Destiny 2: Warmind

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  1. destinyfan1
    May 19, 2018
    4
    After raping fans in the butt with curse of osiris the rape continues ,only a little less hard,but it still is a rape

    positive + mars isn't big but is actually decent in design ,and feels more alive then other planets + the new raid lair is fun and well designed + exotics feel more exotic now ,although the jade rabbit could still use a buff + in warmind ,you have actual exotic    After raping fans in the butt with curse of osiris the rape continues ,only a little less hard,but it still is a rape

    positive
    + mars isn't big but is actually decent in design ,and feels more alive then other planets
    + the new raid lair is fun and well designed
    + exotics feel more exotic now ,although the jade rabbit could still use a buff
    + in warmind ,you have actual exotic quests(weapons),which if i remember wasn't in curse of osiris
    + vendors have been improved
    + escalation protocol is fairly decent in fun,but please make matchmaking for it,because with few people who are trash,you get **** all over
    negative
    - an awful campaign of 4 missions with a story that doesn't make sense at all,you have to defeat a worm god ,but then you defeat him with just a warmind spear like wtf
    after a weak osiris ,ana bray is also a weak character ,she is better ,and thicker then osiris ,but she is still a very normal character with nothing special to offer
    - very disappointed whit rasputin lore and story,he is just another sci fi computer
    - pvp still sucks,with an awful competitive system,where you have a lose streak that is extremely unfair,if your teammembers ragequit and your opponents are an entire clan ,then the lose streak is very unfair
    - while their are some cool weapons,most vendor weapons look like reskins
    - the raid lair reward is awful
    - boring exotic quest for the new exotic sword
    - to less escalation protocol rewards
    - heroic strikes need specific loot and 360 loot
    - 2 strikes that have been ported from a story mission to a strike,the only original strike is a **** ps4 exclusive
    conclusion::
    Bungie is learning,in terms of endame of grind( with still a few flaws ) ,but it's not the time for bungie to make mistakes,because making a campaign that is 1 hour ,if you take your time,is absolutely ridiculous
    and what you get? Angry people(me included) because the campaign sucks,and however bungie clearly focused on endgame,their is no excuse to make such a short campaign,and making story missions strikes
    Less of a rape then curse of osiris ,but it still isn't worth your money    … Expand
  2. BeyondLogic
    May 10, 2018
    4
    I defended Destiny even though it wasn't that good. I defended the positive changes they made to it and held out hope. I enjoyed 2 for it's story and all that promise finally being realized. I now have no reason to defend a broken franchise any longer. This dlc isn't as bad as curse of Osiris but i'm not saying it's great by any means. the best part is a scavenger hunt on the new mapI defended Destiny even though it wasn't that good. I defended the positive changes they made to it and held out hope. I enjoyed 2 for it's story and all that promise finally being realized. I now have no reason to defend a broken franchise any longer. This dlc isn't as bad as curse of Osiris but i'm not saying it's great by any means. the best part is a scavenger hunt on the new map (aka old mars map with some ice) and sick changes to some of the weaker exotics. Considering the exotic changes aren't even part of the dlc i'm left with even less to recommend. If you haven't bought D2 yet just wait till fall and hope for the best.

    -your friendly defeated gaurdian    … Expand
  3. Soodanym
    May 10, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What can I say? This is a Destiny DLC. Subpar stories, flat characters, and uninspiring plotlines are to be expected. After the Taken King, I though that Bungie had learned how to make a good DLC. Although TTK wasn't perfect, the plot was coherent, the characters actually had personalities, and the content was good. Destiny 2: Warmind adds almost nothing to Destiny: 2. Most of the improvements that came with Warmind actually had nothing to do with the DLC. The story itself is a classic Destiny story: bland, simple, and innocent. There is nothing thought-provoking about it. I had high hopes for Ana Bray, the DLC's primary character. She is entirely forgettable and does a disservice to fans of Destiny lore who frankly expected more. The main antagonist of Destiny: Warmind is Xol, a worm god. When I saw the worm god in the expansion trailer, I was genuinely excited to face him. The boss fight literally consists of shooting him and throwing a spear at him. The dialogue is pure trash. The Valkyrie is disappointing. Everything in this DLC is just disappointing. Would not recommend.… Expand
  4. kayrakaanonline
    Aug 17, 2020
    4
    It has more than Curse of Osiris. But still, Warmind has a bad story with bad characters and bad level design. This is Destiny 1 vanilla level, and the price is ridiculous.
  5. vreynauld
    May 8, 2018
    3
    I don't know how they did it but Bungie managed to make an expansion that's EVEN SHORTER and MORE nonsensical than the previous one, Curse of Osiris. After a meager 3.5 hours of play, I had finished the entire main story, all the adventures, lost sectors, and post-story Ana missions. I had looted all the sector chests, unlocked five of the frequency loot crates, and finished the first twoI don't know how they did it but Bungie managed to make an expansion that's EVEN SHORTER and MORE nonsensical than the previous one, Curse of Osiris. After a meager 3.5 hours of play, I had finished the entire main story, all the adventures, lost sectors, and post-story Ana missions. I had looted all the sector chests, unlocked five of the frequency loot crates, and finished the first two stages of the end-game hand cannon quest I got. Even managed to complete an Escalation Protocol event even though the 6 of us who ran into the event were underleveled and supposedly undergeared for it. Barely killed the hive bosses by the skin of our teeth but if we're able to do it now, just think how easy it's going to be when we're power level 370+.

    As has been reported by Datto and others, the progression is slowed with this DLC with 340/345 (modded) as an initial soft cap at which point weekly milestones and end game activities are the only way to progress. I reached that 345 cap before even reaching the new max level cap of 30. All in under 3.5 hours. All that's left is grinding the same tired mechanics for weapon collections. The aforementioned hand cannon quest, for example: Kill Hive, Kill Cabal with the weapon, then kill yellow bar bosses with the weapon... we've done this multiple times before. Yawn.

    As for the story... In the second mission, you're told a new big evil is awoken. In the fourth mission, you're told that said big evil is so big and evil that it almost defeated the Warmind itself in the past. One mission later, you defeat the big evil with a spear. Well ok then. Anyone wanting a decent amount of lore, just keep walking. This expansion is just as ridiculously nonsensical as the rest of the game.    … Expand
  6. ofek1
    May 13, 2018
    3
    Bungie needs to hire real writers. I can't stand the cringey, high school level story telling anymore. To think this company made halo...
  7. Leoprechaun
    May 9, 2018
    3
    What can i say? I have been playing this dlc for about two days and im already sooo bored. Destiny 2 is just a shadow of what it could have been. Shame.
  8. PGamingNews
    May 13, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THE GOOD:
    Exotic weapons feel special again with the 1.2 patch.

    There are more things to chase for in the end game, like:
    - Getting max light-level is much more difficult (385)
    - Collecting data and nodes on Mars to unlock curtain loot
    - Ranked PVP in Valor and Glory

    The new Raid Lair "Spire of Stars" is fun and challenging to do, which will ensure that players need to spend more time to master this raid.

    THE BAD:
    The campaign takes 1,5 hour to finish and It contains 5 missions with 2 of those are strikes. The story line introduce 3 legendary characters that just gets thrown in your face with no build up to who they are and where they came from (Ana, Nokris, Xol).

    There is a new game mode called Escalation Protocol which you can do with 9 guardians. However, Bungie has not taken any effort to allow players to get a team of 6-9 guardians together in a fireteam to play this new mode. Instead, you can make only up to 3 members and hope the other 6 join you in the public space on Mars.

    The new weapons are from Destiny 1 that Bungie is reselling or re-skins from the base Destiny 2.

    PVP Matchmaking is still not fixed (solo players vs. clan groups)

    THE VERDICT:
    If you own the expansion (most of you), it is worth checking out this DLC and you might like the grind for a few weeks. However, do not expect any major improvements from where we were 7 months ago.

    If you do not own the DLC, it is not worth your time and money to jump in again.

    FINAL SCORE: 3
    This is just because there is finally a certain level of grind in the end game    … Expand
  9. Alecj
    Jun 22, 2018
    2
    Warmind is exactly what you would expect from the current team making Destiny content-

    Short, devoid of interesting narrative, and disappointing. The truth is-- Bungie has no idea what they doing right now. They are being told to keep making content for a bad game in order to keep the money flowing, but they have no vision of what Destiny is supposed to be. Terrible decisions left    Warmind is exactly what you would expect from the current team making Destiny content-

    Short, devoid of interesting narrative, and disappointing.

    The truth is-- Bungie has no idea what they doing right now. They are being told to keep making content for a bad game in order to keep the money flowing, but they have no vision of what Destiny is supposed to be.

    Terrible decisions left Destiny 2 with a foundation that was a giant step backwards from D1. Now after 2 DLCs and a bunch of desperate attempts to rearrange the deck chairs on this Destiny Titanic, its obvious their are no fixes.

    Warmind is more evidence that Bungie needs new leadership. Its lack of creativity is shameful. Its more of the same, underwhelming and tired.

    Until their is a huge shake up at Bungie, do not spend a dollar on Destiny.

    The next content, called Forsaken and releasing in September, is guaranteed to be more of the same lousy game they have been promising to improve for almost a year.

    Stay far away from Destiny.    … Expand
  10. canflipper
    May 9, 2018
    2
    In short:
    very very little new content.
    4 strikes. And some of them are missions... TERRIBLE STORY 1h and 30 min campaing Lots of buggs and glitches so far on all platforms Recicled content of Destiny 1 which got taken away and then, well put back under a payed DLC More microtransaction features Super small new map. Its more a compression than an expansion All the exotic weapon    In short:
    very very little new content.
    4 strikes. And some of them are missions...
    TERRIBLE STORY
    1h and 30 min campaing
    Lots of buggs and glitches so far on all platforms
    Recicled content of Destiny 1 which got taken away and then, well put back under a payed DLC
    More microtransaction features
    Super small new map. Its more a compression than an expansion
    All the exotic weapon tuning which are positive things arent exclusive of the DLC, so we should not consider the sandbox changes as nice feature of DLC even if both DLC and exotic tuning came on the same update.

    Good thing: new public event    … Expand
  11. BigggBoiii
    May 11, 2018
    2
    I have put many hours in Destiny 1 and i thought the game was flawed but it steadily got better with each "expansion". After playing Destiny 2 and both the "expansions" I can say that bungie either doesn't give a f*ck anymore, or they are too stupid to listen to their audience. Charging money for a terribly boring and horribly acted story that was only four missions long was a deal breakerI have put many hours in Destiny 1 and i thought the game was flawed but it steadily got better with each "expansion". After playing Destiny 2 and both the "expansions" I can say that bungie either doesn't give a f*ck anymore, or they are too stupid to listen to their audience. Charging money for a terribly boring and horribly acted story that was only four missions long was a deal breaker for me. All the other changes such as the exotic reworks would have been a free update with any other game. I am beyond confused as to why people would give this "expansion" a 10/10. I really hope these people are just trolls because this was such a sh*tty add on to an already flawed experience. I love the universe and I believe this game has so much potential but I don't believe bungie will ever utilize it to it's full potential. I strongly recommend that you don't buy this.… Expand
  12. exorless
    May 12, 2018
    2
    Another big disappointment from Bungie and the last stab to the destiny series, on the other side the graphic and music are still stunning but with the max 5 hours of new content for I belive 20dollars when sold separately, that's just so ridiculous. It's even f*cking shorter than COS.
  13. Jingster24
    Jun 6, 2018
    2
    The things this expansion does well is that it brought back some of the mystery elements that have been missing since the first game. It also gives us some things to hunt down to collect with special unlocks for our efforts.
    What the expansions doesn't do well is provide enough content to really be called an expansion. You can probably run through the missions and strikes in half a day it    The things this expansion does well is that it brought back some of the mystery elements that have been missing since the first game. It also gives us some things to hunt down to collect with special unlocks for our efforts.
    What the expansions doesn't do well is provide enough content to really be called an expansion. You can probably run through the missions and strikes in half a day it is that short. They have had to tweak it several times already and have had several game breaking bugs. I mean bugs that make the game literally unplayable until they fixed them. I can see what they were trying to do and liked the direction they were heading in, but the final product feels like a shadow of what it could be.    … Expand
  14. Guy_McDude
    Jun 6, 2018
    1
    Bungie has cemented itself as the token of everything sour in the video games industry. Warmind is insultingly short and adds only two new enemies to the game. One is an acolyte with a slightly longer range weapon. And one is a worm boss at the end of the hour long campaign. You could argue that the knights are new because they're carrying a shield now sometimes. That's it...

    The story    Bungie has cemented itself as the token of everything sour in the video games industry. Warmind is insultingly short and adds only two new enemies to the game. One is an acolyte with a slightly longer range weapon. And one is a worm boss at the end of the hour long campaign. You could argue that the knights are new because they're carrying a shield now sometimes. That's it...

    The story missions are recycled as the strikes. The highlight event of the DLC doesn't have matchmaking of course so people need to cheat the games world lobby system to play it.
    Bungie seems to think time gating level ups is more content just because it means slower progression.

    The raid lair is fine, but at this point having been to leviathan and doing all the other raids, the trick is wearing thin. It's more labor than obligation than fun to go through. The announcement of the next expansion makes it clear that Bungie put zero effort into the first two so it could sell the third, un-included in the season pass as the fix. They did this with Taken King and it earned them profit. Knowing this, they're never going to drag this franchise off the floor and make it decent. Abandon hope all ye who enter. This franchise is a lost cause.    … Expand
  15. mikerbyrne
    May 14, 2018
    1
    Story is decent but short. Two of the three strikes are retreads of missions and the third is a PS4 exclusive. Most of the guns are reskins and there are a few new exotics but most are just D1 returning weapons. The expansion is another low effort mess from Bungie and they should be ashamed. As a 2000+ hours D1 player I can tell you this is the last time I buy a Destiny expansion.Story is decent but short. Two of the three strikes are retreads of missions and the third is a PS4 exclusive. Most of the guns are reskins and there are a few new exotics but most are just D1 returning weapons. The expansion is another low effort mess from Bungie and they should be ashamed. As a 2000+ hours D1 player I can tell you this is the last time I buy a Destiny expansion. This should have been given away free given how poor the first expansion was. Avoid and move onto another game.… Expand
  16. frankwild
    May 10, 2018
    1
    gave it a 1 for the amount of hours it takes to complete. Am i the only one mad they sell me the same content 2 times already? Bungie isn't a studio to trust anymore, they lost it all. Don't waste your money on this garbage
  17. BigGayBenji
    May 10, 2018
    1
    Shorter than Tyrion Lannister, 2 "strikes" that are re-runs of missions, story all over the place, worm 'god' easier to kill than Randall the Vandal. I gave it 2 because the scenery and music are still good, as are the basic mechanics of this game but if I hadn't bought the season pass I wouldn't have played this tripe. No way I'm touching anything this studio makes again. Sad, I pouredShorter than Tyrion Lannister, 2 "strikes" that are re-runs of missions, story all over the place, worm 'god' easier to kill than Randall the Vandal. I gave it 2 because the scenery and music are still good, as are the basic mechanics of this game but if I hadn't bought the season pass I wouldn't have played this tripe. No way I'm touching anything this studio makes again. Sad, I poured 3000 hours into D1 but Bungie took away all the magic and just put out their hands for cash. Shame.… Expand
  18. Vasot
    Jul 20, 2019
    0
    Destiny games are the WORSE games ever made from Bungie !!! Bungie just make a new Halo game i can't stand this "always online" multiplayer-oriented trash from your company. Destiny games are total GARBAGE they are like the fast-food of gaming they look tasty outside but it's full of sh*t inside, Destiny series are CANCER !!
  19. Kamarr
    Sep 21, 2018
    0
    This game is utter garbage thankfully it was free on psn. I know I shouldn't complain cause its a free game but I am cause I can play Warframe free and Defiance 2050 and be more happy with that over this huge pile of dog $hit. How can bungie be happy for this game when its so disgustingly bad. Heck they added a new pvp mode called Gambit that should be with the base game NOT the dlc. TheThis game is utter garbage thankfully it was free on psn. I know I shouldn't complain cause its a free game but I am cause I can play Warframe free and Defiance 2050 and be more happy with that over this huge pile of dog $hit. How can bungie be happy for this game when its so disgustingly bad. Heck they added a new pvp mode called Gambit that should be with the base game NOT the dlc. The whole idea psn having Destiny 2 free this month was a money ploy to try and hook players into buying there terrible DLC. DO NOT FALL FOR THERE SCHEME THERE LAZY ASSES RUINED THERE OWN GAME. Around every corner screams MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. Lvled all calsses to 20 and there gears are 265 Llvl so people that thik i didn't give this game a shot please understand I did even with a friend and we were both falling asleep to how BORING this is the base game is so naked and you'd be a fool to support that by buying the dlc and those who did are part of the problem saying its ok for them to continually **** us.… Expand
  20. artimis
    May 9, 2018
    0
    4 recycled missions..? (even shoter then curse of osiris...)
    - recycled content
    - recycled locations - recycled weapons - recycled mechanics - still no new enemies - recycled strikes ( one being ps4 exclusive... and only 4 total...) - Enemy AI is still a joke... - forgettable story. ( fighting the hive again... really?) - eververse is still a problem... - rather buggy and    4 recycled missions..? (even shoter then curse of osiris...)
    - recycled content
    - recycled locations
    - recycled weapons
    - recycled mechanics
    - still no new enemies
    - recycled strikes ( one being ps4 exclusive... and only 4 total...)
    - Enemy AI is still a joke...
    - forgettable story. ( fighting the hive again... really?)
    - eververse is still a problem...
    - rather buggy and glitchy... (rushing content now?)

    It just blows my mind a studio like bungie with over 1000 people is turning out so little content and did not learn anything from curse of osiris. all the same problems exist (some worst), this should have been free, theirs no passion, contents still dull, still feels like a cash grab... not worthy of the "expansion". almost everything im saying is mirrored with curse of osiris. They should also be fixing destiny 2 before working on destiny 3. As i said before, games struggling and is in need of a massive overhaul and potentially new team. simaler to how final fantasy 14 1.0 became 2.0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0yQKI7Yw4
    highly unlikely though since activision and bungie are just riding out their reputation and milking their fans of what they have left. sad to see what bungie has become    … Expand
  21. lymanhale
    May 9, 2018
    0
    Recycled locations/art. Recycled enemies. Recycled weapons. Recycled quests / mechanics. I bought all of this 3-4 yrs ago when it was destiny 1. Why would you buy it again??? RIP Destiny.
  22. ryudoshi
    May 9, 2018
    0
    The story is less than 2 hours, even shorter than curse **** LUL. A strike locked to PS4 only. Same old issues still apply, stop giving this people money holy ****
  23. ArgusLVI
    May 9, 2018
    0
    Bery bado. A 2 hour long campaign that explains nothing about the main antagonist, a poorly implemented grind and a metric crap ton of reused assets truly make Warmind a faithful adherent to the Destiny tradition of mistake after mistake.

    In awe of the stupidity of the people at Bungie. Absolute morons.
  24. tagarna
    May 9, 2018
    0
    Another asset flip unimaginative DLC, same formula, exceptional music and art, but game design is crap and repetitive. Story is uninspiring, and still, not talking avatar. Also Bungie thinks they can re-invent lootboxes in the current climate by doing what they always do, a very small change thinking they're the most creative force around and not doing anything substantial at all.
    If    Another asset flip unimaginative DLC, same formula, exceptional music and art, but game design is crap and repetitive. Story is uninspiring, and still, not talking avatar. Also Bungie thinks they can re-invent lootboxes in the current climate by doing what they always do, a very small change thinking they're the most creative force around and not doing anything substantial at all.
    If Bungie's real goal is to succeed and make Destiny thrive, they should get rid of the old farts that think they're better than everybody, specially the game design team and Luke Smith, the Art team is amazing so keep that, and maybe they'll have a chance.    … Expand
  25. Sirum
    May 9, 2018
    0
    What a pitiful developer Bungie has become. They have managed to bungle their way through not only the base game but the 2 DLC's which are lacking in content, imagination and excitement. This is more of the same, a Destiny Lite that produces the same sleep inducing gameplay and narratives that are associated with Bungie.

    The only pulses this will raise are those who have a full blown    What a pitiful developer Bungie has become. They have managed to bungle their way through not only the base game but the 2 DLC's which are lacking in content, imagination and excitement. This is more of the same, a Destiny Lite that produces the same sleep inducing gameplay and narratives that are associated with Bungie.

    The only pulses this will raise are those who have a full blown addiction and have literally zero interests that involve leaving the house. These people will likely drink the kool aid and lavish it with praise only to turn full circle within 2 months and lambaste all involved with making it.    … Expand
  26. TobyG
    May 13, 2018
    0
    absolute garbage from start to finish and with only 2 hrs game play (not worth the money at all) and once again absolutely no play testing has taken place I have picked up 84 sleeper nodes and only 28 have registered as well as 52 heroic strikes using the sh1tty ikelos hand cannon only 3 registered I officially give up on all bungie games and swear to never buy another of their games.
  27. RUNaPUFF
    May 10, 2018
    0
    This new DLC includes three (3) story missions that, collectively, could be played in less than an hour. You pay $20 for this DLC alone. Bungie needs to die.
  28. snufkin
    May 8, 2018
    0
    this expansion is absolutely a bad joke. it started awesome then you realize that after 4 missions you've finished it. i mean really bungie, are you that lazy? 4 missions? even the new exotics are recycled from d1. this so disappointing and i feel bad because i had a lot of hopes for this game. loved the first one, but this time bungie really screwed it.
  29. schizomonki
    May 19, 2018
    0
    Give a starving man a cracker and he'll think it's the best he ever tasted. In this case the desperate Fanboy-Evangelists will eat this up and rave about it on every forum they will find. At least we know that BUNGIE has the guts to release an even shorter "Expansion" with hardly any story or anything original. Bungie has a long way to go and I think it's time to let go.
  30. Talous
    May 9, 2018
    0
    what was this? a DLC with so much propaganda that they forget to creat REAL CONTENT???? "oh, but they got so many bugs and weapons fix" YEAH, ITS A FIX, NOT A **** DLC!! 4 Missions DLC with NO TIME to care for the new character..... really bungie??
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Jul 9, 2018
    65
    Warmind is an incremental improvement over Curse of Osiris, so those looking for an expansion that really adds something significant to Destiny 2 will have to pin their hopes on Forsaken which launches in September.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Jun 21, 2018
    60
    Much remains to be done, certainly, but after a dire six months, Destiny is, at last, back on track. [Aug 2018, p.104]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 15, 2018
    70
    Unlike Osiris, which was completely missable, I would recommend playing Warmind if you got it. Go ahead and jump in and give it a try. There is good fun to be had with the new exotics and masterworks, a grind to keep you busy a few hours per week. The game is better and this is the first real sign that the Year 2 expansion might finally turn the corner and make Destiny 2 something like the game Destiny 1 left off with.
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