Bungie has not been afraid to rethink, remix, and overhaul parts of Future 2 over the previous 5 years, and one facet of the sport that’s getting a considerable refresh is Iron Banner — the enjoyable, extra informal facet of Crucible PvP. For season 17 of Future 2, Bungie is altering how Iron Banner performs, each when it comes to how rewards are doled out and the core recreation mode it’s constructed round.
One of many greater modifications: Bungie is disabling energy ranges in Iron Banner with the intention to, properly, degree the taking part in area. (Energy degree will nonetheless be lively in Trials of Osiris, Bungie notes.)
Iron Banner gamers will even get a brand new place to play, within the type of a brand-new map known as Disjunction — the primary brand-new map for Future 2 PvP in about two years — set “within the swampy Pyramid space of Savathûn’s Throne World, so anticipate numerous many-butted horses, clear brown glass, and artwork deco designs,” Bungie says.
Season 17 of Future 2 will see the return of Rift, Future’s rugby-with-guns PvP mode, to switch Management in Iron Banner. And Bungie says it plans to change out the Iron Banner recreation mode each season, noting, “Generally it could be a model new or returning mode, generally it could be an attention-grabbing twist on an present mode.”
Iron Banner can also be getting new every day challenges, dropping Iron Banner tokens, and getting a brand new reward observe, amongst different modifications. To acclimate gamers each new and outdated to Iron Banner, Saladin will provide gamers a brand new, necessary quest to clarify the PvP mode’s new options.
“You solely must run via it as soon as per account, however with this reset we needed everybody to get the identical introduction, even Iron Banner veterans might want to do that,” Bungie mentioned. “In reality, you’ll want to begin this quest to even entry the Iron Banner node.”
Season 17 of Future 2 will go stay Might 24. Extra particulars on upcoming modifications to Future 2’s Iron Banner mode and its new Disjunction map can be found in Bungie’s weekly weblog.
