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Upgrade Materials[edit]
Sapphire Wire, Plasteel Plating and Hadronic Essence can be exchanged for Armor Materials. This can be done at the Vanguard Quartermaster. Active September 15th.
Motes of Light can be used to grant Weapons/Armor Experience
Subclasses[edit]
3 new subclasses have been added into the game: Voidstalker for Hunters, Stormcaller for Warlocks and Sunbreaker for Titans.
Legendary Marks[edit]
Legendary Marks will replace both Vanguard Marks and Crucible Marks. Your Vanguard and Crucible marks can be traded in for Reputation.
Gear Changes[edit]
Class items will now contribute to your Light Rating. They will have Abilities that are unlocked with Experience like any other piece of gear. The abilities can be changed and altered to whatever you are working toward that the piece of armor supports.
A new armor slot is added: Artifacts. They give boosts and can have a numerous helpful effects.
Strike Changes[edit]
Strikes will now have unique pieces of Weapons and Armor linked with them.
Nightfall's Radiant Light buff has been removed. It will be replaced with a new one when Bungie figures out a better way to manage the it. The Nightfall will now also feature a 30 timer on reviving players.
The Heroic Weekly Strike will also be removed and replaced with a Heroic Playlist. The Strange Coins drop rate will be increased from other sources to offset the loss of a weekly source.
Daily Missions[edit]
Completion of the Daily Missions for PvE and PvP is now account wide.
Missions and Quests[edit]
In addition to the Missions known from Destiny, The Dark Below and House of Wolves, you will find numerous new Quests. These range from simple things in the Crucible to multiple step quests taking a while to complete.
Ghost Shells[edit]
Now have abilities and contribute to your Light Rating.
Collections[edit]
Emblems, Shaders, Ships that you have unlocked will now be available through Collections. There are terminals scattered throughout the Tower. Each of them will allow you to access items that you have gathered through your travels.
When you receive a Shader or Emblem, they will be removed from the loot table for you.
Crucible[edit]
Rift and Mayhem Crucible modes as well as the new maps become available on August 8th.
Cryptarch[edit]
Will now sell Legendary Engrams. These will decrypt to weapons or armor. They will no longer become materials. They are now sold for Legendary Marks.
Gunsmith[edit]
The Gunsmith will now stock Field Test Weapons. They act as "Weapon Bounties" for the Gunsmith. Completing them nets you Gunsmith Reputation. Doing so will allow you to put in Foundry Orders with the different weapon producers.
Factions[edit]
Guardians can now formally ally themselves with any of the factions present in the Tower: New Monarchy, Future War Cult and Dead Orbit. Whenever you earn Reputation with the Vanguard or in the Crucible then you will also gain reputation with your allied faction. You will also find quests waiting for you when you reach particular ranks for a faction.
Faction packages will receive an upgrade as well. You are guaranteed to get a legendary, Motes of Light, Strange Coins and other bonuses. These come with an increased chance to get the Shaders or Emblems for the faction.
Your reputation with all factions will carry over into Year 2 intact.
Vault Space[edit]
Weapon Space increased to 72
Armor Space increased to 72
General increased to 36
