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Edited by thedandymancan:
5/24/2017 8:55:57 PM
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Does it make sense lore-wise if the old subclasses NEVER return? How about that "10-year plan"?
As a proud Sunsinger main (ever since I unlocked the subclass, in fact), I'm both excited about the new subclasses (Dawnblade, Sentinel, Arcstrider), and concerned.
We have existing material in the lore which references the Sunsinger, Defender, and Bladedancer subclasses, so I can't honestly find a valid reason why they'd be gone for good.
I know some might say, "The Cabal cut us off from the Traveler's light, dummy! That's why we lose our powers! Haven't you been paying any attention?!".
However, it's clear we regain them, as evidenced by the main story's plot. Plus, the Striker and Gunslinger subclasses are making a return, so what gives?
Osiris is generally assumed to be a Sunsinger, but to be fair, that may never have been explicitly stated. What shall his DLC bring, I wonder?
Even if the specific [i]title[/i] of a subclass may be just semantics, certain abilities have basis in-lore. For example, Radiance, and Fireborn in particular.
The grimoire card for Radiance states the following:
"A Warlock in a state of Radiance threatens to slip beyond the bonds of the material, shrugging off physical harm, channeling a torrent of abilities. Some may learn to elevate nearby Guardians, gifting them with power. Others, entranced by the Ghosts' power to reach beyond death, may learn to pluck themselves out of nothingness like the phoenix of ancient myth."
If a Warlock can no longer self-resurrect in Destiny 2, how is that justified lore-wise?
TL, DR: Some things about current subclasses are part of the lore (e.g. Fireborn Radiance), so it doesn't make sense to remove them in Destiny 2.
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Edited by divereflex: 5/25/2017 9:54:25 PMI think it is safe to say that what happens to the traveller and the loss of the travellers light on this scale is unprecedented. We don't know what guardians need to do to regain their powers and how that effects them / their manifestation of the light. Given the context I think it is wholly plausible and compelling for a guardian who has to struggle to regain their connection to the light to have their powers manifest differently. It's a total paradigm shift. We also know that - in the time of the Iron Lords - there were beings who could use the travellers light and yet were not guardians as we know them. We also know the Fallen were also once uplifted by the Traveller and it very likely could have manifested differently for them. Changing subclasses is entirely credible given what we know of the lore.
