Bungie is delivering on player feedback with Onslaught Salvation in Destiny 2 Episode Revenant, adding new maps, enemies, and defenses.
The second episode of the year for The Final Shape is just around the corner, with Episode Revenant launching on October 8, 2024. One of the biggest additions in this update is Onslaught Salvation, a revamped version of the original Onslaught mode from the Into the Light update.
Since its introduction, players have been calling for Bungie to expand the mode, specifically asking for new maps and deeper gameplay investment. Bungie has now responded by saying, “That is exactly what we are doing with Onslaught: Salvation.”
Destiny 2 Onslaught Salvation: New Maps, Defenses, and Enemies
In a recent PlayStation Blog interview, staff designer Clayton Kisko talked about how fan feedback shaped the development of Onslaught Salvation. “There were a lot of great and constructive feedback from the community with the original Onslaught,” Kisko explained.
“The one we heard most often was that they wanted Bungie to invest in the mode with new maps, new enemies, and new defenses, and that is exactly what we are doing with Onslaught: Salvation.”
In Episode Revenant, Onslaught Salvation is getting three new maps: Kell’s Grave, Widow’s Court, and Eventide Ruins. Additionally, there are also going to be two new defenses: Air Strikes and Rideable Turrets.
Bungie stated that it learned a lot from the original Onslaught activity and has spent time addressing enemy spawn issues in Onslaught Salvation.
“This time around we were able to identify the design pain points early and got ahead of the enemy teleporting issues,” said Kisko.
“We ensured that there were at least three wide lanes for each Advanced Defense Unit (ADU) location. For Eventide Ruins, the larger map, we took our learnings from Mothyards (from the original Onslaught) and set out to make sure enemy spawn locations were closer to the ADU to ensure a closer time-to-complete to the other two maps.”
Bungie has also shared some more details on the storyline of Episode Revenant, stating that the new Onslaught Salvation activity will feature “excellent character-building [dialogue] and exchanges between Spider, Crow, Eido, Eramis, and others.”
“Crow is figuring out a new role for himself in the City, Eido is the player’s partner this Episode in a role we can’t wait to share more about, and who knows what Eramis will be up to when she returns, having both helped and fought against us in the past, explained Destiny 2 narrative lead, Jonathan To. “Fans of the Eliksni and the saga of the Fallen up to this point in Destiny will love what the team has done here.”
Bungie dropped the official launch trailer for Destiny 2’s Episode Revenant earlier today, fully leaning into the episode’s metal-inspired theme. You can check out the trailer below for a glimpse at what’s coming.
Destiny 2 Episode Revenant is set to launch on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
