Destiny 2’s addition of Trials of Osiris this season marked the return of one ofDestiny 1’s most popular activities. Over the lifetime ofDestiny 2, the game has seen the return of activities and exotics from the originalDestiny, but there are still content and features that are absent, yet to make their way into the sequel.
Destiny 2is a much different game thanDestiny 1, and those fundamental differences have challenged how some of the original game’s content could fit into the sequel. Activities have had to be adjusted and exotics changed in order to make them fit inDestiny 2without being too overpowered or to fit withinthe new abilitiesand features within the sequel.
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Exotic Weapons
There are a number of exotic weapons and armor that have yet to make their way toDestiny 2. While some players see returning exotics as a cop-out and would prefer new weapons being created for the game, other players who are veterans of the series have fond memories and favorite exotics from the original. And, in the case of some exotics, they have been completely retuned and reimagined forDestiny 2, such asThorn’s Remnant featurethat has kept that exotic from being completely overpowered like it was at times duringDestiny 1.
Some of these exotics will probably never return such as Plan C because its exotic perk Backup Plan is now a fusion rifle perk on Legendaries, or Ice Breaker which broke the game many times in the originalDestinyandDestiny 2has been trying for some time now toeliminate ways for players to circumvent the ammo economy and reload mechanic.
Exotic Armor
In the same way as exotic weapons, there is still a collection of exotic armor absent from the sequel as well.
Again, there some exotics that would not work to bring intoDestiny 2, such as Obsidian Mind, the perk from which was added to the Skull of Dire Ahamkara in the sequel, or Purifier Robes that buffed the Sunsinger subclass, which was changed tothe Dawnblade subclass inDestiny 2.
Crucible Maps
Destiny 2has brought back a good selection of the first game’smost popular Crucible maps, but there are still a considerable amount of maps that have yet to make it back to the sequel.
Factions
WhileDestiny 2had Faction Rally events in Year 1,it removed the eventamid criticism and negative feedback. In the original game, factions were an ongoing presence that players could align themselves with and then get weapons and armor on a rotating vendor refresh. This season,Destiny 2added the old faction gear from Year 1 into the world drops loot pool, and with that, the utility of the factions as vendors seem to have been retired inDestiny 2.
And inthe most recent update fromDestinydirector Luke Smith, the way he spoke about gear and vendor refreshes made it appear that Bunge is unlikely to spend development time continuing to fill vendors with updated gear inventories that go largely ignored for the game’s most top-tier weapons.
It’s a bit of a shame considering that players inDestiny 1could not only get some really great and unique gear from factions, but players could also add factions as an extra shade of identity, wearing faction gear and applying that faction alignment to their play experience. But, at this point, it looks very unlikely that factions will return in any substantial way inDestiny 2.
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Choosing Armor and Weapon Drops
WhileDestiny 2has offered players a lot of control over their loot drops, with perhaps the easiest and most generous being last season’s Empyrean Foundation event, there is one community request that has yet to return inDestiny 2. In the third year ofDestiny 1, the feature was eventually added toallow players to choose between getting an armor or weapon dropfrom a vendor. This helped the leveling process and allowed players to better farm a certain armor or weapon instead of opening themselves up to the entire loot pool of a vendor. This seems like it could translate well toDestiny 2, still lying on top of the token system that many of the vendors use.
While there are other activities, such as Prison of Elders or the Court of Oryx inDestiny 1, those do not seem like they would fit intoDestiny 2for many reasons. Many of these arena or horde modes have been replaced inDestiny 2with activities like The Menagerie,Vex Offensive, the Reckoning, and more.Destiny 2also has persistent activities that the original did not have like Gambit. For the benefit of the sequel, the narrative and world have moved on, allowing new activities to be added instead of returning everything from the original game that was already getting tired to many players. But it will be interesting to see if any of this absent content returns sometime in the future.
Destiny 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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