{"id":267,"date":"2022-01-23T16:32:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T21:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/tech\/?p=267"},"modified":"2022-01-23T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T21:32:13","slug":"destiny-2-the-witch-queen-and-everything-about-characters-and-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virlan.co\/tech\/news\/destiny-2-the-witch-queen-and-everything-about-characters-and-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and everything you should know about the new characters and setting"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Destiny 2<\/strong>\u2019s Witch Queen<\/strong> expansion a little over a month away, players are beginning to prep for this upcoming adventure. This can take many forms, but for the hardcore community, it\u2019s typically to ready themselves for the new raid.<\/p>\n

However, it can be overwhelming to try and set yourself up for success since there\u2019s so much to manage. If you\u2019re new to Destiny 2<\/strong> or just need a reminder of what you should be doing to prep, here are six things you can do now to get ready for Savathun\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

Hive Guardians are a new Destiny 2 The Witch Queen enemy<\/h2>\n

In Destiny 2 The Witch Queen, you\u2019ll be facing off against Savath\u00fbn\u2019s Lucent Brood of Hive Lightbearers. Presumably we\u2019ll learn about how exactly Savath\u00fbn steals the power of Light by the end of Season of the Lost, but for now we know she\u2019s used it to create Hive Ghosts that can resurrect and empower dead Hive with powers similar to the Guardians\u2019.<\/p>\n

In the trailers for The Witch Queen, we get brief glimpses of some of these abilities, including a Hive warrior holding and then throwing two Void shields exactly like a Sentinel Titan can. A Wizard-like Hive soldier also creates an Arc lightning storm in a similar way to a Warlock, and another Hive enemy throws a volley of Solar knives like a Hunter. As with normal Guardians and their Ghosts, Lucent Brood Hive can also be resurrected by their Hive Ghosts, which seems like it\u2019s going to make them tough to deal with. You will thankfully be able to find and crush Hive Ghosts to prevent any further resurrections.<\/p>\n

Savathun\u2019s Throne World is a new destination for the Destiny 2 The Witch Queen campaign<\/h3>\n

With a new Destiny 2 expansion, comes a new destination to explore. This time, The Witch Queen isn\u2019t adding a place in our Solar System but is instead bringing in Savath\u00fbn\u2019s Throne World. For anyone that doesn\u2019t know, Throne Worlds are small universes created by powerful Hive gods that prevent them from ever truly dying in the normal material universe. However, if they die in their Throne World, that means game over forever.<\/p>\n

This new location is described as an \u201cuncharted wonderland of secrets and lies\u201d, and features a grand palace, overgrown swamps, and a lone pyramid ship from the Darkness\u2019 Black Fleet. In The Witch Queen campaign, you\u2019ll be journeying to Savath\u00fbn\u2019s Throne World to uncover more about her lies, alone or with friends, and even on a harder difficulty. A Legendary difficulty campaign option will also be available and will reward players for their efforts if they emerge successful. In this mode, enemies hit harder, respawning is heavily restricted, and enemies scale in difficulty depending on how many of you are in the fireteam.<\/p>\n

So that everyone can join the fun, all players, regardless of their current Power Level, will have their gear automatically boosted up to 1350 Power when the Witch Queen launches. Through a combination of activities, including the new endgame Raid, players will strive to reach the new 1560 Power cap and can exceed that thanks to the Season 16 Artifact.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new Destiny 2 Witch Queen Raid<\/h3>\n

Details on the new Raid coming to Destiny 2 with The Witch Queen are of course very sparse at the moment. What we do know is that it will open its doors on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at 10am PST (1pm ETS \/ 6pm BST), and that it takes place within the Darkness pyramid ship that lives in the swamps of Savath\u00fbn\u2019s Throne World. A brief description of the Raid hints at an \u201cancient danger imprisoned within\u201d the pyramid, which we\u2019ll likely have to put an end to and get some sweet loot out of it.<\/p>\n

Destiny 2 is also getting another six-player, matchmade, offensive-style activity, like Override and Astral Alignment, called Conflict Eternal. Not much is known about this either, but an image does show a team Guardians fighting their way through Lucent Brood Hive towards the palace in Savath\u00fbn\u2019s Throne World.<\/p>\n

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The Witch Queen will add Glaives and a new weapon crafting system to<\/h4>\n

Weapons in Destiny 2 The Witch Queen are getting some major new additions with this expansion. Not only is there going to be an entirely new weapon type, the Glaive, but new weapons will be craftable so that you can get your ideal roll more easily. Glaives are a new type of melee-based energy weapon. They\u2019re Destiny 2\u2019s first ever first-person melee weapon, but they can also fire off ranged projectiles and deploy shields.<\/p>\n

Destiny 2 Bungie image weapon crafting witch queen<\/h4>\n

(To get a Glaive, any of the new Throne World destination weapons, and the Season 16 seasonal weapons, you\u2019ll need to craft them. This more deterministic way of getting weapons means players will be able to have greater control over their weapon rolls, and they can add mods and shaders to create unique combinations. You\u2019ll also level up your weapons as you use them, making them better over time.<\/p>\n

How Glaives and the new weapon crafting system come into Destiny 2 is a mystery for now, but based on Bungie\u2019s description, it seems like that pyramid ship relic orb from Shadowkeep has something to do with it. The Witch Queen will introduce this new weapon crafting system to Destiny 2, but it will be expanded on with new weapons and even some old ones over time.<\/p>\n

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Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – What You Need To Know<\/h3>\n