<s>
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
major	O
expansion	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bungie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Representing	O
the	O
fifth	O
expansion	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
year	O
of	O
extended	O
content	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
adds	O
other	O
content	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
missions	O
,	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
locations	O
,	O
player	O
gear	O
,	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
raid	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
described	O
this	O
expansion	O
as	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
for	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
less	O
played	O
locations	O
and	O
activities	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
cycled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
what	O
Bungie	O
calls	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
Content	O
Vault	O
(	O
DCV	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
all	O
areas	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	O
's	O
Cosmodrome	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
returned	O
alongside	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
Vault	O
of	O
Glass	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
also	O
returned	O
during	O
Season	O
14	O
,	O
updated	O
with	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
had	O
four	O
seasonal	O
content	O
offerings	O
for	O
Year	O
4	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Hunt	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
alongside	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Splicer	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
longest	O
season	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
lasting	O
six	O
months	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
to	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
this	O
seasonal	O
content	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Battlegrounds	O
activity	O
from	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
and	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Bungie	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Pack	O
;	O
the	O
Battlegrounds	O
activity	O
was	O
merged	O
under	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
Operations	O
playlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Guardian	O
using	O
a	O
power	O
called	O
Light	O
that	O
gives	O
them	O
superhuman	O
abilities	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
regenerated	O
,	O
fights	O
in	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
first-person	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
in	O
both	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
activities	O
in	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooperative	O
activities	O
include	O
various	O
bounties	O
,	O
story-related	O
missions	O
,	O
"	O
strikes	O
,	O
"	O
dungeons	O
,	O
raids	B-Protocol
,	O
open-world	O
public	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
seasonal	O
events	O
,	O
while	O
competitive	O
matches	O
include	O
matches	O
with	O
other	O
Guardians	O
in	O
the	O
Crucible	O
or	O
a	O
team	O
versus	O
team	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
Gambit	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
three	O
main	O
elemental	O
damage	O
types	O
,	O
Arc	O
,	O
Solar	O
,	O
and	O
Void	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
rooted	O
in	O
a	O
power	O
called	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
fourth	O
elemental	O
damage	O
type	O
called	O
Stasis	O
,	O
which	O
creates	O
ice	O
and	O
cold-based	O
damage	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Luke	O
Smith	O
said	O
that	O
these	O
new	O
customization	O
options	O
for	O
the	O
Stasis	O
subclasses	O
are	O
an	O
"	O
experiment	O
...	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
this	O
goes	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Bungie	O
later	O
confirming	O
that	O
Light	O
classes	O
will	O
receive	O
similar	O
customization	O
updates	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stasis	O
powers	O
were	O
modified	O
multiple	O
times	O
through	O
the	O
months	O
after	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
release	O
,	O
notably	O
tuning	O
the	O
powers	O
 '	O
use	O
in	O
player-vs-player	O
matches	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
freezing	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kevin	O
Yanes	O
,	O
one	O
reason	O
to	O
introduce	O
Stasis	O
was	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
aggressive	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
Crucible	O
prior	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
and	O
knew	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
adjust	O
it	O
over	O
time	O
as	O
they	O
saw	O
how	O
players	O
adapted	O
to	O
Stasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
revision	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
game	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
destinations	O
that	O
were	O
available	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
Titan	O
,	O
Io	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Mercury	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Leviathan	O
ship	O
and	O
their	O
associated	O
campaigns	O
and	O
other	O
activities	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
activities	O
and	O
content	O
from	O
Year	O
2	O
's	O
Annual	O
Pass	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
Content	O
Vault	O
(	O
DCV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wholly	O
new	O
destination	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
moon	O
Europa	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
Cosmodrome	O
,	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
Cosmodrome	O
activities	O
reworked	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
Lost	O
Sectors	O
in	O
areas	O
not	O
previously	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bungie	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
expand	O
out	O
the	O
Cosmodrome	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Year	O
4	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
plaguelands	O
location	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
expansion	O
)	O
,	O
Bungie	O
later	O
stated	O
during	O
Season	O
13	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
cancelled	O
these	O
plans	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
future	O
new	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
raid	B-Protocol
mission	O
,	O
"	O
Deep	O
Stone	O
Crypt	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
Season	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Clovis	O
Bray	O
facility	O
located	O
on	O
Europa	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
birthplace	O
of	O
the	O
Exos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
activities	O
on	O
Europa	O
were	O
unlocked	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
once	O
the	O
raid	B-Protocol
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Vault	O
of	O
Glass	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
raid	B-Protocol
of	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
Season	O
14	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
accounts	O
for	O
differences	O
in	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
newer	O
Vex	O
enemy	O
units	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
starting	O
instance	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
absent	O
Venus	B-Application
destination	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
(	O
players	O
begin	O
the	O
raid	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
same	O
location	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
explore	O
Venus	B-Application
beyond	O
this	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
Destiny	B-Application
strikes	O
"	O
The	O
Devil	O
's	O
Lair	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Fallen	O
S.A.B.E.R.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shell	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Ghost	O
,	O
which	O
in-game	O
provides	O
an	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
obtain	O
Ghost	O
shells	O
with	O
various	O
properties	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
typically	O
fixed	O
or	O
had	O
some	O
random	O
generated	O
perks	O
given	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hybrid	O
PvE/PvP	O
Gambit	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
added	O
with	O
Forsaken	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
dropped	O
the	O
original	O
three-round	O
mode	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
single-round	O
Gambit	O
Prime	O
mode	O
(	O
renamed	O
as	O
Gambit	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
during	O
Year	O
2	O
's	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Drifter	O
(	O
Season	O
6	O
)	O
,	O
tweaking	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
that	O
spawn	O
in	O
the	O
mode	O
and	O
other	O
timing	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
all	O
non-exotic	O
weapons	O
and	O
gear	O
had	O
a	O
Power	O
infusion	O
cap	O
,	O
meaning	O
older	O
weapons	O
and	O
gear	O
introduced	O
in	O
previous	O
seasons	O
had	O
a	O
maximum	O
Power	O
infusion	O
limit	O
and	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
less	O
viable	O
in	O
activities	O
that	O
required	O
a	O
high	O
Power	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
gear	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
a	O
max	O
Power	O
cap	O
of	O
1050	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
starting	O
Power	O
level	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
making	O
them	O
more	O
ineffective	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
advanced	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
does	O
plan	O
to	O
revisit	O
how	O
to	O
sunset	O
gear	O
after	O
they	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
next	O
major	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
early	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenges	O
and	O
difficulty	O
options	O
for	O
raids	B-Protocol
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Vault	O
of	O
Glass	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
were	O
added	O
midseason	O
during	O
Season	O
14	O
,	O
offering	O
better	O
rewards	O
similar	O
to	O
adept	O
weapons	O
and	O
weapon	O
modifications	O
that	O
are	O
offered	O
for	O
Trials	O
of	O
Osiris	O
and	O
Grandmaster	O
Nightfall	O
completions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Vault	O
of	O
Glass	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
completing	O
the	O
master	O
difficulty	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
raid	B-Protocol
unlocked	O
"	O
Timelost	O
"	O
weapons	O
that	O
had	O
additional	O
perks	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
advanced	O
weapon	O
mods	O
obtainable	O
from	O
the	O
grandmaster	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Season	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
BattlEye	B-Application
anti-cheat	O
middleware	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
clients	O
for	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
content	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Bungie	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Pack	O
,	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
major	O
rework	O
of	O
class	O
abilities	O
and	O
Supers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
prevent	O
one-shot	O
eliminations	O
in	O
Crucible	O
matches	O
save	O
for	O
rare	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
planned	O
to	O
add	O
automatic	O
fire	O
to	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
hand	O
cannons	O
,	O
sidearms	O
,	O
and	O
pulse	O
rifles	O
as	O
an	O
accessibility	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
major	O
story	O
and	O
content	O
added	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
also	O
divided	O
the	O
year	O
into	O
four	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Hunt	O
(	O
Season	O
12	O
)	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
;	O
season	O
pass	O
progression	O
began	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
actual	O
seasonal	O
narrative	O
and	O
associated	O
activities	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
until	O
November	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
(	O
Season	O
15	O
)	O
began	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
longest	O
season	O
,	O
running	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Mara	O
Sov	O
,	O
queen	O
of	O
the	O
Awoken	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
season	O
's	O
narrative	O
focusing	O
on	O
her	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
City	O
to	O
free	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Taken	O
and	O
Savathûn	O
's	O
influence	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
prelude	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
lengthened	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
(	O
lasting	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
normal	O
three	O
due	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
delay	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
activities	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bungie	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Pack	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
to	O
run	O
concurrent	O
with	O
the	O
season	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
added	O
gear	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
based	O
on	O
Bungie	O
's	O
prior	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
30	O
years	O
,	O
including	O
Marathon	B-Application
,	O
Myth	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
also	O
added	O
gear	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
exotic	O
rocket	O
launcher	O
Gjallarhorn	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
catalyst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
six-player	O
matchmade	O
activity	O
,	O
"	O
Dares	O
of	O
Eternity	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
players	O
facing	O
challenges	O
against	O
random	O
enemies	O
presented	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
Xûr	O
and	O
the	O
celestial	O
Starhorse	O
as	O
if	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
show	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
returning	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
three-player	O
dungeon	O
,	O
"	O
Grasp	O
of	O
Avarice	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
Guardians	O
exploring	O
beyond	O
the	O
mouth	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
loot	O
cave	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Cosmodrome	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tied	O
to	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
"	O
Moments	O
of	O
Triumph	O
"	O
seal	O
,	O
featuring	O
triumphs	O
across	O
the	O
various	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
content	O
and	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Bungie	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Pack	O
was	O
not	O
removed	O
when	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
Hunts	O
on	O
Earth	O
's	O
Moon	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
Eramis	O
the	O
Shipstealer	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Baroness	O
of	O
the	O
House	O
of	O
Devils	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kell	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Darkness	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
people	O
and	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Traveler	O
back	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
and	O
many	O
Fallen	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
Traveler	O
had	O
abandoned	O
them	O
before	O
the	O
Golden	O
Age	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Season	O
of	O
Arrivals	O
,	O
the	O
Traveler	O
reawakened	O
to	O
heal	O
itself	O
of	O
its	O
wounds	O
incurred	O
during	O
The	O
Red	O
War	O
three	O
years	O
ago	O
to	O
defend	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
encroaching	O
Darkness	O
—	O
its	O
Black	O
Fleet	O
of	O
Pyramid	O
ships	O
had	O
just	O
consumed	O
Io	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Mercury	O
,	O
and	O
Titan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
immediate	O
aftermath	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Guardian	O
is	O
sent	O
out	O
across	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
to	O
patrol	O
for	O
further	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
spreading	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
icy	O
moon	O
Europa	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Darkness	O
had	O
invited	O
the	O
Guardian	O
to	O
discover	O
an	O
ancient	O
power	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Ghost	O
detects	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
from	O
Variks	O
the	O
Loyal	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
partly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Prison	O
of	O
Elders	O
revolt	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
Cayde-6	O
'	O
s	O
death	O
during	O
Forsaken	B-Application
two	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
that	O
Eramis	O
 '	O
followers	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
Crypt	O
's	O
Exo	O
technology	O
and	O
secrets	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
nefarious	O
ends	O
,	O
a	O
fireteam	O
of	O
Guardians	O
assembled	O
by	O
Elsie	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
frozen	O
Europan	O
wasteland	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
harsh	O
blizzard	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
facility	O
(	O
"	O
Deep	O
Stone	O
Crypt	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
the	O
perserved	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
copy	O
of	O
Clovis	O
Bray	O
I	O
,	O
discovered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
giant	O
Exo	O
head	O
located	O
deep	O
within	O
the	O
Bray	O
Exoscience	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
Elsie	O
and	O
Ana	O
reconcile	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
giant	O
Clovis	O
AI	B-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osiris	O
was	O
investigating	O
the	O
Scarlet	O
Keep	O
on	O
Earth	O
's	O
Moon	O
in	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
Xivu	O
Arath	O
—	O
the	O
Hive	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
youngest	O
sister	O
to	O
Oryx	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
and	O
Savathûn	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
—	O
would	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
he	O
thought	O
about	O
going	O
off	O
and	O
exploring	O
remote	O
locations	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
planet	O
Venus	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Osiris	O
convinced	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
should	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
Tower	O
,	O
despite	O
what	O
others	O
may	O
think	O
of	O
him	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
previous	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
Crow	O
proudly	O
accepts	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
Guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Eliksni	O
take	O
up	O
shelter	O
in	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Botza	O
District	O
(	O
as	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Scourge	O
of	O
the	O
Past	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
in	O
Season	O
5	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Forge	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
remain	O
in	O
the	O
Tower	O
Annex	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
wing	O
of	O
the	O
H.E.L.M.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
routine	O
mission	O
to	O
collapse	O
a	O
Vex	O
network	O
domain	O
,	O
Mithrax	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
Mind	O
Quria	O
,	O
Blade	O
Transform	O
,	O
a	O
Taken	O
Vex	O
Axis	O
Mind	O
that	O
serves	O
Savathûn	O
(	O
previously	O
referenced	O
in	O
Destinys	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
expansion	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
invade	O
the	O
Vex	O
network	O
and	O
turn	O
it	O
against	O
the	O
Vex	O
by	O
corrupting	O
it	O
with	O
Taken	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
is	O
being	O
threatened	O
by	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Taken	O
,	O
Hive	O
,	O
Scorn	O
,	O
and	O
Wrathborn	O
now	O
under	O
her	O
command	O
to	O
seize	O
the	O
Ascendant	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
queens	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
an	O
understanding	O
;	O
Savathûn	O
has	O
helped	O
Mara	O
to	O
learn	O
of	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
her	O
Techeuns	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
Ascendant	O
Realm	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
tracking	O
ley	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
Realm	O
using	O
the	O
Wayfinder	O
's	O
Compass	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
help	O
Mara	O
protect	O
Savathûn	O
from	O
Xivu	O
Arath	O
until	O
they	O
rescue	O
enough	O
of	O
her	O
Techeuns	O
to	O
free	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
of	O
her	O
worm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crow	O
,	O
also	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
is	O
more	O
upset	O
about	O
the	O
deception	O
behind	O
Osiris	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
considered	O
a	O
good	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
demands	O
to	O
seek	O
answers	O
from	O
Savathûn	O
,	O
but	O
Mara	O
and	O
her	O
Queen	O
's	O
Wrath	O
,	O
Petra	O
Venj	O
,	O
order	O
him	O
to	O
stay	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
deceived	O
again	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
previous	O
life	O
as	O
Uldren	O
by	O
Riven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traumatized	O
by	O
this	O
revelation	O
,	O
Crow	O
begs	O
Ikora	O
to	O
reassign	O
him	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stay	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
then	O
debriefs	O
with	O
Mara	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Savathûn	O
had	O
fled	O
before	O
she	O
could	O
strike	O
her	O
down	O
after	O
exorcising	O
the	O
worm	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
relieved	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
kept	O
her	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
bargain	O
by	O
returning	O
Osiris	O
to	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
reveals	O
she	O
has	O
the	O
Worm	O
captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
advises	O
the	O
Guardian	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
the	O
battles	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
then	O
speaks	O
with	O
Saint	O
,	O
who	O
thanks	O
them	O
for	O
rescuing	O
Osiris	O
and	O
returning	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Tower	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
furious	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
took	O
his	O
form	O
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
development	O
,	O
its	O
launch	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
November	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
beginning	O
Year	O
4	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2s	I-Application
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
Bungie	O
described	O
this	O
release	O
as	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
begins	O
a	O
narrative	O
where	O
players	O
"	O
will	O
explore	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
Light	O
and	O
Dark	O
"	O
—	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
Lightfall	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
physical	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
season	O
passes	O
for	O
all	O
four	O
seasons	O
of	O
Year	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
first	O
seasonal	O
content	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Hunt	O
,	O
began	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
alongside	O
Beyond	B-Application
Lights	I-Application
release	O
and	O
concluded	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
then	O
began	O
and	O
ran	O
until	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
when	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
released	O
,	O
thus	O
being	O
the	O
longest	O
season	O
in	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
thus	O
far	O
,	O
lasting	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
seasonal	O
content	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Battlegrounds	O
activity	O
from	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
was	O
converted	O
alongside	O
the	O
existing	O
strikes	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
Vanguard	O
Operations	O
playlist	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destiny	B-Application
2s	I-Application
size	O
over	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
years	O
had	O
grown	O
too	O
large	O
for	O
Bungie	O
to	O
efficiently	O
update	O
and	O
maintain	O
,	O
creating	O
several	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
when	O
they	O
introduced	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
a	O
Destiny	B-Application
3	O
,	O
Bungie	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
refreshing	O
the	O
current	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
content	O
and	O
address	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
Destiny	B-Application
Content	O
Vault	O
"	O
(	O
DCV	O
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
major	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
previous	O
main	O
worlds	O
(	O
Titan	O
,	O
Io	O
,	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
Mercury	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Leviathan	O
area	O
)	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
DCV	O
along	O
with	O
certain	O
activities	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
campaigns	O
,	O
raids	B-Protocol
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
associated	O
with	O
those	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DCV	O
also	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
plans	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
areas	O
in	O
the	O
DCV	O
and	O
remaster	O
them	O
over	O
time	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
better	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
(	O
as	O
seen	O
with	O
Earth	O
's	O
Moon	O
location	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Shadowkeep	B-Application
expansion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
change	O
,	O
the	O
install	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
dropped	O
by	O
about	O
30	O
to	O
40%	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
effectively	O
reinstall	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
upon	O
Beyond	B-Application
Lights	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
that	O
the	O
planned	O
November	O
2021	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
major	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
Lightfall	B-Application
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
as	O
Bungie	O
said	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
shift	O
to	O
doing	O
big	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
ongoing	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Bungie	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
spend	O
the	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
client	O
to	O
both	O
conclude	O
the	O
Light	O
and	O
Darkness	O
Saga	O
that	O
will	O
conclude	O
with	O
Lightfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Light	O
and	O
Darkness	O
Saga	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
saga	O
in	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
saga	O
to	O
begin	O
after	O
one	O
final	O
chapter	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
Lightfall	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Shape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
was	O
formally	O
added	O
on	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Season	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
updates	O
to	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Splicer	O
(	O
Season	O
14	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Bungie	O
inadvertently	O
enabled	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
PC	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
players	O
,	O
a	O
measure	O
they	O
removed	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
but	O
considered	O
this	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
cross-play	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
features	O
a	O
major	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
presented	O
story	O
content	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
Season	O
of	O
Arrivals	O
from	O
Shadowkeep	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Bungie	O
narrative	O
team	O
looked	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
more	O
serialized	O
approach	O
where	O
the	O
stories	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
upfront	O
to	O
players	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
spread	O
out	O
over	O
six	O
to	O
eight	O
weeks	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
serialized	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
team	O
more	O
room	O
to	O
include	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
facets	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
within	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
senior	O
narrative	O
lead	O
Julia	O
Nardin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
reason	O
why	O
Savathûn	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
season	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
,	O
since	O
she	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
central	O
figure	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Nardin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
to	O
average	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
familiar	O
powers	O
that	O
launched	O
with	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Stasis	O
abilities	O
are	O
n’t	O
binary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCGamesN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
"	O
After	O
years	O
of	O
slow	O
and	O
uneven	O
progress	O
,	O
Destiny	B-Application
’s	O
cast	O
are	O
finally	O
acting	O
like	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
liked	O
how	O
the	O
expansion	O
resolved	O
long-running	O
plot	O
threads	O
,	O
"	O
Destiny	B-Application
is	O
usually	O
very	O
good	O
at	O
throwing	O
plot	O
beats	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
letting	O
them	O
hang	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
chance	O
of	O
even	O
limited	O
resolution	O
feels	O
....	O
exciting	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
the	O
plot	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
momentum	O
and	O
purpose	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
disliked	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
older	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
new	O
raid	B-Protocol
was	O
excellent	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
With	O
role-based	O
puzzles	O
that	O
require	O
intricate	O
teamwork	O
and	O
communication	O
,	O
a	O
pulse-pounding	O
soundtrack	O
full	O
of	O
bangers	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
truly	O
memorable	O
surprises	O
,	O
this	O
raid	B-Protocol
is	O
n’t	O
one	O
to	O
miss	O
even	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
might	O
normally	O
be	O
raid-averse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
mostly	O
felt	O
the	O
same	O
despite	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
,	O
and	O
disliked	O
the	O
montentization	O
baked	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
After	O
finishing	O
the	O
intro	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
‘	O
s	O
campaign	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
gross	O
“	O
upgrade	O
now	O
!	O
”	O
stinger	O
screen	O
,	O
asking	O
me	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
and	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
:	O
this	O
is	O
for	O
a	O
$40	O
premium	O
expansion	O
with	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
felt	O
that	O
many	O
locations	O
were	O
left	O
behind	O
due	O
to	O
weapon	O
sunsetting	O
,	O
"	O
Play	O
Forsaken	B-Application
or	O
Shadowkeep	B-Application
now	O
and	O
you	O
’ll	O
only	O
win	O
obsolete	O
gear	O
(	O
though	O
both	O
expansions	O
currently	O
still	O
cost	O
money	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moon	O
,	O
last	O
year	O
’s	O
big	O
addition	O
to	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
now	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
afterthought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Why	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Destiny	B-Application
’s	O
most	O
memorable	O
settings	O
brought	O
back	O
only	O
to	O
once	O
again	O
languish	O
as	O
a	O
loot	O
backwater	O
so	O
soon	O
?	O
</s>
