Future 2’s upcoming free replace, Into the Light, is really seeking to be a best hits assortment for the MMO forward of The Final Shape growth this June. The number of beloved and returning weapons revealed on March 26 made that apparent, however it appears Bungie is absolutely pulling out all of the stops with some upcoming mission reprisals. Throughout a livestream on Tuesday, Bungie revealed the return of The Whisper and Zero Hour missions to Future 2.
These two Unique missions are extensively thought of to be a number of the greatest within the collection historical past, and both were removed from Destiny 2 again in 2020, with the Beyond Light growth. With Into the Mild, each missions will probably be accessible within the sport as soon as once more, with Bungie devs promising they’ve twisted some nobs and added new secrets and techniques to maintain every recent for gamers.
Each of those missions had been secrets and techniques again of their day, requiring a secretive questline or random public occasion to achieve entry. In addition they every heralded the return of a beloved Unique weapon from the unique Future — Black Hammer (which grew to become Whisper of the Worm) from The Whisper, and Outbreak Prime (which grew to become Outbreak Perfected) in Zero Hour.
Based mostly on some gameplay through the livestream, each missions characteristic the identical mixture of platforming, fight, and a timer. Nevertheless, Bungie devs have made some changes. The missions themselves may have extra enemies to maintain up with the rise in energy Guardians have seen in recent times, and the timers will probably be a lot much less restrictive for the mission’s regular problem modes. Nevertheless, for gamers nonetheless seeking to problem themselves, they will dive into increased problem variations for stronger enemies and a a lot tighter timer.
As for the rewards, each Whisper of the Worm and Outbreak Perfected will turn out to be craftable weapons within the replace. By finishing the mission, Guardians can earn the blueprint, which is able to permit them to start out customizing their Exotics. They will then return to the mission week after week to unlock new perk choices and enhance the ability of their creations.
As for the particular ships that got here with these missions, neither will probably be returning through the reprisal — each in an effort to take care of the achievement of old skool gamers and make means for brand new cosmetics. The revamped Whisper and Zero Hour may have fully new beauty ships to earn, with the Zero Hour ship getting a major overhaul.
As for the rollout of those missions, Bungie will stagger them a bit. The Whisper will seem in-game alongside Into the Mild on April 9. Zero Hour and the crafted model of Outbreak Perfected, nonetheless, gained’t make it into the sport till Might — only a month forward of Future 2: The Ultimate Form.
Within the stream, Bungie additionally previewed three new PvP maps coming to the sport alongside Into the Mild. The maps, the reprised missions, the horde-like Onslaught mode, and the bevy of fan-favorite weapons will all be free for gamers — no matter in the event that they personal any expansions or seasons. Lastly, Bungie left gamers with a tease, promising new particulars on The Ultimate Form growth through a livestream the morning of April 9, simply earlier than Into the Mild’s launch.