When Destiny 2 released in September 2017, the gaming community was enthusiastic about the sequel to one of the most contentious franchises in recent years. The graphics were lauded, and the villain, Ghaul, was praised for the way he was humanized with real motivation. About a month later, however, grumblings of boredom arose from the player base. The dreaded lack of content returned to plague Bungie as it has occasionally in the first Destiny.
Like The Taken King DLC from the original Destiny, Forsaken has given Destiny 2 new life, returning the game back to near glory, like when Destiny was at its best. Bungie seems to have taken a “here, take everything” approach to content and general things to do. From engaging secret missions to collecting Triumphs to regularly-scheduled events, Forsaken and its subsequent DLCs are poised to keep gamers happy for a long time.
Even though the DLC has been out for almost two months, there are a number of things you may not know that you can do, either because you might not play it enough, you simply play a couple modes or play the basics in the game, or you feel overpowered with everything Bungie keeps adding. Consider the good news: there are so many ways to increase your power level that the more you find out to do, the quicker you’ll go up! We've found the newer and more secret activities that will enhance your gameplay in Forsaken.
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Get a Seed of Light Through Petra
Seeds of Light are needed to unlock your three new subclasses for each character. When you first start Forsaken, you’re given one for free. Each node unlocks four abilities you activate by simply the playing the game. Soon after, players obtain a second Seed of Light through the Tier 2 level of The Blind Well. It is a random drop, so some grinding is necessary.
At first, when the Last Wish raid released, the third Seed of Light was locked behind it, which alienated many players who had trouble finding players to do the raid. Now, you can snag Petra’s weekly bounty and get a Seed of Light on completion. Note that it can be a time-consuming bounty, so expect almost as much grinding as The Blind Well Tier 2. At least the drop isn’t random!
Visit a Dynamic Dreaming City
The Dreaming City is the new darling of Destiny 2: Forsaken. It’s a beautiful land tied to some deep and amazing lore in the Destiny universe. There are also some challenging and fun activities to do like The Blind Well and Ascendant Realms. It only unlocks if you finish the main Forsaken campaign and complete tasks for Spider in The Tangled Shore.
What’s unique about The Dreaming City is that it’s constantly changing. After the raid was beaten the very first time, Once you traveled down to the spawn point, the introduction story was completely different. Also, Taken Blights increased all across the land. The more Guardians do, the more it will change. During a three-week cycle, The Dreaming City will change every week.
Obtain the Whisper of the Worm Catalyst
The Whisper of the Worm is an exotic sniper rifle reminiscent of the Black Spindle from the first Destiny. Obtaining the mission needed required visiting Lost Oasis on Io and waiting for a specific Public Event. The mission is timed; you have 20 minutes to race through, defeating enemies and maneuvering through irritating jumping puzzles. Once you destroy the three named enemies at the end, you’ll get the weapon.
To get the catalyst for the Whisper of the Worm, you need to complete the Heroic version of the same mission that netted you the weapon.
However, the Heroic only appears on the map Friday through Monday. The catalyst requires Blighted Essence, which can be found either at the mission completion or hidden chests within the mission. You may need more than one weekend to complete the catalyst.
Complete a Dungeon
Once the Last Wish raid was completed for the first time, so much opened up in Forsaken. One item that is now available is The Shattered Throne quest, which leads to Destiny’s first dungeon. Note: you’ll need to have the main Forsaken campaign done and The Dreaming City unlocked and be at least power 570.
To get the quest, you go to the portal in the northeast of Rheasilvia and get to the Confluence. Then go through one of the three portals by the Oracle Engine. Once there, you go through different areas fighting enemies, Labyrinth Architects, and mini-bosses. Some sections have a timer, but one thing’s clear: it’s a tough journey to get to the knights and wizard at the end.
Infuse Like Armor For Only Glimmer
Infusion has slightly changed with Destiny 2 and the Forsaken DLC. From the former to the latter, Bungie removed the +5 modifiers from weapons mods. A bunch of new mods have been introduced. Also the cost to infuse items typically requires Legendary Shards, Glimmer, Masterwork Cores, and planet resources. Not all items will cost that much. If you keep tabs on what drops you get instead of automatically deleting them, you’ll see that you can infuse like items for only glimmer.
The cost is 5,000 glimmer, but it saves you from wasting those masterwork cores on a two to three increase in power.
For weapons, make sure it’s the exact same gun and not the same class of weapon.
Nab Bounties from EVERYONE
With the change of infusion costs, you’ll need more planetary resources and glimmer then ever. Each location contains a different element: Earth has Dusklight , Titan has Alkane Dust, Nessus has Datalattice, Io has Phaseglass, Mercury has Simulation Nodes, The Dreaming City has Dark Fragments, and the Tangled Shore has Etheric Spiral.
Besides roaming each planet and stumbling across each resource for pickup, you can obtain bounties from from each of the planet’s representative. They are usually near where you spawn in. There are usually three bounties per character, and they reset at 10 a.m. PST. Each bounty rewards planet resources and glimmer, and can sometimes be quicker if the appearance rate isn’t on your side when traveling around the planet.
Complete Corsair Down Quest
In the Pursuits section, where your active bounties and quests-in-progress go, you may have seen something called “Corsair Down.” It appears at random as you do activities in The Dreaming City. In fact, you may have even deleted it since it’s not clear what you do with it and your only option is to “dismantle” it. There are hidden objectives associated with it, giving you a mini-quest.
There is a clue in the flavor text of Corsair Down, which involves finding a lost body.
You’ll get one of two clues: a “Harbinger” clue, which sends you to the Cathedral in The Dreaming City, or a “Chamber” clue, which is in the Lost Sector NW of The Strand. It is possible the bodies will be in different locations each time.
Present "A Small Gift" to Cat Statues
Another item that might appear in in your inventory under Pursuits is something called “A Small Gift.” They do have a purpose, so don’t delete them!
The item is received as you perform activities in The Dreaming City like The Blind Well or public events. Unfortunately, there’s hardly any instructions on what to do with it. The word “gift” is the biggest clue: you must present this token to a cat statue in The Dreaming City. There are several cat statues situated around The Dreaming City. One statue resides in the Observatory and another in the top left corner of the Rheasilvia area when you have your map pulled up.
Ingest the "Tincture of Queensfoil"
Have you seen the Tincture of Queensfoil in your inventory, but done nothing with it? You get this item by doing activities in The Dreaming City. Once you have some, you ingest it so you can “open your mind to the secrets of The Dreaming City.”
After drinking it, you’ll get an Ascendant buff, which is active for 30 minutes.
Now you can see platforms that were invisible. They are all around The Dreaming City. The platforms lead to Ascendant chests, which have Dark Fragments, more Tinctures, and a rare item. Doesn’t seem like much, but any easier way to get Dark Fragments is always welcome since bounties from Petra use the fragments as payment.
Activate Tier 4 in the Blind Well
You’re probably familiar with starting one of the three tiers in The Blind Well. There is a fourth, which was unlocked when the Last Wish raid was finished for the first time. To get that Tier 4, you must complete Tier 3 of The Blind Well. After defeating the bosses, an unstable charge will drop. Pick this up, go back to the center of the well, and deposit it. This will activate a Heroic version of The Blind Well.
Two tough bosses will arrive at the sides of the room. Power level is around 580, so make sure you’re prepared. To break through the boss’s shields, make sure you destroy all the minor enemies and keep destroying them so damage is continuous to the bosses. You’ll get a Powerful Gear as a reward.
