Continuing to highlight new features and improvements coming to Destiny with the game's next update, version 1.1.2 (it doesn't yet have an official name yet), Bungie has shed light on plans to expand the game's storage system.
As previewed earlier this month, one of the most-requested features in Destiny's update will be increased Vault Space, the area in which Guardians can store items they've found on their adventures.
"Very few people have completely full Vaults, but a lot of endgame players are bumping up against the limits," explained Bungie User Research Lead John Hopson. "For example, 21% of players who are level 30+ have 4 or fewer free spaces in their weapon Vaults right now."
"The armor and general sections are slightly less full for most people, but not by much. Even at lower levels, there’s a small but measurable fraction of players under level 20 who have full Vaults. You could charitably think of them as “collectors” or uncharitably label them as “packrats,” but some people just flat out like holding onto their stuff."
Recognizing a need to expand the storage, but limited by memory constraints, Destiny's next update will expand the Vault from:
Currently:
- twenty (20) ARMOR pieces
- twenty (20) WEAPONS
- twenty (20) GENERAL items
Post 1.1.2 Update:
- twenty-four (24) ARMOR pieces
- thirty-six (36)WEAPONS
- twenty-four (24) GENERAL items.
"Different players have different needs, but our goal was to find a solution that could deliver more Vault space to the greatest number of people in the short term," added Live Team Lead M.E. Chung. "Our challenge was to provide an increase in storage that fit within the memory constraints that limit how many items can be displayed on one screen."
Bungie explained that most of the difficulties they encountered expanding the Vault Space were brought on by the limited memory constraints on older generation hardware, like the PS3 and Xbox 360. In order to expand the space on all systems, Bungie has had to disable the item comparison feature within the Vault on PS3 and Xbox 360. The developer assures that item comparison will continue to function within the Vault on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in all other contexts on all platforms.
In case you missed earlier previews, Destiny's update will also add a proper "Colorblind Mode," as well as give you more control over game audio.
Bungie still doesn't have a fixed date for when update 1.1.2 will roll out, but is targeting an April release.
[Bungie]
