There’s much to be said aboutthe current state ofDestiny 2, but the world’s first race events are a tried-and-true roll call for the community. Since we’re not getting any new Raids anytime soon,Dungeons are the next best thing, and Sundered Doctrine is now on the docket.
Though we have absolutely no actual promotional materials for Sundered Doctrine inDestiny 2, Bungie has been kind enough to reveal some interesting details about this fancy new Dungeon in the latest TWID (This Week in Destiny)blog post. For example, we now know that Sundered Doctrine takes place aboard Rhulk’s sunken Pyramid vessel, back in Savathûn’s Throne World. Sundered Doctrine’s world’s first completion race will kick off on the Dungeon’s release on February 7 (Friday). Remember, too, that this meansContest Mode will be enabled for the next 48 hours, making Sundered Doctrine far more challenging than it otherwise would be.
The Sundered Doctrine Dungeon world’s first race is coming to Destiny 2
Sundered Doctrine is thus poised to be the second Dungeon released to its very own world’s first race, followinglast year’s Vesper’s Host. Only, this time around, Bungie intends to pull all the stops for the winning team: “This time around, rather than a podium race, we’ll be looking to crown the single team that rises to the top and finishes first. With that, we are leveling up the reward, creating something memorable and unique to honor the incredible accomplishment of the winning team. That’s why, for this race, each winning team member will receive the first-ever Dungeon Race trophy,” says the announcement.
This is fairly unprecedented, as such real-world trophies had previously been the exclusive purview of Raids. Things definitely are a-changing, as we can see.
If you’re a mere mortal such as myself, and don’t necessarily intend to compete in the world’s first race proper, odds are you’re still going to want to score a piece of sweet loot. Fancy new guns and armor are a given, and to getanyof that goodness, you’ll need to meet the Power Level requirement. As per Bungie, the PL target is 1995 forallencounters, which should be easy enough to target.
To be eligible to play Sundered Doctrine in the first place,allplayers in your Fireteam need to own theFinal ShapeDungeon key and acquire the Drowning Labyrinth quest. Whenever a new Dungeon releases, this NPC or the other will invite Guardians to pick up its respective quest from them. This is, presumably, how we’ll acquire Drowning Labyrinth upon the Dungeon’s release.
I’ll happily admit that I wasn’t able to complete Vesper’s Host during its Contest Mode period. If you, too, end up struggling with Sundered Doctrine in February, there’s nothing to worry about: all the important goodies (i.e. guns and armor) will still be available after Contest Mode runs out, on the reset of February 9. From that point onwards, the Dungeon will be more accessible to the average player with a reduced Power Level requirement. Neat!
Remember, too, that this is going to mark the start of thethird major Episode ofDestiny 2: The Final Shape. It’s a thrilling enough predicament, for sure, butBungie’s recent track recordhas got me slightly worried for what might happen to Oryx’s Dreadnaught.
