Reddit user AnonTheNine has a track record for getting things right when it comes to leaking future Destiny content. He’s made some claims in the past that people have brushed off as bizarre or not possible, but ended up coming true. That’s why he got the Destiny Reddit community’s attention recently when he started posting small teasers about Destiny 3.
According to the leaks, development on Destiny 3 just began with Chris Barrett at the helm as Director and Luke Smith still around in a big role. With development seemingly starting so long after the launch of Destiny 2, it appears that lessons learned from its rocky first year (and the subsequent full turnaround that was Forsaken) will be a major part of the new game. In fact, the leaks say that Destiny 3 will be a much more hardcore game, leaning heavily into the RPG aspects “if D3 will really have the idea they want to implement.” AnonTheNine suggests that Guardians will begin using the powers of Darkness, something that’s been hinted at a lot in recent narrative within Destiny 2: Forsaken. All current Guardian powers come from the Light, so this is a big shift. They also say that the overworld areas will be PvPvE, leaning more heavily into the ideas that Gambit had as they pit players versus enemies of humanity and each other. “I’ve never said it would be like that joke that the Dark Zone [from The Division] is. Never. Think more about it like fight for a territory, where...