Cayde’s dismissal of Eris’ jargon-filled proclamations could be read as Bungie acknowledging its story’s flaws, but it’s also true to what has been previously established for the characters in both the game and the Grimoire.

Bungie reveals that it is making a few changes in Destiny: The Taken King to what gamers can buy from The Agent of the Nine, more commonly known as Xur, the vendor who shows up every week to sell exotic weapons, armor, engrams and consumables. It has surpassed even the original game a year ago . Fallen Taken Captains for example, can now move at approximately 1,000mph, teleporting around in the blink of an eye, and shooting you with waves of darkness, making you blind for a few seconds. And because of that I think this is how Activision and Bungie will do business for the eight remaining years of Destiny’s future. For now, this will play in your favor… His read resembles a lovable successor to Halo’s own airborne automaton, Guilty Spark, and he’s oodles more animated than his bored predecessor. It’s called “The Taken King” – a reference to the expansion’s story.

Young Ahamkara’s Spine: The Gunslinger’s tripmine grenades are some of the funniest around, especially in Crucible, but that may not be enough to justify the year two take on the Ahamkara’s Spine. For those anxious that the game has passed them by since it has been out for a year, “The Taken King” levels the playing field.

Bring a Rocket Launcher and some ammo synthesis if you plan to be there for a while.

The company is offering a “Legendary Edition” for new players for $59.99, or a digital copy of The Taken King for $39.99 for those with the previous game and expansions.

Yes, for the first time in a very, very long time, you might feel inclined to equip a heavy-weapon not named Gjallarhorn – and that’s a good thing.

It’s actually ironic that, among all the new, improved, and streamlined content The Taken King offers, the new location players have been clamouring for is the expansion’s greatest weakness. We managed to nag about 4 Exotic Engrams out of 20 Three of Coins during our testing, but you could come out better depending on your luck with the game’s RNG. It seems that Engrams that are decoded by the Cryptarch have their stats influenced by your current Light level.