I hope this keeps up because-and it feels weird to say this-I want to continue play a lot Trials.Ī big problem with Trials has been that matchmaking and rewards were so stingy and punishing that it chased less-experienced players away, which hardened the player pool into try-hards, which chased newcomers away, which. The stat-tracking fans at Trials Report pointed out that even with days left, this had already been one of the most popular Trials weeks ever across both D2 and the first game. Playing with pals from Rock Paper Scoutrifle (look us up on the RPS Discord) or queueing solo, the matches were challenging and rarely one-sided, the rewards felt rewarding (I went for loads of Reed's Regret, a new linear fusion rifles with strong PvE DPS perks like Triple Tap, Firing Line, and Vorpal Weapon), and the PvP meta is in a fairly fun and varied state right now (yeah, Vex Mythoclast is popular, but it's more varied than everyone Shatterdiving or sliding around with a shotgun). It's just weird to say: I really enjoyed Trials this weekend. See Bungie's post for more info on changes with the new Trials. And matchups feel better in general when Bungie have not only rolled out new anti-cheat, they've limited Trials to players who own the latest expansion, making it a pricey buy-in for banned people. Bungie plan to experiment with a proper solo-only Trials queue with a 'Labs' mode later this season. I was winning matches with seven wins on my Passage, and I've seen some go Flawless with rando teams. Yeah, it's harder for randos to play against premade threes, but you can. New Trials also lets you queue solo to be matchmade into a team. Yes, of course I'm wearing the trypophobia cape. And I still like the fashion face-off at the start of matches. That means good players are incentivised to sit at seven wins rather than resetting and stomping worse players who are only on the first steps of their own gauntlet. And you might want to, because you earn loads of good loot once a Passage sits at seven match wins, and extra rank points for each match as you rack up round wins. You no longer need to reset your 'Passage' after three losses too while you can't make Flawless if you lose one match, you can play that card as long as you like. He also lets you focus Trials Engrams (similar to Umbral Engrams) to get specific loot. Rather than trading in tokens that expire at the end of the week, Saint now has a persistent progress with ranks like other modes. So! New Trials is still a gauntlet with the goal of going Flawless for the best prizes, but it's so much more generous if you can't. I am so glad to see that's changed, and this first weekend of the new Trials has been great. It was such a slog that many players would jump to their deaths for rewards rather than play. Trials was stingy with rewards, matchmaking felt unfair, cheaters were rampant, and too often it felt like you made no progress towards loot as you got stomped. It's a gauntlet with the grand goal of winning seven matches in a row to go 'Flawless' and score unique loot, and matches you against teams at the same point of their gauntlet run. That will coincide with the release of an update adding PS4 Pro and Xbox One X enhancements to Destiny 2.Overseen by Saint-14, Destiny's gay robotic Russian, Trials is a weekly 3v3 PvP event mode which runs from Friday until reset on Tuesday. Meanwhile, more details on Destiny's 2 new Curse of Osiris expansion will be shared this week ahead of its launch next week. This has now been disabled, but the amount of XP needed to level up at level 20 has been doubled, much to some players' chagrin. Just before this free trial's launch, Bungie has faced some scrutiny following the discovery of a system that limited how much XP players earned in certain cases. You can also check out our Destiny 2 review. Destiny 2 is on sale at the time of this writing, but with many of those sales coming to an end, there may not be enough time to check out the demo and decide whether it's worth a purchase. They will, however, be limited to reaching level 7, so they won't be doing any Raiding or touching the Nightfall.Īs is typically the case with demos these days, any progress you make will carry over, should you decide to pick up the full game. Demo players can join a Clan, earn Clan XP, and join up with other players for cooperative action. The demo also grants Crucible access, but only to the Quickplay playlist. This includes campaign missions and Adventures located in both locations. You'll also be able to visit Destiny 2's new social space, The Farm. On the campaign side, you'll be able to play all story content for the first two planets: Earth's European Dead Zone and Saturn's moon, Titan. Now Playing: GS News Update: Destiny 2 Demo For PC, PS4, And Xbox One Launches This Week As A Free Trial By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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