‘Warmind’ makes ‘Destiny 2’ better, but the frustrating grind remains the same

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Warmind wasn’t ever going to be anything other than a Band-Aid for Destiny 2.

It’s best to go in with that mindset firmly in place. There’s a lot to like about Bungie’s hit online shooter after all the changes wrought on May 8, but veteran players will quickly realize that the game’s biggest issues will continue to persist until at least this fall.

Let’s start with the good. Before you even get to Warmind, the thing you pay for, there’s update 1.2.0. This free addition makes a number of big changes, including meatier hooks for Crucible (the PvP mode) and Strikes/Nightfalls — it’s all covered in great detail right here. Read more…

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The long-lost ‘Destiny’ symphony is finally out in the wild

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Music of the Spheres, a long sought-after relic among Destiny fans, is finally available for anyone to hear.

The 48-minute concept album predates even the original game’s 2014 release, though it’s been kept out of public view until now as a result of legal obstacles and indecipherable business machinations. None of that has changed, but on Monday, Dec. 25, the finished work finally leaked.

It comes to us by way of an anonymous source who handed off the music to a pair of fans, Owen Spence and Tlohtzin Espinosa. From there, it went to Espinosa’s Soundcloud page, where it remains even now, somehow untouched — so far — by copyright strikes. Read more…

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