Be ready to take this with a large pinch of no matter passes for salt within the Future 2 universe, but it surely seems an artist at Bungie could have inadvertently given a glimpse of the sport’s subsequent subclass. The leak got here within the type of a clip allegedly posted to an Artstation account, as first reported by DestinyTwoLeaks on Twitter. I am unable to verify the provenance as a result of the linked submit has been pulled, however—this being the web—the clip continues to be simple sufficient to search out. I’ve embedded it on the prime.
At first look, it simply exhibits a Titan performing the ‘Swing of the Scythe’ finisher, which is accessible as half of the present season go. Nevertheless, forged your eyes all the way down to the underside left and issues get extra attention-grabbing. The HUD parts are all inexperienced, which does not tally with any present subclass within the recreation. Most intriguing, the tremendous icon (ie your ult) can be new. Lastly, the character has three melee fees accessible, which is not potential with any present class within the recreation.
Video apparently exhibits new tremendous emblem and three meleesThis was posted on an Worker’s artwork station account pic.twitter.com/2shsJ7lOObAugust 9, 2022
Naturally, fan hypothesis is working rampant, with many seemingly satisfied that this all however confirms that the following subclass might be some type of poison/decay variant (based mostly, so far as I can inform, on the truth that poison has lengthy been rumoured and the color inexperienced feels kinda poisony). This is what I might say: Sure, we could be fairly positive {that a} new subclass is on the best way. No, we nonetheless haven’t any clearer sense of what that might be.
The ‘new’ tremendous icon does look fairly reminiscent of the present Nightstalker Spectral Blades icon.
Listed here are the massive caveats to contemplate. It is completely regular for developer builds to allow all types of choices that can by no means seem in recreation, and to comprise placeholder UI parts. The inexperienced theme may merely confer that this isn’t a business launch, for instance. I additionally wish to level out that the grenade icon used is for Firebolt, which is a component of the present Photo voltaic package. It is also price noting that the ‘new’ tremendous icon does look fairly reminiscent of the present Nightstalker Spectral Blades icon (see under). They each present twin blades piercing circles, however on a special angle. All of which says that no matter we’re seeing right here, we won’t say with any confidence what the brand new subclass will truly be.
For these not aware of how lessons work in Future 2, the sport initially shipped with three ‘Mild’ variants: Arc, Void, and Photo voltaic. These had been then iterated on, with new supers and talents added. As a part of the Past Mild growth in November 2020, Bungie added Stasis, the primary ‘Darkish’ subclass, which centred round freezing and shattering opponents. Stasis got here with a modular, absolutely customizable tree of talents and perks.
Since then, the studio has been busy transferring all the unique Mild lessons over to the deeper system. That work will wrap up later this month, with the launch of Arc 3.0 on August 23, the identical day that Season 19 (at present unnamed) is because of begin.
With the Mild subclass rework full, it is sensible that the following Darkish subclass will land alongside Lightfall, the following main growth, which ought to arrive subsequent February based mostly on previous timelines. Personally, I am not satisfied poison would be the theme. The poison impact in Future has to this point been restricted to the Hive-originated Weapons of Sorrow (Thorn and Osteo Striga), and I am undecided there’s sufficient design house there to spin one other harm over time impact out into a complete subclass on condition that we have simply had Photo voltaic 3.0, which used ‘Scorch’ as one in every of its main parts.
I am doubting whether or not ‘harness the facility of mushrooms’ performs nicely.
I am extra persuaded by what a number of the lore guys have been saying just lately about how ‘egregore‘—the magical house fungus at present infesting the derelict Leviathan ship—may type the idea of one other subclass. Though that mentioned, I am now doubting whether or not ‘harness the facility of mushrooms’ performs nicely as a advertising and marketing technique. In any case, it should not be lengthy earlier than we be taught extra. Bungie is ready to showcase what’s subsequent for Future on 23 August within the type of a stream on Twitch and YouTube.
Witness what’s subsequent.August 23, 2022 pic.twitter.com/3oO2piSJHeJuly 21, 2022
