Bungie announced some big changes coming to the annual Solstice event inDestiny 2to coincide with the new feature additions made with The Edge of Fate. WhileDestiny 2shifted away from its traditional seasonal model for The Edge of Fate, it appears Bungie is relying on limited-time events and new content additions to the Portal on a nearly weekly basis to keep players entertained between major updates.
Already,Destiny 2fans are taking part in Arms Week, a new event that places a focus on a specific weapon type, with Hand Cannons being featured for the first iteration. Alongside special Volatile Mods, players can earn new weapons like the Phoneutria Fera, a hand cannon that takes its inspiration more from shotguns. Prior to that,Destiny 2held its World’s First race for the Desert Perpetual Raid, and now the annual Solstice event is right around the corner.
As expected,Destiny 2is bringing back its Solstice event, though for this year’s version, players should be expecting something much less traditional than in years past. In its latest weeklyblog post, Bungie confirmed that players will still be attempting to restore armor, eventually adding unique glow effects to it. However, the blurb also teased new rewards, including a Ghost Shell, Holofoil weapons, as well as specialDestiny 2Beach-themed armor sets,which will be a premium purchase tied to Eververse.
Destiny 2 Solstice 2025 Event Changes
One of the biggest confirmed changes is that Solstice will no longer be using the Bonfire Bash activity as its central mechanic. ThroughDestiny 2’s Event Home feature, players will instead access a special Solstice Scorched Crucible Playlist as well as special rotating solar modifiers being applied to PvE activities in the Portal. Bungie has teased a bunch, but only revealed four to this point, including:
In the meantime, Bungie continues to sort through the fallout of acheating scandal fromDestiny 2’s Desert Perpetual raid. In what many calledDestiny 2’s most difficult Contest Mode raid, both due to bugs and learning the new non-linear format of the experience, reports began circulating that many clears were not done legitimately. The reports eventually prompted Bungie to investigate, while also reminding players that breaking the Code of Conduct could result in bans from the game.
