This Week in Destiny – 05/30/2024

May 30, 2024 - Destiny 2 Community Team

Before we begin with the TWID, we wanted to let you all know that earlier today, a portion of Destiny 2: The Final Shape was accidentally pushed live on PS5's streaming service. There are currently spoilers being shared online. A small group of players were able to play some of the campaign, access Collections, and other reward info coming in The Final Shape and Echoes. We recommend being very careful on social media over the next few days to avoid spoilers. Remember to exercise caution and be critical of potential misinformation. Please be considerate of others and report leaks so players can experience the conclusion of the Light and Darkness saga themselves.

Thanks to all our community members who have already helped us by reporting leaks and those actively working to prevent more of the experience from being shared before its intended date. It's always extremely difficult when our team's hard work is leaked early, but we are still excited for everyone to experience the full release on June 4 together.

Now on to your regularly scheduled TWID.

This week in Destiny, we’re just days away from The Final Shape. Are you ready? Did you get all the gear you were aiming for? We hope so! And while we can’t give you any drops you may be missing, we can give you information on the new Artifact perks so you can start fine-tuning your perfect build.

List of topics for the week:

Destiny 2 x Dungeons & Dragons collaboration.
The Final Shape Artifact perk preview.
Raid World First race details.
Displate art for The Pantheon now available.
The Pantheon Creator Challenge concludes.
Fireteam Finder voice chat update.
Cosplay Cosmodrome.
Bungie Rewards last chance.
24-hour downtime for The Final Shape launch.

Destiny 2 x Dungeons & Dragons Collaboration

We’re thrilled to announce Bungie’s latest collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and the iconic gaming franchise, Dungeons & Dragons, as Wizards celebrates the 50^th anniversary of D&D. Faerûn-inspired looks will be available at the Eververse store on June 4, alongside the launch of Destiny 2: The Final Shape. The Gold Dragon-themed Apex Draconic set for Titans, the Mind Flayers-themed Flayer’s Dominion set for Warlocks, and the Displacer Beast’s-themed Spectral Displacer set for Hunters.

Additionally, the Adventurer’s Pack Bundle will include a Queen of Dragons ship, the Owlbear Chariot, and the Eye Tyrant Ghost Shell. More cosmetics include the Bigby’s Fist Finisher and the Natural 20 Emote, which will be randomly rolled each time it’s used, as the fates designed.

In addition to the in-game items, the Bungie Store will also be offering an Eye Tyrant Beholder Ghost Shell vinyl figure, inspired by the infamous floating gaze monster from the D&D universe.

The Final Shape Artifact Preview

With The Final Shape right around the corner, we wanted to give you an early look at the Artifact perks you can expect on launch day and throughout Echoes. The three elements in focus for this Artifact are Solar, Void, and Arc. You'll also find a focus on melee and Swords as well as long-range weapons, such as Sniper Rifles.

Let’s take a look at the Hunter's Journal Artifact.

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Anti-Barrier Pulse Rifle

Your equipped Pulse Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Pulse Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

Logic Reductor

Weapons with the Radiolaria Transposer origin perk deal increased damage to Vex. Extends the duration of the radiolaria pools created by Radiolaria Transposer.

Elemental Siphon

Rapid final blows with a Kinetic weapon or a weapon matching your equipped Super create an elemental pickup that matches your equipped Super.

Counter Energy

When you or a member of your fireteam stuns a champion, you gain energy for your least-charged ability.

Prismatic Transfer

When you cast your Super, each member of your fireteam with a Super type different than yours gains a bonus to weapon damage.

Unstoppable Sidearm

Aiming down the sights of a Sidearm for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.

Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

Overcharged Armory

Weapons with the Dealer’s Choice, Radiolaria Transposer, Collective Purpose, and Sundering Origin traits are always Overcharged weapons for you when that modifier is active.

Overload Sword

Landing consecutive hits with a Sword you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions.

Additionally, Swords are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

Blade Stamina

Rapidly defeating combatants with a Sword refunds some ammo.

Argent Blade

While you have Armor Charge, dealing damage with a Sword consumes an Armor Charge and empowers your Sword for a short time, granting it bonus damage and energy charge rate.

Unstoppable Scout Rifle

Aiming down sights of a Scout Rifle for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.

Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.

Authorized Mod: Elemental Charge

The energy cost of Elemental Charge mods are significantly discounted.

Creeping Chill

Stasis weapon final blows against slowed or frozen targets release a burst that slows.

Void Hegemony

While you have a Void or Prismatic subclass equipped, defeating weakened targets provides a small Void Overshield.

Expanding Abyss

Void sources deal increased damage to weakened targets.

Overload Hand Cannon

Landing consecutive hits with any Hand Cannon you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying abilities energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions.

Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

Saint's Inspiration

Rounds loaded by the Cast No Shadows origin perk can overflow the magazine.

Press The Advantage

Breaking a combatant’s shield grants increased weapon stability, handling, and reload speed. Swords gain increased guard resistance.

Radiant Orbs

While you have a Solar or Prismatic subclass equipped, picking up an Orb of Power makes you radiant.

Shieldcrush

While you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or a Void Overshield, your melee recharges faster and deals increased damage.

While you have amplified or radiant, your grenade recharges faster and deals increased damage.

Anti-Barrier Submachine Gun

Submachine Guns you are wielding fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions.

Additionally, Submachine Guns are always overcharged when the modifier is active.

Winning Hand

While using weapons with the Dealer’s Choice origin trait, combatant precision final blows or rapidly defeating combatants cause the target to explode, dealing Solar damage to nearby enemies.

Having several equipped weapons with the Dealer’s Choice origin trait increases the effect of the explosion.

Threaded Blast

Destroying a Tangle with a Strand weapon creates a larger and more damaging explosion.

Galvanic Armor

While you have an Arc or Prismatic subclass equipped, incoming damage from combatants is reduced while amplified.

Transference

Gain increased grenade and melee damage while transcendent.

Weapon final blows while transcendent refund Light and Dark energy after Transcendence ends.

Salvation’s Edge World First Race Details

On June 7 at 10 AM PT, brave fireteams will look to become the first to complete the new raid and take home the coveted World First belt. We have some key details to help in your planning, including requirements for raid entry and updates to the World First race completion criteria.

Details

Contest Mode will be enabled for 48 hours.
You will need to be at 1965 Power Level to be at the cap through all of the encounters.

Entry Requirements

Completing The Final Shape campaign and the Wild Card Exotic quest is a requirement to launch the raid, but only the fireteam leader must meet this requirement. A fair warning for any members of a fireteam who do not complete The Final Shape campaign before jumping into Salvation’s Edge—the raid contains spoilers.

Completion Criteria

We have changed the way we will track and recognize the World First completion of the raid. Fireteams will no longer be required to return to orbit to finish the race. The first fireteam to finish every encounter and loot the final chest will be declared World First and have their victory immortalized with Salvations’ Edge World First raid belts.

Similar to Crota’s End, we will be working to quickly check with analytics before we announce the winning team on our social channels and will then start our more thorough security review. We don’t want to make everyone wait around while we dig into this data, but if we do find that any cheating or violations have occurred, we reserve the right to disqualify a team and crown the next fireteam in line World First, even after an announcement.

For full details on eligibility and requirements for the World First race, please visit our official rules.

We encourage all players to complete The Final Shape campaign and Wild Card Exotic quest prior to the launch of Salvation’s Edge to have the best story experience possible.

World First Race on Twitch Rivals

As we mentioned last week, we’re partnering with Twitch Rivals on a World First race broadcast covering some of the streamers participating in the race, with commentary conducted by returning hosts Professor Broman and Reck1568.

If you are a creator looking to be part of the event, sign-ups are open until June 3 at 5 PM PT. Remember to link your Bungie and Twitch accounts so you can receive rewards. Check out our guide on how you can link your accounts.

Registered and approved creators will be provided with the following exclusive Twitch Drops while the World First race is taking place:

Stand in Salvation Emblem: Watch at least 2 hours of any Destiny 2 streamer.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

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Roots Remain Emblem: Watch at least 2 hours of Destiny 2 Twitch Rivals stream or any participating Twitch Rivals creator.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Wrest the Heart Emblem: Subscribe to your favorite Destiny 2 streamer.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Beyond the available Twitch Drops, we've got other goodies available during the World First Twitch Rivals event. We are releasing a global chat emote to celebrate the World First race and you’ll also have a chance to earn some epic Global Chat badges by watching or streaming.

PopGhost Global Chat Emote: This chat emote will be available to all users of Twitch.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 14.

Scanning Ghost Chat Badge: Stream Destiny 2 for 30 minutes.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Ghost Chat Badge: Watch 15 minutes of The Final Shape raid on Twitch Rivals.

Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

The Pantheon Displate Metal Poster Now Available

As we mentioned last week, we partnered with the extremely talented Brazilian artist Gabriel Flauzino to create an epic piece of artwork commemorating The Pantheon. We also partnered with our friends at Displate to bring this artwork to life as a collectible metal poster.

The metal poster, including a format with their new 3D-enhanced Textra finish, is available for purchase now. So head over to Displate and grab yours today.

The Pantheon Creator Challenge Concludes

With the launch of The Pantheon, we pitted two teams of creators against each other to see who would come out on top. Now, after four weeks, we've crowned a winner. Congratulations to Team Sweat!

Team Sweat

Sweatcicle (captain)
evanf1997
PureChill
Benny
YellowsLight
SneakyBeaver

Beyond the bragging rights, the team’s captain, Sweatcicle, will earn an incredible life-size physical fabrication of the fan-favorite Falling Guillotine BRAVE Arsenal sword.

Fireteam Finder Voice Chat Update

We're making coordination with your fireteam in Fireteam Finder even easier. With the launch of The Final Shape, we're adding a new voice chat channel for Fireteam Finder lobbies. Players will be able to use voice chat to coordinate their plans and discuss options before launching into the activity. Once in a Fireteam Finder lobby, players can press left arrow/dpad-left to cycle through the Fireteam Finder and fireteam voice chat channels as they please.

Cosplay Cosmodrome

The first looks of Cosplay Cosmodrome were also revealed this week, as Kamichan83 and IlGritz showed off their Crow and Cayde-6 cosplays. Fans of Destiny 2 characters and the cosplay community can look forward to more cosplays coming soon.Check out this blog for more information on Cosplay Cosmodrome.

Bungie Rewards Last Chance

This is your last chance to earn access to some incredible Bungie Rewards tied to Destiny 2: Into the Light, Lightfall, Year-6 Seasonal content, Moments of Triumph, and more. Head over to Bungie Rewards to check out the full list. You have until June 3, 2024, at 6 AM PT to earn access to these rewards, so don’t delay!

If you’ve already earned access to these Bungie Rewards, you have until July 2, 2024, at 9:59 AM PT to purchase your items.

Player Support Report

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Known Issues List | Help Forums | Bungie Help Twitter

Update 8.0.0.1

Next Monday, maintenance for Update 8.0.0.1 will begin. Below is a timeline of events:

June 3, 2024, 9 AM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 is brought offline.
June 4, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 will be brought back online.
Update 8.0.0.1 will be playable on all platforms and regions.
June 4, 2024, 12 PM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 maintenance is scheduled to complete.

The Final Shape Pre-load

Pre-load for Update 8.0.0.1 will be available prior to the game’s release. Below are pre-load timelines and instructions based on platform:

PlayStation

Beginning on June 3, 2024, after 10 AM PT (-7 UTC), users can start pre-downloading Update 8.0.0.1 by:

Navigating to Destiny 2
Pressing the “Options” button
Selecting “Check for Updates”

In an effort to decrease server load, some PlayStation users may be able to pre-download Update 8.0.0.1 starting on June 1, 2024, after 10 AM PT (-7 UTC) if they have auto update/download enabled on their PlayStation. Click here for instructions on how to set up auto update/download.

Xbox

Pre-load for Xbox will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Click here for instructions on how to set up auto update.

Steam

Pre-load for Steam will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should be automatically added to the download queue once it is available to pre-load. Click here for more information on managing Steam downloads and updates.

Epic Games Store

Pre-load for Epic Games Store will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should be automatically added to the download queue once it is available to pre-load. Click here for support with Epic Games Store downloads and updates.

Microsoft Store

Pre-load for Microsoft Store will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should automatically be put in the download queue once it is available to pre-load. Click here for more information on managing Microsoft Store downloads and updates.

Storage Requirements

Below are the updated storage requirements for The Final Shape:

Platform	Destiny 2 Install Size	Storage Space Needed for Installation of Current Destiny 2 Players
PlayStation 5	143.81 GB*	143.81 GB
PlayStation 4	110.70 GB*	129.31 GB**
Xbox One	139.52 GB	139.52 GB
Xbox Series X\|S	165.82 GB	165.82 GB
Steam	155.50 GB*	299.70 GB***
Epic Games Store	144.61 GB	279.66 GB
Microsoft Store	156.22 GB	156.22 GB

* Destiny 2 Install Size may vary based on languages installed, size shown is maximum size possible

** PlayStation 4: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (110.70 GB) + Update 8.0.0.1 pre-load (18.61 GB) = 129.31 GB

*** Steam: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (up to 144.20 GB) + Update 8.0.0.1 pre-load (up to 155.50 GB) = 299.70 GB

PC Operating System Requirements

Beginning on June 4, 2024, Destiny 2 is ending support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

For more information, please visit our Destiny 2 on PC System Requirements help article.

The Final Shape Day-1 Known Issues List

We are finalizing our list of certain information and issues we are investigating that we want players to be aware of prior to the launch of The Final Shape.

We expect this list to be published before Update 8.0.0.1 is live on June 4, 2024. Please stay tuned to https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News for more information.

Claim Your Seasonal Rewards

Season of the Wish and Into the Light end on June 3. Make sure to claim any expiring rewards before they’re gone, including:

Seasonal Seals and rewards
Season Pass items
Season vendor rewards
Shaxx, Zavala, Drifter, and Saint-14 rewards
Banshee-44 reputation items
Bungie Rewards

Destiny Content Vault Updates

With the start of Year 7 in Destiny 2 on June 4, 2024, certain items will be deprecated from player inventories that correspond with vaulted activities and Seasonal campaigns. They will be moved into the Destiny Content Vault.

We have updated the Destiny Content Vault article to reflect these changes. We've also created a new article fully outlining Items Being Deprecated at the Start of Year 7 for players to reference.

Known Issues

While we continue investigating various known issues, here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our #Help forum:

Last Wish weapon rewards from The Pantheon can drop as the old versions of the weapons.
Some Iron Banner legacy ornaments are missing unlock descriptions.
A selection of reprised weapons have incorrect lore tabs when inspected.
Chests opened with Salvage Keys in Season of the Deep activities will not drop the expected daily red-border weapons.

For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, review our Known Issues article. If you observe other issues, please report them to our #Help forum.

Ahamkara Hunter

Don't you love this art style? So iconic, so fitting for our dear wish dragons. Good job!

Grace, via X/Twitter

A Titan Remembers

In the Glykon, no one can hear you scream. Or pop your Super.

That’s it for this week. This is the last TWID before The Final Shape. We can’t wait to have you experience everything we’ve been working on. We’ll be monitoring feedback and questions, so let us know how your experience is going once you jump in. You can check out our D2Teams accounts throughout the week for responses and updates.

We’ll be back next week with another TWID. Until then, best of luck, Guardians! Let’s show the Witness what we’re made of.

Destiny 2 Community Team