The end is nigh for Destiny 2 as its final update, Monument of Triumph, launched, bringing over 160,000 players back for a valiant sendoff. It may be a deathday for the long-running online multiplayer game, but you’d never know it with the sheer amount of dedicated fans who showed up for the launch of its last update. Bungie has yet to announce when Destiny 2 servers will go offline officially, but the writing is on the wall. For now, players can enjoy one last hurrah. Monument of Triumph sees the return of The Director and includes new armor archetypes, weapons, perks, and catalysts, the return of the Sparrow Racing League, and more.
“The broad scope of this update sees the Director returning to navigate you among destinations updated with new loot, a sweeping overhaul of activity difficulty and rewards, new armor archetypes as well as new set bonus, 25 new Exotic weapon catalysts and perks for older catalysts, and increased vault space and loadout slots to hold your new prizes – plus, the return of Sparrow Racing League!”
– Bungie
It’s barely been two weeks since Bungie announced that Destiny 2 was coming to an end, which also came as a surprise to many of its employees. All things must come to an end, and as layoffs imminently loom for the team, it’s hoped they feel a sense of accomplishment with so many fans expressing support with the launch of this final update. The team has gone all out with this update, and there’s much more info to be found detailing it here, and then also another 1,700 words regarding its 9.7.0 patch notes here.
Monument of Triumph Overview
- The Return of the Director
- Destination and Patrol Updates
- Distorted Destinations
- Overhauling the Portal
- Elevating Gambit
- Crucible Playlist Rotations
- Heavier and More Metallic
- The Return of Sparrow Racing League
- Weapon Tier Upgrading
- Exotic Weapon Catalysts
- Enhancing Weapon Crafting
- Weapon Sandbox Updates
- Artifacts and Anti-Champion
- Vendor Updates
- Attune Anywhere
- PvP Strike Team Update
- Pantheon & RAD Update
- Cosmetics, Bright Engrams, Bright Dust, and Expanded Exotic Armor Ornaments
- Abilities Preview
- Armor Preview
- Monument of Triumph Rewards
- Destiny 2: The Collection
“And finally, we come to our final patch notes article for Destiny 2. Well, that’s a bit of a fib. We’ll still have a few maintenance patches and smaller hotfixes after today… but this is our final major patch for Destiny 2.
It’s been an incredible ride. Thousands of patch notes shipped. A ridiculous amount of bugs squashed (released AND unreleased). Hundreds of typos fixed after publish (our bad…). Countless hours in triage meetings looking to do what’s best by our players. Years of overnight shifts in the BNOC (formerly DOC). All for you.”
– Bungie