Players don’t have access to much new material in this week’s Destiny 2 open beta, only the introductory mission, a strike and a smattering of Crucible content. But the Destiny 2 community has already uncovered a handful of additional secrets, including a callback to Bungie’s first shared-world shooter and one of the new Lost Sector locations debuting in the sequel.
Continuing a trend that began with the first Destiny beta, way back in the summer of 2014, Destiny 2 players beta testers managed to glitch their way into a section of the game that wasn’t meant to be accessible during the pre-launch testing. Several players managed to access one of the game’s new Lost Sectors, dungeon-like content meant to give players more to do in patrol zones, while inside the Inverted Spire strike. There isn’t much to see in the unfinished geometry, but the Destiny 2 players who’ve been poking around the space did find something that looks suspiciously similar to the Vault of Glass entrance. And a few were even kind enough to upload a video tour, for those of us who can’t explore the Destiny 2 beta yet.
Elsewhere, Destiny 2 players quickly noticed a tribute to Paul McCartney’s oft-maligned (and very, very bad) contribution to the Destiny soundtrack. For the last three years, Destiny players with the patience for bad music have been able to listen to “Hope for the Future” in the Tower’s lounge area. The main social hub from Bungie’s first shared-world shooter gets destroyed at the onset of the Destiny 2 campaign. But that doesn’t mean we won’t get one last opportunity to hear Sir McCartney sing about building bridges to the sky and other activities that don’t have much to do with Destiny. Those interested in hearing a heavily-modified version of the song can stop by the (now locked) door to the lounge during the D2 introductory mission to hear a version of the recording that doesn’t sound long for this world.
For more on the Destiny 2 open beta, take a minute to review the trailer published last week. Then head down to the comments section and share the most interesting experience you’ve had since the test servers opened their doors on Tuesday.
Destiny 2 is in development for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The upcoming Destiny sequel heads to consoles on Sept. 6 and the PC port debuts Oct. 24.
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