The Taken King
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The Taken King is an upcoming expansion for Destiny. It will be released on September 15, 2015, and be priced at $40.[1]
The expansion's story centers around Oryx, the mysterious God-King of the Hive, and his quest for revenge, after the Guardians had slain his son Crota. He has brought a massive Dreadnought into the system and has launched an invasion using his personal army, the Taken, members of the other races warped by the power of the Darkness into Oryx's slaves.[2] The game's story also expands upon the Darkness, the Cabal, and the Nine.[3]
The expansion was showcased at E3 2015.[4]
Features
Gameplay
- New Enemy race: The Taken
- New Locations:
- The Dreadnaught orbiting Saturn[2]
- Cabal Warbase on Phobos[2]
- New Subclasses and Super Abilities, acquired via special Questlines
- Titan: Team up with a mercenary clan of rogue Titans on Mercury to unlock the Sunbreaker class and the Hammer of Sol.
- Hunter: Track down a solitary nomad in the Black Garden to unlock the Nightstalker class and the Shadowshot.
- Warlock: Join a shamanistic ritual on Mars with Ikora Rey to unlock the Stormcaller class and the Stormtrance.
- Significant increase in available loot
- Weapon Foundry gear, with each foundry having its own unique design and playstyle.
- New weapon class unlocked through a Quest from Eris Morn
- Over a dozen new Exotic weapons: Jade Rabbit, No Time to Explain, a Heavy Fusion Rifle called Sleeper Stimulant, etc
- Ghost now provides in-game lore when prompted at certain points
- Faction reputation no longer requires wearing a faction item. Instead you pledge yourself to one faction at a time.
- Vanguard and Crucible marks have now been combined into legendary marks.
- Hadronic Essence, Plasteel Plating, and Sapphire Wire are now combined into Armor Materials.
- Emblems and Shaders no longer take up inventory space, and players can collect as many as they like.
- More intelligent loot-dropping system that takes previous drops into account
- Level cap is now 40, and leveling is no longer tied to armor acquisition[5]
PVE Content
- Complete Revamp of Patrol mode, including for current destinations, to integrate new events and The Taken War.[6]
- Over eight new Story Missions
- Questing system is completely retooled
- Quests for each subclass and many NPC vendors
- Earning reputation with Banshee-44 unlocks experimental weapons to be tried out in the field. Completing these challenges will allow you to order for a legendary weapon that will arrive on Wednesday with a set of randomized perks.
- Multi-part quest to acquire a new exotic weapon
- Quests for older content add lore to the game
- Completing all five bounties for
- Quests for each subclass and many NPC vendors
- Four new Strikes and three remixed strikes
- Echo Chamber(Playstation Exclusive until Fall 2016)
- New versions of Cerberus Vae III, Dust Palace, and The Undying Mind featuring the Taken
- New Raid that pits players against Oryx and the Taken[1] known as King's Fall.[5]
PVP Content
- Eight New Crucible maps
- Bannerfall - The Last City, Earth
- Frontier - City Perimeter, Earth
- Sector 618 - Cosmodrome, Earth
- Crossroads - The Lost Oasis, Mars
- New Crucible Modes
References
- ^ a b Kotaku - Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15
- ^ a b c d Planet Destiny: The Taken King Trailer Analysis
- ^ Eurogamer: The Taken King is the Expansion Destiny has been waiting for
- ^ Gamezone - Destiny's next expansion to be shown at E3
- ^ a b 20+ New Reasons to be Excited for TTK
- ^ Planet Destiny: Weekly Update 7.30.15 (Dreadnaught)
