Why Future 2 Wants A New Enemy Faction Extra Than Ever

Future 2 gamers haven’t seen a brand new enemy faction because the Forsaken growth over 5 years in the past. There’s a motive why gamers maintain Forsaken as a chief instance of what an growth must be, and that motive is why Future 2 wants a brand new enemy faction greater than ever.

Yearly since Forsaken, gamers have been clamoring for a brand new race of foes to problem themselves towards. Sadly, for the previous 5 years, we now have had nothing however reskinned variations of what we’ve been battling towards because the begin of Future 1. At this level, I’m positive a few of the neighborhood would even take pleasure in one other sort of Taken faction that takes the enemies we all know and essentially modifications them to really feel very completely different. Sadly, none of that has been or seems to be to be a factor.

The closest factor gamers bought to a brand new enemy faction was Lightfall’s Tormentor miniboss and The Witch Queen’s Hive Lightbearers. It’s merely not sufficient as a result of neither of these issues supply sufficient selection and replayability. Since you aren’t going to see Lucent Brood exterior of The Witch Queen content material, nor Tormentor’s exterior of Lightfall content material. Whereas a complete new faction can and has been the main focus of a complete season and even a number of expansions. Which is precisely what occurred with the Scorn being present in three separate Locations, Strikes, Dungeons, Gambit, and many others.

A brand new enemy faction may additionally profit Bungie as an organization. Most notably, they might use the inclusion of a brand new faction to attract hype for an upcoming growth or seasonal content material, doubtlessly growing preorders. Particularly if these reveals supply even larger challenges than earlier than. Moreover, a brand new flashy enemy faction in trailers would possibly each herald new gamers in addition to returning veterans. So, what would a brand new enemy Faction appear to be within the Bungie universe?

Effectively, years in the past, there was some idea artwork revealed at a conference the place Future 1 was current and talked about. Through the time they have been on stage, they confirmed off idea artwork for a race of bug-like folks with options that earned them the identify ‘Moth Folks.’ Whereas it’s mentioned that these moth folks finally grew to become the Hive because the idea was developed, I really feel like Bungie may return to that idea and switch it into one thing new for gamers to take pleasure in.

What I may think about for a future episode past The Closing Form, and even in The Closing Form can be two opposing races of those Moth those who have lived within the Traveler for millennia, will not be very technologically superior, however use, domesticate, and evolve the powers of Gentle and Darkish in opposing methods. I really feel like Bungie may craft a narrative round these two opposing Moth civilizations that offers gamers the selection to hitch one facet or the opposite.

Then after the top of The Closing Form, these two new factions could possibly be organically added to pre-existing PvE content material after escaping the Traveler. If I’m being trustworthy, that’s one factor that I used to be fairly dissatisfied with concerning the Lucent Brood’s Hive Lightbearers. That they by no means confirmed up as a shock encounter in non-Witch Queen content material. What a missed alternative! Strikes, Nightfalls, and Dungeons may have simply been spiced up if Bungie created a system the place sure encounters could possibly be a buffed model of something already within the sport.

Each time we do get a brand new enemy faction from Bungie, I hope it’s utilized in as some ways as attainable. Gamers like new content material, however in addition they like surprises and unpredictability. Take Warframe, for instance. In case you kill a boss, then there’s a likelihood that in a random future mission that you can be invaded and hunted by a strong geared enemy known as the Stalker that fights like a fellow Warframe. I feel it might be smart for Bungie to faucet into one thing like that for Future 2 going ahead—particularly when that enemy is a part of a newly launched enemy faction.

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Ali Taha

Whether or not its new releases, or a brand new Future 2 season, Ali will flex his gaming and freelancer expertise to cowl them extensively. He began off writing options for Recreation Rant however discovered a greater dwelling right here on Twinfinite. Whereas Ali waits for the subsequent Monster Hunter title, he enjoys publishing his development fantasy novels as an indie creator.