Destiny 2 is getting its next major expansion Beyond Light next month and Bungie has revealed the release date of the raid that will be the part of the new expansion. The new raid including the Race to World First, both will officially begin at 10 am PT on November 21, 2020. This is almost a month from now, so everyone has plenty of time to prepare for the new raid. Bungie has however announced that this time around, the criteria for choosing the winner of the first part to complete the raid will be different and will also take more time.
Their official words state:
Following all the immediate fanfare and bustle that follows the checkered flag, our data scientists will be spending extra time validating the finishing team’s run. Expect the official announcement for World First to come a bit later than usual. Disqualifications can happen as per the official rules. So finish strong, even if you hear rumors of another team’s victory.
According to Bungie, these added precautions are being set up in place as they have concerns over the reports of cheating for the completion of raids. The new raid will take place in Deep Stone Crypt which is the birthplace of the Exo race present in Destiny 2. It is located on Jupiter’s moon Europa which will have two new destinations added in the new expansion. Some more details of the raid and the contest include:
- Contest Mode will cap all players at 20 Power below each encounter for 24 hours.
- Artifact Power will be disabled during Contest Mode.
- 1230 Power is your team’s goal to be at the cap for all the encounters.
- Being above 1230 will not provide any additional advantage in the final fight.
Another major news coming out of Bungie is that the studio’s Community Manager David ‘Deej’ Dague is leaving Bungie. He joined the company back in November 2011 and has been part of the company throughout its major launches. Deej announced the news on his Twitter account as well, confirming his departure from the company.
My final edition of “This Week At Bungie” closes with a personal note about the triumphant conclusion of my nine years at your service:
“The next destination on my professional journey lies down another path, but I’ll always enjoy retracing the steps we’ve taken together.” https://t.co/saZtEfvX5o
— DeeJ (@DeeJ_BNG) October 15, 2020
His official words were:
My last day at Bungie will be November 6, 2020, thus closing out a full nine years in the service of the player. It has truly been an honor,” Dague wrote. “I’ll never forget having the chance to see this community come together and create its own movement. The next destination on my professional journey lies down another path, but I’ll always enjoy retracing the steps we’ve taken together.
I’m proud to say that I’m leaving Bungie even more a fan than when I arrived those nine years ago. Whoever warned that you should never meet your heroes didn’t have the chance to work in a place like this. I’m taking with me a lifetime of incredible memories of Guardians I would have never known otherwise. Destiny will continue to be an amazing game, in part, because of you. The people who play Bungie games together are the pride and joy of this company. It has been my pleasure to keep our community traditions strong during my time up front.
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