Destiny 2 fans are still embroiled in the Forsaken DLC, especially with the Last Wish raid coming up and the Dreaming City adding new challenges from week to week. However, Xbox One and PC fans will have a little bit more to chase, thanks to Bungie’s recent 2.0.0.1 update. This essentially makes previous content that was exclusive to the PS4 available for other platforms.

This includes the Exotic sniper rifle Borealis; the City Apex ship; armour sets for Warlocks, Titans and Hunters; the Lake of Shadows Strike; and the Crucible map Retribution. Players who own the Curse of Osiris DLC will receive the Wormhaven Crucible map, while Warmind DLC owners receive The Insight Terminus strike.

However, those who own Forsaken will have to wait for some time (“at least” till Fall 2019) before its PS4-exclusive content drops for other platforms. This content includes new armour sets, the Exotic Trace Rifle Wavesplitter, a ship, and an exclusive Strike called Broodhold.

The latest patch has dropped for Bungie’s Destiny 2 and it’s brought a whole slew of new things. There’s 6v6 PvP in Crucible’s Quickplay, the long-awaited return of Bounties and new Prestige Raid raid lairs. Currently, the Eater of Worlds Prestige raid lair is live with Spire of Star Prestige meant to go live today at 10 AM PDT. Completing these activities will reward 400 Power level weapons from the entire raid pool of loot. So it’s entirely possible to earn a 400 Power level version of Midnight Coup.

“Cool!” you’d think, but what if you get a 400 Power level drop that you’d rather infuse into something else? Bungie can’t let you do that, unfortunately. Reddit user Sir_Oswald discovered that infusing a 400 Power level Midnight Coup into another version of the weapon resulted in the latter capping out at 385 Power. Interestingly, Exotics can still be infused up to 400 Power and even go up to 405 Power.

Why is this? According to Bungie community manager dmg04 on Twitter, “Leading up to Forsaken, the only way to achieve 400 Power is to earn and equip Prestige Raid Lair weapons, and the Solstice of Heroes Armor Set. You will not be able to infuse these trophies into existing gear.”

Why is the infusion option even there in the first place? Why isn’t it locked for the current raid weapons to prevent players from making these mistakes? Ask Bungie. Regardless, in the meantime, try and collect all those Prestige raid lair weapons – one will be doled out for completing all encounters in a single raid lair per week.

Leading up to Forsaken, the only way to achieve 400 Power is to earn and equip Prestige Raid Lair weapons, and the Solstice of Heroes Armor Set.

You will not be able to infuse these trophies into existing gear.

Cheers!

— dmg04 (@A_dmg04) July 17, 2018

The weekly reset has come and gone for Bungie’s Destiny 2, following its Twitch reveal of the upcoming Warmind DLC. There’s not a whole lot that’s new this week but it’s worth clearing through the various content in preparation.

The Nightfall this week is A Garden World, with the regular version having no modifiers. Completing a normal Nightfall will grant a Prestige Nightfall Challenge Card which allows you to add burns and decrease your Power level for additional score multipliers. The card also carries the “Extinguish” modifier which sends your fireteam back to Orbit if everyone wipes so keep that in mind. In terms of exclusive loot, the Nightfall this week provides the Exotic ship Universal Wavefunction.

Meanwhile, the Flashpoint this week is the European Dead Zone. Complete Public Events and Patrol missions to earn powerful gear or pick up Cayde-6’s Treasure Maps to hunt for other loot. Finally, those interested in the Crucible can take solace as Mayhem has returned. Supers, grenades and other abilities now recharge very quickly and Power Ammo drops frequently so go wild.

Seemingly acquiescing to fan requests over the years, Bungie has announced the first webcomic in the Destiny franchise. Naturally, it’s in relation to Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris and titled “Fall of Osiris”. Penned by Ryan North (The Unbreakable Squirrel Girl) in collaboration with Curse of Osiris narrative lead Christine Thompson, Fall of Osiris will look at how the infamous Warlock went “from hero to traitor”.

The interior art is handled by community member Ze Carloes while the snazzy cover is the work of Marcio Takara of All-New Wolverine fame. You can expect installment 01 of Fall of Osiris to be available on Bungie.net for free. We may get further installments in the future but for now, Bungie says the first part will be available “soon”.

Those interested in reasons to play Destiny 2 can partake in The Dawning on December 19th which adds Mayhem to Crucible, new armour locked behind Eververse, snowball fights and the ability to craft gifts for NPCs.

Servers for Bungie’s Destiny 2 are now available along with update 1.1.1.1. This is the major update that brings Masterwork Legendaries to the forefront, nerfs the Prometheus Lens heavily until a more thorough redesign of the weapon can be done and much more.

More importantly, the update allows those who don’t own the Curse of Osiris to play the regular Nightfall, Prestige Leviathan raid (whose Power level has been brought down to 300) and Trials of the Nine (provided the map isn’t from the DLC). This follows an outburst of complaints from players who were locked out of these activities if they didn’t possess Curse of Osiris. Of course, it wasn’t exactly a good message for those who didn’t want to purchase it either.

The update also adds a bunch of other quality of life features like the ability to buy gear and weapons directly from the vendors, a fix to Cayde’s Stashes not awarding loot and much more. Check out the full notes below.

Activities>Leviathan Raid

• Brought the Prestige “Leviathan” raid back down to 300 Power, making it accessible to all players, regardless of Curse of Osiris ownership
• Adjusted Prestige difficulty rewards no longer grant guaranteed 330 Power items
• Adjusted the difficulty for the normal Calus encounter

Trials of the Nine

Players who do not own Curse of Osiris may now access Trials of the Nine when a Destiny 2 launch map is featured

Trophies and Achievements

• Modified the achievement “The Prestige” and the associated trophy to remove the Nightfall component
• This may now be completed, regardless of Curse of Osiris ownership, by completing the “Leviathan” raid on Prestige difficulty

General/Miscellaneous

• Fixed an issue impacting Power level progression from level 289 to 300 for players who do not own Curse of Osiris
• Fixed an issue that would prompt a Curse of Osiris purchase menu when players were attempting to acquire the Scout Report: Mercury item with insufficient Glimmer
• Fixed an issue where the word “Nightfall” was not prepended to new Curse of Osiris strikes in the Nightfall Director node

Adjusted the functionality of Chest Reward Throttles

• Players now receive reduced amounts of loot when opening large numbers of chests in quick succession, rather than nothing at all
• Cayde’s Stash chests now grant rewards via the loot stream to prevent items from disappearing into the ground
• Fixed an issue where cannons on Mercury were not functioning properly for PC players when they were playing at over 60 fps
• Fixed an issue that prevented the functionality of HDR settings for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro

Collections

Fixed an issue where players with over 84 emblems were unable to see all emblems they owned within the collection screen

User Interface

• On player inspection, currency display is no longer visible
• Vendor waypoints are only highlighted when players have enough tokens to earn a reward
• Fixed an issue where some players could not interact with items when they had full inventory

Faction Rallies

• Players can no longer loot the same chest multiple times in quick succession for Faction Rally tokens
• Fixed an issue where Faction Rally tokens were not being removed at the conclusion of the event for some players
• Faction Rally emblems now display the correct pledge tracker stat
• Fixed an issue where Faction Rally tokens were being removed from players’ inventories when the players were creating a new character
• Fixed an issue where some players would not receive a Faction Rally winner discount

Masterworks

• Legendary weapons can now drop as Masterworks for characters above Power level 250
• Masterworks provide bonus weapon stats and generate Orbs on multikills

Engrams

• Legendary and Exotic Engram drop rates have been adjusted down for Public Events, and up for Strike and Crucible playlist activities
• Reduced the chance of a Legendary engram rewarding multiple Legendary items

Xûr

• Xûr now sells a three of coins consumable item that increases the drop chance of Exotics
• Xûr now sells the Fated Engram

Exotics

• Fixed an issue where Vesper of Radius, the Helm of Saint-14, Graviton Forfeit, and Gemini Jester were dropping with incorrect class mods
• Fixed an issue where the Prometheus Lens Exotic Trace Rifle was outputting too much damage too quickly
• Fixed an issue where Exotic weapons from Curse of Osiris were mislabeled within Exotic engrams

Gift Consumables

• Zavala now sells a Fireteam Gift consumable that provides rewards to the user’s fireteam on strike completion
• Shaxx now sells a Fireteam Gift consumable that provides rewards to all players at the end of a Crucible activity
• Tess Everis sells a Fireteam Gift consumable that provides rewards to all players on Strike or Crucible activity completion

Faction Vendors

Faction vendors now offer legendary gear for direct purchase with Legendary shards and faction tokens

Crucible

• Added invisible physics to keep players from hiding in the Red Bay Box on the Pacifica map
• Adjusted Power Ammo locations on the Eternity map

Servers for Bungie’s Destiny 2 are currently down for maintenance with update 1.1.1. to be deployed once it’s done. Maintenance began at 7 AM PST/9 AM CST/10 AM EST/4 PM CET and will end at 2 PM PST/4 PM CST/5 PM EST/11 PM CET. Though it will be seven hours long, it may be extended beyond that depending on circumstances.

The new update changes quite a bit with the game, adding Masterwork Weapons which add subtle little bonuses to weapons; gift consumables from Zavala and Shaxx that grant rewards to both allies and opponents in Strikes and Crucible matches; and the ability to buy armour and weapons from vendors for Tokens and Legendary Shards.

Furthermore, the update brings the Prestige Leviathan raid down to 300 Power level and no longer require the Curse of Osiris DLC. You can also play Trials of the Nine if the event doesn’t use a DLC map. The applies to the normal Nightfall but the Prestige Nightfall is only available to DLC owners (likely due to the increased Power level).

So the story this time is Osiris, legendary exiled Warlock who’s disappeared while investigating the Vex’s Infinite Forest. You go to Mercury to explore this Forest and discover an entity called Panoptes that has created a dark future where the Vex have won. It’s your job to prevent this dark future. Ikora thinks you’re her friend. Nolan North is still incredibly annoying as the Ghost. You’ve been here before.

"Heck, even the so-called post-campaign “Adventures” are simply “The Vex are conducting a simulation using so-and-so race, go disrupt their fun”. It’s like nothing you do matters."

Honestly, the story can be summed up as follows: Vex. Ikora. Osiris. Brother Vance. Simulation. Infinite Forest. Well of Echoes. Simulation. Guardian. Osiris. Ikora. Sagira. Simulation. Simulation. Algorithm. Rinse, wash and repeat. How did Panoptes manage to create this dark future where the Vex would rule? Was that really their grand plan that’s been in the works for years? Why is Osiris so infamous and what did he do that got him kicked out of the Tower? Tell me something about Osiris other than how he’s famous or an egomaniac. The moments in the final boss battle simply hint at what Osiris is capable of but ultimately deliver nothing to expand on his character. What was the “curse” of Osiris? Apparently being shoehorned into this terrible DLC.

What are Ikora’s Hidden? I mean, I know who the Hidden are but you’ve done nothing to outline them in the past game and expansions aside from the Grimoire. Could you at least explain what they are here and offer a refresher? What happened to Brother Vance? Why is he such a pompous, fanboying doofus? How does he not remember me? But wait, the Vault of Glass is something I went through, as was my battle with Oryx. There are so many questions but the story in Curse of Osiris is just “The thing we needed isn’t here, oh wait, it might be there. Go there.” Again. And again. And again. Except now I have to listen to the new Ghost Sagira (voiced by Morena Baccarin, who does a pretty decent job) repeating the same instructions again and again.

Heck, even the so-called post-campaign “Adventures” are simply “The Vex are conducting a simulation using so-and-so race, go disrupt their fun”. It’s like nothing you do matters. In fact, once the campaign is finished, Osiris simply goes back into the Infinite Forest to study it because the Vex will probably develop some other horrifying threat for the future. But hey, Guardian, you did good. You’re swell. See ya in another four to five months for that extra $20. Don’t forget to buy some Bright Engrams in the meantime (don’t worry though – if there’s anything Bungie has kept faithfully stocked with tons of new items, it’s the Eververse store).

"There’s next to no new mechanics involved throughout it all…unless you count jumping on platforms and dunking charges to be “new”."

When Destiny 2‘s campaign was done and dusted, many players cried foul because there was plenty to do in the game. There was just no incentive to do it. Curse of Osiris has the worst of both worlds – not only is there next to no reason to do the PvE content but there’s very little of it as well. Aside from three new Adventures, there’s one new Lost Sector. Count it – ONE. The new largest-ever-Public Event is just that – large. All that space feels wasted and unnecessary, the additional mechanics tacked on to feel important. The fact that your reward can be two Tokens and a Rare item is simply a bitter reminder of what Bungie considers to be a “rewarding” experience. Mercury as a new zone is pitifully small. It’s one big circle that you can endlessly loop around with boring Patrols, boring high value targets and a desert aesthetic that will wear on you very quickly.

Three of the new story missions take place in pre-existing zones, one of them being the Pyramidion Strike. There’s next to no new mechanics involved throughout it all…unless you count jumping on platforms and dunking charges to be “new”. The “new” areas where the other story missions take place occupy the same tired layouts of the new Infinite Forest. This is basically a long path of randomly arranged yet hand-crafted level segments with various enemy races which have been “simulated” and stand in your way. There’s not much else distinct about it. If you played through the Black Garden and Terminus in Destiny 1, then the aesthetic in the Infinite Forest is just a mash-up of those two concepts.

It doesn’t matter how hand-crafted all of this is though – it’s still the same boring aesthetic as you walk a singular path from point A to point B. Furthermore, there is no reason to fight most enemies. A gate is glowing red? Find a “Daemon” and kill it. Voila, progress forward. I’d say Curse of Osiris has less driving force in its levels than Oni with slightly more environmental interaction but I’m not depressed enough to go back and check.

"Destiny has so much interesting lore and a developer who is seemingly entirely disinterested in doing anything with it."

You can throw vehicle sections, banter and breath-taking sky-boxes at me all you’d like but if there’s no substance to any of it, it’s just boring. When it’s the same boring gameplay with next to no challenge featuring the same idiotic AI, the same boring abilities and the same lack of depth that’s been the death knell of Destiny 2, it is just an incredible waste of time and effort.

Also, newsflash to Bungie – I already played a DLC that tried to experiment with randomly arranged spaces and bungled it badly. It was called The Division’s Underground and at least that has been given new, fun modifiers and end-game relevance with recent updates. The Infinite Forest simply feels like a gimmick, a waste of what could have been something truly special.

After all, this is a Vex simulation machine, right? Why not simulate so many of Destiny‘s past conflicts? At the very least surprise me with something that’s not the same Vex architecture again and again. If I actually gave a damn and wanted Bungie to try something, imagine all the amazing things they could have recreated. The Battle of Twilight Gap. The Crota’s End raid with Eris and her fireteam. Anything from the Books of Sorrow. Destiny has so much interesting lore and a developer who is seemingly entirely disinterested in doing anything with it.

It’s a shame because there are some decent moments to be had during the experience. The fight with Panoptes is epic and very interesting. Even if it isn’t all that challenging, Panoptes’ design comes across as a combination of Templar, Cyclops and Metal Overlord from Sonic Heroes which is awesome. Suffice to say, this fight blows Ghaul’s straight out of the water and does showcase Panoptes as some kind of threat even if Osiris does most of the work and your main job is clearing out adds en route to the linear “shoot the giant eye” mechanic. Too bad Panoptes is the only “new” enemy type here.

"Also, the Heroic Strike playlist – something which shipped with the first Destiny and was missing in the sequel – also requires the DLC. How much more slimy can you get?"

Some of the banter that Ghost had with me after finally regaining his free will (trust me, it’s not important) was kind of fun though the mute nature of my character didn’t help. That one boss fight against a Cabal Valus that featured laser tripwires was neat and I did get some kind of challenge out of The Runner Adventure which featured, strangely enough, another Cabal Valus running away when the going got tough. The Hive tower defense-esque Adventure is more wasted potential but at least it was something different on top of all the running through the Infinite Forest.

In fact, the Infinite Forest as a whole is closed off to you unless you’re playing a story mission or Adventure. Enjoyed a particular story mission? Well too bad, because you can’t replay it (you just have to hope that it’s part of Ikora’s weekly “Meditations”). The “new” Strikes are simply Heroic, co-op versions of two story missions, right down to the bosses and enemies. The fact that you have to pass through the same boring Infinite Forest to get to them is a shame. The story missions are so blatantly reused (or the other way around, whichever it is) that it’s comedic. Also, Heroic Strikes have no modifiers nor can you choose the Strikes you want.

By the way, speaking of closed off, you can no longer play the Prestige Leviathan raid unless you own the expansion. On some level, I can understand Trials of the Nine and the Nightfall being locked since they could use DLC content in the future. But the Prestige Leviathan raid that’s been there since the launch of the game and seen no changes? Purely because the Power level has been raised? Also, the Heroic Strike playlist – something which shipped with the first Destiny and was missing in the sequel – also requires the DLC. How much more slimy can you get?

Once you complete the campaign and Adventures, you can partake in Heroic Adventures. These are the same Adventures but with modifiers. I haven’t partaken in them since you need to be Power level 300 and I was no mood to revisit the horrifyingly dull Infinite Forest again, much less keep grinding for moderately better drops. Completing one unlocks access to the weapon forge for the various Vex-themed weapons. Again, though I haven’t unlocked any just yet, my understanding is that they’re just about gathering materials and then depositing in the forge for a weapon. If so, that’s just incredibly sad, especially when Destiny 1 had such memorable quests for weapons like No Time to Explain, Black Spindle, Sleeper Simulant, Gjallarhorn and whatnot.

"Other than that, the majority of Exotics have been recycled from Destiny 1 with the Jade Rabbit, The Stag, Ophidian Aspect and what have you. Decide for yourself whether that’s a good thing."

When people say Destiny has a lot of potential, it’s probably because of the presentation. The Infinite Forest is simply phenomenal with its architecture, the small ripple that occurs throughout the time gates as you pass through and that funky Vex line graph aesthetic which still looks cool. I’d be remiss not to mention locations like past Mercury which looks absolutely gorgeous and is a nice vibrant departure from everything else in this DLC. It’s a shame you only see it for like two missions (would it have been so bad to include a Patrol Zone here?).

The music has some awesome beats here and there especially when it imbibes more Egyptian vibes (though I could use less percussion during some moments). Some of the new weapons are kind of fun – the Prometheus Lens absolutely ruins Crucible balance but it’s fun. Good things have been heard about guns like Crimson and The Colony, though the former is basically just Red Death as a handcannon (and no, I’ve gotten neither of them just yet). Other than that, the majority of Exotics have been recycled from Destiny 1 with the Jade Rabbit, The Stag, Ophidian Aspect and what have you. Decide for yourself whether that’s a good thing.

The three new Crucible maps are…fine. Pacifica reminds me a bit of a Halo map but I don’t particularly feel any kind of attachment. These are typical Destiny 2 Crucible maps (one is even exclusive to a single platform for the foreseeable future). What more can you really say, especially given how one-note the meta is, the entire reliance on team-shooting, the slow recharge rate on abilities and Supers, and the lack of any real excitement?

I haven’t played the raid lair, which is set to go live on December 8^th, 10 AM PST nor do I intend to. Destiny 2‘s Curse of Osiris DLC shouldn’t have to lean so heavily on one piece of content to justify its existence. This is a review of the DLC in its current form that your average solo or duo players will get to experience.

"If you found Destiny 2 to be underwhelming, Curse of Osiris won’t change your mind and might even make you angrier."

And in its current form, especially given the absolute paucity of content, it’s impossible to recommend to even the most hardcore of Destiny fans unless they have money to burn. Even then, there are a number of better games, DLC and free updates to better invest your time and money in. The Division’s Update 1.8, Super Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Hollow Knight, Night in the Woods, Nioh, Nier: Automata, The Evil Within 2, Warframe on its own even without Plains of Eidolon, Path of Exile’s Fall of Oriath – there are a number of games that will give you much better value and entertainment for their asking prices than Curse of Osiris ever could.

Maybe the raid lair will end up being good. Maybe it won’t. At this point, Bungie has made it impossible to care with its lazy reuse of content, terrible narrative, idiotic new Public Event, boring story missions, lack of compelling activities in its new zone, locking out content to non-DLC owners, the list goes on.

If you found Destiny 2 to be underwhelming, Curse of Osiris won’t change your mind and might even make you angrier. If you need to buy it just to have some new Destiny content in your life, then by all means. However, saying it’s slightly better than House of Wolves or The Dark Below isn’t high praise. Bungie should have a higher standard in this day and age. It should be doing more than stuffing the Eververse store with tons of microtransaction-tied, loot box content. It could have done more since it’s had over three years to get to this point…but alas, it didn’t.

This game was reviewed on the Xbox One.

Bungie has had quite the range of controversies with Destiny 2. There’s the lack of a proper end-game, terrible reward structures permeating timed events and raids alike, numerous items gated behind Eververse, consumable shaders, XP throttling and the lackluster Curse of Osiris DLC. What’s worse is that the Crucible hasn’t been all that amazing either with the new trace rifle Prometheus Lens wrecking havoc.

The short-term solution was to see Xur sell the weapon and allow players to access it all weekend. However, in an update on December 12th, Prometheus Lens will be made “too weak” to use until Bungie can conduct a proper balance pass in January. This is due to the extremely small window of time it had to adjust the overpowered weapon.

You could argue that this isn’t the worst solution especially in the short term but it’s hilarious how Bungie’s most immediate solution to “fixing” the bugged weapon is to make it useless. Crucible Laser Tag was fun for a while we suppose but it’s time to return to the awful team-shot meta of yore.

As ‘Laser Tag’ weekend comes to a close, we’re making good on our promise to address the fact that Prometheus Lens is way too powerful. Sure it’s fun, but it breaks the Crucible for anyone who wants to use a different weapon. (1/1)

— Bungie (@Bungie) December 11, 2017

Given the short window we had to make an emergency fix, it will be adjusted to be way too weak. In January, this new Exotic will receive a proper, play-tested design pass. (2/2)

— Bungie (@Bungie) December 11, 2017

Exotic vendor Xur has returned in Destiny 2 and he may be carrying the most valuable weapon since Gjallarhorn in Destiny 1’s days. You can find Xur in the European Dead Zone where he will remain until the weekly reset on December 12th.

This week, Xur is carrying the Prometheus Lens trace rifle. Yes, the very same trace rifle that’s broken in Crucible. It can be yours for 29 Legendary Shards and is at 305 Power level. Given how the weapon won’t be fixed till the next update, we suggest grabbing one now and wrecking shop in Crucible. Note that you don’t have to have Curse of Osiris to purchase and use the weapon.

Other items include the Dragon’s Shadow (Hunter chest), Nezarec’s Sin (Warlock helm) and Mk.44 Stand Aside (Titan boots), all available for 23 Legendary Shards and at 305 Power level. Nezarec’s Sin is probably one of the best as Void damage kills will increase your ability recharge rate. Combine this with Void grenade and weapon kills (with Devour also helping with energy regen) and you have a pretty nice little set-up.

Recently, Bungie’s Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris debuted its very first raid lair called Eater of Worlds. This is a smaller wing of content that takes place in the Leviathan and sees players venturing into the Underbelly to solve a bunch of puzzles, fight some Cabal and hopefully obtain some new loot.

The raid lair went live yesterday but has actually been beaten first by a group comprised of random Reddit players. Bungie acknowledged the group’s World First clear on Twitter. As for the raid lair itself, there are new weapons, a new shader and plenty of new Tokens to earn. Also, despite the raid lair being much shorter than the Leviathan, feedback seems to be positive overall especially with regards to the end boss.

This isn’t the end of it for Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris players though. Along with Prestige mode, it’s expected that Bungie will add challenges to the Eater of Worlds raid lair as well. Unlock with Leviathan, you can actually earn ornaments for raid gear by completing Prestige mode.

Congratulations to the World First Fireteam to emerge victorious from the Eater of Worlds Raid Lair.

Good game. pic.twitter.com/EDEw70elZv

— Bungie (@Bungie) December 8, 2017