Monument of Triumph will be Bungie's final major content update for Destiny 2, but that hasn't stopped the studio from delivering what some fans believe could be its "best singular update in years."
In a Dev Insights blog post today, Bungie outlined the most significant changes coming to weapons, artifacts, and more in the update, scheduled for release on June 9. This follows a well-received Dev Insights article published yesterday, which confirmed a plethora of other changes arriving just as players prepare for the beginning of the end.
Before diving into one of the biggest updates players have seen in years, Bungie opened its post with a heartfelt message to the fans who have supported the team since it announced plans to discontinue support for Destiny 2 last week. It's a bittersweet letter to those who have played Destiny since its original launch in 2014, and a thank you to players ready to jump into Monument of Triumph.
"Every memory and every moment you've shared with us over the years has fueled our future," Bungie said. "Every ounce of our June update is for you, and we hope you feel it as you continue to read through our insight articles and upcoming 'This Week in Destiny' articles, let alone when you're playing the update with us on June 9.
"Yeah, it's a bit sappy and sentimental... but that's how we're feeling while reading all of your stories over the last week. We hope to keep building worlds to inspire friendship for years to come and truly couldn't do it without you and your voices."
Come June 9, players can expect a host of changes ranging from small to large as Bungie aims to address some of the most requested tweaks. These include an increase in auto rifle fire rate from 360 to 400 RPM, seven returning Artifacts, and, as confirmed by Bungie principal comms manager Dylan 'dmg04' Gafner, Catalysts for every Exotic weapon. These aren't just system reworks and buffs—they are changes players have begged to see implemented for months, if not years.
All these changes and more will arrive with Monument of Triumph in June, but players have already made up their minds. Weeks before the final major patch for Destiny 2, players are calling this one of the best updates the game has received since the sequel originally launched in 2017.
"They’re actually giving us everything we could want. Oh my god bruh," one Reddit user reacted.
"This is going to be the best singular update in years," another said. "The devs were finally able to put on their chef hat and really cook after all this time."
"Hard to shake the 'YOU COULD HAVE DONE THIS THE WHOLE TIME???' feeling of every piece of news with this update but I'm not going to complain, community sentiment being at recent highs with this update is the only chance in hell we have of getting a D3," another fan said.
For now, it looks like Monument of Triumph will help Destiny 2 go out with a bang rather than giving it a second wind, but that isn't stopping players from trying to breathe new life into Bungie's sci-fi shooter franchise. Several fan initiatives have emerged following the announcement that support would soon end, including a popular petition that has garnered over 300,000 signatures at the time of this article's publication, as well as a community-driven server slam.
Bungie warned back in February that next month's long-in-development update would focus on quality-of-life improvements, but how long the changes detailed today have been in the works remains unclear. For now, a Bloomberg report has stated that Destiny 3 is not in active development.
