| Destiny 2: Lightfall | |
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 Cover art, featuring a Warlock wielding Strand with the Witness, Emperor Calus, and the city of Neomuna in the background | |
| Developer(s) | Bungie |
| Publisher(s) | Bungie |
| Director(s) | Joe Blackburn |
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| Series | Destiny |
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| Release | February 28, 2023 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing, first-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Destiny 2: Lightfall is a major expansion for Destiny 2, a first-person shooter video game by Bungie. Representing the seventh expansion and the sixth year of extended content for Destiny 2, it was released on February 28, 2023, after being pushed back from its original fall 2022 release as a result of the delay of the previous expansion, The Witch Queen. Lightfall revolves around the exiled Cabal emperor Calus, a recurring character throughout Destiny 2, now a Disciple of the Witness, as he, the Witness, and their army of Shadow Legion Cabal and Tormentors attack the secret, technologically advanced human city of Neomuna on Neptune to procure a mysterious being called the Veil to herald a second Collapse.
The expansion added a second Darkness subclass for players called Strand, with powers based on unraveling, suspending, and severing opponents via manipulation of reality through an extra-dimensional matrix called the Weave. Other content includes new missions, Player versus Environment locations, a Player versus Player map, player gear, weaponry, and a new raid. Two new dungeons as well as a returning reprised raid, "Crota's End" from the original Destiny's (2014) The Dark Below expansion, were released over the course of the year.[1]
There were also four seasonal content offerings released throughout Year 6 of the game: Season of Defiance, which was available alongside the expansion, Season of the Deep in May 2023, Season of the Witch in August 2023, and Season of the Wish in November 2023, which lasted over six months due to the delay of the next expansion, The Final Shape, to June 2024. Due to the lengthened time, a free content update was released in April 2024 called Into the Light, which added a new three-player PvE activity called Onslaught, new PvP maps, the return of two previously removed exotic missions and weapons with new perks, as well as a boss rush mode featuring bosses from various raids. This was also the final content year for Destiny 2 to use the seasonal model that had been utilized since Year 2, as the seasons were replaced by larger episodes in Year 7. With the release of The Final Shape, Year 6's seasonal content was removed from the game with the exception of the Onslaught activity, PvP maps, and exotic missions and gear that were added with Into the Light; Onslaught received its own dedicated playlist.
- ^ "Bungie.net". Bungie. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.