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Let?s hope they bring them back in the next iteration.

Sure, the older ones would often retread some of the same areas we had gone while in Patrol, but they?d usually creatively change the route or open up previously inaccessible sections of the map and feature unique bosses. It used to be these would be completely new experiences and I don?t like this lazy approach to the Strike designs. If I have one minor gripe about Warmind it?s that once again the Strikes are simply rehashes of the missions we?ve already completed in the campaign. Oh, and there?s way more room in the Vault. The other nice improvement is that quests that used to take up a weapon slot have been moved to a separate inventory screen. We?ve only been asking for this since day one, and now it has finally arrived and it?s glorious. The big one, which will seem miniscule to non-Destiny players, is that Guardians can now have customized emotes assigned to the d-pad. Please?Īlthough you don?t necessarily need Warmind to take advantage of some of the improvements Bungie has made to the overall game, it?s great to see quality of life initiatives finally arrive. I must say, however, that I still really miss Prisoner of Elders from the first Destiny and would love for them to just copy and paste that over into Destiny 2. Still, it?s great to have something to work toward and makes the grind a bit more worth it. This is extremely difficult for players just starting Warmind, so don?t be surprised to fail it over and over again unless you get extremely lucky and are grouped up with a bunch of high-level players. It has several objectives, each of which are timed and must be passed to get to the next one. Then there is the Escalation Protocol, which is sort of like a Public Event, except it is activated by the player and is designed for higher-level Guardians. There are also these special containers that can only be opened with the correct key, and those are fun to seek out as well. To that end they?ve scattered various memory fragments across the planet that can be found, somewhat similar to how I liked to look in every nook and cranny for dead Ghosts in the original game. It?s funny because it seems like Bungie is desperately trying to recapture the magic of the original Destiny, and the best way to do is to revert back to what people enjoyed in that game. The postgame stuff is much more exciting this time around. Oh, and the final boss of the campaign is pretty awesome, as are the various missions. Instead most of the buildings are intact and operational and it?s kind of cool to see what Mars looked like before the Cabal and Vex left their marks. I really liked the environment this time around because for once we?re not exploring a destroyed section of Mars. That means an all-new area to explore, which is at least three times the size of Mercury and much more varied in landscape and vistas. That?s because the polar caps have melted on Mars and revealed some ancient buildings from the Clovis Bray corporation.

Now, I know what you?re thinking: ?Recycled enemies on a recycled planet?!? Not exactly! Sure you?ll be pouring thousands of rounds into the bug brains, but there are some slight variations on the usual enemies, some are a bit icier this time around. The game focuses heavily on the Hive this go round as we revisit Mars.

Of course the machine is just one step away from becoming Skynet, so Zavala has a right to be worried, and so should we all. that once helped protect the Guardians and the Vanguard. For longtime fans of the original Destiny, this expansion finally answers some nagging questions about Rasputin, the A.I. The answer, thankfully, is a resounding yes!Īlthough the campaign portion of this newest expansion can still be beaten in a matter of a few hours, it?s important to note that the quality of the story and the payoff of the lore are much better this time around. With the second expansion now here, it?s only natural to wonder if Destiny 2 – Expansion 2: Warmind fares any better. The first expansion did little to appease many players and it was over too quick with a small piece of the planet to explore and uninspired Strikes. To be fair, it takes more than a snap of a finger to make sweeping changes, and the developers seem to continue to tweak things here and there to appease the complaints that have emerged since launch last fall. The community has been quick to turn and Bungie has seemingly been slow to react. To say Destiny 2 has had its ups and downs over the past six months would be an understatement.