[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/130850748/0/0]Taken King Bundle Clarification Thread[/url]
Greetings Guardians,
There is an enormous amount of new and exciting changes coming with [url=https://www.destinythegame.com/taken-king]The Taken King[/url] this September. Use this thread as a reference point on BNET to research or stay up to date with news articles or official information that comes from Bungie directly, not rumor or community speculation.
[b][u]Just updated August 19, 2015[/u][/b]
All information is from the Taken King live Twitch broadcast held on August 19, 2015:
[spoiler][quote][b]General Character Updates[/b]
Confirmed: Level in Taken King is based on current light level on 9/15/15.
Able to “track” bounties in ghost screen (go to orbit screen)
“Spark of Light” consumable available to all Taken King Players. Automatic level boost to Level 25
Able to switch weapons in the Tower with normal weapon change button (similar to combat controls)[/quote]
[quote][b]Speaker class item upgrade[/b]
Adds perk boost to Strength, Discipline, or Intellect
Provides perk boot for leveling weapon classes (depending on perk allowed)
Perk boost to faster reputation earning[/quote]
[quote][b]Ghost upgrade[/b]
Provides light
Detect planet materials[/quote]
[quote][b]Emblems[/b]
Organized in kiosks by DLC[/quote]
[quote][b]Factions[/b]
Able to select and pledge allegiance to on faction, once per week for 2,500 glimmer
Material exchange for reputation
Ranking up leads to Faction quests
Packages = guaranteed legendary weapon/armor. Higher chance for shaders and ships. Fewer duplicates.[/quote]
[quote][b]Crucible[/b]
PvP quests available
“True Meaning of War” bounty (all five bounties completed) = Exotic level rewards
Legendary Ghosts - additional glimmer for (Class Kills)
Quartermaster has bounties[/quote]
[quote][b]Marks[/b]
Vanguard and Crucible Marks = Legendary Marks
Across all characters
200 marks max for account wallet (not per character). No max for earning per week, unlimited.
Existing Vanguard and Crucible Marks will become faction commendations.
Sharding legendary weapons and armor will become legendary marks.[/quote]
[quote][b]Exotic Blueprints[/b]
Available in the Vanguard section of the tower “Hall of Guardians”; past the Crucible Quartermaster
Able to recover deleted exotics.
Across all characters.
Fresh copy, not maxed out or fully leveled.
Some Exotics are “better/upgraded” in Year 2; Example: Year 2 Suros Regime has options for “Focused Fire” or to shoot faster the longer you fire.
Only some coming forward to Year 2.[/quote]
[quote][b]Cryptarch[/b]
Able to purchase legendary weapons, armor, and class items for Legendary Marks.[/quote]
[quote][b]Gunsmith[/b]
Field test weapons.
Quests assigned to these weapons.
Go out into the world and complete quests, with said weapons, and earn rank.
Starting at Rank 1, you can choose multiple “Armsday” weapons order for 2,500 glimmer each and pick up on Wednesday (AKA “Armsday”).[/quote]
[quote][b]Infusion[/b]
Able to cannibalize exotic/legendary weapons/armor to upgrade more preferred legendary/exotic weapons and armor and make it stronger (e.g. Attack & Defense). [/quote]
[quote][b]Vault space[/b]
Doubled for weapons 72 slots
Armor 72 slots
General 36 slots[/quote][/spoiler]
The [url=http://www.gameinformer.com/p/thetakenking.aspx]Gameinformer article[/url].
[spoiler]This is a living information hub that will be updated regularly with new information by Gameinformer. Check this regularly for more articles and updates on The Taken King.
What we know about the Taken King:
[quote][url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_North]Nolan North[/url] will be replacing Peter Dinklage as our Ghost's voice for the entire Destiny experience. Mr. Dinklage was removed due to availability issues for voice over work. Mr. North will be replacing all the previous Ghost dialogue and all dialogue going forward for the foreseeable future.[/quote]
[quote]Year One legendary weapons and armor will not be eligible for ascension beginning with The Taken King in Year Two. This includes: Vanguard, Crucible, Raid, and other applicable Year One legendary weapons and armor.[/quote]
[quote]Our new [b][u]LEVEL[/u][/b] cap has been announced to be level 40. Light level is no longer a determination for our guardians level, but it does play into how powerful our Guardian is. [/quote]
[quote]Salvage will become a permanent Crucible playlist[/quote]
[quote]Strike playlists will be condensed into 3 primary playlists (names pending):
Vanguard Legacy - All Year One Strike Missions
Vanguard Ursa - Random Strikes with Heroic modifiers (difficult)
Vanguard Marmoset - Taken King Strike Missions[/quote]
[quote]Being AFK in strikes will now result in Prison of Elders style event to summon guardian into the battle.[/quote]
[quote]RNG loot rewards are being re-tuned even further to avoid repetitious rewards. Players should be rewarded with different loot and items instead of the same rewards over and over again.[/quote]
[quote]Amazing [url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/07/the-life-of-a-destiny-exotic-designing-gjallarhorns-new-competition.aspx]news[/url] about the new Exotic Heavy fusion rifle "Sleeper Simulant". [b][u]Be sure the watch the gameplay video embedded in the article.[/u][/b][/quote]
[quote][b][u]Eight new Crucible Maps:[/u][/b]
Bannerfall (Tower)
Frontier (Earth)
Crossroads (Mars)
Sector 618 (Earth)
Ghost Ship (The Reef)
Exile (Saturn)
Memento (Earth - European Dead Zone)
Vertigo (Mercury) [/quote][/spoiler]
Much more information has been released and confirmed by [url=http://planetdestiny.com/20-reasons-taken-king/]Planet Destiny[/url]. This information is available by subscription only and not made available to the general public without subscription.
[spoiler][quote]Weapons, armor, class items, and even your Ghost shell all offer perk customization as well as increased power and light for your Guardian.[/quote]
[quote]Opt-in lore during live gameplay. Scan weapons, enemies, environments, etc... to bring up contextual information on these items in real time. Grimoire is not built into the game.[/quote]
[quote]All of the original mission have been reorganized, contextualized, and placed within a larger quest framework. Even older subclasses…have dedicated quest lines that explain their use and place with the world.[/quote]
[quote]Vanguard Vendors have quests unlocked at certain points of progression.[/quote]
[quote]Quests from Eris Morn lead to the rediscovery of a forgotten weapontype.[/quote]
[quote]Emotes may now be available for equipping below your emblem selection. Holding L2 on the pause screen gives an instant glimpse at the energy types equipped on each weapon.[/quote]
[quote]Tiers (thresholds) for Intellect/Discipline/Strength that tell in seconds what your cooldown is, rather than a percentage.[/quote]
[quote]Legendary marks replace “Crucible” and “Vanguard” marks. “Armor Materials” replace Hadronic Essence, Sapphire Wire, Plasteel Plating.[/quote]
[quote]Emblem and Shaders not longer will take up inventory space. A Shader kiosk & Emblem kiosk will exist in the Tower, housing all the Emblems & Shaders you own.[/quote]
[quote]Vault space changes and implementation of "kiosks". [/quote]
[quote]Over a dozen new Gold-tier (Exotic) Weapons. Half a dozen new armor pieces for each class.
One Exotic gained through multi-step search quest on the Dreadnaught. Pieces hidden all over.[/quote]
[quote]Expanded Crucible: Mayhem, Rift, & Zone Control – only controlling matters, kills don’t matter.
"Mercy rule" to end Crucible matches with dramatically unbalanced teams to preserve K/D stats.
Quests to ease new players in. 5 weekly bounties in addition to much faster daily bounties. Finish all 5 weekly bounties to unlock the big bad bounty for the week, where you have a chance at a powerful reward like a Legendary/Exotic weapon.
Better matchmaking for skill and connection.[/quote]
[quote]Narrative-driven story with 8+ lengthy missions, seamlessly integrated with strikes, public events, class quests, and eventually, the raid – King’s Fall. 6-7 hours of content before End Game activities begin.
Complete the main storyline for access to the ancillary “The Taken War”, with harder, narrative-driven missions that have us revisiting old locales like the Vault of Glass.
Four new strikes (three for non PS users), three remixed older strikes. Presence of several “raid-light” mechanics to keep things mentally engaging.
Strikes aim for replayability, cycling species you might fight, & altering enemy configurations. Multiple narrations to provide more info as you replay the strike.[/quote]
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I'll update this thread as much as I can with information that is released and confirmed by Bungie. My goal is not to be the first to post information, but to be correct.
Happy gaming guardians.
[b][u]Bungie Taken King Live Twitch Streams[/u][/b]
[url=http://youtu.be/__arO-w5G-M]Part 1: Tower Tour, Light, Vendors, Currencies, Quests, Bounties[/url]
[url=https://youtu.be/5aXiBBIBaxY]Part 2: Subclasses Reveal/Breakdown, Shield Brothers strike live gameplay[/url]
[b][u]Trailers[/u][/b]:
[url=http://youtu.be/za53gnLz46A]Suros Arsenal Trailer[/url]
[url=http://youtu.be/jnTYt_lu4CE]The Taken King: We Are Guardians Trailer[/url]
[url=http://youtu.be/HQymFddoo9I]The Taken King Prologue Cinematic[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kDXbn9mC9Y&sns=em]Taken King Twitch Stream Teaser[/url]
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Love what I see! Can't wait!