On September 8th, Destiny is getting an update that will impact all players. Update 2.0 will not only be mandatory for you to download to continue playing Destiny (even if you're not getting The Taken King), but it will also take up a lot of room on your console (details).
Bungie has yet to release a detailed look at the update, but they have given us a look at what is to come and will be making all the Crucible maps from The Taken King available to all Destiny players. The new features that are key features of Destiny that come with the update will be removed September 14th, prior to the release of The Taken King.
Before we get into 2.0, there are a couple of things to remember before Year Two begins, so let's go over those really quick before we talk about the patch that will bring us into the new year of Destiny.
Complete Year One Bounties
Don’t delete characters or dismantle items
Destroy remaining Wolf Packs and loot their chests for Ether Keys
Complete your House of Wolves Grimoire as it applies to hunting in the wild
Complete your Moments of Triumph [extended until September 14]
Here's a look at update 2.0 (coming on September 8th):
Character
Character Level Cap for all players will be raised to 34
Level Cap for The Taken King will be 40
You will be able to level up by gaining XP alone
Character Level and Light are now separate statistics
Your Character Level will be grandfathered into your highest possible Light Level from all gear in your inventory and vault
Attack and Defense ratings for armor and weapons will be translated to the new systems – their power levels will be unchanged
Grimoire Score has been moved from the Character Nameplate and now displays in the Character Screen
Quests
A Quest Screen will be added to your Menu
Tracks all active Quests
Abandoned Quests can be recovered in the Hall of Guardians
Year One Activities have been converted to the Quest system
Bounties
Bounty slots will be increased to 16
Incomplete Year One Bounties will be auto-abandoned on 09/08 in preparation for launch of The Taken King
Incomplete Year One Exotic Bounties are auto-completed with their respective Vendors
Year One bounties issues by Eris will be retired
Reputation with Crota's Bane can continue to be earned by completing Quests in The Taken King
Tower
Collections have been added to the Tower
Emblems/Shaders can be found near Eva Lavante
Ships can be found near Amanda Holliday
Exotic Armor and Weapon Blueprint added to the Tower
You will now have the Blueprint for all Exotics you own in your Collection
Report to the Vanguard in the Hall of Guardians
Inventory
Motes of Light will be used to grant XP to Weapons and Armor
Class-specific Armor materials will be deprecated in favor of a unified Armor Material
Vanguard Quartermaster, Roni-9940, will exchange old materials for armor material [Update: This change takes effect on 09/15]
Weapons & Armor
Revised Sandbox balance will be in effect, based on our previous analysis
World
Fallen Wolf Hunt Patrols will retreat in anticipation of the arrival of Oryx in your solar system
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