THAB 8.02.18 (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Thursday, August 02, 2018, 18:09 (2381 days ago)

Update is live.

Some neat artwork to start:

https://twitter.com/Bungie/status/1024801987785777153

Followed by a neat statistics graphic:

With exception of Planetary Vendors and their gear, all other vendor gear will be going away in Forsaken. Y1 sets and shaders for IB, Crucible, Factions, Zavala, Ikora, emblems from Cayde's stashes, etc will be gone. So if you're missing something you want, go get it.

Reminder of the Forsaken Combat Stream on August 7th.

A note on elemental orbs:

Orbs are generated only by players who have an entire Solstice Armor set equipped (of any quality).
Elemental orb generation does not require Super ability kills or Masterwork weapon kills. Players can potentially generate orbs on any kill, as long as they are wearing their full Solstice Armor set.
Elemental orbs are generated based off of the player’s equipped subclass, as well as their equipped Energy and Power weapons. If, for example, you wanted to generate only Solar orbs, changing your loadout to all-Solar helps you accomplish this. Kinetic weapons can also generate orbs based off of the player’s loadout.
You can generate and receive elemental orbs from local allies. If you’re travelling in a fireteam, coordinating elements can help you more aggressively progress through elemental orb pursuits.

Some general known issues with the Solstice event are mentioned.

The conclusion of the event will coincide with the patch for Forasken. We are warned to expect some odd behavior during the week as the transition happens:

In general, collections will be unavailable. Specifically, this includes the collections for emblems, as well as Exotic weapons and armor. If players want to have an emblem or Exotic item in their inventory during this week, they will need to prepare their inventory ahead of time. (Edited 8/02 at 5:50 p.m. PDT: While collections will be unavailable, items stored within the Vault may continue to be accessed.)

Nightfall strike scoring will not be available. We’ll have more information about strikes and how they’re changing in Forsaken in the coming weeks.

Movie of the Week and Nightfall scores follow, with one final note at the end, reminding players that this is indeed a month long event, and don't sweat if you're not already rocking a fully Masterworked Solstice set.