):
- 2x Ascendant Alloys
- 3x Ascendant Shards
- 1x Exotic Ciphers
- 5x Upgrade Modules
- 1x Exotic Cosmetic Item
- Instant pre-order unlocks of:
- Quicksilver Storm exotic auto rifle, catalyst and ornament (yes, right now)
- Exotic ghost
- Exotic emote
- Legendary emblem
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Collector's Edition - $249.99
Will be gone quickly so hurry if you are seeing this as it is just posted! (Link here: https://bungiestore.com/games-music/collectors-edition?_ga=2.6526130.1695824584.1661282715-1110870728.1612895785)
Includes everything from the Annual Pass edition plus the physical contents as seen above:
- Destiny 2: Lightfall Digital Soundtrack
- 8” Pouka Replica Figure with LED Lights and Stand
- Vanguard Lore Books
- Letter from Zavala
- Mini-Lithograph
- Vinyl Sticker
- Plus Exclusive Collector’s Edition Emblem
Posted Aug 23, 2022, 9:18 PM UTC · edited