The Dawning

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

 

“The Traveler is awake. For Humanity, a new Golden Age has begun. This year's Dawning is unlike any other—it's not just the renewal that a new year brings, but the dawn of something greater. Now more than ever, we must gather together in the Tower, at the Farm, and all across the system to give thanks. Our Light has returned—and it illuminates everything around us."

 

—Ikora Rey, Warlock Vanguard

 

Happy Dawning to All

It may be cold outside, but there's a warmth in the air. As the year comes to an end, the Tower and Farm are decorated with festive cheer. It's a time to celebrate your Light.

 

Snowball Fights

Guardians aren't just arming themselves with weapons. There are snowball piles everywhere you look. In the Tower and at the Farm, you can tag your friends for bragging rights. In Strikes, you can blast an enemy with a snowball to stun them and deal big damage. Stay frosty out there.

 

Mayhem in the Cold

Keep your blood warm and your heart pumping in the Crucible. Mayhem is back, so your abilities recharge faster. Point values are cranked up enough to melt the ice. It's anarchy—and it's awesome.

 

Milestones of Winter

Engage in Crucible Mayhem or become legend in Strikes and you'll be rewarded. Every week, complete a milestone for a Dawning engram. Get in the giving mood with new consumables that give rewards to everyone you're playing with. If there’s a specific Dawning item that you have your heart set on, Tess will refresh her inventory each week, enabling you to use your Bright Dust reserves for your holiday shopping. On one week or another during the three-week event, you’ll find every Dawning-themed exotic (ship, ghost, sparrow, emote) and every Dawning-themed legendary armor piece on her shelves.

 

Gifting and Receiving

Pick up a Dawning Gift Schematic from the Bazaar. Venture to other worlds and craft a unique gift for the vendors and agents you find in the Tower and beyond. Then, give the lucky recipient their gift and receive a gift in return. You can participate in the season of giving every day of the event.

 

The Dawning begins on Tuesday, December 19.

 

The Dawning ends on Tuesday, January 9.

 

Let’s usher in a new year, and a new Golden Age together.

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

I'm glad it's coming before Christmas. Also glad that Mayhem is back to change up Crucible a little bit.

[NCA-Paendrag 2,758]

Snowballs, really...?

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

Snowballs, really...?

When we heard weeks ago about snowballs I was less than impressed, however they are going to transform strikes play for a few weeks and the dynamic of stunning enemies with them.

Its just like Overwatch's seasonal events but across multiple activities. It's worth a go at the very least.

[NCA-Paendrag 2,758]

What if it starts raining and all the snow melts? 

[Baabcat 1,646]

The dawning seems to have sparked a huge protest against eververse on the Bungie destiny forum, something like 24 pages of anti eververse topics, quite funny to see.

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

Yeah, it really has. Problem i see is 2 points. 1) The rewards from gift of the day shouldn't be a different loot pool to all Dawning Eververse stuff. 2) The shaders drop in different slots to clearly stop people farming the Eververse stuff.

It's just too obvious for me and Chris Barrett has acknowledged it that they know they have bad feedback on how they implemented it.


The irony however is I've managed to pick up most pieces by dropping 2 and buying 2 from the bright dust I've got from dismantling shaders, ghosts, ships and sparrows from Tess.

So you can get the full set without money. But its way too obvious that they want you to buy stuff right off the bat.