For as long as Destiny has existed, there have been people hoping for more accessible endgame content, including matchmaking. It’s finally coming in the new Rite of the Nine event.
Kicking off in Act Three of Destiny 2: Episode Heresy, the new limited-time event will introduce three different difficulty levels (Explorer, Eternity, Ultimatum) for three rotating older dungeons (Prophecy, Spire of the Watcher, Ghost of the Deep).
Alongside event-exclusive loot (five new emblems, an earnable weapon cosmetic, and an exclusive title for Ultimatum mode), the inspiration behind the LTM is to allow players of different skill levels to play and experience dungeons that they may not have been able to before.
This includes bringing back the legacy content, but also the ultra-accessible Explorer mode, which plays as sort of a tutorial to dungeon content as seen in the clip above. Explorer mode will use in-game tooltips to teach players mechanics of the dungeon before allowing them to use what they learn to complete it later on.
There’s even more accessibility improvements, such as matchmaking, and things like platforms that will pop up and allow players to skip past platforming puzzle sections of the dungeons once they’ve been completed by one player.
Before you start to freak out, sweaty D2 grinder, don’t. While Eternity is the baseline difficulty experience, Ultimatum is the mode for you. This is the highest tier difficulty, similar to how Contest Mode feels in dungeons and raids, and has exclusives to earn.
As part of Rite of the Nine, the Third Spire social space from year one of Destiny 2 will make its return, along with the Emissary of the Nine as the event’s vendor. Four weapons from each of the dungeons are also being brought back, revamped with new perks and other upgrades. A different dungeon will be featured each week for players to enjoy.
Rite of the Nine will kick off in Act Three of Heresy, which is currently set to begin on April 1. Meanwhile, Act Two kicks off next week on March 11.
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