Late final yr, it was reported that Future 2’s upcoming growth, The Last Form, was getting delayed amidst struggles and layoffs at Bungie. The growth, which was initially presupposed to launch by February, was then formally pushed again to June, leaving an amazing hole of time between what was presupposed to be the tip of final yr’s growth and the eventual conclusion of Future 2’s ongoing saga. In gentle of this hole, Bungie has deliberate a pseudo-season of content material, billed as Future 2: Into the Mild, which is bringing new maps, modes, and weapons when it launches on April 9.
Into the Mild’s weapons are of explicit notice, as they make up what Bungie has dubbed the “BRAVE arsenal,” a set of beloved older weapons which have been renewed and enhanced for the present state of the sport. After they have been first unveiled within the second of three deliberate developer streams earlier this week, nonetheless, they have been met with each pleasure and a touch of hesitation. The latter was resulting from the truth that Bungie introduced it will launch half of the BRAVE arsenal at launch, adopted by a protracted weekly rollout for the opposite half of the armory. Per the preliminary plan, gamers who began enjoying Into the Mild at launch wouldn’t be capable to get their arms on the complete arsenal for a full six weeks.
If there’s one factor I’ve discovered from being in and across the Future 2 neighborhood for years now, it’s that it’s best to do as little as attainable to face in the best way of gamers and their loot. Followers of the sport have been none too happy concerning the drip feed of weapons, particularly contemplating what number of of these weapons are fan favorites whose worth deprecated over time. Crucially, earlier entry to the complete arsenal would grant gamers extra time to grind them in Into the Mild’s new PvE Onslaught mode and earn particular variants which might be solely accessible for a restricted time. On Bungie’s initially meant schedule, this time can be minimize dramatically quick for the weapons releasing later. Numerous gamers made their considerations and complaints identified to Bungie, which regardless of its missteps is usually open to suggestions and pretty fast to answer it, and the workforce is now (type of) reversing course.
A thread on the Future 2 Crew Twitter account (which shares insights and suggestions instantly from the builders) responded to followers’ considerations yesterday and introduced that Bungie can be tweaking the deliberate weapon rollout. Moderately than six weeks, the schedule has now been minimize to 3 weeks, that means the workforce will likely be dropping two weapons per week after launch. On this timeline, gamers will now be capable to get your entire BRAVE arsenal by the tip of April, slightly than late Could. Although it doesn’t fully eradicate the “timegating” that many gamers are calling out, the choice is basically a step in the appropriate course.
Additional down the thread, Bungie outlines most of the methods through which it’s ensuring that gamers can get assured god rolls and restricted variants of the BRAVE arsenal. In keeping with Bungie, “weapon drop charges throughout Future 2: Into the Mild will likely be amongst our highest in Future’s historical past, even harkening again to the times of Season of Opulence,” guaranteeing that people who spend any time enjoying Future 2 throughout the subsequent few months will be capable to get their arms on the much-desired weapons.
Everything of the thread is value a learn for those who’re curious concerning the varied pathways to earn loot all through Into the Mild, however the message is evident: it is possible for you to to get the BRAVE weapons it doesn’t matter what.