Destiny 2's Crown of Sorrow raid launches next month Crown of Sorrow, the newest raid for Destiny 2 players to conquer, will launch June 4 with Season of Opulence. With Season of the Drifter coming to an end, players have a lot to look forward to when Season of Opulence kicks off next month. Along with new activities, Season of Opulence will also launch with the new Crown of Sorrow raid. If you’re a fan of the raids in Destiny 2, then get ready. A new raid, called Crown of Sorrow, is coming in June. Unlike previous raids, though, players who own the Annual Pass will be able to dive into the latest raid starting on June 4, the same day that the new Season of Opulence kicks off. For more details on when the Season of Opulence starts, be sure to head over to our handy guide. The Crown of Sorrow raid will introduce new challenges for players and their Fireteams. Things are being handled a bit differently for this raid’s “World’s First” race. According to the latest This Week at Bungie, the Last Wish and Scourge of the Past raids will be unavailable until Crown of Sorrow has been completed. This will prevent players with a large stash of Ethereal Keys from being able to jump their Power level up at the start of the season, as Season of Opulence also brings a new Power level cap. To keep the race fair, players will also have their Prime Attunements reset to two charges per character on day one. All Level 50 players will also be able to earn Prime Engrams after they sign in and play during Season of the Opulence. Finally, players can still continue to build Prime Attunements over time after the reset occurs. You’ll also find that any powerful bounties acquired before the Season of Opulence kicks off will be locked at a Power cap of 700, so you might as well go ahead and complete those now. It will be interesting to see how people tackle the new raid considering they’ll be able to dive into it right at the start of Season of Opulence. For more help, make sure you head back over to our complete Destiny 2 strategy guide.<doc-sep>Destiny 2 isn’t going to hold back its Raid for a week when the upcoming Season of Opulence hits. Season of Opulence, which starts on June 4 for all Destiny 2 players, is Destiny 2’s seventh season. There’s a new Raid coming with it, but this time Bungie’s doing something a bit different from usual. Owners of the Annual Pass will be able to take on the new raid, Crown of Sorrow, straight away. In the latest installment of This Week At Bungie, the team explains that they want to see fireteams racing to complete the latest Raid right away. “The world’s first race for a raid is a competitive event”, the post reads. “The raid is a challenge geared toward testing a fireteam’s ability to learn and execute on the mechanics, as well as their ability to overcome enemies and bosses together. Having a short window of time between release and launch allows us to preserve the combat challenge for players making their attempt on day one and get people playing the raid content right away.” Crown of Sorrow will be available from June 4 at 4 PM PDT. The recommended power for it is a rather high 715. Last Wish and Scourge of the Past will be made unavailable until the Raid has been completed, and Prime Attunements will be reset to two charges per character. Bungie doesn’t want any teams trying to pregame the system, essentially. Destiny 2 is still going strong – there’s currently an Exotic quest that grants you Outbreak Perfected running, as well as the Revelry Spring event. If you think your Fireteam is in with a shot of claiming first victory over Crown of Sorrow, you’ll want to start preparing now.<doc-sep>Bungie recently revealed that Destiny 2: Season of Opulence will go live on June 4. While many of the activities remain a mystery, the studio did drop some important information regarding Destiny 2’s newest raid. Crown of Sorrow will go live only a few hours after Season of Opulence. Normally players have several days to prepare for the world first race, but Crown of Sorrow will demand a different kind of preparation. The raid goes live at 7 p.m. Eastern, six hours after the season starts. Bungie also revealed the recommended Power Level for day one players to compete. The raid will start at 715 Power — 15 above the current maximum — scaling up from there. Based on the teaser image Bungie paired with the announcement, it looks like Season of Opulence and the new raid will indeed take place on The Leviathan — the same location as Destiny 2’s first raid. Bungie also revealed that they’re slowing down power leveling. Players who’ve been hoarding Last Wish raid keys — a way to gain a lot of powerful pieces of raid loot very quickly — won’t be able to use them until after the first team completes Crown of Sorrow. Bungie is disabling both Last Wish and Scourge of the Past raids until after the world first race is over. Bungie is also reducing the Prime Attunement buff on day one — which has a random chance to award players with a powerful piece of gear from any activity. When Season of Opulence drops, every character will only have two stacks of the buff. Players will start gaining the buff like normal on the second day of the season. Other power leveling methods will also be cap out at 700. All of this is presumably to stop players from hitting the Power cap before the raid releases, which is what happened in Scourge of the Past. Bungie will reveal more details about Crown of Sorrow and Season of Opulence’s other activities as we get closer to June 4.<doc-sep>Destiny 2's Season of Opulence will kick off June 4, and Bungie doing is things a bit differently this time. Annual Pass owners will be able to jump into a new Raid on day one, instead of having to wait a few days like before. The new Raid, Crown of Sorrow, will go live a few hours after the season starts and will take place at the same location as Destiny's 2's first Raid, The Leviathan. The recommended power level for this new raid is 715. That's 15 above the game's current maximum.<doc-sep>
Bungie took to their blog today to detail some changes coming with Destiny 2‘s Season of Opulence, which starts on June 4. First off, the team detailed a new way in which they plan to release their incoming raid. Anyone who has purchased the Annual Pass will have access to the new Crown of Sorrow raid the same day that Season of Opulence starts. They must merely wait until 4 pm PT to access it, just a few hours after the season officially begins. Crown Of Sorrow Details Longtime Destiny 2 players will notice something odd about Crown of Sorrow. Namely, this is the first raid to not unlock on the Friday following the new season, during the weekly reset. The development team explained that they want the honor of completing the raid first to remain a competitive event. They believe that “[Crown of Sorrow] is a challenge geared toward testing a fireteam’s ability to learn and execute on the mechanics, as well as their ability to overcome enemies and bosses together.” Having the raid begin on day-one, then, will allow them to “preserve the combat challenge for players” while also letting people access new content quickly. Anyone interested in jumping right into Crown of Sparrows should know that its recommended Power Level is 715. Bungie will make a few minor tweaks to avoid Guardians increasing their Power Level too quickly at the season’s start. Players will not have access to the Lash Wish and Scourge of the Past items until after they complete Crown of Sparrows. Bungie did this in an effort to “prevents players with a stash of Ethereal Keys from having a leg up in the race.” They will also limit Prime Attunements to two charges per character once the season starts. Players can still build up these attunements as Season of Opulence progresses, though. The team also uploaded a beautiful, 4k rendered wallpaper of the Outbreak Perfected to celebrate the community discovering the hidden weapon. Bungie will release more information about the new season sometime in the coming weeks. Make sure you finish any remaining Season of the Drifter challenges, because its end is quickly approaching!