Destiny 2: Beyond Light is less than 24 hours away, but Bungie plans to host a small pre-expansion event in the Tower on Monday night.
A few weeks ago, there were rumblings that Destiny 2 would see another end-of-season event thanks to a datamined emblem — similar to the crashing of the Almighty last season. But after an email went out to some players, Bungie officially announced the in-game event.
“Is there an end of season event?”
We have a small event to close out Season of Arrivals. We wanted it to be a surprise but an email accidentally mentioned it! It’s nothing too crazy, just a little time to chill in the Tower before the Lights go out.See you soon.
— Luke Smith ❄️ ❄️ (@thislukesmith) November 6, 2020
According to game director Luke Smith, the event isn’t anything “too crazy,” which seems to suggest it won’t be on the scale of the Almighty crash. But as Bungie prepares to remove multiple planets between now and tomorrow, it seems likely players will get some kind of going-away party in the Tower.
Re: What time should I sign in for the end of season event?
This is a small event, a moment for you to spend some time with friends as the season comes to a close.
Key times in the Player Support Report last week. Download your patch at 4PM, jump in before 6:50 PM Pacific. pic.twitter.com/NggW9mtHf8
— dmg04 (@A_dmg04) November 9, 2020
While players certainly had an idea of when the event could happen, community manager dmg04 revealed the window players should expect to be in the Tower. On Monday night, players should download a new patch at 7 p.m. EST and then log in and land in the Tower prior to 9:50 p.m. EST. Players who don’t want to get stuck in any weird loading loops should probably log in a bit earlier.
Once the event ends — around 10 p.m. EST — Bungie will take Destiny 2 servers offline for extended maintenance. The game won’t be available again until Bungie launches Destiny 2: Beyond Light at 12 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
We’ll update this post with information about the event later this evening.
