[quote]Good day fellow Guardians! Below, I have a TON of official information from Game Informer's Digital September 2016 issue about Rise of Iron! Some other posts on here have been showing the same things, but with less detail and, frankly, some inaccuracies as well. I hope this will be your go-to post for Rise of Iron information from here on. Enjoy! I would GREATLY love to hear your thoughts about this in my stream! I'm so excited!!! Please feel free to stop by and chat with my awesome viewers. I will be reading the article tonight on stream at some point as well. If you're interested, please come see me here: [url]https://www.twitch.tv/nobodyjustbrad[/url] [b]I am also giving away THREE (3) copies of Rise of Iron (either console) soon. Type !giveaway in chat for more info![/b] [url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/08/02/september-cover-revealed-destiny-rise-of-iron-77532.aspx]Game Informer Issue Announcement[/url] [u][b]IMAGES[/b][/u] [url=http://imgur.com/a/B1AVm]Environment[/url] [url=http://imgur.com/a/qfSd6]Action[/url] [url=http://imgur.com/a/WmMbf]Iron Gjallarhorn[/url] [url=http://imgur.com/a/yijOt]Iron Gjallarwing[/url] [url=http://imgur.com/a/6TOUs]Desktops[/url] [u][b]DETAILS[/b][/u] [u]Miscellaneous[/u] - Release date: September 20th, 2016 - Campaign will have you fight to secure Felwinter's Peak before it becomes a Social Space - Secret Area in Felwinter's Peak (Perfect for playing Hide & Seek) - Flaming Axe Relics AS WELL AS a type of Shock Cannon Relic - Axe Relics work off of Ammo [spoiler]Axe Ammo regenerates with light attacks and drains ammo woth heavy attacks. When above a certain ammo threshold, deals double damage.[/spoiler] - New Arena "Archon's Forge" [spoiler]Utilizing Court of Oryx-like summoning system, this arena pits Guardian Fireteams in a 5-minute, wave-based encounter. Culminates into a boss battle that drops exclusive Forge loot.[/spoiler] - 5 campaign missions - Efrideet teased to still be alive because she has no statue in Felwinter's Peak. More info on her soon after RoI release. - Level cap stays at 40 - New max Light is 385, until Hard Mode Raid releases "some weeks after launch" to increase light to 400 - Same 1:1 infusion system, so all Year 2 infusible gear can be infused to Year 3 values [u]Activities[/u] - New "The Wretched Eye" Strike unlocked after completing a quest [spoiler]This Strike varies each time you play it. Each playthrough opens different doors spawning varied enemies. Boss battle seems inspired by [i]Frankenstein[/i].[/spoiler] - Two other strikes refreshed [spoiler]- "Devil's Lair" Strike against Sepiks Perfected with SIVA enemies and now story thread and dialogue. - "Summoning Pits" Strike becomes "Abomination Heist", with a far more threatening encounter than its original incarnation.[/spoiler] - Strike-specific loot easier to collect [spoiler]Strike Playlists and Nightfalls have a chance to drop a "Skeleton Key" upon completion. This key is used to unlock a "Strike Hoard" that spawns at the conclusion of any strike. Strike Hoards are guaranteed to drop a Strike-specific loot item for that Strike.[/spoiler] - "Wrath of the Machine" Raid [spoiler]- A continuation of the story, focusing on SIVA and the Devil Splicers - Focuses on constant mobility - DEATH ZAMBONI!!! - Numerous outdoor encounters - Opens on September 23rd, 3 days after Rise of Iron releases - Chief theme is "collision"[/spoiler] [u]Enemies[/u] - Enemy behaviors and transformations teased [spoiler]- Splicer Dregs have mechanical peg legs and throw SIVA-powered grenades. Upon death, a seeking energy projectile erupts from the body - Vandals have a berserk mode similar to Ogres, where they recharge health and charge towards the Guardians - Shock rifles no longer seek, but instead travel at much faster velocity - Wire Rifles now fire a devastating triple blast - Servitors get re-skinned to appear angular - Walker Tanks become Perfected Walkers, glowing with red energy, firing seeking cannon shots, and summoning additional SIVA clusters[/spoiler] [u]Weapons, Armor, Artifacts, etc.[/u] - New Exotic Quests - Direct routes to acquiring the NEW & IMPROVED, OVERHAULED artifacts [spoiler]- Obtained through weekly bounties from Tyra Karn in Felwinter's Peak, get a "Iron Lords' Legacy" token, spend token on one of three artifacts available for that week, complete small ritual to activate the artifacts [u]ARTIFACTS[/u] - Memory or Radegast: Allow swords to reflect energy-based projectiles, including Ogre Eye Blasts and Guardian Rockets - Memory of Perun: Highlights enemy Guardians with full Supers in Yellow and low Health in Red - Memory of Jolder: Eliminates all sprint cooldown effects - Memory of Silimar: Dramatically reduces any Damage Over Time (DoT) effects - Memory of Felwinter: Lose your Super, but gain an extra Grenade and Melee Charge, as well as a boost to all Stats and having Orbs of Light recharge your Grenade and Melee Abilities - Memory of Gheleon: Gain a detailed Radar at all times and Radar shows when aiming Primary weapons - Memory of Skorri: Glow with a light that speeds up Super recharge for all nearby Allies - Memory of Timur: Melee attack has a chance to turn low-power Minions of the Darkness into allies. Another melee or a 30-second time limit cancels the effect[/spoiler] - New Armor collections include: Archon's Forge, Iron Banner, WotM Raid, Iron Lord, and Factions [spoiler]Iron Lord Armor set is obtained via an account-based Rise of Iron Record Book that tracks all Rise of Iron progress and unlocks a piece of gear across all classes for each milestone. (Presumably free record book)[/spoiler] - Faction-themed Ghost Shells and Sparrows - Every Class Item ever seen is returning to circulation EXCEPT previous Raid Class Items and will change with shaders - New Customization items for armor and weapons called "Ornaments" that actually change geometry (Large Pauldrons, Fur Trim, etc.), both subtle and dramatic in style [spoiler]- Applied one at a time and can change back and forth at will - Some Ornaments are obtainable only by "top-tier" play (Flawless Trials runs for Ornaments to change Trials gear, for example) - Others come from Radiant Treasures, the Rise of Iron equivalent of TTK's Sterling Treasures[/spoiler] - Exotic Warlock Boots confirmed - Exotic Sidearm reminiscent of [i]RoboCop[/i] gun - Exotic SIVA-themed Pulse Rifle that blossoms a cloud of seeking energy from Precision Kills - Exotic Khvostov 7G-0X [spoiler]No single exotic perk, however, has the most perk options available of any gun in Destiny ever (counting over 100 combinations), including different Fire Modes (Full Auto, Burst, Semi-Auto), Fire Rates (450 or 900 RPM), etc.[/spoiler] - Gjallarhorn, Thorn, and Khvostov confirmed to be obtained in Year 3 through quests - Pre-Orders get access to the Black and Silver Iron Gjallarhorn and the Iron Gjallarwing Sparrow [spoiler]Non-Pre-Orders still have access to the White and Gold versions. (Gjallarhorn from quest, Gjallarwing from Eververse)[/spoiler] [u]Crucible[/u] - New Crucible Game Mode called "Supremacy" resembles CoD Kill Confirmed with extremely short respawn times [spoiler]Three variations: - 6v6 - Inferno - Free-For-All[/spoiler] - 4 new Medium-sized Crucible Maps (3 + 1 PS-Exclusive) [spoiler]- Last Exit: Venus subway station with a cliffside, tight train tubes and maintenance tunnels, and cover-ridden outdoor area - Floating Gardens: Vex Shrine on Venus with flowing Vex Radiolarian Fluid waterfall and an interior bridge - Skyline: Clovis Bray facility on Mars with a Vista overlooking the Buried City, a rail car, and a hologram that lights the lobby - Icarus: (PS-Exclusive) Solar-collection site on Mercury set inside a large array[/spoiler] - First Iron Banner in Rise of Iron will be Supremacy game mode - Iron Banner bounties and progression overhaul [spoiler]- No more Temper Buff, instead, less time to get to Rank 5 in general - Alt-Character boost still in effect - IB Class Items, Shaders, and Emblems no longer increase IB rep gains - IB Bounties being reworked to be achieved more easily - Completing an IB bounty immediately gives you a piece of armor or weapon[/spoiler] - "One more major change coming to Crucible when Rise of Iron launches", but no details yet. (NEWS ON THIS EXPECTED AUGUST 16TH) [spoiler]"Long-awaited feature our community has been clamoring for"[/spoiler] [u]Future Content Schedule[/u] - October 2016: New Festival of the Lost Event with new quests and masks - December 2016: Sparrow Racing League with an unnamed alternative for players who don't like racing, new maps, old maps returning Again, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts about this in my stream. And don't forget to type !giveaway in the chat for info on THREE chances to win a copy! [url]https://www.twitch.tv/nobodyjustbrad[/url] May the Light be with you.[/quote] All aboard the hype train *chu chu*