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The video provides an in-depth look at Destiny's upcoming expansion, The Witch Queen, set to release on February 22, 2022. It covers various aspects of the expansion, including new weapons like the Osteo Striga and the game-changing Glaive. The campaign introduces challenging new enemies and promises a more engaging experience. Updates to void subclasses, the introduction of Throne World weapons, and details about the upcoming raid in Sabathun's Throne World are highlighted. The video also delves into the mysterious elements within the world of Savathun and mentions significant improvements to the game's quality of life. Viewers are informed about the removal of content from previous seasons post-expansion release and are encouraged to support the channel. Overall, The Witch Queen expansion brings new features, challenges, and mysteries for Destiny players to explore.
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In this segment of the video, the narrator provides an overview of Destiny’s next major expansion, The Witch Queen, set to release on February 22, 2022. The video serves as an ultimate guide covering all aspects of the expansion, including trailers, articles, and details from Bungie. The narrator breaks down the video into 10 chapters for easier understanding for both hardcore Destiny players and casual fans. Additionally, the video briefly mentions the sponsor, Techland, and their game Dying Light 2, highlighting its survival horror gameplay mechanics. Pre-order options for The Witch Queen are also discussed, outlining the standard, deluxe, and deluxe with the 30th-anniversary pack editions, each offering different pre-order bonuses.
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In this segment of the video, the new exotic SMG called Osteo Striga is showcased as a pre-order bonus for Witch Queen. The gameplay trailer reveals details about this weapon and its distinctive appearance. The Witch Queen campaign introduces a new legendary difficulty setting with Hive Guardians – elite enemies with super abilities like tracking grenades and teleportation. The gameplay demonstrates a Solar Hive Guardian’s unique abilities, emphasizing the need to focus on taking out their ghost to defeat them effectively. Overall, the Witch Queen expansion promises a more challenging and engaging campaign experience compared to previous expansions.
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In this segment of the video, the fire team faces a hive guardian with void power and a shield. The focus is then shifted to the introduction of a game-changing weapon, the Glaive, in the Witch Queen expansion. The Glaive is a versatile weapon with melee combos, fast projectiles, and an energy shield. It is Destiny’s first-person melee weapon that uses special ammo and sits in the energy slot. The Glaive does not consume ammo with melee attacks, making it a crafting-only weapon that allows players to choose perks for a personalized “god roll.” The Glaive’s perks include Swashbuckler, enhancing both melee and gun kills. It is highlighted that the Glaive functions differently in PvP, not granting instant access to the shield function upon spawn.
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In this part of the video, Bungie discusses the challenges of balancing weapons for both PvE and PvP in Destiny 2’s Witch Queen expansion. The video showcases the introduction of the Glaive and the ability to craft Throne World weapons, including those from new raid and seasonal content. Updates to all void subclasses are highlighted, converting them into the new aspects and fragment system similar to Stasis. Specific examples of new void powers for each class are detailed, showcasing new supers, melees, and aspects. The upcoming raid in Sabathun’s Throne World is previewed, featuring distinct areas like the glittering palace and a crashed pyramid ship where the raid takes place. Players need to confront ancient dangers within the pyramid. Additional details about the raid’s setting and mysterious elements are also briefly mentioned.
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In this part of the video, the Witch Queen reveal trailer shows a fire team of guardians exploring Savathun’s swamp and encountering her palace. The trailer depicts eerie and mysterious elements like frozen hive thralls with red flowers, hive ghosts, and a hive thrall in an upside-down cocoon. The guardians witness a clash between darkness and light, with hive guardians wielding the light and guardians wielding the darkness. The segment also highlights Petra investigating various clues related to Osiris, Witch Queen armor, and the Tree of Silver Wings.
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In this segment of the video, it is highlighted that Savathun went into hiding strategically after her brother’s death and managed to steal the sacred resource – light. Osiris is revealed to have been disguised as the Witch Queen and manipulated the Vanguard. The potential return of Mars in the Witch Queen expansion is hinted, along with the introduction of extensive new content like Savathun’s Throne World, Void 3.0, a new raid, and major quality of life improvements. The Witch Queen update will allow unlocking all 25 artifact mods, reducing materials needed for masterworks, and introducing new mods for generating orbs of power. The launch date for Witch Queen is revealed as February 22nd, featuring new campaign, destinations, and Season 16.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker mentions that content from seasons 12 to 15 in Destiny 2 will no longer be accessible after February 22nd, including the Tangled Shore, Forsaken campaign, and more. The speaker also introduces a new YouTube feature called the “thanks” button next to the like bar, allowing viewers to send special thanks directly to the creator. The speaker emphasizes that watching, liking, and supporting the channel in any way is appreciated. They encourage viewers to give a thumbs up, watch their other content, and mention a video where they spend over $1,000 on Destiny ideas. The speaker concludes by thanking the audience and wishing them safety.