Editing Darkness Zone

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{{Quote|Normally that would just be a minor inconvenience, except that during the [[Collapse]], the [[Darkness]] chewed up large reaches of [[Mars]] so bad that [[Light]] can't burn there, in the same way that fire can't burn in space. So here I am in a Darkness Zone, bleeding out, my [[Ghost]] panicking because he can't do anything to save me, and five angry [[Cabal]] ready to throw down.|An unknown [[Guardian]] describing the nature of Darkness Zones}}<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - Item Description: [[Imperial Needle#Lore|Imperial Needle]]''</ref>
'''Darkness Zones''' are areas where the [[Darkness]] is present to a degree that inhibits the [[Light]], such that [[Ghost]]s are unable to resurrect their [[Guardian]]s.

==Gameplay== 
In gameplay, Darkness Zones serve to separate public and private spaces. Guardians that play [[story]] missions or [[strike]]s will begin in a public area, and may encounter other Guardians. However, once they enter a Darkness Zone, which is only accessible during that mission, they will be separated from randomly encountered Guardians. Guardians that are part of the player's [[fireteam]] will come with them.

Entering a Darkness Zone is especially hazardous; not only are players separated from anyone outside of their fireteam, but respawning is also restricted. If a solo player is killed or an entire fireteam has been wiped, [[Darkness]] consumes the player(s), and they will have to start over at the nearest checkpoint. However, so long as one member of a fireteam is still alive, it is possible to revive and respawn players. In Destiny 2, the Darkness Zones are called ''''Restricted Zones''', but its function remains the same as it was in Destiny 1, except for Raids, Dungeons, and activities featuring the Limited Revives modifier. In Beyond Light onwards, Guardians can use powers tied to the Darkness, but they can still fall in a Restricted Zone. 

===Respawn Restrictions===
Respawn restrictions depend on what situation the player is in.

*'''No Restrictions''': The player can revive themselves after three seconds, or by any nearby friendly players.
*'''Normal''': If the whole party is dead, after three seconds the mission ends in failure and the team is reset to the last checkpoint, unless someone revives in those three seconds. If the player is in a team, any living teammate can revive them, or they can wait 30 seconds to revive themselves.
*'''Heroic [[Strike]]''' (D1): Players cannot revive themselves (except for [[Sunsinger]]s). They must be revived by a teammate.
*'''[[Nightfall]] Strike''' (D1): Players cannot revive themselves (except for [[Sunsinger]]s). They must be revived by a teammate. If the whole party is dead, the team has to start the mission over from the beginning.
*'''Nightfalls''' (D2): Players must wait a certain amount of time before they can be revived by a teammate or wait an additional amount of time to revive themselves 
*'''[[Raid]]s, Normal Mode''': During a raid encounter, players cannot revive themselves (except for [[Sunsinger]]s). Teammates cannot revive players for 30 seconds. In Destiny 2, teammates can be revived immediately, but revives are also limited to one per teammate. Before the [[Forsaken]] expansion was released, a 30-second timer started ticking down on a teammate's death, which, when it reached 0, caused all other living teammates to die to "Shared Fate", but this timer was reset once all teammates were alive. After the release of the expansion, if a teammate dies, a 2-minute and 30-second timer starts ticking down. If the timer reaches 0, all living teammates die to "Shared Fate", and the timer does not refresh after everyone is alive; instead just pauses until a teammate dies again, thus making subsequent revival efforts have less time available before being killed by "Shared Fate".
*'''Raids, Hard Mode''': During a raid encounter, players cannot be revived at all (except for [[Sunsinger]]s) unless the team progresses to the next checkpoint. In Destiny 2, the revive restrictions are the same as Normal Mode, but when you die, you lose your revive token.
*'''[[Dungeon]]s''': Most Dungeon encounters will have a Restricted Zone throughout the activity.
*'''Limited Revives''': This [[modifier]] is only active in Legend and Master [[Lost Sector]]s, as well as Grandmaster Nightfalls. All players in the fireteam will be in a Restricted Zone with a limited number of revives. If the player has 0 revives left or when the time limit is reached, they will be unable to be revived again for the duration of the activity. Defeating [[Champion]]s within the time limit will earn an additional revive.

Note that [[Arena]] challenges have the same restrictions as normal mode Raids.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''

==References==
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