Today’s Bungie blog post has been one that players have been waiting for since launch. Just wanting their voices to be heard, they’re looking for some acknowledgement from Bungie on the feedback that they’ve given about the Destiny 2 endgame. Most Guardians know that change takes time, but not even knowing what kind of updates are being worked on leaves players in the lurch. This week’s blog post fixed all that when Game Director Chris Barrett laid out exactly what things the team is working on, including a hint towards a Destiny 2 emote wheel.

New systems and rewards to give our most engaged players additional, optional pursuits.
Better incentives for players who complete challenging Prestige activities.
Better rewards and replay value for strikes, adventures, and Lost Sectors. Private matches for the competitive community (we are targeting early 2018).
Crucible tuning like adjusted Supremacy scoring and better spawning rules.
Better incentives for completing Crucible matches (and penalties for quitting competitive games).
Continued improvements to Iron Banner and Faction Rallies, including uniqueness of rewards.
Changes to make the mod economy more interesting and impactful.
Ongoing improvements to Exotics, including adjustments to reduce instances of duplication.
New ways to spend surplus currency and materials (looking at you Legendary Shards).
An emote interface that allows players to equip Salty, Spicy Ramen, Six Shooter, and Flip Out all at...