PVE, weapons, Destiny 2
The Best Weapons for PVE in Destiny 2 (October 2023 Meta Tier List)

There are so many weapons in Destiny 2 that it can be hard to know which are best suited for PVE, Crucible, or Gambit. You’ve got a bank full of weapons, sure, but which ones should you actuall...

the coil, secret chest, shards
All The Coil Hidden Chest Locations in Destiny 2

Destiny 2’s latest seasonal matchmade activity is here and it is a big one. The Coil is a larger and tougher version of Riven’s Lair, where players progress through tougher encounters and boss...

Destiny is Finally Solving Its Protagonist Problem

I’ll be the first to admit it: I love Destiny lore. From the series’s beginning, I’ve loved digging deep into the fictional sandbox that Bungie’s writers have built. It’s a world where immortal...

Games Like Destiny 2 — Warframe, Borderlands, Final Fantasy XIV

If you’re a fan of Destiny 2 and looking to give something new a shot, there are a lot of other games that scratch similar itches. Here are seven games like Destiny 2...

The Ultimate Solo Warlock PVE Build for Destiny 2 Season of the Chosen

Hey Warlocks. Looking to knock out some Legendary Lost Sectors or fight your way through Presage solo? I’ve got a retro build for you that combines the best tech of Season of the Worthy with the star...

5 Ideas Destiny Should Steal From Monster Hunter

With Monster Hunter Rise coming later this month, I’ve been reflecting on my experiences with the series. Monster Hunter‘s basic loop has a lot in common with 

Destiny 2 Eliksni Birdseed Recipe Guide – The Dawning 2021

The Dawning has returned to Destiny 2. While there are plenty of rewards to chase and new a quest line to complete, sometimes you just forget the basics, we aren’t all professional baker...

Destiny Needs to Stop Having its Most Impactful Moments Offscreen

The fall of the Cabal homeworld, Torobatl. The heroic sacrifice of Osiris’s Ghost, Sagira. The Exo Stranger’s journeys into a dark future. What do these Destiny moments have in comm...

A Humble Proposal for the Next Season of Destiny 2

We’ve got about a month and a half left in Destiny 2‘s Season of the Dawn, and players are starting to look back at what we’ve gotten thus far and forward to what might come next. Person...

Ranking the Enemies of Destiny by How Bad I Feel For Killing Them

I’m well and truly back into Destiny 2 this month, which means I’m back to grappling with the weird dissonance between the game’s lore and its mechanics. It feels like the two are a...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Season of the Dawn Edition

Happy Dawning, Guardians, and welcome back to The Vainguard, a Destiny fashion column. It’s a new season and a new event, and I can already see the styles changing in the Tower. People are actually we...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Undying Light Edition

Welcome back to The Vainguard, a column described by Commander Zavala as “a gross misuse of resources” and “published weekly.” This week I had no theme in mind — I just asked you to show me your favo...

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Destiny's meta shifts are fascinating

With certain videogames, staying up-to-date with the best strategies and gear can be just as useful as mastering the mechanics and controls. Often this concept of what is the best or most efficient in...

A Look Back at the Armor of Destiny 1

Over the lifespan of the original Destiny, the armor designs kept getting more and more flashy. Each expansion paired its specific theme to its visuals, including the on-character gear design...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Season's End Edition

Today we bid farewell to the Season of the Undying. And as we wrap up our Vex Offensives and seasonal quests, we look back at the fashion of the last few months. For this week’s Vainguard, I asked you...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Gotta Go Fast Edition

Welcome back to The Vainguard, a column where you dress up your Destiny 2 characters according to my whims. This week, I provided you with a challenge: I wanted to see you make a Guardian tha...

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Next Destiny expansion, 'Rise of Iron,' dated for September 20th

As we approach E3, more studios and publishers are rolling out announcements for new major games and DLC. One such is Bungie’s massively multiplayer sci-fantasy shoot-n’-loot, Destiny, which...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Back 2 Basics Edition

Welcome back to The Vainguard, a Destiny 2 fashion column where I ask for pics and you send them to me. There was no theme this week — I just wanted to check in on your Guardians in...

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Destiny is a lot like dancing

For all its faults, Destiny has rhythm. When people — like me, for instance — pick up the torch to defend Bungie’s infamously repetitive loot shooter, you can be sure we’ll mention just how “...

The Vainguard, a Destiny Fashion Column: Xur's Exotics Edition

Welcome back to The Vainguard, a column where you dress up your Destiny 2 characters in fun outfits because you can only kill the Undying Mind so many times before you need a break. This week...