Just about each week brings one thing new to Destiny 2, whether or not it is story beats, new actions, or fascinating new mixtures of components that allow gamers devastate one another within the Crucible. Iron Banter is our weekly take a look at what is going on on on the planet of Destiny and a rundown of what is drawing our consideration throughout the photo voltaic system.Between The Witch Queen and Elden Ring, there’s been plenty of mysteries to resolve in video video games of late. I missed final week’s Iron Banter as a result of I used to be nonetheless scrambling round in Savathun’s throne world, looking for every thing I might. This week, I’m taking a breather as a result of we have uncovered loads.
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Now Playing: Opinion: The Witch Queen Is Destiny 2’s Best Campaign Yet
First, there’s the story marketing campaign of The Witch Queen, which throws wrench after wrench into key ideas that would have been thought of foundational to Destiny 2. The twists and turns have been wonderful, and although the complaints I’ve about The Witch Queen boil down to a couple beefs with how some story moments land, it’s altogether one of the best enlargement, from a narrative standpoint, that Bungie has but produced.It’s additionally one of the best enlargement but from a marketing campaign standpoint. The Legendary marketing campaign specifically is excellent–if problem in video games is your factor, I extremely advocate checking it out. You can learn extra in-depth impressions in our Witch Queen assessment, which is now finalized with our crew’s completion of the brand new raid, Vow of the Disciple.And if you wish to dig into the story of The Witch Queen and what all of it means, spoilers and all, you are able to do so with our Witch Queen story defined rundown. Fair warning, there’s loads happening. A number of of GameSpot’s Destiny crew additionally laid down our impressions on a particular episode of the GameSpot After Dark podcast we recorded in two halves: spoiler-free first, and spoilers after. Give it a pay attention and make sure you dip out if you happen to’re not already by means of the marketing campaign.Other than that, we have additionally been turning out a ton of guides for various issues to uncover within the throne world and past.Speaking of spoilers, although: The issues which have actually been sticking with me are all of the lingering threads and unanswered questions The Witch Queen has raised. The Destiny 2 story goes by means of some modifications proper now. We’re in a fascinatingly morally grey space, as is being exemplified each in The Witch Queen and within the Season of the Risen story. If the previous seasons regarded on the capability for our enemies to be extra nuanced than we have given them credit score for, it appears this season is targeted on the suggestion that possibly our fellow Guardians aren’t the squeaky clear good guys we have at all times assumed them to be. I believe Destiny 2 desires us to see how simple it’s to be the unhealthy guys.Apart from the thematic questions of fine and evil, there’s a complete lot of lore dust that is been churned up. So, as soon as once more, spoilers–this subsequent part goes to be filled with them. Let’s speak about every thing I’m questioning about from The Witch Queen.The Witch Queen’s lingering questionsIs all this Oryx stuff hinting on the return of the King’s Fall raid, and even the Taken King himself?Some individuals began an Elden Ring journal final week–I began a Witch Queen lore query listing. It is getting expansive, and if you happen to’re not diving deep into every thing that is hidden within the throne world, from the Of Queens and Worms quest to the Mars Missives lore e-book, you completely ought to. We’re in some bizarre territory right here, with The Witch Queen lastly placing a face to the Darkness, including some recontextualization of the Hive’s backstory, and suggesting that the character of the Traveler may not be what we predict it’s. All of it is a superb evolution of the story, however I actually can’t look ahead to extra solutions. Like, it’s bothering me. Rather a lot.Here’s a smattering of issues I’ve been fascinated about. This listing is certainly not complete, and has additionally expanded with our enterprise into the Pyramid within the raid, however that is a complete different article.What’s the cope with Fynch?Our foray into The Witch Queen’s throne world sees us largely guided by Fynch, a Hive Ghost who’s labeled as a “conscientious objector” to the conflict we’re combating with Savathun. He claims to remorse siding with the Hive, however his presence is, let’s simply say, handy. Now that we all know that we had been dropped at the throne world to serve Savathun’s functions in serving to her regain her reminiscence, and had been, in truth, lured by the Glaive, we needs to be again to questioning how reliable Fynch actually is. Yes, he is been extraordinarily helpful–but serving to us appears to have been a part of the plans of our (obvious) enemies. And by the way in which, who killed his Hive Guardian?How did Immaru escape?So Savathun in some way lured or in any other case introduced the Traveler into the throne world and he or she was planning to make use of a Hive ritual to bind it there. Her precise motivations are nonetheless in query, however regardless, we stated “no” to that plan and killed her. But earlier than we might end off Immaru, her Ghost, and put Savathun down completely, he escaped–along with the Traveler. Does that imply that the Traveler helped Immaru escape, or particularly selected to take away him from the state of affairs through which we might destroy him? And if that is the case, does not that imply that the Traveler is explicitly siding with Savathun, or on the very least, very purposely desires her to retain the flexibility to be resurrected? What’s happening there?Isn’t Savathun now a distinct particular person?Doesn’t changing into a Guardian change every thing we predict we learn about the one that we confer with as “Savathun”?The going concept about Guardians is that, as soon as they’re resurrected, they don’t seem to be the identical individuals they had been of their previous lives. We see this within the instance of Crow–though he’s the resurrected Uldren Sov, and even now that Savathun has restored his Uldren recollections, he is nonetheless not Uldren. So it follows that, upon resurrection, Savathun can be like a distinct particular person, unburdened by the eons of life she lived as a Hive god. And if that is the case, did not our determination to battle her border on, nicely…homicide? And if Savathun was really another person, what if she had strayed from or rejected the trail as laid out for her by her useless self?What’s Immaru’s agenda?If Savathun did not keep in mind who she was earlier than she was resurrected, that means plenty of issues in regards to the story of The Witch Queen that are not instantly apparent, as a result of her lack of recollections would imply that, as soon as she was introduced again as a Guardian, she’d want steerage to enact over plan from earlier than she died. Thus, plainly Savathun will need to have interacted with Immaru earlier than he discovered and resurrected her. That raises the query of whether or not Ghosts can select who they bond with (looks like they will, even when it is a unconscious alternative), but in addition raises a much bigger query: What pores and skin does Immaru have on this recreation? He is, basically, the chief of the Lucent Brood that we see, each throughout Savathun’s time as a Guardian and in her absence. So what’s he now attempting to do, and why? And if Savathun relied on Immaru to assist her enact her plan, what if he manipulated her to his personal ends as soon as she was resurrected, since she would haven’t any approach of figuring out he had?Immaru additionally remains to be commanding the Lucent Brood within the throne world and he appears to have a objective in thoughts. What’s extra, it follows that he is in all probability commanding the Lucent Brood members who’re attacking Earth–so what’s he after there? Why would a Ghost wish to lead the Hive anyway?What does Savathun achieve from persevering with to information us?Savathun’s nonetheless in touch with us, even after her dying. But why?The Altar of Reflection quests present us Savathun’s recollections, the place she instantly communicates with us by means of messages she left earlier than her dying. The query is, why? What does she achieve from serving to (or hindering) our forays into her throne world? Why would she plan out these messages, not solely earlier than we killed her, however earlier than she had the Light? And if Savathun left messages for us, does not that imply killing her was a part of her plan?I’ve obtained many extra questions, a lot that I’ll in all probability compile them someplace to go even deeper. But in the intervening time, these are just a few of the largest ones. Feel free to drop your personal within the feedback beneath.In the meantime, I’m hoping to put in writing extra about The Witch Queen because it’s all that is on my thoughts. Our journey within the Pyramid has vastly altered the story of Destiny 2, a lot in order that I’m not even going to get into it here–it’d double the size of this column, simple. If you’ll be able to play the raid, I recommend you do, as a result of it is extraordinarily cool. In the meantime, keep tuned for extra dialogue of what is discovered inside, and what it means for the way forward for Destiny as we now begin the street to its subsequent chapter: Lightfall.