Despite the fact that Bungie had to delay Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion to February 2022, this year has been great for the developer. Bungie celebrated its 30th anniversary on July 7, and Destiny 2 is getting an entire DLC called the 30th Anniversary Pack to mark this milestone. With a lot of hype surrounding the 30th Anniversary Pack's release, there is still a lot players don't know about what the DLC entails.
The update is not fully paid, and there will be a free six-player activity called Dares of Eternity themed around the mysterious entities that are the Nine, as well as Xur and a space horse that the community has named Juan. Destiny 2 players will also be granted access to the Grasp or Avarice Dungeon as part of the paid content, and the Dungeon is supposedly where the Exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn will be obtained, as well as iconic weapons like Eyasluna and 1000-Yard Stare. There is a lot more presumably coming to the game with the 30th Anniversary Pack, and with all the changes made to Destiny 2 this year, there are a lot of cool weapon options that Bungie could be adding next.
What Season of the Lost Changes Mean for Future Weapons
There is the chance that Destiny 2 will hold a crossover event with Halo as part of the 30th Anniversary Pack based on one of the universal ornament armor sets being clearly inspired by Halo. Furthermore, players spotted two weapons that seem like the Battle Rifle from Halo 2 and a Covenant-inspired weapon, which could be fantastic additions to Destiny 2's arsenal. However, there are a lot more options that Bungie could be adding with the DLC, especially considering changes that were made to the sandbox prior to Season of the Lost's launch.
Bungie shook up the foundations of Destiny 2 by completely providing all Primary guns with infinite ammunition. This meant weapons like bows and fast-firing guns became more reliable in Destiny 2's endgame, as it wasn't uncommon for players to run out of Primary ammo during intense Raids or Grandmaster Nightfalls. Furthermore, Bungie decided to make more Stasis guns now that the subclasses are less oppressive, which translated into a few new Stasis Kinetic options.
With this in mind, there are many weapons Bungie could add to Destiny 2 starting tomorrow. While realistically not all of them will be included in the DLC, it's not impossible that players will manage to get their hands on at least one or two, with more coming further down the line.
Cool Weapons That Would be Great Additions to Destiny 2
One of the most requested additions for Season of the Lost has been a Kinetic Legendary fusion rifle, as having one would open up a lot of loadout options considering there are only two at the moment, and both are Exotics. The existing Kinetic fusion rifles are Bastion and Arbalest, with the latter being a linear fusion rifle and thus not really an option anyway. Still, including a Legendary fusion rifle, be it a regular Kinetic weapon or a Stasis Kinetic weapon, would be a welcomed quality-of-life addition for all those players who want to diversify their builds until the end of Season of the Lost.
Another weapon that Destiny 2 players have been very vocal about is a Legendary trace rifle, considering there are six in the game at the moment and all are Exotic. The Legendary trace rifle could be of any element, the main reason why a it would be so huge is that they are a fun weapon archetype to toy with, but most of the time players want to use another Exotic over them unless it's Divinity. Legendary trace rifles wouldn't need specific perks to be good, and this could finally open up more options on Bungie's side when it comes to seasonal Champion mods.
Lastly, one of the first weapons players thought of when reading about Stasis Kinetic guns was a Stasis bow. Because Season of the Lost features a bow called Wolftone Draw, many players were extremely disappointed that it's another Arc bow when it could have been the game's first Stasis bow - especially now that the Headstone perk exists. A Stasis bow could come with Headstone to create Stasis crystals on headshot final blows, and Destiny 2 players have expressed their interest in an Exotic Stasis bow. The reason is that there is only one Kinetic Exotic bow, and it's not particularly useful in PvE, whereas a Stasis Exotic bow could be more exciting.
Overall, there are a lot of cool weapons that could make the cut in the 30th Anniversary Pack, and they would benefit Destiny 2 players' ability to customize their builds and loadouts. This is also Bungie's desire, which is the reason behind many of the changes coming to the game with tomorrow's sandbox update. Ultimately, there could be none of these weapons types or any Halo crossover in the DLC, but that doesn't mean there will never be a chance to add them in the future.
Destiny 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.