It’s Time to Crack Open the Content Vault for More Destiny 2 Strikes

Bungie lately introduced that Future 2 could be receiving a PvP map pack containing older, vaulted maps that haven’t been out there to play in over three years with the launch of the DCV (Future Content material Vault). Whereas a date for when this may happen has but to be revealed (apart from someday subsequent 12 months), it stands to cause that Strikes ought to obtain the identical remedy.

What Is The DCV?

In late 2020, the Beyond Light DLC was launched. Whereas the DLC itself didn’t carry many memorable modifications exterior of the brand new Stasis Subclass, one important addition was the introduction of the DCV. The DCV was Bungie’s technique of eradicating an abundance of the sport’s content material, reminiscent of Raids, Strikes, PvP maps, and modes, together with all weapons and armor earlier than 2020.

Bungie’s reasoning for doing this was, “To create a sustainable ecosystem the place the world can proceed to evolve in thrilling methods, and the place we are able to replace the sport extra shortly, annually we are going to cycle some vacation spot and exercise content material out of the sport (and into the DCV) to make room for brand new experiences.” This was additionally for the primary DLC that launched after Bungie had split from Activision, thus lowering their workforce by a big quantity. Nonetheless, since then, the sport has now exceeded the earlier measurement of what it was earlier than Past Mild launched, so this begs the query, “Why can we nonetheless want DCV?”

PvP & Strikes Are In The Similar Boat

Over time, Bungie has introduced again a big majority of the beforehand vaulted armor and weapons; now, the key gadgets nonetheless locked away are older Raids, Strikes, and PvP maps. Whereas Raids are a completely completely different dialogue, it’s solely honest that if the Crucible will get a “map” pack, Strikes ought to get a “Strike” pack.

Gamers have requested for a “map” pack for the Crucible primarily on account of not receiving hardly any new maps through the years and being pressured to play those that weren’t vaulted repeatedly for the final three years.

Nonetheless, the identical may be stated about Strikes. The Past Mild DLC launched just one new Strike when it launched and yet another throughout the 12 months till the subsequent DLC, The Witch Queen, was launched. The Witch Queen growth gave us two new Strikes instantly, and that was it till March of this 12 months when the Lightfall DLC arrived which solely gave us one new Strike. Thus, in whole, we’ve solely had 4 new Strikes launched within the final three years, which is greater than PvP acquired, however PvE gamers have been taking part in the identical content material repeatedly as properly.

Which Strikes Ought to Come Again

Now, whereas it could be good to have all 9 vaulted Strikes return in some form or kind, we have now to be life like, given their respective locations have but to be unvaulted. That stated, Bungie has had a number of alternatives to carry again a couple of Strikes with the unvaulting of varied areas within the sport.

Prime examples embody Savathun’s Track, Will of the Hundreds, and Unusual Terrain. Very lately, particularly final Season, Season of the Deep, we noticed the return of the Moon of Saturn, Titan. Whereas the vacation spot itself didn’t grow to be out there, Bungie based mostly your complete Season on the placement itself, permitting gamers to play new Story missions, Seasonal actions, and even a brand new Dungeon on Titan from the Helm. Nonetheless, they didn’t carry again the Titan Strike, Savathun’s Track, which was undoubtedly a missed alternative.

One other missed alternative got here when Future 2 introduced again Mars for the Witch Queen DLC. As soon as once more, gamers can play a narrative mission, a Dungeon, and even an Unique mission on Mars, although the vacation spot isn’t out there. Thus, Bungie had a possibility to carry again the earlier Mars Strikes, the Will of the Hundreds, and Unusual Terrain. One of many seasonal battleground actions actually takes place within the opening part of the Will of the Hundreds Strike.

It looks like Bungie has had lots of missed alternatives as of late to assist profit the sport’s general well being. Whereas they’re lastly making strides to assist PvP by giving it a map pack, it’s solely honest if Strikes had been handled the identical and gave us the Strikes talked about above again.

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Joe Thomaselli

A contemporary faculty graduate with a ardour for Future 2, Joe has solely been writing professionally for a short while. That does not cease him from overlaying all the pieces relating to the looter shooter, and extra.