Whether you’re interested inDestiny 2: Frontiersor not, it’s hard to argue against the fact thatBungie is eager to reinvent the wheel yet once more. Before that reinvention happens, though, we’ve got two more seasons’ worth of Episodes, and the Revenant gear is a proper delight.
More specifically, Bungie’s recent TWID (This Week inDestiny) blog post goes into substantial depth on what to expect out of Episode: Revenant’s weapons and armor. For those who are keen on the nitty-gritty of it, it’s an excellent expansion of the same concepts that are beingbrought to bear with Onslaught. For those of us who want to leer at fancy new gear, we’ve got pictures, too. Broadly,Revenant’s seasonal weapons are old Vanguard, Gambit, andForgotten Shorearmaments kit-bashed with Scorn field-plate. Neat!
Destiny 2’s seasonal Revenant weapons are kit-bashed monsters, and the Iron Intent armor is the opposite
While the specifics of what each of the featured weapons does are still largely a mystery, we now know we’ll be getting six new weapons in total:
ForDestiny 2veterans, the underlying weapon model for each of these guns should be fairly familiar. The good news, though, is that most of them haven’t been used for any recent reissues, so they’ll feel fresh and exciting. Their partially redacted Perk lists are alsoavailable in the TWID, so be sure to check them out if you’re intrigued. Note that one of the weapons (the Scout Rifle) does not appear to be shown off in the graphic featured above.
The second major visual showpiece of the TWID are the fancy new Iron Banner armor sets: the Iron Intent trio of armors is a sleek rendition of Nordic aesthetic. Perhaps most importantly, it looks like each partshouldpair up reasonably well with a variety of other assorted armor pieces. Being fashionable without wearing the full set of a given armor is, after all, the obvious endgame.
There’s really not much to complain about with the gear that’s been shown off so far. Don’t forget that we’re also getting boththe evil and the good wizard cosmetics duringRevenant‘s Act 1, either.
I’d also like to use this opportunity to highlight the fact that Bungie is updating some of the oldest legacy weapon Ornaments for the first time in years. It’s quite rare that they go back to revamp old cosmetics, and this praiseworthy move is bound to make some beloved classic Ornaments much better to look at in 2024.
Overall, then, Bungie is on the right track when it comes to design work withEpisode: Revenant. Let’s see how the rest of it pans out.
