One weirdly persistent Destiny 2 fan concept is that Bungie are planning to totally obliterate and take away one of many MMOFPS’s areas, the Saturnian moon of Titan. It’ll be a dramatic present of drive from the Darkness sweeping by way of the photo voltaic system, so the story goes. There isn’t any actual proof to help this however I’ve seen some people begin repeating it as a given. Internet, eh? At this level, I don’t consider it. And but… simply in case, I’ve been spending a little bit extra time on Titan. It is one among my favorite locations, an alien waterworld the place humanity as soon as lived in nice arcologies. Let me present you some favorite spots!
For all its spaceships and rayguns, Destiny is post-apocalyptic, with humanity nonetheless barely holding on centuries after a cataclysmic chain of kickings from assorted aliens. Of wherever in Destiny 2, Titan greatest exhibits what humanity had achieved in our ‘Golden Age’. Upon visiting Saturn’s moon of Titan, we discovered methane oceans crackling with power and thought “Yeah, let’s live here.” We lived in luxurious, even, in arcologies with the luxurious gardens and sci-fi curves of Mass Effect’s Citadel. We get to tour one among these in Destiny 2 and it’s: superb.
While Earth’s survivors now huddle behind mile-high partitions in The Last City, as soon as we had been correctly a spacefaring civilisation unfold throughout the photo voltaic system. The distinction the arcology offers offers such a powerful sense of every thing we misplaced. The arcologies is perhaps ruined and overrun however they’re a tonal word the game doesn’t have wherever else. The Dreaming City is the Awoken equal, I suppose, however it’s all house elves and magic dragons. Titan is old style Earth sci-fi the place we fill a metallic bubble with tower blocks and gardens.
I am keen on how even mundance corridors are jazzed up with planted skylights, fountains, ponds, and encased bushes.
Behind the scenes of the arcology, you additionally discover the game’s most unashamedly Aliens elements.
And for those who go deep, deep right down to the pc core, you’ll catch a glimpse of some actual massive sealife out within the methane:
The arcology is woefully underused, thoughts. Titan is a cease within the Red War marketing campaign and returned to in a Strike and a number of other quests, however the arcology is basically wasted. While you may wander in any time and battle the Hive, it’s not an official ‘patrol zone’, it doesn’t have quick journey factors, no actions occur there, you may’t stumble upon different gamers, and complete areas are locked off. A disgrace!
That mentioned, I do just like the non-arcology locations. We begin out on the infrastructure surrounding it, out on the docks, ports, rigs, and tidal turbines above the crackling ocean, surrounded by sinking arcologies. It’s pleasingly chunky.
And I actually dig the colors.
I do take pleasure in watching pontoons and cargo ships tossed on the large waves. And generally you see the spined coils of a beastie rolling although.
Ah, how good to sit down out within the rain and hail, watching Saturn at night time – ringhole and all.
So why do folks assume Titan is getting destroyed? It appears to be began by doubtful leaks from 4Chan saying the subsequent main growth will convey one other catastrophe, then Titan acquired the finger from fan theories and the very fact Titan’s emblem was temporarily marked as only available for a limited time. Nothing remotely stable, however it acquired folks speaking. Over the previous month, I’ve seen folks writing fanfic about its demise, mentioning it’d be weird if true, asking to fight the sea monster before it goes, pleading for Bungie to to destroy other, worse places instead, and a lot extra. The supposed leaks don’t have any supporting proof, some are so plainly faux, Bungie certainly wouldn’t delete a spot used within the Red War marketing campaign and different quests, and but… right here I’m, giving excursions of Titan, simply in case.
It is obvious that the forces of Darkness are closing in, and we may very well be headed into perilous instances. But Bungie might additionally drag this out for an additional age. While I do need the plot to advance past hints and background tales, I’d additionally actually like Titan to stay round, thanks.
