The Destiny 2 Crimson Days event is now live, and it brings with it a new Crucible map. Burnout is Destiny 2’s take on Burning Shrine, a Mercury map from the first game. The new map takes place in the dark Vex future found inside the Infinite Forest. The dark future setting of this map means that the exterior portions will no longer have the glaring sunlight that the first version touted. The Burnout will be the host of Destiny 2 Crimson Days, being made available to everyone for free after the event has ended.
If you missed last week’s news on the big Crimson Days changes, the biggest news is that limited time Crimson Engrams will only be available through gameplay. There won’t be any push for players to get out their credit cards once the well of earnable loot has run dry. Destiny 2 faced heavy criticism for this artificial cap during The Dawning event, which pushed players to Eververse to spend real money on a chance at getting the limited time items. That’s not all that’s changing. Original Destiny players will note some key changes to Destiny 2 Crimson Days that make it more friendly to all Guardians. Primarily a PVP based event, Crimson Days brings a new limited time mode to the Crucible that Bungie describes as “2v2 Clash with a round-based twist.” In Destiny 1, the mode was called Crimson Doubles.
The limited time mode features some unique mechanics for two players. Stay in close proximity to your partner, and both of your ...