The Taken King

The Taken King is an upcoming expansion for Destiny. It will be released on September 15, 2015, and be priced at $40.

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. The game's story also expands upon the Darkness, the Cabal, and the Nine.

The expansion was showcased at E3 2015.

Features

 * New Enemy race: The Taken
 * New Locations:
 * The Dreadnaught orbiting Saturn
 * Cabal Warbase on Phobos
 * New Subclasses and Super Abilities
 * Titan: Sunbreaker, Hammer of Sol
 * Hunter: Nightstalker, Shadowshot
 * Warlock: Stormcaller, Stormtrance
 * Significant increase in available loot
 * Weapon Foundry gear, with each foundry having its own unique design and playstyle.
 * New weapon class unlocked through an Quest from Eris Morn
 * Over a dozen new Exotic weapons: Jade Rabbit, No Time to Explain, a Heavy Fusion Rifle called Sleeper Stimulant, etc
 * Complete Revamp of Patrol mode, including for current destinations, to integrate new events and The Taken War.
 * Over eight new Story Missions
 * The Coming War
 * Unsealed Paradox
 * 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 Crucible maps
 * Bannerfall - The Last City, Earth
 * Frontier - City Perimeter, Earth
 * Sector 618 - Cosmodrome, Earth
 * Crossroads - The Lost Oasis, Mars
 * New Raid that pits players against Oryx and the Taken known as King's Fall.
 * New Crucible Modes
 * Mayhem Clash
 * Zone Control
 * Rift