Destiny 2 update 1.1.3 is coming next week, and it’ll feature some major changes for the in-game Nightfall Emblems. While the emblems have mostly just been collectibles in the past, Bungie is working on making them “a means of exposing achievement.” The future update will do that by exposing more stats, collapsing auras into emblems, and adding variants.
Here’s what Senior Design Lead Tyson Green had to say about the upcoming Destiny 2 Nightfall Emblem and aura changes over at the Bungie blog:
First, we?re exposing more stats on emblems and making those emblems more available to players who want to display those stats. For example, the Crucible emblems that advertise wins or KDA can now be obtained directly from Shaxx after 10 Crucible rep packages (if you don?t get one earlier). We?re also deploying a new emblem that advertises your Crucible kills, which are broken down by class so you can see who find themselves in your crosshairs most often. Second, we?re collapsing auras into emblems and removing them as standalone items. This means that existing Raid, Trials, and new Nightfall Emblems will provide the existing aura effects to players, and future emblems can also roll out new effects. These auras are conditional?for example, you still have to go Flawless or do a Prestige Clear to activate them. Some of these auras will also come with fireteam bonuses, so when they see that aura over you, they know who is giving them that benefit.
Lastly, we?re...