Season 12 is coming soon toDestiny 2, and with it are new ritual and adept weapons, which are obtainable through specific quests. The gear isn’t available yet, but the official designs have been released and some players are highly critical of this part ofwhatBeyond Lightis bringing toDestiny 2.
Bungie is revealingBeyond Lightinfo bit by bit for theDestiny 2community before the update happens this fall and some of the most recent reveals areBeyond Light’s armor designs. Both the armor sets and the weapons are getting a lot of criticism, with some people saying they liked the old designs better or saying this expansion’s designs are just uncreative.
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Many players were excited to hearAdept weapons are coming toDestiny 2, after they were pretty popular back inDestiny 1and could be achieved by players who got Flawless in the Trials of Osiris. When the Trials came toDestiny 2, some veteran players anticipated getting Adept weapons with their intrinsic third perks, but were disappointed to not see them available in the Flawless chests.
Adept weapons are on the way in a future season for Trials, but the latest reveals have those fans concerned. OneDestinyplayer poked fun at those fears in an image of fake “adept weapons.”
The Adored gun looks a lot like Beloved, but wrapped in a poorly-rendered purple cloth, which to some players looks just poorly made and poorly designed. Some people seem to think the purple “bandanna” is cool, but the majority opinion is that Bungie just took an old design, tied a cloth around it, and is presenting that as what was supposed to be ahighly-anticipated weapon inDestiny 2.
Players are also comparing rarearmor fromDestiny 1with the new core activity armor coming next season toDestiny 2, calling the newer armor lackluster. Twitter user @DestinyNostalgia stresses that they’re a huge fan of theDestiny 2art team’s work in general, but that this new armor just doesn’t look exciting or innovative, and they’re just disappointed. Many comments agree that theDestiny 2armor feels clunky when compared with older armor, but there’s no solid consensus, with some people expressing their affinity for someDestiny 2armor sets.
While there’s definitely some disagreement over the general quality ofDestiny 2designs, it’s clear that theBeyond Lightgear is getting a pretty negative reaction. Hopefully players are more impressed by the content and features when they get a chance to play the expansion.
Destiny 2: Beyond Lightis available on November 10 for PC, PS4, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. A PS5 version is also in development.
