Faction Rallies is set to return at 10 AM on 6/5. Last week we covered the majority of changes to the event, but there were a few housekeeping notes for the Renown system that we wanted to make available: [quote]• Players cannot fast travel when having stacks of Renown • Returning to Orbit removes Renown • Players may accrue Renown while playing Escalation Protocol, when completing Public Events[/quote] For the full writeup of Faction Rallies changes, see below: [quote] [b]Destiny Update 1.2.1 brought improvements to Faction Rallies for Season 3. Back in March, the Seasons team discussed their overall goals for the event. Today, we’ll revisit those goals and outline the changes that have been made to achieve them. [u] Pledging to a faction should be a meaningful choice.[/u] • Players may now only pledge to one faction per account during a Faction Rallies event • Reputation progress is retained through multiple events, and it will not be reset during the season, even if a player changes allegiance • Each faction offers unique rewards, such as Exotic armor ornaments or Masterwork Catalysts for Exotic weapons • We are planning to host three Faction Rallies events over the course of Season 3 [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Exotic_Masterworks.png?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]Exotic Catalysts[/url] • Dead Orbit will offer the Eye of Another World ornament and the Graviton Lance Catalyst • New Monarchy will offer the Crest of Alpha Lupi ornament and the Sweet Business Catalyst • Future War Cult will offer the Knucklehead Radar ornament and the Sunshot Catalyst [u]Seasonal Vendor Progression[/u] • Each faction now features ranks, which players can reach by earning faction tokens • Faction rank-up rewards will continue to grant Legendary armor and weapons past Rank 30 • [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Gear_Dead_Orbit.jpg?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]Dead Orbit[/url] • [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Gear_New_Monarchy.jpg?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]New Monarchy[/url] • [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Gear_Future_War_Cult.jpg?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]Future War Cult[/url] [u]Faction Rallies should provide a unique gameplay experience and not simply be a reward layer on top of the existing game. Additionally, these events should build interest in Lost Sectors and armor ornament objectives.[/u] • Faction Rallies now features the “Renown” system • After pledging to a faction, players may earn Renown by completing a public event or patrol, or by defeating high-value targets on destinations • Players who loot a Lost Sector with Renown active will receive significantly more faction tokens than usual—the more stacks of Renown they have, the more faction tokens they earn • Renown is lost when players are defeated by enemies, so be careful when you're attempting to loot a Lost Sector with high Renown! Renown increases the level of challenge in gameplay • Health regeneration is vastly reduced (all stack levels) • Enemy kills have a chance to drop health orbs (all stack levels) • Player damage decreased (scales with stack, up to 5) • Incoming damage increased (scales with stack, up to 5) While Renown is active on a player, others around them can see which faction the player has pledged to: [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Faction_Auras.gif?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]Renown[/url] Note: Renown displays which Faction a Guardian is pledged to, but only from a third person view. This functionality applies to all players. Faction Rallies will continue to feature a Winner’s Offering to the faction that earned the most rank packages during a given event. These rewards will then be available in the rank-up reward pool in the following event. During Seasons 1 and 2, New Monarchy dominated the charts. We’re eager to see whether Dead Orbit or Future War Cult can rack up some wins. [url=https://www.bungie.net/pubassets/pkgs/111/111944/05312018_Faction_Rewards.jpg?cv=3983621215&av=1564765814]Rewards[/url] Faction Rallies will be available Tuesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. PDT through the following weekly reset. We’ll continue to collect feedback once Faction Rallies is live, and monitor the conversations.[/b][/quote]