This week the Destiny 2 Go Fast Update is live with Patch 1.1.4. Bungie is also looking for a contract position that sounds like an endgame tester. Could this position be for The Taken Queen launch this fall/winter? Sea Of Thieves is out and we’ve had some hands on time with the game. It makes for a great initial 5 hour experience but feels like a very unfinished & shallow game past that point. Is the new games as a service model taking over the investment game genre? We’ll also briefly talk...
Mar 27, 2018•30 min•Ep. 88
This week we cover the final faction rally of season 2 in Destiny 2. We then chat about Warframe's 5 year anniversary with free goodies for players to collect before March 26. The Division 2 was officially announced and we have some thoughts on the press release. Monster Hunter World is receiving a giant free title update in the next few days that looks awesome, and Battlefront 2 is bringing microtransactions back to the game. Thanks for listening!
Mar 19, 2018•33 min•Ep. 87
This week its all about update 1.1.4 Preview, no more radar in trials and competitive moving forward. Buffs are coming to most weapons across the sandbox along with big movement speed changes across the board as well. Is this enough though to bring back lapsed players? Bungie has a tough road ahead between now and Expansion two. Thanks for listening to this week’s show.
Mar 13, 2018•28 min•Ep. 86
This week we go over more details of update 1.1.4 arriving in a few weeks. This update will bring sandbox tuning, rotational PvP playlists, and more. Iron Banner 6v6 will be introduced shortly after, which will be Control but with some game tuning adjustments with 6v6 in mind. Will 6v6 be chaotic on some of the smaller maps, and will the sandbox changes address the communities concerns with the TTK of Destiny 2 PvP? Nightfall scoring has been launched and of course cheese was discovered and util...
Mar 06, 2018•34 min•Ep. 85
This week we cover the new Nightfall Scoring Emblem system with Auras, score thresholds, emblem variants, and more! Mods 2.0 has been delayed beyond Expansion 2 unfortunately but there are some elements moving up in the development timeline such as Rumble. Rumble will be returning to Destiny late March but as a weekly rotational playlist. The Destiny community is left in an odd spot as Bungie shifts large scale improvements further back on the timeline. On the one hand we want to see these featu...
Feb 27, 2018•30 min•Ep. 84
Should Destiny 2 have been a sequel? For months the community has been discussing the concept of Destiny 1 vs Destiny 2. This week we cover the february faction rally, the main changes coming to the event, new weapons and more. We'll also dive into a readers question that digs deep into the idea of the consequences of a sequel, and the expectations associated with them. Thanks for listening and have a great week guardians. Join the DTS Discord https://discord.me/destinytheshow All the links and ...
Feb 20, 2018•32 min•Ep. 83
This week we break down the new Nightfall Scoring system coming to Destiny 2, complete with challenge modifier cards, new timing mechanics, emblems, auras, and more. We will also go into detail with curated raids explained. This new high end raid activity will each week bring forth a curated prestige mode raid with load out restrictions, modifiers, and tweaks to make the experience fresh more challenging and to keep players raiding. Whether it is a Raid Liar, the Leviathan Raid, or new raids thi...
Feb 13, 2018•34 min•Ep. 82
Mods 2.0 has been pushed back until May, as has the start of Season 3. We can assume as well that DLC 2 will be releasing in May alongside the launch of Season 3. Timelines are the focus of the discussion as the pace of Destiny 2 renovations are quite slow unfortunately. Prestige Eater of Worlds will also release in May which begs the question, did the second Raid Lair get delayed to sometime this summer? The ball is in Bungie’s court, hopefully they can find some ways to score soon.
Feb 05, 2018•32 min•Ep. 81
This week we talk about the epic raid reward updates coming this week plus the new masterworks armor system. Honestly this is the best TWAB of Destiny 2. If Bungie can keep supplying updates and transparency like what was seen in this week’s blog post then the ship can be turned around for Destiny 2. Iron Banner returns this week with positive changes to the reward economy. The raid reward overhaul details not only positive changes but a fantastic long term pursuit for raiders to engage with the...
Jan 30, 2018•37 min•Ep. 80
This week we recap the Faction Rally from this last week, token farming lockouts had a negative impact on the event in tandem with a new exotic ghost shell being sold for almost 3,000 silver dust from reverse that helped increase drop chances of faction consumables. Mods 2.0 is supposedly releasing in February, what could the system bring to the table and will it be a step back in the right direction? Thanks for listening!
Jan 23, 2018•23 min•Ep. 79
This week we unpack the Bungie Dev Update. After the long winter break hiatus Bungie returns to detail the next steps they have planned for Destiny 2. It seems by the time we reach Fall 2018 a lot of positive changes will arrive. But the players have to ask themselves, is it too little too late? Most of these features returning are elements that existed in Destiny 1. Its going to be a long road just to get back to Destiny 1 standards. However these are the steps necessary to improve the game. Sh...
Jan 16, 2018•42 min•Ep. 78
Is Crimson Days returning? Items in the database now show the small crimson days emblem, will this old valentines day event make a return? Bungie returns from their Holiday break, the community eagerly anticipates to hear what they have to say. The future of the franchise hangs in a balance and the next 2-3 months will be very indicative as to what the next few years have in store for the game, its player base, and the success of Destiny long term. Best of luck to Bungie, here’s to hoping that t...
Jan 09, 2018•29 min•Ep. 77
This week we talk about how Destiny 2 needs a complete makeover akin to The Taken King & Age of Triumph during Destiny 1. Eververse costs skyrocket as community creators tabulate how much real world money it would cost a user to acquire all the items in the Eververse, simply put it is absurd how expensive these items are. The PlayStation Network showed a page detailing the alleged specifics regarding Destiny 2’s second expansion Gods of Mars. Will this release in March as the listing suggest...
Jan 02, 2018•25 min•Ep. 76
Eververse frustrations grow as the Dawning winter event delivers 50,000 silver dust worth of items just two weeks after Curse of Osiris placed 100 new items into the Eververse store. The community pushback has been swift regarding the negative effect Eververse is demonstrating on Destiny 2. Christopher Barrett of Bungie delivers some promising news though in regards to solid changes coming in 2018. Time will tell how the rest of Destiny 2 pans out but one thing is certain, if it continues in the...
Dec 26, 2017•25 min•Ep. 75
The Dawning returns to Destiny for the 3rd time and brings with it Snowball Fights, Mayhem Crucible, and lots of Eververse loot boxes… Just weeks after the release of Curse of Osiris which already brought 100 items into eververse, we have yet another micro transaction fueled event. However this time you can purchase the armor you want outright with bright dust. Throw snowballs in strikes to stun and damage enemies or hop into Crucible to experience mayhem for the first time in Destiny 2 PvP. It ...
Dec 19, 2017•28 min•Ep. 74
Bungie Update On Prestige Activities & how Bungie plans on fixing the vanilla locked content. We detail our Curse of Osiris feedback and anticipate Update 1.1.1.1 which brings with it masterworks weapons, quality of life changes, a nerf to the Prometheus Lens, and Bungie’s new activity changes regarding prestige and seasonal activities. The Infinite Forest dances with massive potential but unfortunately misses the mark. However some small changes could make the Infinite Forest a great endles...
Dec 12, 2017•34 min•Ep. 73
The State of Destiny 2 Bungie blog post revealed a great deal about the future plans for Destiny 2 and acknowledged the poor communication Bungie has displayed since release. Are the changes outlined however enough to satisfy the community or are we just seeing a parade of old Destiny 1 features being brought back into Destiny 2? Ranked PvP is coming 2018 which was the biggest announcement out of the bunch. We’ll go over the Bungie podcast, the new Destiny 2 Free trial, how to get the mentor of ...
Dec 04, 2017•32 min•Ep. 72
This week we talk about Bungie caught throttling XP gains in Destiny 2, in response Bungie has removed the XP cooldown but in the process has really slowed down acquisition of Bright Engrams. The community reaction has been strongly negative as it seems like Bungie only addressed the situation after getting caught. Additionally we talk about the Crucible Radio developer interview with Jon Weisnewski and Claude Jerome which gives clear insight into the segmented nature of Bungie development. We l...
Nov 28, 2017•37 min•Ep. 71
Can Raid Lairs actually work in Destiny 2 or will this end up being another Crota's End, a very short raid more like a strike. The first Curse of Osiris reveal stream has concluded and things are looking alright, but it's hard not to get Dark Below vibes when IGN and PC Gamer have discussed the campaign length being only around 2-3 hours. The biggest question we have is what main quality of life changes are arriving in Season 2 and can the live team do enough to bring back the sea of lapsed play...
Nov 20, 2017•21 min•Ep. 70
This week we discuss the new reset time which has North American content creators excited. More details on the first Clarion Call of Destiny 2 that will allow you to grind up some more XP before Season 2 arrives. ME Chung from the social team gives an update on Guided Games and social features, most notably guided games will finally be available to full clans. The Curse of Osiris reveal streams begin this week. An Italian IGN interview sheds further light on the Infinite Forest, Mercury Social S...
Nov 14, 2017•28 min•Ep. 69
This week we cover additional details coming out about The Curse Of Osiris expansion arriving December 5 for Destiny 2. We·ll talk more about Bungie·s first procedurally generated playspace the infinite forest, the new level cap and new power cap coming with Season 2. What does the phrase ·new raid content· actually mean, will the Leviathan be following us around for all of year 1 Destiny 2? The Faction Rally returns with some tweaks and its the first time PCplayers will get the chance to pledge...
Nov 06, 2017•26 min•Ep. 68
The Curse or Osiris Expansion trailer was released yesterday and we have a ton to talk about. From the new Mercury playspace, the infinite garden which features a procedurally generated environment, to the new cinematic story missions featuring the mega lore character himself Osiris, this is looking to be an ambitious DLC. We’ll also cover the PC launch, the unfortunate Ban situation which was not handled smoothly by Bungie. Then Chris Barrett joins the TWAB for some awesome communication about ...
Oct 31, 2017•33 min•Ep. 67
This week the Destiny 2 PC launch is finally here, welcome new PC guardians to the world of Destiny! Tons of great news happened this past week in the form of the Seasons announcement stream. The Destiny community learned about the new quarterly update system that brings with it a new season every 3 months. With these updates come new gear, quality of life changes, shaders, ships, sparrows, gear, The Dawning in Season 2, and a whole lot more. Finally we have a roadmap of an update schedule outsi...
Oct 24, 2017•23 min•Ep. 66
This week we talk about Baby Bumper Calus, yes you can knock Calus off of his throne platform. The Prestige Raid has gone live, don’t do the Calus exploit however as it will nullify you for world first. Cosmo in this week at Bungie shares with us that the developers are reading our feedback on endgame but don’t have a plan in place yet for trying to improve it. SC Slayerage put out an amazing post regarding Destiny 2 feedback that we recommend all of our listeners read. Links on our website. Tha...
Oct 17, 2017•30 min•Ep. 65
This week we talk about the Endgame controversy that was stirred up by the Friendgame comments at the end of the TWAB. The Destiny The Game subreddit began voicing criticism of Destiny 2’s current endgame progression loops (or lack there of). We’ll touch on the new Iron Banner which is live now. The Prestige Raid delayed due to a raid glitch in the Calus room that causes no enemy adds to spawn during the Calus fight. Bungie’s Christopher Barrett asked the community what they would like to see ad...
Oct 10, 2017•27 min•Ep. 64
This week we explore the Prestige Raid gear, how it looks, and will ornaments return to Destiny 2 at some point? Jon Weisenewski Senior Designer at Bungie joins the TWAB to talk about the popularity of the Mida Multi Tool and what they are doing moving forward regarding balance. Ditty and Dragoon don’t think we’ll see any formal balance changes until November and December, we really hope they balance PC separate of console as well. Then we talk about guided games and how it has failed to deliver...
Oct 02, 2017•30 min•Ep. 63
We talk about The Leviathan Raid and how it is the LFG Destroyer. The Leviathan Raid is straight up epic, is this one of Bungie’s best raids? We’ll talk about the new Trials of the Nine gamemode, whats changed and what has remained the same. Competitive matchmaking tweaks are underway as Bungie changes matchmaking parameters and settings. Next week the new Faction Rally event begins, what lovely gear will it bring with it to Tower 2.0? All that and more in this week’s Destiny The Show, your Dest...
Sep 19, 2017•28 min•Ep. 62
Destiny 2 is out and is amazing, the game has surpassed our expectations big time. The new Faction Rally event looms in the near future with the Leviathan Raid releasing this week. Trials goes live this friday and we have the full calendar of all of Destiny 2’s month 1 events, nightfalls, and other scheduled activities. This show will have campaign spoilers so this is your warning! Thanks so much guardians, we’d love to hear what you think of Destiny 2, so tweet us @destinytheshow with your feed...
Sep 12, 2017•41 min•Ep. 61
Destiny 2 is making big changes to engrams and how engrams decrypt, this will have a massive impact on gearing up and moves the game in a very positive direction. Destiny 2 releases today!!! Have a great time with Destiny 2 guardians we hope the beginning of this new adventure is an amazing time for you and your friends. Thanks for listening to and supporting Destiny The Show for over 3 years. We are excited to embark on this new journey with you in Destiny 2. Kick Ghaul’s butt, have fun, try to...
Sep 05, 2017•22 min•Ep. 60
Spoiler Alerts for this week’s show as massive leaks everywhere for Destiny 2 have surfaced. We have Raid Information, the new Prestige Difficulty, brand new Engrams and types of Engrams, 3rd subclass reveals, a boatload of new information about the European Dead Zone including new secret hidden areas. Public Event footage shows us that the hidden heroic mechanics are pretty darn cool. The Destiny 2 PC Beta goes live today and the full release of Destiny 2 on console is now just a week away. Tha...
Aug 28, 2017•33 min•Ep. 59
