TL;DR:
- This week at Bungie, we prepare for Cross Play!
- There are only 4 more TWABS before the August 24th event! (Including this one!)
- Solstice of Heroes ends next weekly reset! (That is August 3rd)
- As a reminder, you need to complete the first two tiers of objectives before the event ends, the glows can be earned post-event.
- Cross Play is COMING!
- Arriving in Season 15! (Exact date TBD)
- Your Guardian’s Identity:
- For names to be consistent across platforms, Bungie Names are being introduced:
- Exactly the same as Discord and Xbox with the
PlayerName#1234style.- Will display in game as
PlayerNameusing the example above.
- Will display in game as
- Exactly the same as Discord and Xbox with the
- Names with illegal characters will have those characters in their names removed (rip Guardian [Hand Cannon][Sniper Rifle][Rocket Launcher])
- Names with offensive names will have their names replaced.
- If a name is replaced or is empty, defaults to “Guardian[Random Number]”.
- Note: Name changes are not available at launch, so be careful!
- Note: Name changes are not available at launch, so be careful!
- For names to be consistent across platforms, Bungie Names are being introduced:
- You’ve Got Friends in Me:
- Bungie Friends will be a thing!
- There are three ways to invite Bungie Friends:
- Invite platform friends via the Roster screen.
- Search for friends using the player search on the Invite section of the Roster screen.
- Online, using the friend finder at https://bungie.net/friends
- Have Friends, Will Fireteam:
- INVITES SENT IN-GAME WILL NOW APPEAR IN-GAME
- You can accept these invites in the new Invites section in the Roster screen.
- You can accept Fireteam, Bungie Friend, and Clan invites from this section.
- You can accept Fireteam, Bungie Friend, and Clan invites from this section.
- Teaming Up with Potential New Friends
- The Invite section has a dedicated search box for finding players via Bungie Name.
- (TL;DR opinion here, the join code is dead! Long live the Bungie Name!)
- There is a block system for blocking players, and additional privacy tools available in-game.
- For now, clan invite settings are still managed on your Bungie.net settings
- For now, clan invite settings are still managed on your Bungie.net settings
- A Level Playing Field:
- For PVP:
- PC matchmakes in the PC pool
- Console matchmakes in the Console poll (including Stadia)
- Fireteams with PC and Console players will matchmake in the PC pool.
- For PVE:
- Everyone matchmakes together.
- For PVP:
- Chatting With Your Friends
- Voice Chat will not be available between platforms at launch. (They wanted to, but couldn’t)
- Planned to be enabled in a patch soon after Cross Play launches.
- Regarding Text Chat:
- At launch, text chat will still be available on Steam.
- Before The Witch Queen, they plan to add support for seeing, and typing text messages on console.
- Viewing will come before being able to respond.
- Bungie plans to add USB keyboard support for text chat only to consoles.
- Voice Chat will not be available between platforms at launch. (They wanted to, but couldn’t)
- Launch is Just the Beginning
- As a reminder, here’s the plan:
- Early Season 15
- Bungie Name and Bungie Friends
- Cross Platform Invites, Multiplayer, and Matchmaking
- Player Search and Social Privacy
- Soon after launch - Cross Platform Voice Chat
- Winter - Bungie Name Changes
- Winter - Text Chat Display on Consoles
- Winter - Text Input Via USB Keyboards on Consoles
- Till We See Each Other Again, Using Cross Play!
- Early Season 15
- As a reminder, here’s the plan:
- Flying the Banner, One Last Time (This Season)
- Iron Banner returns for the last time this season next week!
- Runs from 10AM Pacific August 3rd to 10AM Pacific August 10th.
- Remember to complete the Iron Banner Seasonal Challenges!
- Bungie Foundation Update: Giving Campaign Total
- The community raised $822,000!
- Rewards should be sent out!
- Supporting the Player, One TWAB at a time! (Support Section)
- Preparing for Cross Play:
- The name players log in with the first time to play Season 15 will become their Bungie Name, be aware!
- Bungie Store Updates:
- Migrations are taking longer than expected.
- The deadline to migrate for the New Blue emblem has been extended to August 13th at 11:59PM Pacific, with codes going out on August 20th.
- Those who reset their password before July 31st at 11:59PM will receive their codes earlier, on August 6th.
- Hotfix 3.2.1.3 released!
- Master Vault of Glass loot lockouts have been separated from Normal. Both are now available independently each week. Pinnacle loot will only drop from the first weekly clear regardless of difficulty.
- An issue that allowed a small number of players to circumvent fireteam privacy settings on Steam has been resolved.
- The eyes on the Ghoyster Exotic Ghost Shell should now be visible on all platforms.
- (Relevant) Known Issues:
- The Bombardiers bomb detonations deal no damage to active Supers.
- Video settings that have been turned off revert when restarting Destiny 2.
- The Metro Shift shader may not unlock when purchasing the Year-1 Shader Bundle.
- There is a visual issue with Helmets when using the Praefectus Cloak ornament.
- Preparing for Cross Play:
- Author’s Note:
- Vising some family for the first time since COVID-19 hit.
- Mask up, get vaccinated, help stop the spread. We’re all in this together.
- Much love, dmg04
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