When Destiny 2 first launched, the Last City was still recovering from Ghaul and the Red Legion’s assault, which left the Vanguard and what remained of humanity picking up the pieces. In the immediate aftermath, Bungie skipped the usual Festival of the Lost celebration that honors and remembers the people who have died.
The first Destiny 2 Festival of the Lost event will begin on October 16, 2018. Usually headed up by Eva Levante, she hasn’t been seen since the Tower fell, so Amanda Holliday is stepping in to fill her shoes. “I?ll be damned if we?re gonna sit around and mope all day?Cayde woulda hated that. So let?s have some fun, huh" Put on this mask, and go show the bad guys they can?t keep us down.” This year, the Halloween event will feature a lot more than just some loot boxes and masks for players to pour money into. There will be added Triumphs, a new horde mode in the Infinite Forest, and a murder mystery quest line. And of course, loot. Amanda Holliday will offer bounties to players that will reward Fragmented Souls. Fragmented Souls can be used to get masks (like the Traveler, the Barons, and more) and a special Legendary Auto Rifle called Horror Story.
The Infinite Forest on Mercury will be repurposed as the “Haunted Forest” for the duration of the event. The new horde mode will give players 15 minutes to dive into the haunted forest and see how far they can get. The further players get, the more difficult the task will ...