In a earlier put up, Bungie talked about new Engrams that can drop as a part of the Season of Arrivals actions. These Umbral Engrams drop from the Contact Public Events on Io and Titan and you’ll focus them to roll sure rewards.
Alongside new Season of Arrivals weapons, two weapons from every season of Shadowkeep may even be accessible in loot drops, in addition to a number of the Drifter’s favorite objects and armour rolls.
As normal, you’ll be capable of curate god rolls however this time, you received’t be chasing weapon bounties. Instead, there’s a brand new Umbral Engram to go after that comprise nearly all of this season’s rewards, and you’ll spend seasonal forex to affect what you’ll get, much like the Menagerie.
This means that you would be able to select no matter weapon or piece of armour you need, then regularly roll it to get higher stats. All New Light and Season Pass homeowners will obtain these Engrams whereas enjoying Season 11, however solely Season Pass homeowners can entry the total suite of Focusing classes. They are additionally a part of the identical loot pool as Legendary Engrams, although you’re extra more likely to achieve an Umbral Engram on this season.
Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals – How to finish Contact Public Events
Each season of Shadowkeep has had its personal seasonal exercise and this one isn’t any completely different. Now that the Almighty has been destroyed and a Pyramid has arrived on Io’s moon, it’s time to participate in a brand new public occasion. Strange new enemies have arrived that can lend themselves to essentially the most pleasing public occasions but.
The Contact Public Event is principally Gambit-lite. You use a transmat to summon a Mote Bank, then kill the enemies within the space, acquire Motes and deposit them into the financial institution. This is an ingenious approach to make first contact with the ominous Darkness Pyramid lurking above Io and there’s a difficult Heroic model of the occasion you may unlock.
Once you attain 100%, Blockers will seem that you simply’ll must filter out. Once all 4 waves are accomplished, The Will of Quria will spawn. Defeat them to finish the occasion and get your reward.
If you wish to set off the Heroic model, search for a message on-screen that reads “Concentrated Darkness coalesces nearby” and search for a beam of sunshine. Run over to that space and take down the Champion enemies that spawn and acquire the Bloom that spawns. You want to gather and financial institution every Bloom earlier than the spherical ends to activate a Heroic model of this occasion.
In the top, you’ll face the Taken Pyromaster, who’s a way more difficult boss. He’ll spawn minibosses frequently, too, so deliver a strong crowd management weapon, just like the Witherhoard Exotic Grenade Launcher, or a strong sniper so you may stand again a bit of.
You’ll both get one or two Umbral Engrams, relying on whether or not it was a Heroic occasion or not, which you’ll be able to flip Focus utilizing the Recaster.
Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals – How to finish the Means to an End questline
After you’ve accomplished the opening mission and picked up the Seed of Silver Wings Artifact, you’ll want to go over to the Tower and have a phrase with the Drifter. He’ll unlock the Artifact for you after which provide the In the Face of Darkness quest, the place you’ll want to finish a Contact Public Event run. You don’t must “finish” it, per se, as a result of even should you fail the search will replace. You’ll obtain an Umbral Engram in your efforts, so return to the Tower and converse with him once more.
The Cryptarch can’t decode this Engram for you; you’ll want to make use of the Umbral Decoder subsequent to the Drifter as an alternative, as this Engram comes from the Darkness. Once you’ve carried out that, converse to the Drifter once more and he’ll ask you to play a Crucible or Gambit match, or full a strike to collect Darkness for the Prismatic Recaster. Again, do that and go to him once more to get some Altered Element and Twisted Energy, your new supplies for the season.
Interact with the Prismatic Recaster and alternate your supplies to extend your repute, then choose Umbral Focusing. This allows you to select which reward you want to, whether or not that’s a brand new Darkness weapon or one other from Year 3. You may also select Gifts of Light and Dark to extend the rank of the Recaster. Afterwards, take the Umbral Engrams to the Decoder to say your rewards.
The quest will then replace to Means to an End, the place you have to fill the bar to 100% by finishing Contact occasions. This is when issues get a bit of buggy, however Bungie is engaged on options.
Once this step is full, you’ll want to gather Umbral Traces in Nightfall: The Ordeal, Nightmare Hunts, and Crucible Control matches, so simply hold rolling till the bar is stuffed. Finally, full the Interference mission on Io the place you’ll must defeat Savathun’s Witness then disperse three rituals.
Eventually, you’ll see Eris once more and she or he’ll describe the moderately convoluted messages from the Darkness she’s receiving. As that is Eris we’re speaking about, not lots is smart in the intervening time, however you’ll get some cool lore in your troubles.
You’ll obtain 200 Altered Element and be tasked with a remaining journey again to the Recaster to get some Pinnacle Gear and a pleasant XP increase. You can decide up bounties to earn new supplies you should use on the Recaster, too.
You can try the Season of Arrivals roadmap here, in addition to the whole lot we learn about Destiny 2: Beyond Light.
