It's an exciting time to be a Destiny 2 fan, as not only has Bungie just revealed the game's next major expansion pack and released an all-new batch of seasonal content, but there's a big chunk of fresh endgame-tier content coming out later this week, too. This means that Season of the Plunder has kicked off at a rather brisk pace, entertaining almost every player profile all at once.
Namely, Destiny 2 is set to reprise King's Fall, one of the original Destiny's best raids, which will launch this Friday, August 26. Featuring the legendary Taken King himself, Oryx, this raid tasks Guardians with mounting an assault on the Hive god's inner sanctum and then turning his own captured Light against him in the final encounter.
Acting as a thematic follow-up to Destiny 2's reprisal of Vault of Glass from last year, King's Fall is going to continue Bungie's relatively new intent to include many of the original Destiny's finest moments in the game's sequel. King's Fall will have its own dedicated Raid Race event, too, and everyone interested in competing for world's first completion will have an opportunity to do so. While much of King's Fall will remain just as players remember it from Destiny, some elements are bound to be changed: Vault of Glass received a few mechanical changes and the vicious Vex Wyvern enemies were introduced to the roster.
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Veterans of the game will know that Destiny 2's King's Fall launching on Friday isn't usually how raid launches are set up. Whereas Bungie used to hold its Raid Race events on Saturday to make them as accessible to players as possible, this caused serious issues during the launch of Vow of the Disciple. On weekends, Bungie has fewer developers around, which means any potential connectivity problems are effectively exacerbated, and the Friday release schedule for King's Fall means there will be more hands on deck should issues pop up.
Since Vault of Glass plays host to Destiny 2's Timelost weapons, it's fairly likely that King's Fall will have its own set of special, pinnacle-level items attached to its own Master difficulty mode. These have, however, not been revealed yet in any meaningful capacity. In fact, even the basic weapons and armor are currently invisible in the game's API, which makes it impossible for players to see what gear's made the transition to Destiny 2 alongside the raid.
Though Destiny 2: Season of Plunder has 3 activities for players to partake in, none of them are endgame-tier by default. Instead, they're supposed to provide a fun, satisfying romp for every player profile at the same time. King's Fall is, however, sure to prove markedly difficult in general and will therefore attract a more hardcore audience — especially on Friday, during the Raid Race.
Destiny 2 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
