Forsaken

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This article is about the expansion. For the Hive Ogres, see The Forsaken.

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Forsaken
Developer(s):	Bungie High Moon Studios
Publisher(s):	Activision
Platform(s):	Xbox One PlayStation 4 PC
Release date(s):	September 4, 2018
Genre(s):	First-person shooter
Mode(s):	Campaign Cooperative
Rating(s):	ESRB: Teen (T) for Animated Blood and Violence PEGI: 16+

Forsaken is the third major expansion for Destiny 2.

Description

The Reef has fallen to lawlessness, and now the most-wanted criminals in the galaxy - the Barons & Uldren Sov - have organized a jailbreak at the Prison of Elders. You and Cayde-6 have been sent in to bring law and order back to the embattled facility, but things do not go to plan. Facing insurmountable odds, Cayde-6 ends up paying the ultimate price. Beyond the Vanguard’s authority, you’ll venture into the Reef alone and take justice into your own hands. Explore new regions, awaken new powers, earn a wealth of new weapons, and uncover lost Awoken secrets. The hunt is on.

Overview

The expansion takes place in the Reef. The story revolves around a massive Fallen breakout from the Prison of Elders by a house of rogue undead Fallen pirates known as the Skorn, who are led by Uldren Sov, former prince and traitor to the Reef. Cayde-6 has been murdered by Uldren, and it is up to the Guardian to avenge his death. In the campaign, the Guardian must work alongside Petra Venj to hunt down the eight Barons who lead the Skorn, culminating in the discovery of the mysterious Awoken homeland known as the Dreaming City. The expansion's plot is non-linear, and its missions can be tackled in any order. The missions consist of hunting down the Skorn Barons. After doing this, players receive access to the expansion's finale, where they confront Uldren.

The expansion will delve into the backstory of the Awoken

Variks will play a role in the narrative.

Features

• New bow and arrow weapon
• Nine new supers for each Guardian subclass
• New Fallen enemy faction, the Skorn
• Two new Destinations, the Dreaming City, and the Tangled Shore
• New Raid
• New story campaign
• 4 new Strikes (1 PS4-exclusive)
• New Gambit cooperative PvEvP activity
• New gear to uncover

Guardian Subclasses & changes

• There are nine different supers added with this expansion: one to each individual Guardian subclass.

Loot

• Brand new weapons and armor to uncover

Locations

• The Reef
• The Tangled Shore
• The Dreaming City

Missions

• TBA

Strikes

• TBA

Raids

• The Dreaming City

Crucible

• New Crucible maps

Adventures

• The Rider
• Target: The Hangman
• Wanted: Gravemine Summoner

Lost Sectors

• TBA

Gambits

• Introduces the Game Mode itself and adds the first for Gambits

Editions

• Forsaken Standard Edition
• Forsaken w/Annual Pass
• Forsaken Digital Deluxe Edition w/Annual Pass

Exclusive and bonus content

• PS4-exclusive Strike, armor sets, ship, and exotic weapon

Marketing

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Development

Early on, the developers decided that for Forsaken, they wanted to tell a story with high stakes, but make it personal. This led to the idea of the Guardian making a choice and seeking revenge. Cayde-6 was decided as the character to be killed off to spur this. After this was decided upon, this became central to the expansion's narrative and motifs of a western atmosphere and lawless frontier.

Forsaken is designed to have a darker tone than previous instalments in the series, taking the series in a darker and more serious direction. However, it has been noted that future stories in the universe won't necessarily be as dark as Forsaken itself.