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Event Cards will probably be launched in “Destiny 2” Season 17Each card may have a novel set of challenges each seasonCards will reward gamers with event-themed loot, seals and titles
Major adjustments to occasion actions and rewards in “Destiny 2” will probably be carried out with the launch of Season 17.
Bungie will make a slight rework to how occasions are approached by the group, as per their weekly weblog, to make every annual occasion really feel extra participating and particular. The devs will probably be doing this through the introduction of Event Cards.
Starting with the Season 17 Solstice of Heroes occasion (which is able to merely be referred to as “Solstice” to any extent further), an Event Card will probably be obtainable from Eva Levante’s menu or the Quests tab in each participant’s stock.
Event Cards work equally to the Seasonal Challenges tab. Each card will comprise a listing of challenges for gamers to pursue, which is able to reward them with distinctive event-related loot, seals and titles. Unlike seasonal challenges, all occasion challenges will probably be obtainable from the beginning.
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All gamers will get entry to Event Cards, which is able to solely be obtainable till their respective occasions are over. There’s additionally an choice to improve Event playing cards by paying Silver to earn some further beauty gadgets as gamers progress by way of their occasion challenges.
This new mechanic will make the annual occasion grind extra centered since all gamers will probably be sharing within the wrestle to acquire unique rewards exterior of simply repeating occasion actions.
The Solstice occasion is getting massive adjustments as nicely to replicate the introduction of the Event Card. Historically, Solstice has all the time been concerning the pursuit of distinctive armor units that may be upgraded because the occasion goes by. While that is fixed, gamers should think about finishing Event Card challenges to make progress with their armor units.
Additionally, 2022 Solstice will permit gamers to reroll armor stats and their stat potential throughout a number of drops of the identical armor piece. A brand new sport mode referred to as Bonfire Bash can also be getting launched subsequent season, the place gamers have to guard bonfires from hordes of enemies within the European Aerial Zone.
Players can count on Solstice to return in July or August, based mostly on the standard yearly occasion window.