"I'm surprised they haven't bragged about the new enemies yet" *3 seconds later* "Oh"

I like the art director. Beardman seemed to have fun and like he really enjoys his work. I believe everything he says.

IHE's highest compliment "i could see myself messing around with this for awhile"

they did say in the twab after that you get a complete build for the subclass in the FIRST mission, so it seems the narrative will be the focus of the actual campaign, with the subclass being more like Taken King, like a side thing you work on throughout

I feel one of the greatest benefits of the new faction is that The Witness raid is actually gonna be populated by ITS own faction, imagine how underwhelming that would've been before having the raid of our greatest threat just be populated by scorn or something

The no nimbus got me

and ten years later we get ..bats

I was genuinely surprised. You get the subclass immediately and the campaign doesnt turn into a a tutorial.

wow it took the entire company almost collapsing and getting the least amount of pre-orders they've gotten so far for them to actually put effort and imagination into new content.

It's so funny to me that it took them like 10 years to finally introduce new enemies, and it's when the game is at the end of its life.

They said that you'll get the prismatic subclass from the first mission and can keep it from then on. You'll get a few starting abilities but have to unlock them through events and secrets. No grinding materials and fragments are unlocked for every class when you first receive them. Overall, a great change and no campaign that is solely about getting prismatic.

In an article Bungie posted, they showed that Prismatic will only have certain subclass abilities present, with one ability in each slot from each subclass. If you want to run Well of Radiance or Icarus Dash for example, you have to be on Solar, not Prismatic. It also seems like building into one element will likely be the most powerful with the right build, but Prismatic is more of an experimental/fun subclass that's useable in the vast majority of content instead of completely power creeping the game. The Exotic class items also look like they have nerfed perks, so one example I saw was that the perk with the Exotic functionality of Ophidian Aspect only boosts your reload speed, whereas the actual Ophidian Aspect Exotic boosts your reload speed, your handling, and your airborne effectiveness. Prismatic will also be automatically unlocked near the beginning of the campaign, and all additional upgrades are found on the new destination as collectibles or are dropped from completing certain campaign missions, so it doesn't seem like the entire campaign will revolve around the subclass the same way Lightfall and Beyond Light were.

My guess is that they had a new enemy race from the beginning, but wanted to save it for a surprise during the campaign. But due to the terrible pre-order sales and other bad press, they had to just reveal everything, the new stuff and stuff already developed

"Hold on, bro. IHE is talking about Destiny." "I didn’t know you played Destiny...?" "I don't."

Oh. They cooked

Luke Smith gotta be teasing D3

In the campaign, the first mission unlocks the entire usable class for you. Getting more fragments and aspects comes from doing exploration in the world and doesnt use a reputational currency like strand and stasis, much akin to traditional RPGs or ARPGs like Soulslikes where you find a chest with a new unique weapon, spell, or skill to add to your repertoire. Once you unlock the fragments, you dont need to unlock them across different characters (LOOKING AT YOU STRAND)

was in the middle of a JARcast when this dropped… sorry jim and james

What this tells us is prismatic was never intended to be on Final Shape. It was never in Bungie's narrative vision. It's just some idea that came up that everyone jumped on. Imagine how much brainstorming could help this game

They did yesterday confirm we get it at the start if the first mission, aspects, fragments supers all of it. And can unlock extras throughout the campaign, and some post campaign. Any fragments earned on one character WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL CHARACTERS

“So how will they explain the Witness Enemies in the Lore?” Pretty easily actually, as they have already built towards the Witness and the Disciples evolving and mutating the species it’s indoctrinated. The Tormentors and Subjugators are ancient species we don’t know, while the Bladed guys are definitely mutated Hive. I like how some of them are so different you can’t actually tell what they used to be.

I didn’t know they could make new enemies, until they did…

Try to keep in mind that Bungie leadership is to blame for all their problems, not the devs. When the devs are not constantly restricted and restrained we get stuff like this.

Eyebrow bros were so back

I legit thought after 10 years of mystery and theory, and 4 years of Witness edging, we weren’t getting any new enemies outside of reskins. I’m glad theyre expanding on the Tormentors and whatnot.

I really enjoy any video you put out. It means something to me. I have been through a lot in my life. Don’t stop.

As always I am simply grateful my sunshine IHE has uploaded once again boy oh boy where do I begin

4:20 the UI will be updated in TFS along with more QOL stuff, specifically buffs/debuffs will be better positioned & critical information will be below the health bar & weapon buffs will be above the super bar, overall a good change, it allows things to not all be on 1 side & having buffs/debuffs randomly cycled out. Certain buffs/debuffs will also be prioritized over others

As someone else has probably already said but a TWAB was posted a day after the reveal stream detailing much more about Prismatic. Prismatic will be much more restrictive than you think. It's a curated selection of 1 ability from each subclass for each slot to choose from. So to give an example for aspects Warlocks get Feed the Void (Void) Bleak Watcher (Stasis) Weaver's Call (Strand) Hellion (Solar) and Lightning Surge (Arc) to choose from. You can't pick Arc Soul or Icarus Dash because a different aspect was picked to "represent" that subclass. Same goes for Supers and grenades and etc. (the new aspects and super introduced for each class have been prioritized for Prismatic) again to give another example only Prismatic Hunter will have access to Grapple Grenade. Personally, I think they did a very good job with it. Its limited nature makes sure the balance stays within reason, allowing the other subclasses to still have their use but all the while not too limiting to still allow for lots of really fun and unique build crafting opportunities with the changes they made to the fragments and aspects. Again to give an example for Titan they picked Diamond Lance for their Stasis aspect and to allow Diamond Lance to be more readily available any ability kill regardless of damage type procks Diamond Lance.

To answer your question about the new supers, ya they will still be a thing, as you can see hunter doing the new arc super in the first gameplay demonstration.

Prismatic and the Exotic class items feel a lot like a testing ground for making a Destiny 3 with no classes or subclasses, just different abilities you can slot in. Since even Prismatic has its own restrictions right now because it's built in a system where classes are still a core part of the game. But then the class items letting you use exotic traits from other classes feels like that dissolving the class system is their end goal at some point.

the question im asking is if there are limitations what will they feel in the gameplay. by this insight they show oher and over the same combinations. Now is it because they dont want to show more or is it realy that limited ?...i guess we'll see

I noticed that the flying guys never seemed to be much higher than just a bit off of whatever surface they are over, making me afraid that they will just act like the skimmers from Halo Infinite rather than proper flying enemies like the drones from earlier Halo titles.

Prismatic looks fun but CAN NOT be allowed to enter PvP. The Dread are really cool although 2 of the 4 new enemies seem to just be just remixes of old enemies

Moths?

From what I have found out prismatic will be a jack of all trades master of none type class there will be supers and fragments you are locked out of making solo subclassing favorable for certain activities like warlock will have to do pure solar if they are gonna run well

Hey man I’ve been watching your vids for years and I just wanna be here and let you know you’re genuinely one of the realest creators out there in terms of putting your opinion and honesty out there, and it honestly saddens me that it’s hard for me to find content from you. One thing that reassures me though is that you, one of my favorite creators for media reviews, covers one of my all time favorite games. I can tell this is one of your fav franchises as well, just wish I could find more of you tho cause that’s what I’m here for.

I think that the dread, prismatic, exotic class items were always planned but they likely didn't have enough time until it got delayed

He’s back

A lot of people are speculating this will be the last proper d2 dlc. The complete and utter power creep seems impossible to balance so they’re just saying “fuck it”. Honestly I have no idea how a destiny 3 could work because there’s so much bloat in destiny 2 if we lose it all everyone will get upset, but if we keep most of the stuff going into destiny 3 what’s the point of the game? I just think it’s funny that it finally took 10 years to get a completely new faction. It seems to me that the bungie higher ups that people complain about honestly thought having the same 4 factions since destiny launched would be fine. I know the scorn and taken exist but they really aren’t different. They follow the basic faction design of a small enemy, an exploding enemy, a middle health enemy, a slightly tanker enemy and maybe a large hard to kill enemy.

It's kinda strange that there wasn't even a single mention of "Episodes" dunno if it's because they really focused 100% on TFS or if something perhaps changed. Combined with that oddly specific comment Luke made at the very beginning about d2 and destiny as a whole as well.

one live stream and the gold fish memory destiny community is reset again and the last 10 years is magically forgiven. very cool.

NIMBUS IS BACK

i was waiting for this video so much.

Can’t wait for your review 😁😁

i love that you do these destiny react videos thanks

That’s exactly it. This subclass is just for preorders. Think about that

I haven't played Destiny since the first one launched on the 360 back in the day but i keep up with it via YOU, but these enemies look really sweet. I hope this is a rare W for Bungie

Since the subclass was a last minute addition I doubt the campaign will be too focused on it thank god

"Yeah the gunbat *wheeze*"

Ive BEEN waiting on this! Cant wait to hear it

the ironic thing about all of this is that if they just did this from the start as in, include all theres features and shit that people actually wanted, they wouldn't be in the state they are in right now. It just shows how poor and unorganized the leadership at bungie is, the execs micromanage/nickel and dime everything until the game and company is in a horrendous state than finally the devs are given the freedom and budget to actually make the game good. Its absolutely mental that bungie has made it this far with how unsustainable their business practices are.

Happy to see that devs finally got the chance to add content. Too bad i dropped this franchise before the taken king.

i believe these new enemies were intended since TFS first got to the drawing board, hell, maybe even before I could see how bungie saw that they were short on time so they just said "ok, we have this big guy, we announce that one and hope we can finish the rest as a surprise for day 1", then the delay happened and they used that valuable time to finish the new race and announced it on the stream Maybe I'm too optimistic and faithful in Bungie, but i see genuine passion break through the cracks of mediocrity in Destiny, with the devs apparently begging management to do certain things to regain player trust and being denied for a while, i want to believe that they're not giving us all these goodies as a "shut up, be happy and give us money" and more as a "sorry we fucked up, we'll change that" either way, I'm staying for The Final Shape and beyond, because i want to see where they're going to take the history

You get the new subclass right away and a full build with olit they said. And once again Bungie is at its best on its deathbed

I want to be excited to play Destiny again. But I'm far too familiar with this hype cycle. Also, new animations and stuff is cool for the new subclass, but really it isn't changing the gameplay that drastically. And I personally think Destiny needs more depth, a reason to play optimaly, because since the beginning, the only reason to do all these flashy moves and cooldown cycling abilities is just style points. Rarely do you need to play like the trailers show unless you're soloing a dungeon, and even then, the hardest part of soloing content is the dps checks, which is the least skill dependent part of it... I'll stop ranting 😅

The blog post they made recently shows the aspects prism can use. Most of them are.....kinda mid but I understand they dont want to make THE CLASS. Like since I cant use icarus dash or heat rises in prism, I'm likely not going to use it in pvp as movement and angles are too important. Edit: Also looking at the class exotics its looking to be diet versions of those exotics as the titan mark says spirit of ophidian: Boosts handling, when the actual ophidians boosts handling AND reload. So again it seems they dont want it to be the best. I low key wish bungie just threw balance out the window and just gave us all our tools, but then this dlc would be mandatory of anyone looking to play. At the same time these blogs have tempered my excitement.

"It feels infinite to me." No... Once the meta's figured out.. That's aaaaall anyone's gonna use.

The 2 small ones are just reskined Psions

It’s amazing that I’m so desperate for new IHE content that I’ll just watch him react to a trailer for a game I’ve never played.

also im still worried that the new expansion is just gonna reuse previous levels. they literally havent addressed that part since the last reveal they did

I think the new enemies were always planned, whereas the Prismatic Subclass was the stuff they've added with the delay. A subclass isn't something you'd save for a future trailer; an enemy type is, imo. Also, you mentioned the lore aspect of these enemies, Byf has a pretty solid theory on them. These are all past factions that the Witness has reshaped like they did the Tormentors; seen more obviously in the new Psions, whereas the Husk is subtler, but still has the hallmarks of a Hive Acolyte. The Grim are a species we haven't seen, the Subjigators are based on Rhulk, the Tormentors are based on Nezarec.

I have been WAITING for this.

i just want my thorn to bleed into my strand subclass.. hunter strand super + thorn poison

Hype building for IHE destiny vid :o

13:55 Kinda looks like an X-Chozo Warrior with wings

5:35 anyone notice The guy next to the art director, and the shirt he was wearing? It says destiny with a wrinkled up “3”. It’s official y’all.

The return of my favourite Destiny KZfaqr

No moth people = not touching the game.

I stopped playing not long after finishing the Lightfall campaign, after getting disgusted by whatever that narrative was, as well as the monetization & management woes from the company. I've really enjoyed my break away from the game, and up until the "Into the Light" reveal content (that I've bothered to look at), and this particular reveal segment, I've been pretty content away from the game. I _might_ return, but only after all the content creators and likewise churn through it to tell me how good/bad it is. I know Bungie's marketing team is good enough at their job to turn a shit stain into the Mona Lisa -- can't trust anything they put out as an advertisement.

OJ Simpson dies IHE returns

I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts on TFS, now that the expansion is out.

BABE WAKE UP ALEX MADE A VID ON THE FINAL SHAPE NEWS

Unfortunately, Bungie knows their audience too well. While all this stuff looks okay, to me it's still kind of the bare minimum. But to Destiny players, it feels more like an ocean of great things because they've been SO STARVED for anything outside of mediocre. They've starved their fanbase so much that people are cheering for what should be the absolute basics from any other studio. It's crazy and fascinating to watch. Great vid as always Alex, looking forward to your views on this final expansion after it comes out.

IHE you get both new supers the light ones and the prismatic ones

the new enemies have the same problem as all current destiny. I hate the art direction with them I dont know why they changed it but everything looks so cartoonish

Now we gotta wait for the flying taken bad enemies! :D

good to see you man

6:05 he's my fav part of these trailers lmao

I really enjoy your Destiny videos. As a typical Destiny fan who has a love/hate relationship with the game. I logged in shortly after Lance Reddick passed away to join in with people paying their respects - I hadn't played since Shadowkeep. I hung around just because shooting aliens felt cool, but I'd also missed a ton of DLC. I've watched your whole Destiny series today (perks of working from home, eh?) and shared a lot of similar thoughts, even if I may have stuck around more in your down days. I think this video is the first time I've felt hyped about Destiny since The Taken King. I honestly think a lot of people will play it just to get that "ending" that we've been promised. I really hope they deliver, but my expectations are not high, even if I am hyped.

The new subclass is only using specific attributes from the the other classes, so there’s still a reason to run the other classes. This is a jack of all trades master of none class.

Technically theres more years than days

Ya knew it was comin

What's funny about the new player on-boarding experience is they have finally decided to just let you... skip it entirely lol like there's a specific mission banner you walk up to that just skips New Light in the cosmodrome now. They did do the right thing and they have new starter kits for free at Ikora that let you choose one of the Light subclasses and get a starter set of the aspects/fragments without having to unlock them as well legendary/exotics and an armor set. Aka they made that terrible New light Starter kit microtransaction that launched with Season of the Wish that they eventually took down free.

I appreciate this video so much since this whole thing was basically me when I saw the video. Like I was both pleased and annoyed.

Ngl I’ve only used the Sol subclass since it was released.

11:26 hits the nail on the head.

IHE YOUR AMAZING

All of this seems very power creeped but it's probably the last expansion ill play of D2 so atleast It'll be fun.

I like to think the devs tied and gagged all the executives to their chairs so they could cook

What do their laid off workers think of this radical update. Must be pretty pumped….

the king is back

After final shape, you should do I hate the light vs dark saga video.

Strand titan doesn't suck legit the best class for strand what??

We backed bungie into a corner and forced them to cook, whether or not they burn is up to them but rn they kinda cookin

There is absolutely no way to build a sub class and an enemy faction in 3 months. They may have not been ready to show last time but there's no way they built it in between. balancing alone on prismatic would take a very long time.

Me personally, this made me not want to play the game as a returning player. There's too much shit going on, I stopped playing back in Osiris update LMFAO

Yessss I’ve been waiting for this

I feel like the devs a searching through concept art to make something new if they run out of ideas

IHE has joined the Reactionists guild