A triumphant return: Solstice of Heroes 2020 guide

We’re currently in the middle of the Solstice of Heroes holiday, which began on August 11th and runs through September 8th. This holiday coincides with the Moments of Triumph event to cap off Destiny 2’s third year, giving all Guardians an opportunity to acquire shiny new armor sets with special glows. It also sees the return of the European Aerial Zone, a repeatable three-player activity that can be farmed for a variety of loot.

This guide is a little late in getting out, but don’t worry, you still have plenty of time to complete everything that the event has to offer. All players can participate in Solstice of Heroes regardless of expansion or season pass ownership, so read on to find out how you can score some of that fancy armor.

Updated, 8/31/20: A couple clarifications added about Titan Solar melees and the armor glow objectives.

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The Almighty is destroyed! Get a free emblem to celebrate

I really should have put a post out yesterday, but being busy with other things I didn’t think about it in time. Oh well, I don’t think many people are watching this blog for Destiny announcements anyway, especially on such short notice.

In case you missed it, today marked the finale of Season of the Worthy, and despite the mixed reception of the season, it definitely went out with a bang. True, the season has a couple more days to go, but we’ve hit the conclusion of the story with the Almighty’s destruction, even if Rasputin was cutting it a little close. Thousands of Guardians, maybe even millions, flocked to the Tower to watch the fireworks.

Even if you missed the finale, you can still collect one final emblem this season to commemorate all the work you did in all those Seraph Towers public events. And if you skipped out on doing them and let others do them instead…well, you can still get it.

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Let the games begin: Guardian Games 2020 guide

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic might have pushed the Olympics back a year, but Destiny is safe from any disease-related delays. And thus, the Olympics-themed spring event is here, the first ever Guardian Games. Replacing the Revelry from last year, the Guardian Games pits all three classes against each other to determine which is the best, with bragging rights for the next year on the line.

Aside from that, there are new rewards and Triumphs to earn, as well as a shiny new exotic machine gun to acquire. The competition is on, so read on to find out how to help your class towards victory!

Updated 4/26/20: Clarifications on a few event mechanics and known bugs.
Updated 5/2/20: Review of Heir Apparent machine gun.

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