Bungie addresses 'Curse of Osiris' locked content in Destiny 2; Promises changes, offers details

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Destiny 2 players were not happy to find base Destiny 2 content locked behind a paywall after the game's first expansion released last week. The Curse of Osiris expansion blocked player access to some of the in-game content in Destiny 2 thanks to a raised Power Level requirement. This isn't an entirely new phenomenon in Destiny (this occurred in Destiny 1 with new DLC drops), but something that added to the strain in the community.

Destiny 2 players spoke out against the locked content and Bungie has responded acknowledging that they have made "some mistakes." According to Bungie, content was separated so it could continue to stay relevant as Guardian Power Levels grew.

Bungie detailed to be aiming for the following goals when they separated “Normal” and “Prestige” modes:

  • The Normal Leviathan Raid and Normal Nightfall would always stay at a Power level that was accessible to all players.
  • Prestige difficulty would always rise to the new Power cap.  It could be the pinnacle of challenge, with the most prestigious rewards, but it therefore would require you to own the latest Expansion and be at the new Power cap.

In addition to this, Trials of The Nine and Iron Banner were meant to evolve with each Season and utilize new maps, which meant requiring the latest expansions to content. Bungie notes that they have always required that players own the latest expansion to experience all of the game, however, Bungie acknowledges that taking away items that launched with the game, like Trials of The Nine, was 'not right'. 

A hotfix will be releasing later this week that will tweak some items, in hopes of making the game more accessible to all Destiny 2 players - whether they purchased Curse of Osiris or not.

Upcoming changes will reduce the Power Level for the Prestige Raid back down to 300, will open up Trials of The Nine to all players - unless it features a map from Curse of Osiris and the same goes for Nightfall. Community events, such as Iron Banner, Faction Rally, and The Dawning will be available to all players, and the Prestige Nightfall will remain exclusive to Curse of Osiris.

Check out the details below:

  • The Prestige Leviathan Raid will be brought back down to Power 300, and its rewards will drop down to match the new Power Level. All players will regain access to the Prestige Raid.
    • This will allow access to “The Prestige” Achievement/Trophy for all players.
    • This will also allow all players ability to complete the final step for the Legend of Acrius Exotic Shotgun.
  • Trials of The Nine will only require Curse of Osiris when it features a Curse of Osiris map. For all other weeks, it will be available to all players.
    • This will allow access to “Lest Ye Be Judged” Achievement/Trophy for all players.
    • Trials of The Nine rewards that launched with Destiny 2 will still be accessible to all players.
    • New Seasonal Rewards that launched with Curse of Osiris, such as the new Seasonal Armor Ornaments, will require ownership of Curse of Osiris to acquire.
  • The Prestige Nightfall will remain a pinnacle activity, at the new 330 Power cap.   
    • This means Prestige Nightfall will require ownership of Curse of Osiris.
    • Because of this, we will update “The Prestige” Achievement/Trophy to only reference The Prestige Raid.
    • Moving forward, we are investigating adding a 3rd difficulty to all Prestige activities, so that we can provide both a challenge that stays relevant with each new Expansion, and a Prestige version that is available to all players.
  • Normal Nightfall will only require Curse of Osiris when it features a Curse of Osiris map. For all other weeks it will be available to all players.
  • Time limited events – Iron Banner, Faction Rally, and The Dawning, will be made available to all players.
    • We will be postponing tomorrow’s Faction Rally, to ensure all of our players can access the activity and the appropriate rewards.
    • Iron Banner and Faction Rally rewards that launched with Destiny 2 will still be accessible to all players.
    • New Seasonal Rewards that launch with Curse of Osiris, such as the new Seasonal Armor Ornaments, will require ownership of Curse of Osiris to acquire.

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