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Dear Lightbearers,

This week, we'd like to chat about the feedback we've been gathering from our social media and community channels since our official launch. Today, our focus is on sharing responses and plans for a few particularly important and common topics.

Regarding the Pinnacle Energy System

First, we'd like to acknowledge that, whether it's in-game or on social media platforms, the Pinnacle Energy system has been the source of much discussion and feedback. We understand everyone's concerns, and we know just how much this part of the game impacts every Lightbearer's experience.

Let's start by explaining the original concept behind the Pinnacle Energy system. Our hope is that Destiny: Rising can be a game for a wide variety of players, with the Pinnacle Energy system's design being able to bridge the gameplay experience gap between players of differing time investments. Players can use it to earn multiplied, high-value rewards in a short period of time, and they can even let it stack and spend several days' worth of Pinnacle Energy all at once. This design is more convenient for mobile players, who are accustomed to playing in short bursts. Additionally, once Pinnacle Energy is exhausted, players can continue farming for basic rewards.

The Pinnacle Energy system was always a hot topic during our Alpha and Beta tests. Thanks to your feedback, we adjusted the basic reward rates and range several times. However, we've come to realize that it still leaves many Lightbearers feeling disheartened. So many of our loyal players want to invest more time and keep having fun, yet the Pinnacle Energy system has become a barrier to that. Thus, we know that our current system is just a temporary solution, and it's far from perfect.

Given that Pinnacle Energy is one of the cornerstones of the game's mechanics, any changes must be carefully considered and tested. Because of that, we can't make any quick, fundamental changes in the short term, but rest assured, this is something the dev team has been continuously thinking about and discussing in depth, searching for the best solution.

So why are we choosing to talk about it now? That's because we think we've found a solution that's worth a try. We believe this new solution will let players enjoy all Destiny: Rising has to offer with greater freedom and fewer restrictions, and provide a more enjoyable looter-shooter experience, while still maintaining balance between players of different time investment levels. We're aiming to introduce this new plan to all of our Lightbearers early next year as part of our first major update. In the lead-up to that, we'll be sharing more information as well as gathering more feedback from our community. Stay tuned!

Live Ops Plans & Looking Forward

Another hot topic in our social media communities has been the game's long-term plans. We're very excited to take this opportunity to share Destiny: Rising's roadmap with you all!

Destiny: Rising will be receiving two major version updates annually. We're now nearing our first major update in the beginning of next year, which will see the introduction of an all-new destination and the continuation of the main story, as well as a new series of Gauntlet: Onslaught stages (complete with a new contest, of course!) and lots of new stages and activities to experience. In addition to the Pinnacle Energy solution we discussed above, our dev team has been hard at work improving, adding to, and even overhauling our seasons, endgame content, and core systems like weapons and artifacts. We're confident that this major update will provide our Lightbearers with both tons of new content as well as a comprehensive, brand-new experience.

But that's not all! Our seasonal updates will also bring with them important content drops. In the upcoming Season 2 (November-December), Shifting Gates is getting a large update, and Gauntlet: Blitz is receiving three new stages along with all-new weapons to chase. Longtime Destiny fans will also be happy to know that the familiar Dawning event will be coming, and that means all-new event content! Warm up this winter with Pack carnivals, snowball fights, and more—as well as plenty of loot!

One addition we're particularly excited to share is a brand-new activity coming next January for Season 3: a tower defense mode. This is a creative activity we've been pouring a lot of effort into, and we're sure it will add a whole new way to enjoy Destiny: Rising. Season 3 will also feature a mysterious update that's sure to surprise long-time Destiny fans (trust us, new players will like it, too!), but please allow us to keep it under wraps for just a little while longer. Be sure to follow our social media channels so you don't miss the big reveal.

We've also been cooking up various activity updates to keep things fresh between seasons. The current Festival of the Lost event is just one of the many things our team has been working on. In the near future, we'll also be launching a fun PvP event and more exciting content. Plus, as we mentioned earlier, expansions of and prep for future endgame activities are underway. Keep an eye out for more info! 

To give everyone a clear view of what's in the pipeline, we'll also be releasing monthly event calendars. These calendars will be shared on our social media at the start of each month and will contain a preview of everything you all can look forward to, ensuring you can plan accordingly.

We'd like to thank each and every Lightbearer for your patience and support. Our journey has only just begun, and with you at our side, this adventure is bound to be stellar.

The Destiny: Rising Team