Three Days Exploring Destiny: Rise Of Iron
[Game Informer talks about their experience after playing Rise of Iron for three days! You can read the interview here!]
Here is a breakdown (I did the best I could to point out some key points):
Bungie actually consulted with some wolf conservationists before putting the wolves into the game. This is most likely where they got all the wolf sounds from.
There is a part of Felwinter Peak that is locked away, Probably used for special events like Iron Banner
Lord Saladin has engrams called âIron Engramsâ. These engrams award Y1 and Y2 Iron Banner armor pieces (I assume at Y3 standards)!
Shiro-4 will have weekly bounties for you to complete, including getting kills with the ax, and defeating Captains in Archon Forge.
Shiro-4 seems to also have old Y1 Iron Banner class items for sale!
Radiant Treasure is the exact same as Sterling Treasure
There arenât many details on what is in the Radiant Treasure except for some Ornament pieces.
It looks like there are several Exotic weapons with ornament slots including:Â Zhalo Supercell, Invective, Telesto, and MIDA Multi-Tool
New, nifty artifacts clearly directed at people who like to take screenshots/make videos:Â âthe Golden Age Lens â let you equip the artifact, and change the camera filter for your in-game view, and it added a sepia tint. I also saw one that added a blue tint. Bungie implied there are just a few colors, but itâs still pretty neat.â
Artifacts like the Golden Age Lens is purely cosmetic
No current plans to increase vault space!!! Maybe a while afterwards though
Plaguelands and Archon Forge
The Archon Forge is hidden somewhere in the Plaguelands!
There is an area called âLordâs Watchâ that overlooks the whole zone. You can actually spot the giant fiery fortress that is the Archon Forge from there (which sorta contradicts the previous statement)
Characters in the story refer to SIVA as âIronsbaneâ
Chests in the Plagulands can sometimes be traps! There are some that have mines.
The new SIVA fragments are a little bit tied to the Gjallarhorn questline and towards your Rise of Iron Record Book completion!
Archon Forge is similar to Court of Oryx, but sessions last longer! It has a slight Gears of War horde mode feel to it as waves of Fallen come from the metal domes.Like, Court of Oryx, random people can join in your session of Forge.
There is a risk/reward to entering the Archon Forge. Dying (without revive) gets you kicked out of the Forge, and the entrance is locked. So be sure get those revives!
Lore! The Archon Forge is a place where Fallen prove their worth to ascend their ranks! A low ranking Fallen will find a piece of SIVA tech, present it to the forge and fight to improve its standing
There is a boss at the end of each Forge session. However, if you need to be quick because if you do not kill enemies fast enough, you time out and you do not reach said boss!
Iron Banner and Iron Lord armor are TWO completely different sets of armor
Crucible (and a little bit of Strikes)
In the new Supremacy game mode, kills do not count that much until you pick up the crest that your enemy drops! You NEED to pick them up in order to increase your score or deny an enemy a score by picking up an allyâs crest.
Crests appear on your radar and on your HUD. Allegedly these crests disappear after 60 seconds. But letâs be real, I donât think that will happen often.
Dropped crests look different depending on the class of the slain Guardian
So far, as of this post, no changes have been revealed about Trials of Osiris.
Ornaments for Trials weapons and armor might be hard to come by. It is unknown if ornaments are general rewards for playing or rewarded for going Flawless (this goes for Raid Armor as well. Bungie hinted that ornaments for raid gear MIGHT be rewarded via Raid Challenges)
Trials will not be available to play immidiately after Rise of Ironâs launch
There is a new Strike called âWretched Eyeâ.
Strikes still have a bit of random encounters to them!
Each time you complete a Nightfall or play in a strike playlist you have the chance to receive a skeleton key. You can carry up to 5 keys! These keys unlock a Hoard Chest that appears at the end of a Strike. The chest will guarantee a strike-specific weapon/armor
Progression in the book is account-wide; not per character!
When you hit a certain reward threshold, you get one of those rewards for each class! For instance, if you unlock an Iron Lord helmet, you get one for a Warlock, Hunter, and Titan. HOWEVER, if you have three Titans, they will have to share the helmet. Every class gets one and only one.
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