In September, we shared a livestream outlining our plans between Ash & Iron and the launch of Destiny 2: Renegades, including plans for upcoming features and a roadmap for what’s ahead. Since then, we’ve implemented many changes based on player feedback from Edge of Fate and leading into Renegades.  

As we continue to act on your feedback, we’re taking additional time to craft our long-term strategy for the future of Destiny before we share a full State of the Game and multi-year roadmap next year.

In the short term, we wanted to provide a preview of the changes coming to Destiny 2 with Renegades and update 9.5.0.1 that goes live the week after launch. The team has been focused on continuing to make improvements to power and progression, quality of life updates, and the start of a new weekly ritual alongside brand-new activities and systems with Renegades.

Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going 

As we prepare for Destiny 2 Update 9.5.0 in December, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on some learnings from Destiny 2 Update 9.0.0 and 9.1.0 before shifting focus to our new upcoming content.

Starting with the Edge of Fate…

With Edge of Fate, we presented a different vision for the future of Destiny 2’s core game. One intended to refocus our releases and player call-to-action on a familiar but deeper pursuit of Power and ascending to higher Tiers of gear across a wider range of activities supporting customizable challenge and commensurate rewards.  

Very quickly, the feedback made it clear that this was the wrong path for Destiny. 

Even if our execution had been perfect, and we see plainly that it was not, it is clear that grinding Power will never be a substitute for earning a trophy. Climbing though throwaway tiers en-route to the gear you want to build around isn’t aspirational. And the Portal itself surrenders too much of Destiny’s feeling of place and exploration. These lessons, and many others besides them, have been taken to heart by our team over the last three months. 

From 9.0.0 on through 9.1.5, our focus across the entire team has been response to player feedback, starting with the fastest changes and working through the more challenging ones. Our focus was on faster, better Rewards, more player agency in activity choice, and removing barriers to playing with friends. 

Going into Renegades… A Focus on Quality of Life and Rewards

In Updates 9.5.0 (December 2) and 9.5.0.1 (December 9), we have continued to apply lessons learned to Renegades and the core game. Some of these changes address longer term feedback items, while others are continued iteration on feedback items from the Edge of Fate:

• Wider access to Power progression, especially in Expansion content.
  • Players will be able to reach the Power cap directly through Renegades activities if they wish.
• Seasonal Power and Featured Gear carrying across Seasons.
  • All Exotic weapons and armor are now featured.
  • Additionally, we’re moving Power catch-up from a chest needing manual pickup to organic drops: sign in, play Renegades, catapult to 300 Power, and play with your friends. 
• Vault capacity and upgrades to ease collection pressure.
  • We have increased Vault capacity by an additional 300 slots to 1000, and we’re working on more.
  • In addition, the Vault now has a revamped filtering system to help find what you’re looking for faster.

Example Vault with many, many items…

Example of sorting features, including Tiers, Slots, and Power (Highest – Lowest)

• Universal Exotic Armor Ornaments
  • We’re opening up the Fashion game: Players may now apply any owned Exotic Armor Ornament of the same class and slot to their Exotic armors in PvE activities.
  • Note: Armors will continue to show their base aesthetic in PvP activities to avoid confusion in combat.

Example of Aeon Swift Armor Cosmetics screen with many Ornaments to choose from:

Example of Aeon Swift using an Ornament from Renewal Grasps:

• Numerous sandbox buffs to existing exotics and legendary archetypes.
  • Weapons, Armor, and more are getting a pass to give you more reason to pull out old favorites… or buildcraft with new ones!
  • Our first article covering balance changes was released earlier this week (Dev Insights – Renegades Weapon Tuning Preview – November 11, 2025), which will be followed by abilities and more in the coming weeks.
• Reintroducing weekly objectives to support weekly rituals.
  • Vanguard Alerts will bring back some Nightfall vibes, check the TWID from earlier today (This Week in Destiny – November 13, 2025) for more details.
  • Arena Ops bringing select 6-player seasonal activities, such as Ketchcrash, for larger fireteam fun.

In-development example of Vanguard Alerts:

Example of Vanguard Orders:

Preview of Arena Ops screen:

• New Legendary Weapons and Armor Sets to earn across the Portal.
  • Alongside new looks to earn in Renegades content, we’re adding multiple themed sets to expand upon your cosmetic chase.

Upcoming Events

For the next few months, we also have a full calendar of weekly events and modifiers to keep gameplay going within Destiny 2.

• The Dawning – December
  • Based on player feedback, we are returning to a 3-week duration for our larger seasonal events.
• Arms Week – January
  • Our rotation of featured weapons continues with our next Arms Week focused on Bows, complete with new limited-time weapon mods.
• Guardian Games – March
  • The return of our yearly Class competition with updates to rewards and theming.
• Call to Arms (Mid-Season) – April
  • Our first Call to Arms has just started, but we’re already in the midst of planning a mid-season event for Renegades.
• Iron Banner – TBD
  • The return of our themed PvP event, giving more chances to earn armor with unique set bonuses and loot.
• Heavy Metal – TBD
  • Tanks vs Brigs, Round 3, with new loot and holofoils to chase.

Sprinkled throughout these months will be general Portal modifiers, like Weapon Foundry Sponsorships to juice some gear in your arsenal, or Heavy Surges to increase your time with Rockets and Machine Guns. Note, some timeframes may be subject to change. Keep an eye out for future TWIDs and announcements. 

Eyes Up, Guardian.

Since Destiny launched over ten years ago, it has always been a living, reactive world. Through our successes and failures, we are grateful for the opportunities to explore different paths, learn from them, and with that clarity, build an inspiring new vision with, and for, our players. As we work on our plans and communications to address your feedback, thank you for being on this journey with us as we reshape our strategy for the long-term future of the Destiny franchise.