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2.1.1 – The one with Crimson Days

With the February Update, players of Destiny will find a new playable activity, enhancements to the way the Crucible operates, as well as some fixes and changes for the overall experience.

New Event: Crimson Days

Grab a partner to celebrate Crimson Days from February 9th, 10AM PST to February 16th, 1AM PST

Grab Quests

Go talk with Lord Shaxx in the Tower to receive the quest "Crimson Bonds"
Players must be at least Level 40 to be eligible to obtain this quest
Play Crimson Doubles

2v2 PvP Event Playlist: Crimson Doubles
Requires Pre-made Fireteam of 2
In Crimson Doubles, "Heartbroken" buff is applied to you when your teammate is down that provides maxed stats and faster reload
Weekly Shaxx bounties have been replaced with special Crimson Doubles bounties for the duration of the event


General

Fixed an issue where some emote incidents would appear twice

Fixed a rare issue where the Refer-a-Friend buff was not being properly applied when joining an in-progress activity

Weapons

Fixed an issue where an extra icon on the kiosk was appearing for players who acquired MIDA Multi-Tool exotic weapon for both Year One and Year Two

Fixed an issue with Hakke pulse rifle damage scaling to bring them back in line with other pulse rifles

Armor

Fixed the icon for Titan class item Mark of a Kellslayer

Fixed an issue where the icon for the Hunter artifact Unerring Compass was missing on PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

Activities

Fixed an issue where the Vienna Singer ship was not dropping at appropriate rates


Nightfall

Reduced the chance for ghost shells to be awarded from completing the weekly in favor of other rewards

Raid: King's Fall

Fixed an issue that allowed players to become immune to the Totem room damage by using a sword's block ability

Totems will now kill players under the totem after an extended period of time

Fixed an issue on the aura holder when exiting 3rd person, the camera forward would get reset back facing the direction of the players feet

Fixed an issue where the Ogres would teleport when it had issues path finding around previous dropped bombs

Crucible

General

Bounties have been moved to the top of Shaxx's vendor screen

Players now start without special ammo in all 3v3 modes

See developer comments from Derek Carroll

Fixed an issue where the quest step to "Complete a match with 6+ Auto Rifle kills" was not properly registering

The temporary fix applied previously has been removed once again to allow this quest to be turned in properly

Fixed an issue where the text display for Nova Bomb score bonuses was incorrect

Damage Referee has been enabled in the Control playlist for the Crucible

See developer comments from Paul Lewellen

Playlists

New Rotating Playlists

See developer comments from Jeremiah Pieschl

Freelance 3v3 featuring Skirmish, Salvage and Elimination - only accessible by solo players, no fireteams

Freelance 6v6 featuring Control, Clash and Rift - only accessible by solo players, no fireteams

Inferno 3v3 featuring Inferno Skirmish, Inferno Salvage and introducing Inferno Elimination!

Inferno 6v6 featuring Inferno Control and Inferno Clash

Iron Banner

Iron Banner returns on February 23rd, 10AM to February 29th, 1AM PST

Iron Banner armor pieces from Rank 5 packages will now be granted immediately, instead of appearing once you return to Orbit

Increased the base win rep amount by +20% (50 to 60)

Waypoints have been added to Lord Saladin when the Rank 3 and Rank 5 packages are available

Players can no longer recycle into Iron Banner matches after the event has ended


Trials of Osiris

Reduced the postgame wait time by 15 seconds

Adjusted loot tables to make rewards more consistent and less likely to have a non-payout match


Maps

Crossroads

Fixed an issue where some players are able to perch in an advantageous position on a giant tree root


The Timekeeper

Removed dynamic objects and moved overtime objective to help it play better in Elimination

Items

Fixed an issue where Reputation was being awarded when dismantling the Future War cult ship "The Climb"

Access to the ship via the kiosk has been re-enabled
Fixed an issue where the icon on Gunsmith vendor screen to display the correct reputation

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Prior to the holiday break we mentioned a second, larger update slated for Spring. That content release will feature a significant Light increase, a bunch of new gear to earn and equip, and new challenges for PvE players seeking some more fun experiences and replayability.

Beyond that, the team is focused on delivering a large expansion later this year, and a full Destiny sequel in 2017.

As work wraps up in the weeks ahead, look for more details about the Spring content, as well as more information about our bigger projects in the months that follow.

Thanks for your patience, and thanks for playing.

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Today Activision confirmed that, as Kotaku reported last month, Destiny 2 won’t be out until 2017. But there will be a significant expansion later this year.

Said the company in a press release this afternoon: “Activision Publishing, along with its partners at Bungie, expects to bring a large new expansion to Destiny in 2016 and to release a full game sequel in 2017.”

There’s no word yet what this “large new expansion” will actually be. As we reported in January, Bungie made the decision earlier this year to delay Destiny’s sequel, and plans for the future of the game’s content are changing frequently.

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