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| '''Comets''' were planned expansion packs for the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise. They were intended to bridge the gaps between the releases of the main installments of the series, and would have included more substantial content than a normal expansion. Comets were expected to be released in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021.<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/halo-creators-working-their-destiny-787783 '''NBC News''' ''Halo creators working their Destiny'']</ref><ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/07/first-look-destiny-collectors-editions/#sf3597571 '''Playstation Blog''': First Look Destiny Collector's Edition]</ref> | | '''Comets''' are (or were) four planned expansion packs for the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise, one for each game, and released in the year between the games. Due to this, the first expected Comet was to be released in 2015. The others were expected to be released in 2017, 2019 and 2021.<ref>[http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/halo-creators-working-their-destiny-787783 '''NBC News''' ''Halo creators working their Destiny'']</ref> It has since been stated that the first ''Destiny'' game will receive [[Destiny Expansion Pass|two expansion packs]].<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/07/first-look-destiny-collectors-editions/#sf3597571 '''Playstation Blog''': First Look Destiny Collector's Edition]</ref> It is unclear whether this is a divergence from the original Comet concept, or a different type of expansion. |
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| To date, ''Destiny'' has received four expansions and one update: ''[[The Dark Below]]'', ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'', ''[[The Taken King]]'' (the ''[[April Update]]'') and ''[[Rise of Iron]]''. While ''The Taken King'' fits the description of a Comet and was even called "Comet: Plague of Darkness" during an early stage of development,<ref>[http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/01/05/alleged-destiny-leak-reveals-possible-2015-expansion-plans '''IGN''' - ''ALLEGED DESTINY LEAK REVEALS POSSIBLE 2015 EXPANSION PLANS'']</ref> it was never identified as one in its pre-release marketing. In late 2013, the Comet that became ''The Taken King'' had an entirely different direction: it would have added [[Europa]] and the [[European Dead Zone]] as new locations. Those locations were dropped in March 2014 in favor of the [[Dreadnaught]] and an unidentified area on [[Mars]]. The Mars area was later cut for inclusion in ''[[Destiny 2]]'', while the remainder of the Comet focused solely on the Dreadnaught.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny'']</ref> It was presumably during this stage of development that ''The Taken King'' became known as an expansion rather than a Comet. It is unlikely any future expansions will be called "Comets", as the moniker appears to have been discarded entirely by Bungie.
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| [[Category:Expansions]] | | [[Category:Expansions]] |
