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The '''April Update''' (sometimes referred to as '''Destiny Update 2.2.0'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44472/7_This-Week-At-Bungie---03172016 '''Bungie.net''' - ''This Week At Bungie - 03/17/2016'']</ref> or '''The Taken Spring''') is a free content update for ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' that was released on April 12, 2016. The Update features a continuation of ''The Taken King's'' storyline, as [[Guardian]]s aid [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]] in tracking down [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]], a pretender to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx']] vacant throne as the [[Taken War]] rages on.<ref name="AU">[https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/AprilUpdate '''Bungie.net''' - ''April Update'']</ref><ref name="TWB24">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44484 '''Bungie.net''' - ''This Week at Bungie – 03/24/2016'']</ref>
The '''April Update''' (also known as '''Destiny Update 2.2.0'''<ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44472/7_This-Week-At-Bungie---03172016 '''Bungie.net''' - ''This Week At Bungie - 03/17/2016'']</ref>) is a free content update for ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' that will be released on April 12, 2016. The April Update features a continuation of ''The Taken King's'' storyline, as [[Guardian]]s aid [[Variks, the Loyal]] in tracking down [[Malok]], a pretender to [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx's]] vacant throne, while the [[Taken War]] continues.<ref name="AU">[https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/AprilUpdate '''Bungie.net''' - ''April Update'']</ref><ref name="TWB24">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/44484 '''Bungie.net''' - ''This Week at Bungie – 03/24/2016'']</ref>


==New Features==
==Content Updates==
===Story Missions===
===Story missions===
*[[Pretender to the Throne]] - [[Dreadnaught]], [[Saturn]]
*[[Pretender to the Throne]] - [[Dreadnaught]], [[Saturn]]
*[[Fight Fire with Fire]] (PlayStation exclusive)


===Quests===
===Quests===
*[[At the Gates]]
*[[At the Gates]]
*[[Return to the Prison]]
*[[Return to the Prison]]
*[[Fight Fire with Fire]] (PlayStation exclusive)
*[[Essence of Darkness]] (PlayStation exclusive)


===Strikes===
===Strikes===
*[[The Blighted Chalice]] - [[Ocean of Storms]], [[Moon]]
*[[Blighted Chalice]] - [[Ocean of Storms]], [[Moon]]
*[[Winter's Run]] ([[Taken]] version) - [[Ishtar Sink]], [[Venus]]
*[[Winter's Run]] ([[Taken]] version) - [[Ishtar Sink]], [[Venus]]


===Activities===
===Activities===
*Level 41 [[Prison of Elders]] mode
*Level 41 [[Prison of Elders]] mode
*[[Challenge of the Elders]] - Level 42 Prison of Elders mode
*[[Challenge of the Elders]] - Level 42 Prison of Elders mode featuring three back-to-back random boss battles
**[[Elders' Sigil]] scorecard for bonus loot
**[[Elders' Sigil]] scorecard for bonus loot
*[[Bounties]] for Prison of Elders modes
*[[Bounties]] for Prison of Elders modes
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===Loot===
===Loot===
*[[Sterling Treasure]] - Contains Chroma and Taken-themed items. Can be acquired weekly by visiting the Postmaster after a weekly reset, completing a Level 41 Prison of Elders activity, or completing a match in the Weekly Crucible Playlist. Additional Sterling Treasures can be purchased at the [[Eververse Trading Company]].
*[[Sterling Treasure]] - Contains Chroma and Taken-themed items. Can be acquired weekly by visiting the Postmaster after a weekly reset, completing a Level 41 Prison of Elders activity, or completing a match in the Weekly Crucible Playlist. Additional Sterling Treasures can be purchased at the [[Eververse Trading Company]].
*Legendary items
*Legendary items
**Desolate Armor - Taken-themed armor sets for Guardians, acquiring a full set unlocks the "Shiver" [[Emote]].
**Desolate Armor - Taken-themed armor sets for Guardians, acquiring a full set unlocks the "Shiver" [[Emote]].
**Spektar Armor - Chroma-compatible armor sets
**Year Two versions of Prison of Elders-themed armor and weapons
**Year Two versions of Prison of Elders-themed armor and weapons
**Year Two versions of fan-favorite Year One Legendary weapons
*PlayStation exclusive legendary items:
**Armor
***[[Barkhan Dune I]] for Warlocks
***[[Long Tomorrow 9G]] for Hunters
***[[Jovian Guard]] for Titans
**Sparrows
***Velumbra


*Exotics
*Exotics
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***[[Sunbreakers]]
***[[Sunbreakers]]
***[[The Glasshouse]]
***[[The Glasshouse]]
**1 New Year Two Exotic Weapon
***[[Zen Meteor]] (PlayStation exclusive)


*Eververse Trading Company items
*[[Eververse Trading Company]] items
**4 Legendary [[Emotes]]
**8 Rare Emotes


===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
*New Chroma feature for certain sets of armor and weapons, players can select the color of an accent light
*Vault space is increased even further to three pages each for weapons and armor, and two pages for general items
*[[Eververse Trading Company]] kiosk added to the [[Vestian Outpost]]
*Rebalancing for various individual weapons, weapon types, and all three [[Warlock]] subclasses
*New Chroma feature for certain sets of armor and weapons, players can select the color of an accent light (White, Blue, Yellow, or Red)
*Two new kiosks added to the [[Vestian Outpost]] for the Eververse Trading Company and abandoned quests
*Infusion mechanics changed: Infusion now upgrades gear to the existing Light of the consumed item directly
*Infusion mechanics changed: Infusion now upgrades gear to the existing Light of the consumed item directly
*Maximum [[Light]] level increase to 335
*All Prison of Elders loot chests will no longer require Treasure Keys to open
**[[King's Fall]] loot will drop up to 330
*Increased special ammo drop rate in PvE; player reserve ammo for machine guns, shotguns, and sniper rifles is reduced
**[[Court of Oryx]] [[Artifact]]s will drop up to 335
*Player HUDs will be removable
*Vanguard and Crucible [[reputation]] gains are increased
*PvP rebalancing:
**The player revive radius is reduced
**A 7-second extension is added to the revive timer each time a player dies, so subsequent revivals of that player take longer
**Special ammo is redistributed: players have special ammo at match start again, and special ammo crates drop at three minutes after start followed by two minute intervals (does not apply to Mayhem)
**Heavy ammo crates now only drop once during a match, at the five minute mark (does not apply to Mayhem)
*Maximum [[Light]] level increase to 335, and activities will drop loot at new Light levels:
**310 Light max loot sources
***Non-Exotic [[engram]]s
***Heroic strikes
**320 Light max loot sources
***Level 41 Prison of Elders
***[[Iron Banner]] rank 3 and 5 packages
***[[King's Fall]] Normal Mode
**330 Light max loot sources
***Faction packages
***[[Trials of Osiris]] bounties
**335 Light max loot sources
***King's Fall Hard Mode
***[[Court of Oryx]] [[Artifact]]s
***Iron Banner rank 5 packages
***Trials of Osiris Flawless Victory rewards
***Strike unique items
***Exotic engrams
***Challenge of the Elders
***Elder's Sigil
 
==Trivia==
*The April Update is lovingly called "The Taken Spring" by the ''Destiny'' fandom.
*The April Update was revealed over a series of Livestreams via Bungie's Twitch account. <ref> '''Bungie Twitch Playlist''' '''https://www.twitch.tv/bungie/videos/all''' </ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Malok 1.jpg|Malok in The Blighted Chalice
File:Malok 1.jpg|Malok in The Blighted Chalice
File:Malok 2.jpg|Malok armed with his Boomer
File:Malok 2.jpg|Malok armed with his Boomer
File:April Update armor.jpg|New armor: A Hunter wearing Taken-themed armor, a Titan with a teal Chroma, and a Warlock with a red Chroma
File:April Update armor.jpg|New armor: A Hunter wearing Taken-themed armor, a Titan with a Blue Chroma, and a Warlock with a Red Chroma
File:Taken Aksor.jpg|Aksor, Archon Priest - Taken
File:Taken Aksor.jpg|[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]
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Latest revision as of 16:32, March 23, 2022

April Update

The April Update (sometimes referred to as Destiny Update 2.2.0[1] or The Taken Spring) is a free content update for Destiny: The Taken King that was released on April 12, 2016. The Update features a continuation of The Taken King's storyline, as Guardians aid Variks in tracking down Malok, Pride of Oryx, a pretender to Oryx' vacant throne as the Taken War rages on.[2][3]

Content Updates[edit]

Story missions[edit]

Quests[edit]

Strikes[edit]

Activities[edit]

Loot[edit]

  • Sterling Treasure - Contains Chroma and Taken-themed items. Can be acquired weekly by visiting the Postmaster after a weekly reset, completing a Level 41 Prison of Elders activity, or completing a match in the Weekly Crucible Playlist. Additional Sterling Treasures can be purchased at the Eververse Trading Company.
  • Legendary items
    • Desolate Armor - Taken-themed armor sets for Guardians, acquiring a full set unlocks the "Shiver" Emote.
    • Spektar Armor - Chroma-compatible armor sets
    • Year Two versions of Prison of Elders-themed armor and weapons
    • Year Two versions of fan-favorite Year One Legendary weapons

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Vault space is increased even further to three pages each for weapons and armor, and two pages for general items
  • Rebalancing for various individual weapons, weapon types, and all three Warlock subclasses
  • New Chroma feature for certain sets of armor and weapons, players can select the color of an accent light (White, Blue, Yellow, or Red)
  • Two new kiosks added to the Vestian Outpost for the Eververse Trading Company and abandoned quests
  • Infusion mechanics changed: Infusion now upgrades gear to the existing Light of the consumed item directly
  • All Prison of Elders loot chests will no longer require Treasure Keys to open
  • Increased special ammo drop rate in PvE; player reserve ammo for machine guns, shotguns, and sniper rifles is reduced
  • Player HUDs will be removable
  • Vanguard and Crucible reputation gains are increased
  • PvP rebalancing:
    • The player revive radius is reduced
    • A 7-second extension is added to the revive timer each time a player dies, so subsequent revivals of that player take longer
    • Special ammo is redistributed: players have special ammo at match start again, and special ammo crates drop at three minutes after start followed by two minute intervals (does not apply to Mayhem)
    • Heavy ammo crates now only drop once during a match, at the five minute mark (does not apply to Mayhem)
  • Maximum Light level increase to 335, and activities will drop loot at new Light levels:
    • 310 Light max loot sources
    • 320 Light max loot sources
    • 330 Light max loot sources
    • 335 Light max loot sources
      • King's Fall Hard Mode
      • Court of Oryx Artifacts
      • Iron Banner rank 5 packages
      • Trials of Osiris Flawless Victory rewards
      • Strike unique items
      • Exotic engrams
      • Challenge of the Elders
      • Elder's Sigil

Trivia[edit]

  • The April Update is lovingly called "The Taken Spring" by the Destiny fandom.
  • The April Update was revealed over a series of Livestreams via Bungie's Twitch account. [4]

Gallery[edit]

  • Malok in The Blighted Chalice

    Malok in The Blighted Chalice

  • Malok armed with his Boomer

    Malok armed with his Boomer

  • New armor: A Hunter wearing Taken-themed armor, a Titan with a Blue Chroma, and a Warlock with a Red Chroma

    New armor: A Hunter wearing Taken-themed armor, a Titan with a Blue Chroma, and a Warlock with a Red Chroma

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie.net - This Week At Bungie - 03/17/2016
  2. ^ Bungie.net - April Update
  3. ^ Bungie.net - This Week at Bungie – 03/24/2016
  4. ^ Bungie Twitch Playlist https://www.twitch.tv/bungie/videos/all

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