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What Was In ‘Rise Of Iron,' Supposedly As Big As Destiny 2's ‘Edge Of Fate'
Rise of Iron
As we approach the launch of Destiny 2's Edge of Fate expansion and the Frontiers era, we have learned a whole lot about systems changes coming to the wider game, and very little about the expansion itself.
What we have heard in the past, however, is that these smaller expansions like The Edge of Fate and the upcoming Renegade are that they're supposed to be around Rise of Iron size from Destiny 1. Here's assistant game director Robbie Stevens on a livestream late last year:
Two Rise of Iron expansions a year sounds good in theory, albeit without true 'seasons' in between them now, but is the upcoming Edge of Fate expansion actually the same size as a Rise of Iron? My initial perception is probably not, but it's too early to say that for sure. But what we can do is run down the content of Rise of Iron itself to compare when Edge of Fate does arrive. So, here's the list.
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So, The Edge of Fate? What do we know? A new raid. Four weapon exotics (that we know of), three exotic armor pieces. No Crucible maps seems confirmed.
What don't we know? We have heard nothing about strikes. We do not know the length of the campaign or the size of Kepler, and it doesn't seem to be a traditional patrol zone with Lost Sectors and such. We don't know if it will have exotic quests (though it's likely).
Is this Rise of Iron size? Again, there are things we just don't know, but if some of these items are coming (strikes, Crucible maps), it feels like they already would have been discussed. We will see how it compares to Rise of Iron at launch, though interestingly, we are getting a Rise of Iron-themed 'major update' three months from now. Not that size, but reprising things like the Plaguelands. So, we'll see.
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