{"id":80101,"date":"2015-08-17T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=80101"},"modified":"2015-08-17T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:10:29","slug":"destinys-the-taken-king-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/80101-destinys-the-taken-king-what-you-need-to-know","title":{"rendered":"Destiny’s The Taken King: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Destiny<\/em> released on September 9th, 2014, and since its release, it’s received two expansion packs that brought new content and features along with them.<\/p>\n

The first expansion, The Dark Below<\/em>, saw players take on Crota and his armies in the depths of the moon.<\/p>\n

Next up, The House of Wolves<\/em> brought with it an arena based end-game activity that saw three players fight against waves of enemies to prove their worth, and all for glorious loot.<\/p>\n

We’re slowly headed into the second year of Destiny<\/em>, and Bungie’s upcoming release, The Taken King<\/em>, will bring with it a ton of new content<\/p>\n

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Destiny: The Taken King<\/em> is just under a month away and fans of the series, as well as newcomers alike, are pretty excited about the promise of new content and features that the expansion will bring to the Destiny <\/em>universe.<\/p>\n

I, myself, have been playing the game since day one, and recently it has become a bit dull due to the lack of activities and content to run through each week.<\/p>\n

So with the release of The Taken King<\/em> around the corner, let us get on board the hype train and go through everything that The Taken King<\/em> will offer.<\/p>\n

Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bungie has stressed that they are dedicated to their mission of providing a better narrative for Destiny.<\/em><\/p>\n

We all know that the past game and subsequent expansions lacked any story to write home about, and playing through the game became a tedious grind through bad voice acting and lore that just made no sense.<\/p>\n

Oryx, Crota\u2019s father, is seeking revenge for the death of his son. To do so, he has amassed and army of Taken, Fallen, Hive, Cabal and Vex.<\/p>\n

Corrupt enemies that have been turned into pawns against their will are your major opponents as a result.<\/p>\n

With an army at his side, Oryx now seeks the Guardians that were responsible for the death of his son, and plans to fight the entire solar system in order to have his redemption.<\/p>\n

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As far as narrative improvements go, the Ghost, your major companion throughout the game, is getting a complete voice acting overhaul.<\/p>\n

Peter Dinklage, the previous voice artist for Ghost, is being removed from the game and replaced with Nolan North, the voice behind Nathan Drake from Uncharted<\/em>, Desmond Miles from Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em> and Penguin from the Batman: Arkham Knight<\/em> series.<\/p>\n

His voice will accompany you throughout the game whether you’re playing for the first time or you’re taking on Oryx’s armies in The Taken King.<\/em><\/p>\n

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New story missions and sidequests will play out that give you a background to the origin of Oryx as well as the galactic fight against his Taken army.<\/p>\n

Moreover, instead of in-game cutscenes, CG cinematics will play throughout the main campaign after certain events starring a brand new cast of characters.<\/p>\n

Locations<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Dreadnought brings with it a brand new location to the game. Think of it as a planet that you can explore, find loot and kill an absurd number of enemies.<\/p>\n

The Dreadnought is situated in the rings of Saturn and will play host to the main game\u2019s story. You will explore this massive ship while taking on quests, solving puzzles and uncovering secrets.<\/p>\n

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When you are not on the Dreadnought, planets like Venus and Earth will play homage to the Taken.<\/p>\n

Old strikes from the previous releases will be revamped with Taken enemies, who will appear throughout the strike, mixing things up.<\/p>\n

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You will also get the opportunity to visit other planets while you play through the missions of The Taken King<\/em>, which means more new locations or new adversaries in otherwise older locations.<\/p>\n

It makes sense seeing as Oryx has invaded the Solar System, so why not have his tainted enemies in every location?<\/p>\n

PvP<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PvP, also known as Crucible, is getting a revamp, with new game modes and maps. Rift is your basic capture the flag match. You grab a spark and have to dunk it in the enemy\u2019s rift to score a point.<\/p>\n

When your enemy has the spark, killing them will make them drop it, and you can pick it up and take it home for the win.<\/p>\n

Mayhem Clash is the classic clash match, but this time with increased super attack recharge, as well as melee and grenade recharge.<\/p>\n

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This probably means that you’re going to encounter your fair share of constant grenade tossing and that darn Titan slamming you down all the time.<\/p>\n

The Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alongside the overall update to PvP, The Taken King<\/em> will come with eight brand new maps to play through.<\/p>\n