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Hello! There’s been a lot of info dropped about The Taken King so I’m just going to bullet point my favorite highlights

Peter Dinklage has been dropped; Nolan North will be replacing the voice of Ghost and will also be re-recording all current dialogue in the game. 

The loot system has had some slight changes. RNG takes what you currently have obtained when determining your new loot drop. It’s less likely you’ll get that exotic as a drop that you’ve had since the 2nd week of Destiny.

Legendary (Not exotic!) gear and weapons will NOT have a place in year two. They’ll quickly be replaced with new weapons and gear that come with The Taken King. RIP Fatebringer.

It sounds like the new BASE level is 40 as opposed to 20, meaning you’ll need experience from killing minions of the darkness/taken, bounties, and quests to level up. I didn’t see any info on light leveling or what the light level cap is for The Taken King.

Saturn, Mercury and Phobos along with (obviously) Oryx’s Dreadnaught seem to be playable areas within the game’s campaign. The Reef makes a return in crucible.

There 10000% will be new cutscenes and character development for current and new characters. Cayde-6 is shown speaking to Amanda Holliday (shipwright), both of whom currently have no in-game character development. The story will be focusing a lot of Eris and Cayde, along with a few other notable characters from the Destny Universe.

One cutscene will involve the Queen’s ships dog fighting with Oryx’s ship.

The Nine will be present.

The Stranger’s Rifle gets an upgraded version called “No Time to Explain”. It’ll come with the same perk Black Hammer has.

Strike bosses are no longer bullet sponges. They now involve some sort mechanic in order to damage them.

We return to where we killed Crota at some point. It appears to be a ritual of some sort.

The new supers are obtained via a new quest line specific to your class. Titans go to Mercury, Warlocks go to Mars and Hunters go to The Black Garden

There seems to be a new heavy weapon type. A railgun.

Gunsmith has his own reputation.

No need to wear faction class items to gain rep.

Shaders and emblems are moving out of your inventory to a console where everything you get is stored safely away and you can pick and choose which ones you have and which ones you currently do not have!

when not wearing your helmet in social spaces your character in the character screen will no longer be wearing one. 

Over a dozen new exotics, most are obtained via missions and quests. 

4 new strikes, 3 of the original strikes are being redone.

8 new crucible maps which include Oryx’s Dreadnought, an old ship in the reef with some different gravity physics, an old Tower, a new map in the European Dead Zone.

We will be revisiting an old area in The Taken King but discovering some new information.

Taken Captains: Solar shields, throw out slow moving balls of darkness that blind Guardians.

Taken Knights: Area of effect scorch attack that dissuades close combat.

Taken Centurions: Possess deadly tracking shots that can aggressively seek around corners.

Taken Wizards: Can summon “shadow thralls” for a zerg-like rush. Eliminate them fast or risk being overwhelmed.

Taken Psions: Have the ability to multiply if they are not quickly dispatched.

Taken Vandals: Deploy a Defender Titan-like Shield, that restores their health and is permeable to their fire alone.

Taken Phalanxes: Have an impulse blast that applies a physics impetus, much like their notorious shields.

Very helpful maps by /u/KingOfCarrotFlowers

[So crucial for golden chest hunting]