Battlegrounds is a three-player match activity where players ‘ritually fight’ against the Warriors of the Cabal. Old and new strikes will also be peppered throughout season 13, with Destiny returning Devil’s Lair and Fallen SABER at the start of the season, and a new strike called Proving Grounds unlocking later, which’s the fate of the Last City ‘will determine.Players who own the Destiny 2 Season Pass will unlock the Praefectus Armor Set and unlock an exotic arc called Ticcu’s Divination, which launches sun arrows that can follow ‘multiple targets at once’. More than 25 new weapons will also be added along with the Season Pass additions.
The story of season 13 centers around a political dispute between Empress Caiatl and Zavala. “With the Pyramids and Xivu Arath destabilizing the system, Empress Caiatl, leader of the Cabal and daughter of Calus, seeks an alliance. But when she demands more than Zavala can offer, the negotiations collapse.” Guardians will fight with Caiatl’s growing war council to stabilize the situation.
In other Destiny 2 news, the community expressed concern about Bungie’s plans for computer and console crossover. Bungie recently filed a lawsuit with Riot, focusing on fraudsters who allegedly create software hacks for Destiny 2.
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