Last week, we covered the campaign, characters, and story that Bungie has to tell with the new Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris expansion. This week, we’re able to talk about the weekly rituals and activities that will keep you coming back to Mercury time and again. I’ll also be referring to some of the things talked about and shown on today’s live stream that showcased the patrol space, as we were not able to see all of that
Given free roam of the Mercury patrol space, I was immediately struck by how small it seems compared with the labyrinthine passages and open areas of the other patrol zones. This main Mercury space is more of a hub that contains the Lighthouse and the gateway to the Infinite Forest. It also houses the massive new public event that was built specifically for this space, a multi-phase activity that transforms the space and opens up new areas to explore. Though my group didn’t discover it, there’s a way to make this event heroic as well. It has something to do with some platforms that spawn in, and causes an additional mechanic during the final boss phase.
It was a lot of fun to play initially, but I hope that there is a little more variety in the activities we’ll see in the hub area, otherwise repeating this same single public event will begin to feel a lot like the limited activities on Titan. I discovered that there is a Storm Minotaur/Jump Rings public event that spawns in this space, as well as at least one Lost Sector...