<s>
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	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
by	O
Bungie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Representing	O
the	O
sixth	O
expansion	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
year	O
of	O
extended	O
content	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
three	O
months	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Bungie	O
reported	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
"	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
becoming	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
expansion	O
in	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
history	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
revolves	O
around	O
Savathûn	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sister	O
of	O
Oryx	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Destinys	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
first	O
major	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
adds	O
new	O
content	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
Player	O
versus	O
Environment	O
locations	O
,	O
Player	O
versus	O
Player	O
maps	O
,	O
player	O
gear	O
,	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
raid	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
a	O
reprised	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
King	O
's	O
Fall	O
"	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
four	O
seasonal	O
content	O
offerings	O
for	O
Year	O
5	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Risen	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Haunted	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
Season	O
of	O
Plunder	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
and	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Seraph	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
until	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
expansion	O
,	O
Lightfall	B-Application
,	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Lightfall	B-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
respective	O
battlegrounds	O
activities	O
from	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Risen	O
and	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Seraph	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
Operations	O
playlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
,	O
Savathûn	O
's	O
Throne	O
World	O
,	O
above	O
Mars	O
within	O
the	O
Ascendant	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
world	O
activities	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Vow	O
of	O
the	O
Disciple	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
King	O
's	O
Fall	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destinys	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
expansion	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
Season	O
18	O
and	O
is	O
free	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
Champion	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
starting	O
instance	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
absent	O
Dreadnaught	B-Device
destination	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
(	O
players	O
begin	O
the	O
raid	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Oryx	O
area	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
explore	O
the	O
Dreadnaught	B-Device
beyond	O
this	O
area	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
some	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Forsaken	B-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
expansion	O
was	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
this	O
included	O
the	O
full	O
Forsaken	B-Application
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
Tangled	O
Shore	O
destination	O
and	O
its	O
activities	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
Last	O
Wish	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Shattered	O
Throne	O
dungeon	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahead	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Forsakens	O
campaign	O
was	O
made	O
free-to-play	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
bundle	O
pack	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
endgame	O
content	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
Forsaken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
other	O
seasonal	O
activities	O
from	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
were	O
removed	O
with	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
(	O
Season	O
13	O
)	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
existing	O
strikes	O
under	O
one	O
playlist	O
,	O
named	O
Vanguard	O
Operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Savathûn	O
's	O
Lucent	O
Brood	O
,	O
Hive	O
warriors	O
that	O
carry	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
major	O
enemy	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
introduced	O
Stasis	O
as	O
a	O
power	O
of	O
Darkness	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
powers	O
of	O
Light	O
which	O
each	O
had	O
three	O
subtrees	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
used	O
customizable	O
Aspects	O
and	O
Fragments	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
customization	O
of	O
how	O
Stasis	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
will	O
bring	O
similar	O
Aspects	O
and	O
Fragments	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Light	O
powers	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Void	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Solar	O
in	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Haunted	O
(	O
Season	O
17	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
Arc	O
in	O
Season	O
of	O
Plunder	O
(	O
Season	O
18	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
stated	O
that	O
additional	O
Darkness	O
powers	O
would	O
be	O
introduced	O
after	O
they	O
had	O
completed	O
the	O
Light	O
power	O
conversion	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
(	O
the	O
next	O
Darkness	O
power	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
expansion	O
,	O
Lightfall	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
type	O
,	O
the	O
glaive	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
both	O
melee	O
and	O
short-range	O
attacks	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Joe	O
Blackburn	O
stated	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
weapon	O
crafting	O
in	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
favor	O
experienced	O
players	O
with	O
numerous	O
existing	O
resources	O
over	O
novice	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
pay	O
to	O
win-style	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bungie	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
weapons	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
and	O
its	O
raid	B-Protocol
and	O
seasonal	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
exotic	O
weapons	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
weapons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
crafted	O
,	O
but	O
plan	O
to	O
include	O
legacy	O
weapons	O
from	O
previous	O
releases	O
in	O
future	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
within	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Seraph	O
,	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
Deep	O
Stone	O
Crypt	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
prior	O
expansion	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
became	O
craftable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seasonal	O
artifact	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
unique	O
mods	O
and	O
bonus	O
power	O
levels	O
across	O
all	O
characters	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
account	O
for	O
a	O
season	O
as	O
introduced	O
in	O
Shadowkeep	B-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
but	O
players	O
are	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
all	O
25	O
mods	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
12	O
,	O
though	O
each	O
mod	O
beyond	O
the	O
12th	O
has	O
an	O
increasing	O
experience	O
cost	O
to	O
obtain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
"	O
soft	O
limit	O
"	O
power	O
level	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
(	O
1500	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
)	O
,	O
rare	O
quality	O
(	O
blue	O
)	O
engrams	O
that	O
drop	O
from	O
playlist	O
activities	O
are	O
automatically	O
converted	O
to	O
in-game	O
currency	O
(	O
glimmer	O
)	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
flooding	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Season	O
17	O
,	O
Bungie	O
introduced	O
raid	B-Protocol
and	O
dungeon	O
rotators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
raid	B-Protocol
and	O
dungeon	O
continue	O
to	O
remain	O
a	O
source	O
for	O
pinnacle	O
gear	O
,	O
the	O
rotators	O
cycle	O
through	O
the	O
older	O
raids	B-Protocol
and	O
dungeons	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
weekly	O
basis	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
earn	O
pinnacle	O
gear	O
from	O
that	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
current	O
raid	B-Protocol
or	O
dungeon	O
in	O
rotation	O
,	O
the	O
normal	O
per-weekly	O
lockouts	O
on	O
gear	O
are	O
removed	O
to	O
allow	O
these	O
to	O
be	O
farmable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Iron	O
Banner	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
featured	O
twice	O
per	O
season	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
mode	O
(	O
formerly	O
Control	O
)	O
rotates	O
each	O
season	O
,	O
with	O
Season	O
17	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
capture-the-flag	O
game	O
mode	O
Rift	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
(	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
put	O
into	O
rotation	O
starting	O
in	O
Season	O
18	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
through	O
Season	O
19	O
,	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Lightfall	B-Application
,	O
all	O
armor	O
mods	O
excluding	O
raid	B-Protocol
armor	O
mods	O
and	O
seasonal	O
artifact	O
mods	O
were	O
fully	O
unlocked	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
major	O
story	O
and	O
content	O
added	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
divided	O
the	O
year	O
into	O
four	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
but	O
the	O
PsiOps	O
and	O
Heist	O
Battlegrounds	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
Lightfall	B-Application
launched	O
and	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
Destiny	B-Application
Content	O
Vault	O
,	O
while	O
these	O
Battlegrounds	O
joined	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
Ops	O
playlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Risen	O
(	O
Season	O
16	O
)	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
activity	O
had	O
players	O
returning	O
to	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mars	O
destination	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
expanded	O
and	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
these	O
additional	O
activities	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Leviathan	O
raid	B-Protocol
were	O
fully	O
explorable	O
as	O
new	O
patrol	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
new	O
weapons	O
included	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Trespasser	O
,	O
an	O
exotic	O
sidearm	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destinys	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
weapons	O
from	O
the	O
vaulted	O
Menagerie	O
activity	O
from	O
Season	O
of	O
Opulence	O
(	O
Season	O
7	O
)	O
,	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
perks	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
crafted	O
at	O
the	O
Mars	O
Relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Mithrax	O
,	O
Kell	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
his	O
daughter	O
Eido	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Spider	O
who	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Drifter	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
Guardian	O
to	O
raid	B-Protocol
Fallen	O
pirate	O
ships	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
thawed	O
Eramis	O
,	O
Kell	O
of	O
Darkness	O
(	O
last	O
seen	O
during	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
)	O
and	O
her	O
Fallen	O
pirate	O
lords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
season	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
King	O
's	O
Fall	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
from	O
the	O
original	O
Destinys	O
The	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
brand	O
new	O
weapons	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
reprised	O
"	O
King	O
's	O
Fall	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
weapons	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Bungie	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Pack	O
were	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
perks	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
crafted	O
at	O
the	O
Mars	O
Relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
prelude	O
to	O
Lightfall	B-Application
,	O
the	O
season	O
featured	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Warmind	O
Rasputin	O
,	O
whose	O
consciousness	O
was	O
placed	O
into	O
an	O
engram	O
by	O
Ana	O
Bray	O
following	O
his	O
deactivation	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Fleet	O
during	O
Season	O
of	O
Arrivals	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Guardian	O
worked	O
with	O
her	O
to	O
restore	O
Rasputin	O
into	O
an	O
Exo	O
body	O
while	O
fending	O
off	O
Xivu	O
Arath	O
's	O
Hive	O
and	O
Wrathborn	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tied	O
to	O
the	O
season	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
annual	O
"	O
Moments	O
of	O
Triumph	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
triumphs	O
across	O
the	O
various	O
content	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
and	O
its	O
four	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
brand	O
new	O
weapons	O
introduced	O
this	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
weapons	O
featured	O
from	O
the	O
Warmind	O
expansion	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Deep	O
Stone	O
Crypt	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
from	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
were	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
perks	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
crafted	O
at	O
the	O
Mars	O
Relic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
Savathûn	O
,	O
who	O
along	O
with	O
her	O
siblings	O
Oryx	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Taken	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xivu	O
Arath	O
,	O
the	O
Hive	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
lead	O
the	O
Hive	O
,	O
an	O
undead	O
species	O
that	O
serve	O
the	O
Worm	O
Gods	O
and	O
are	O
closely	O
aligned	O
with	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
Darkness	O
and	O
its	O
Pyramids	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Fleet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
a	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
Savathûn	O
had	O
further	O
manipulated	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
begins	O
shortly	O
after	O
Mara	O
's	O
ritual	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
tables	O
turned	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
engages	O
in	O
one	O
final	O
showdown	O
with	O
Savathûn	O
and	O
successfully	O
kills	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mara	O
Sov	O
later	O
arrives	O
on	O
Mars	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
presents	O
the	O
Guardian	O
with	O
Savathûn	O
's	O
dying	O
worm	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
herself	O
was	O
present	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
Witness	O
during	O
the	O
Collapse	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
worm	O
knew	O
of	O
the	O
secret	O
that	O
prevented	O
humanity	O
's	O
end	O
during	O
that	O
event	O
and	O
convinced	O
the	O
Traveler	O
not	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Savathûn	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Disciple	O
now	O
wishes	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Throne	O
World	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Pyramid	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Scorn	O
(	O
"	O
Vow	O
of	O
the	O
Disciple	O
"	O
raid	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zavala	O
considered	O
giving	O
up	O
his	O
Light	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
day	O
they	O
were	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
Fallen	O
raiding	B-Protocol
party	O
,	O
where	O
Hakim	O
was	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Clovis	O
already	O
awakened	O
as	O
an	O
AI	O
since	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Rasputin	O
states	O
that	O
Clovis	O
seeks	O
to	O
upload	O
his	O
mind	O
into	O
Rasputin	O
's	O
neural	O
network	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
ascend	O
to	O
godhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lightfall	I-Application
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Forsaken	B-Application
,	O
Bungie	O
had	O
found	O
a	O
pattern	O
of	O
holding	O
a	O
large	O
major	O
expansion	O
each	O
year	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
seasonal	O
segments	O
within	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
been	O
planned	O
to	O
start	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
fifth	O
year	O
of	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
target	O
release	O
of	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
delays	O
from	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
and	O
the	O
business	O
of	O
the	O
late-2021	O
release	O
calendar	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
opted	O
to	O
move	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
to	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
year	O
of	O
content	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
expansion	O
(	O
November	O
2020	O
)	O
was	O
in	O
turn	O
extended	O
by	O
three	O
months	O
due	O
to	O
this	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
extended	O
time	O
,	O
Bungie	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
that	O
would	O
celebrate	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
featuring	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
cosmetics	O
inspired	O
by	O
their	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Marathon	B-Application
and	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
Savathûn	O
's	O
Throne	O
World	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
as	O
Guardians	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
how	O
Savathûn	O
came	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Light	O
for	O
her	O
Lucent	O
Brood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basis	O
for	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Haunted	O
had	O
originated	O
when	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Presage	O
mission	O
during	O
Season	O
of	O
the	O
Chosen	O
from	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Beyond	B-Application
Light	I-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
and	O
the	O
following	O
expansion	O
,	O
Lightfall	B-Application
,	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2021	O
and	O
2022	O
release	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
to	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
Lightfall	B-Application
was	O
also	O
delayed	O
to	O
early	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
expansion	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Shape	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
early	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
conclude	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
arc	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Light	O
and	O
Darkness	O
Saga	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
Bungie	O
has	O
planned	O
for	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
prepare	O
them	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
new	O
arc	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Shape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Bungie	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
"	O
on	O
track	O
to	O
becoming	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
expansion	O
in	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
history	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
campaign	O
for	O
incorporating	O
elements	O
from	O
raids	B-Protocol
and	O
dungeons	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Levels	O
drip-feed	O
you	O
new	O
mechanics	O
and	O
ideas	O
all	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
all	O
comes	O
together	O
in	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
coupled	O
with	O
Destiny	B-Application
2s	I-Application
already	O
excellent	O
combat	O
foundation	O
,	O
it	O
makes	O
for	O
an	O
intensely	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
hectic	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
balancing	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
"	O
the	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
campaign	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
Legendary	O
mode	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
superb	O
balance	O
of	O
challenge	O
and	O
power	O
fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCGamesN	O
felt	O
the	O
new	O
raid	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
series	O
history	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
important	O
roles	O
for	O
every	O
player	O
in	O
each	O
encounter	O
,	O
a	O
good	O
mix	O
of	O
different	O
forms	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
excellent	O
bosses	O
which	O
demand	O
more	O
from	O
players	O
than	O
simply	O
sitting	O
in	O
a	O
Well	O
of	O
Radiance	O
every	O
damage	O
phase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
Hive	O
Guardians	O
as	O
adding	O
a	O
unique	O
challenge	O
to	O
Destiny	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Victory	O
against	O
these	O
formidable	O
foes	O
requires	O
smart	O
gunplay	O
,	O
patience	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
importantly	O
,	O
that	O
you	O
remember	O
to	O
quickly	O
run	O
and	O
crush	O
the	O
enemy	O
Ghost	O
before	O
it	O
can	O
revive	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
challenging	O
new	O
enemy	O
type	O
that	O
forces	O
you	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
how	O
you	O
approach	O
an	O
encounter	O
like	O
this	O
is	O
exactly	O
what	O
Destiny	B-Application
has	O
needed	O
to	O
spruce	O
up	O
combat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
