New details on the patrol zone changes we’ll see in Destiny 2 are out this week, including more information on the quests and other activities we’ll encounter on each planet. Structurally, the content hasn’t undergone a radical shift. But it does sound like it’s going to take much longer for fans to run out of things to do after Destiny 2 heads to PC and consoles this fall.
All of the new information comes courtesy of the latest Destiny 2 gameplay upload from IGN and Bungie. This week’s clip, an eight-minute video featuring commentary from Bungie Rituals and Programming Lead Rob Engeln, takes us back to Nessus for a rundown of everything there is to do between missions when Destiny 2 emerges in September. The new patrol zones will feature a mix of new and reimagined public events, some of which may be familiar to longtime Destiny fans. It seems like most of them will still involve rallying Guardians around a single point or item and asking them to defend that spot for a predetermined amount of time. But we’d like to think Bungie has a few surprises in store for us, too.
The two biggest additions to the patrol zones are Adventures and World Quests. Both will be used to flesh out the story in Destiny 2, but the scope of the two activity classes couldn’t be more different. According to Engeln, Adventures will be one-off stories that provide background information about the people we’ll meet and places we’ll visit in the upcoming Destiny sequel. They won’t be very long or particularly tough. World Quests will be used to tell longer, more intricate tales. Engeln says some World Quests will be multi-objective chains and will frequently be used to tell more complicated stories, like how Failsafe (a human AI) wound up alone on the surface of Nessus.
The new video also provided a bit more information on Lost Sectors, the mini-dungeons scattered across all the patrol zone’s in Destiny 2. Engeln says Bungie invested heavily in brand new tech to make Lost Sectors a reality. He also confirmed there will be environmental cues, usually a painted decal, to let Guardians know when a Lost Sector is nearby.
For more on the new patrol content we’ll see in Destiny 2, take a few minutes to check out the new gameplay footage from Bungie and IGN. Then head down to the comments and let us know if you think patrol zones will be more exciting in the upcoming Destiny sequel.
Destiny 2 is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game hits consoles on Sept. 6 before making the jump to PC on Oct. 24.
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