Destiny 2‘s Moments of Triumph are here for the Year Three, giving players a new way to show off their dedication to destroying aliens and taking on other Guardians across the solar system. The yearly pile of Triumphs sends players out to conquer a little piece of all that Destiny 2 has to offer, and this year, it’s pushing players to complete the five raid activities that will be disappearing with the release of the Beyond Light expansion.
July 7, or 7/7, is considered “Bungie Day” among fans of the developer thanks to Bungie’s proclivity for the number 7. To celebrate, a whole bunch of new things are now available in Destiny 2. In addition to the Moments of Triumph goals and rewards, there’s also a new Exotic quest, Growth, that will unlock the new Ruinous Effigy trace rifle. There’s also new story content pushing players to help prep the evacuation of Titan, Io, Mercury, and Mars before the Darkness takes them.
The Moments of Triumph are probably what will keep players busiest, though. The activity presents players with a new Triumph Seal they can earn, provided they’re willing to play a whole bunch of the game. It also dishes out additional rewards, though–including a new Sparrow, new emblems, and a new Ghost shell. And if you complete enough Triumphs, you’ll also unlock special, real-world merchandise in the Bungie store. You still have to purchase it, of course, but only players who earn the right to do so will have access.
The requirements for Moments of Triumph this year span elements of everything that’s released since the Shadowkeep expansion, and include several Triumphs from the ongoing Season of Arrivals. Here’s a quick look at the items that will dish out rewards, even if you don’t finish the seal.
The Destiny 2 Moments of Triumph shirt becomes available once you’ve knocked out enough Triumphs from the event.
Moments of Triumph 2020 Rewards
Complete 3 Triumphs from the seal to unlock the Accolades on Accolades emblem.
Complete 5 Triumphs to unlock the Resurrecting Flight Sparrow
Complete 10 Triumphs to unlock the Awakened Ghost shell.
Complete the Leviathan Raid, Eater of Worlds Raid Lair, Spire of Stars Raid Lair, Crown of Sorrows Raid, and Scourge of the Past Raid to unlock the Raid Ring in the Bungie store.
You can also get two emblems from the Bungie Rewards site based on your overall Triumph score. A moderate score earns you the Sunset Emblem; a high score gets you the Eclipsed Emblem.
There are a few other cool rewards scattered throughout the Moments of Triumph requirements. If you complete the Spire of Stars Raid Lair, for instance, you’ll get the Luxurious Toast Exotic emote. This previously was a rare drop from the Spire activity, and it’s among the coolest emotes in the game–so it’s definitely worth giving Spire a whirl, especially if you haven’t ever before.
To complete the Moments of Triumph 2020 Seal, you’ll need to take down all the expiring raids and complete a variety of Destiny 2’s core activities, including Crucible matches, Gambit matches, and Nightfall: The Ordeal strikes. You’ll also need to take on the Trials of Osiris, although the good news is that you don’t need to go flawless; you only need to rack up seven total wins in the mode.
There are several more Triumphs for the Season of Arrivals that are included on the seal, but we don’t know what they are yet. We do know that you’ll need to track down all the Exotic weapons for this season, though. They include Witherhoard, the grenade launcher get from the season pass (and can earn by ranking up); Ruinous Effigy, whose quest is now in the game; and Traveler’s Chosen, a gun we don’t have access to yet.
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Sometimes hero, sometimes anti-hero, and occasionally outright villain, Namor the Sub-Mariner isn’t just one of Marvel’s most complicated characters. He’s also the first. Created in 1939, Namor is one of the most striking Marvel heroes thanks to his long history, dramatic eyebrows, and super-short green swim trunks.
Namor is overdue for an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but while we wait for that to hopefully happen someday, let’s learn all about the passionate player known as the Sub-Mariner. These are the topics we’ll be covering here:
Created by Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner made his debut in 1939 in Timely Comics’ Marvel Comics #1. Even though the original Human Torch also debuted in that issue, Namor the Sub-Mariner can be called the very first original Marvel character since he had appeared months earlier in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly (of which only a handful of copies were printed).
Half human and half Atlantean royalty, Namor is proud, quick-tempered, and willing to do anything to protect his kingdom. He’s been an Avenger and one of the X-Men, a founding member of the Defenders, and even fought alongside Captain America in World War II against the threat the Nazis posed to the entire world. He’s the ruler of Atlantis and fights with fervor for his people.
But Namor isn’t a natural do-gooder like Cap. His temper and arrogance make him more of an anti-hero who has no qualms about destroying anything that gets in the way of his goals. In his very first appearance, he kills two innocent deep divers simply for being in his undersea domain. While time has softened his stance on humans, Namor has kept the same hubris throughout the 80-plus years he’s been a part of the Marvel universe.
Namor’s first appearance in Marvel Comics #1 introduced him as “an ultra-man of the deep [who] lives on land and in the sea, flies in the air, has the strength of a thousand men.” After a deadly first encounter with humans, the prince’s mother explains his history for the reader.
The pointy-eared prince is the son of an Atlantean princess and a human explorer named Leonard McKenzie. Their story began in 1920 in the waters of the South Pole. The captain’s expedition vessel repeatedly blasted the ice above Atlantis, which rocked the city below with explosions that claimed the lives of many Atlanteans. Princess Fen was sent to the humans above to act as a spy. She and the captain fell in love and were married, but Fen didn’t forget her mission.
While the princess did consider Captain McKenzie a good man, she never lost her distrust of humanity and blamed them for the destruction of their kingdom. She passed those beliefs on to Namor, her “Avenging Son.”
Namor returned to the Silver Age of comics in 1962’s Fantastic Four #4.
With his roots in the Golden Age of comics, his star would eventually fade until Stan Lee brought him into modern Marvel Comics in 1962’s Fantastic Four #4. The “new” Human Torch, Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four, came upon an amnesiac Namor in New York City. Namor’s fate became intertwined with the Fantastic Four as he fell in love with Sue Storm, maintained a bitter rivalry with Reed Richards, and counted Doctor Doom as an ally.
Over the years Namor would fight both for and against the world above, all in the name of keeping his own people safe. Namor has also found more love interests over the years — human, Atlantean, and alien. He’s teamed up with the Avengers and X-Men, and also with Doctor Doom and a supervillain group called the Cabal.
Most recently, he battled Amadeus Cho, Silk, and the Agents of Atlas in the Atlantis Attacks (2020) miniseries in retaliation for the capture of an Atlantean creature.
“Are you a hero, Namor? Or are you a monster?” Cho asked him in the first issue.
“I am a king,” Namor replied. “So I’m both.”
Namor’s Powers and Abilities
Namor is often deemed the first mutant of Marvel’s long publication history (if not the earliest in the Marvel in-universe timeline). Those iconic wings on his ankles? Those aren’t part of his Atlantean or human ancestry, but instead a mutation that gives him the ability to fly. As he soars out of the water for a surprise attack, Namor is known to shout his catchphrase, “Imperius Rex!”
The Sub-Mariner also has superhuman strength and endurance, the ability to breathe underwater, and limited telepathic ability with sea creatures and Atlanteans. He can swim at super speed and has an extraordinarily long lifespan.
Namor is a born leader of the kingdom of Atlantis and has played the diplomat on the world stage. During writer-artist John Byrne’s notable run on the character, Namor also showed his business acumen when he entered the human corporate world for a time.
Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Namor’s Signature Villains
The Atlantean Attuma is probably the closest thing Namor has to a nemesis. The supervillain first appeared in the pages of Fantastic Four and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. His family had been banished from Atlantis, and he sought to conquer the underwater city to claim it for his own. He succeeded on more than a few occasions. Attuma also crashed the wedding of Namor and Dorma, mind-controlled the Avengers into attacking the Sub-Mariner in Super-Villain Team-Up #9, and became the Breaker of Oceans during the Fear Itself storyline.
Doctor Doom has been both friend and foe to the Sub-Mariner. In Fantastic Four #6 (1962), he tricked Namor in a plot against the superhero team, seemingly sending the Sub-Mariner to his own death. Since then they consider each other to be equals—a rarity for both men—and have struck an odd sort of friendship over the years.
During the major comics event Avengers vs. X-Men, Namor became host to one part of the Phoenix Force, and unleashed his amplified powers against Wakanda in probably his most villainous turn yet. Avengers vs. X-Men #8 sees Namor destroy most of the country and its people with a massive tidal wave as the devastating Phoenix powers corrupt him. T’Challa and Namor would be enemies for the years following.
While Namor hasn’t been introduced formally in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, an observant fan asked Avengers: Endgame writer Christopher Markus if the underwater earthquakes mentioned in passing in that film are a reference to Atlantis. Markus responded, “Sometimes, you plant seeds. Sometimes, they grow.” And which country are those earthquakes near? Wakanda, home of his comics foe Black Panther, possibly setting up Namor as the villain in Black Panther 2.
While not a direct confirmation, it’s certainly a strong hint that the Sub-Mariner could become a part of the MCU. Universal’s rights to the character are complicated, Kevin Feige has told IGN in the past, but the transition of Spider-Man and other characters from 20th Century Fox to Disney proves that there may yet be a way to “figure it out.”
Namor vs. Black Panther. Could this be the plot of the Black Panther 2 movie?
The Sub-Mariner in TV and Games
TV: The Marvel Super Heroes, a 1960s animated television series, had a segment dedicated to Prince Namor. Since then he’s appeared in more animation like the Spider-Man series of the 1980s, The Avengers: United They Stand, and The Fantastic Four series in both the ’90s and early 2000s.
Games: 1991’s Spider-Man: The Video Game saw the first introduction of the Sub-Mariner as a playable character. Players faced him as a boss in the Fantastic Four PlayStation game; later, Namor would play a part in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Most recently he can be found as a playable character Marvel Strike Force, Marvel Contest of Champions, Marvel Puzzle Quest, and Marvel Super War.
Will Marvel’s oldest original character become its newest star on the big screen? Only time will tell.
Kelly Knox is a freelance entertainment writer who also contributes to StarWars.com, DCComics.com, Nerdist, and more. Follow her on Twitter at @kelly_knox to talk Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, and comics.
An interesting item in Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 3’s list of Week 4 challenges tasks you with dancing in front of a camera for 10 seconds at Sweaty Sands. This guide will help you locate a camera in Sweaty Sands and protect yourself while you boogie down to complete the challenge.
Remember that these challenges won’t be live in Fortnite until July 9, so you’ll need to wait until then to try it for yourself.
Where Is The Camera In Sweaty Sands?
Sweaty Sands is one of the main locations on Fortnite’s Season 3 map so you should have little trouble finding it. The camera is located on the northern end of the beach near the entrance to the pier. You’ll find a light up dance floor and a camera. Here’s a map with the exact location of the camera:
How Do I Dance In Fortnite?
All you need to do is emote, which can be found by hitting down on the d-pad and choosing one, for 10 seconds while in front of the camera. Be sure to check your surroundings and build a small fortress to protect yourself from snipers and other enemies.
What Reward Do I Get For Completing This Challenge?
You’ll get a hefty amount of experience points for dancing in front of the camera.
Over-the-top match stipulations are a major part of wrestling. Promotions like WWE can’t just have one-on-one or tag team matches for every bout during a show, and with PPVs, the company needs to up-the-ante in order to keep viewers invested. At times, adding a cage around a ring, allowing weapons to be added to a match, or having to climb a ladder to grab something floating above the ring is all you need. However, not all stipulations are “best for business.”
Take the Kennel from Hell match between Big Boss Man and Al Snow, for instance. As discussed on an episode of Wrestle Buddies, the two wrestlers were surrounded by a steel cage, a Hell in a Cell structure, and a pack of “trained” dogs. It ultimately led to a mediocre match, but the visual was striking.
With the next PPV, Extreme Rules, coming to the company’s streaming service on July 19, WWE is effectively jumping the shark with one match as Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio battle it out in an “Eye for an Eye” match. There is no subtlety here. The person loses if one of their eyes is pulled out.
A little background on this silliness. On an episode of Raw, Rollins grinded Mysterio’s face against the steel steps, which resulted in kayfabe damage to his eye. Additionally, Extreme Rules has the tagline of “The Horror Show.” No seriously, they’re promoting the event as The Horror Show at Extreme Rules. So, because of this pointless tag–which makes no sense in the grand scheme of things–now eye removal is a part of the match.
Of course, everyone has thoughts about the Eye for an Eye match, but it’s time to find out what GameSpot’s two Wrestle Buddies–Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring–have to say about this outlandish stipulation.
Chris: Why are they doing this to us, Mat? Honestly, Rollins and Mysterio could have an incredible professional wrestling match on a professional wrestling TV show. Instead, we have to expect them to literally mutilate one another–something WWE absolutely has no intention of following through on, nor should they.
I get that they are billing Extreme Rules as a horror show, which makes sense for the match between Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt. Are they going to do this for every bout, though? Will Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre face off in a knives for fingers match where Freddy Krueger’s glove is on a pole?
Mat: The only thing Extreme Rules needs on a pole is Judy Bagwell. And the stipulation makes no sense. It will simply lead to brutality and not much else, which sucks because Rollins and Mysterio could put on a barnburner if they wanted to. However, all roads will eventually lead to eyes popping out heads.
But that’s the thing. They want us to talk about this match. It’s over-the-top. It’s monocle-falling-into-champagne-glass shocking. We’re doing exactly what we’re supposed to be doing. It’s a double-edged sword. An Eye for an Eye match is silly and unnecessary, yet here we are… talking about it before it’s even happened. And frankly, we’ll probably be covering it on an episode of Wrestle Buddies in like three weeks because we’re suckers.
Chris: The thing is, though, we’re talking about it because there’s no way it’s going to happen. WWE loves hyperbole, it always has. But, to flat out say the only way there will be a winner is if someone actually loses an eye is ridiculous. This match will clearly end in a draw, or some kind of weird angle in which Seth “loses an eye” and wears an eyepatch for a few weeks while his eye is replaced and heals. This is going to be silly, even if it’s one of the cinematic matches WWE has been doing of late.
It’s the same issue that comes with the Greatest Wrestling Match Ever at Backlash. Had they wrestled the same match but without that branding, it would have been a match of the year candidate. Now, no matter what Mysterio and Rollins does in this bout, it’s about pretending to gouge out each other’s eyes.
You’re not wrong, though. WWE wants to stir discussion about the show and wants people to tune in to see how, exactly, they’re going to pull this stipulation off. So, in all honesty, it’s working. But that’s something the company has been doing more and more of late, without an audience there to add to the matches. They put these big titles or stipulations on the matches that might work as hype leading up, but make it that much harder to make it worth it in the end.
Mat: But it’s easy to add crazy stipulations to a match and make it work. The Boneyard Match and Firefly Fun House Match at Wrestlemania 36 along with the Money in the Bank Match at Money in the Bank are a perfect example of this. I never felt these were too over-hyped or had stipulations outside of what WWE has done in the past. Yes, a bunch of wrestlers trying to get a briefcase on the top of a building is silly, but it worked so well–mainly because it had more of a comedy angle. Meanwhile, the WM36 matches were introspective about both the Undertaker and John Cena’s careers. And even with the Greatest Wrestling Match Of All Time, Ever, Period, you had two performers with a long history between each other to give it some flavor–even if it was just a normal match with two extra camera angles and crowd noise pumped in.
As for the Eye for an Eye match, how is this wrestling? This feels like Attitude Era shenanigans–in the worst way possible. And to top it all off, WWE may be slowly stepping away from the PG-Era, but it’s still an all-ages showcase. I don’t want my kid watching a could of dudes trying to de-eye each other for 20 minutes, and I’m sure there are other people like me. I feel like I just became the whiny parent I’ve always hated…
Crazy stipulations will always be a part of wrestling. It’s the nature of the beast, but this is one of the times where it feels like it’s gone too far, even before the match actually happens.
Chris: The stipulations you mentioned work on some levels, especially the Boneyard match and the Firefly Funhouse match because, honestly, who knew what to expect? Having it laid out like this, with the only way to win is by turning your opponent into a cyclops, it is strange. And you’re absolutely right. Gouging out an eye isn’t wrestling and I’d be wary to show this match to a kid.
I’m just puzzled about why this is the route they’ve decided to follow. There are a billion other stipulations that could have settled their grudge. Why not do any of those? Heck, get the NXT Fight Pit back out and have them go to town in that thing. That was an audience-free match idea done in the Performance Center that was so incredibly good and should be taken advantage of again.
Oh well, this match will play out however it does and in the end nobody will lose an eye because you can’t do that on TV.
Mat: If you want horror, get rid of the eye stipulation and add some spooky ghosts. It’s not 2005 anymore. Torture horror isn’t popular. Give me more spooky ghosts, please.
Extreme Rules airs Sunday, July 19, on the WWE Network, so make sure to head back to GameSpot that evening for live coverage of the PPV.
The latest set of challenges for Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 3 is arriving this week, with one unique challenge that requires a motorboat and some boat-driving skills. The challenge is to complete a lap at Motorboat Mayhem. This guide will show you where to find a motorboat, how to find Motorboat Mayhem, and what to do once you get there.
This challenge isn’t live just yet—check back later this week on Thursday, July 9 to try it yourself when Epic’s weekly update hits Fortnite.
Where is Motorboat Mayhem?
Motorboat Mayhem is an unnamed location on the Fortnite Season 3 map. It’s located outside of Lazy Lake near the Hydro 16 dam. The location has bleachers for an audience, flags, and other features you’d see at a race track. Check out the exact location on the map below.
Fortnite Season 3 Motorboat Mayhem location.
Where are the motorboats?
Motorboats can be found all over the Fortnite map now that it’s been flooded due to The Device event. You can land at The Fortilla or Rickety Rig and drive one in. Grab one that’s situated near the dam or take a beached boat off the shores of Lazy Lake. Finding a boat won’t be difficult.
Once you get to Motorboat Mayhem with a boat all you’ll need to do is carefully drive it around the island while following the markings along the watery track and you’ll complete the challenge.
What Reward Do I Get For This Challenge?
Completing a lap around Motorboat Mayhem will net you 35,000 experience points to help you level up your battle pass.
NBA 2K21 is set to release for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on September 4. It will also be available on PS5 and Xbox Series X eventually. While details about what’s in the game are scant at the moment, we have full details about what comes in each edition (see below).
In terms of pricing, the next-gen standard editions will cost $69.99 ($10 more than current-gen). But if you buy the $99.99 Mamba Forever edition, you’ll get the game for both current- and the corresponding next-gen consoles.
Here’s where you can preorder NBA 2K21 now, and what comes in each edition.
The Mamba Forever edition gets you NBA 2K21 for both the current-gen and next-gen systems (in the same console family). It includes the game itself, as well as the following digital extras:
100,000 Virtual Currency
10,000 MyTEAM Points
10 MyTEAM Tokens
60 MyCAREER Skill Boosts
30 MyCAREER Gatorade Boosts
40 MyTEAM Promo Packs (10 at launch, then 3 per week)
Sapphire Damian Lillard and Zion Williamson MyTEAM cards
One thing that’s gotten a lot of attention is that the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the standard edition cost $10 more than their current-gen counterparts.
Preordering the next-gen standard edition of NBA 2K21 gets you the following digital items:
Microsoft has reportedly warned Xbox Series X developers against charging for DLC upgrades from the current generation to the next one. The move appears aimed at disincentivizing publishers from charging for a service that Microsoft is trying to make a major pillar of its platform with Smart Delivery.
VGC reports that the company is encouraging publishers to instead adopt a no-cost upgrade model, like either Smart Delivery or EA’s Dual Entitlement. The report doesn’t state definitively whether Microsoft has made a formal rule the practice of charging for upgrades on its platform.
Despite that, the company is said to be leaving the door open to other mechanisms of allowing upgrades. Aside from free digital upgrades like the ones above, it hasn’t ruled out schemes like selling a next-gen version at a discount, or selling “cross-gen bundles” that include two versions of the game. We’ve already seen that in action this week with the announcement of NBA 2K21‘s Kobe Bryant edition, which will sell both versions for $100. The regular edition on both platforms will cost $60 on current-gen and $70 on next-gen–which may become the new normal.
The move makes sense. Microsoft is making Smart Delivery a major part of its approach to the new generation, even promising not to publish any next-gen exclusives for the beginning of the new lifecycle. The company appears to be aiming to make this a smooth transition, with less hard-and-fast distinctions between its consoles. If publishers were able to charge for upgrades, many might choose to do just that, undercutting part of Microsoft’s messaging.
So far only about a dozen games have been announced for Smart Delivery, including all first-party games like Halo Infinite along with some notable third-party games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077.
With the conclusion of the Apex Legends Lost Treasures limited-time event, Respawn has released a new update for the battle royale game. Loba fans, rejoice! The update finally fixes the annoying problem with her tactical ability on World’s Edge.
For those who don’t main Loba, she’s had an issue with her tactical ability, Burglar’s Best Friend, on World’s Edge since the start of Lost Treasures. Loba’s tactical ability cancels out if you throw it out-of-bounds or off a ledge–which is helpful, as it prevents you from teleporting to your death. However, on World’s Edge, a bug was causing Loba’s tactical ability to detect normal areas as out-of-bounds, cancelling out Burglar’s Best Friend in places where it shouldn’t.
Game Update! We’ve pushed out two updates this morning: 🔨Fixes addressing Loba’s tactical usability on World’s Edge. There are still some known cases we’re continuing to work on but it should work much better now. 🔨Mobile Respawn Beacon has been added to all modes.
In a Twitter thread, Apex Legends design director Jason McCord explained how the bug came to be and assured players that a fix was already ready–it just needed to go through some testing first. That fix is now live, though Respawn adds that there “are still some known cases [the team is] continuing to work on.”
This update also adds a rather interesting wrinkle to Apex Legends, which will likely see new strategies form in the battle royale game. During Lost Treasures, Apex Legends saw the return of the limited-time mode Armed & Dangerous, though this time with mobile respawn beacons. These items allowed players to bring back fallen teammates from anywhere on the map as opposed to travelling to specific established respawn beacon locations. Though Lost Treasures is over, this new update permanently adds mobile respawn beacons to Trios, Duos, and Ranked playlists.
Don’t fret, the addition of mobile respawn beacons won’t see the existing beacons go away. They’ll still be there, but now your squad will have the option of carrying around an item that can be used to bring back fallen allies from anywhere–even the final few circles, which rarely have respawn beacons inside them.
The highly acclaimed comic book adaptation Umbrella Academy returns to Netflix at the end of July, and fans will finally get a look some footage this week. The streaming giant has confirmed that the first trailer arrives tomorrow, July 8.
The news was announced via a teaser that Netflix tweeted. It shows the character of Klaus (Robert Sheehan), sitting cross-legged, with “trailer tomorrow” written on his hands. Check it out below:
Umbrella Academy is adapted from Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s cult comic book, and Season 2 hits Netflix on July 31. The show focuses on a dysfunctional superhero family, and also stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan, Aiden Gallagher, and Justin H. Min.
Last month, the first images from the show were released. They reveal that the new season will start in the 1960s, with the Hargreeves siblings having been sent back in time at the end of Season 1.
Umbrella Academy Season 1 hit Netflix in February 2019. In her review of Season 1 for GameSpot, Meg Downey said “Umbrella Academy stumbles a few times in the pacing department,” but although it “throws a lot at the wall, most everything sticks.”
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The story of the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2 is also one of departures. With the release of the Beyond Light expansion this fall, several of the game’s current destinations–Titan, Io, Mercury, and Mars–will be removed from the game, at least for the time being. So as you venture through this season’s activities, you’ll be learning about and visiting those spots. A new Exotic quest in the game this week, dubbed “Growth,” has you visiting those locations and uncovering their secrets.
The quest has you hunting for Ruinous Effigy, a new Exotic trace rifle. To get it, you’ll need to engage with the Darkness, complete seasonal events, and trek across the solar system hunting hidden objects. We’re building a complete guide to getting you Ruinous Effigy as quickly as possible. Here’s what you need to do and where you need to go.
Step 1: Compete “Interference”
To get started on the Growth quest, head to the Prismatic , which will dispense the quest. You’ll then need to convene with Eris Morn by completing the weekly Interference quest at the center of this season’s events. To do that, knock out the weekly Prismatic Recaster bounty, “Means to an End,” as normal.
When you’re finished with the “Interference” mission, you’ll see a new story beat between Eris and Zavala, and take a gift from the Darkness: the Pendulum. This one will send you scouring the rest of the solar system for more stuff.
Step 2: Pendulum
You now need to find 25 Calcified Light items and to kill 15 enemies called Savathun’s Marionettes on either Io or Titan.
The Marionettes are Champion enemies you’ll find running around the public areas of either Io or Titan. Look for them when Taken enemies appear in battles with other bad guys, usually following messages announcing the arrival of Taken Disruptors. Depending on which Disruptor appears, you might have to kill the enemy to summon the Marionette; other times, a Marionette will spawn with the Disruptor, and killing both might get you a second one, depending on which type of battle you’re facing.
You can farm Marionettes pretty easily on Io in The Rupture. Taken Disruptors are constantly spawning around the area, so you can race around, killing the high-value targets in order to summon the Champions you need for the step.
Savathun’s Marionette enemies are Champions, but if you’ve got the Falling Guillotine already, you can make short work of them.
The Calcified Light fragments are tougher: you’ll have to find and pick them up on all four planets. Your Ghost can lead you to them, but you’ll need to be close. We’re compiling all their locations now, so check back frequently as we fill them in.
Calcified Light Locations
Titan
1. Near Methane Flush: Spawn in at the Siren’s Watch transmat zone and drop down to the deck below. Look for a door around the back from the staircase to find a way inside and find the Calcified Light.
2. Near Sloane, outside: In Siren’s Watch, go to where Sloane is and follow the nav-point to the catwalk wrapping around her building on the outside.
3.On The Rig: Spawn in at the transmat zone on the rig and head south through the archway. You’ll find the Calcified Light on the ground just on the other side of the structure near the platform’s southern edge.
4. The Eastern Edge: Keep heading east from your last location, past the catwalks where the Fallen like to hang out. This Calcified Light is near the eastern edge of the platform, also behind some structures.
5. Amid Hive Corruption: You should notice that your last marker is very close to the last one. You’ll need to get inside the structure east of you to find the next Calcified Light. Head around to the northeast toward the Solarium to find the door into the building. Turn back south and look for the Calcified Light near some computer terminals.
Io
The Rupture
1. Atop The Pyramidion: From the transmat zone in The Rupture, you’ll need to scale the Pyramidion, just behind where Asher Mir stands. To get there, scale the arm of the Pyramidion just south of Asher–the first one you come to. Climb up to the flat spot and follow the pathway inside the structure to find some platforms. Follow them and you’ll reach a portal that will take you to the top.
2. Beneath the Rupture: Head east into the area, near where the public event here takes place (and the Seraph Tower used to be). Look for a ridge to the east of the public event area where enemies spawn; if you head a little north, you’ll find a cave entrance that runs beneath it. Head down inside and bear left when you find an opening to discover a small room full of blue fluid, a few Taken enemies, and the Calcified Light.
3. Rupture Caves: The next Light is found in another cave not too far from your present position. Head toward the southern corner of the area, near the Aphix Conduit Lost Sector entrance. Look for another cave entrance west of the Lost Sector, and to the right of the roots of the big tree above. Follow the cave inside to find the Calcified Light on a platform above you.
Lost Oasis
4. The Cliffs Below: As soon as you spawn in at the Lost Oasis transmat zone, turn to your right. With your Ghost out, you’ll see the indicator showing the Calcified Light beneath you. Drop down to the cliffs below (a landing spot can be tough to see, so be careful) to find the Light waiting.
5. On The Big Tree: From low to high. Head for the big tree southeast of the transmat zone. Climb up one of the roots and get to a flat platform about halfway up, where you’ll find the Calcified Light.
6. The Tree Near The Terrabase: Go to the north end of the area, near the path toward Terrabase Charon, where you’ll see another tree sticking out of the cliffside. You want to get inside that tree, but you’ll need to go around behind it to enter. Take the path toward Terrabase Charon and watch the left wall to find a cave opening that will take you into the stump. Look for the Calcified Light in the back of the room.
Giant’s Scar
7. Inside The Base: From the Giant’s Scar transmat zone, turn left and head north to the small entrance into the Cabal fortification ahead. Turn right inside and keep moving to the large room full of enemies, with another exit out into the rest of the area to your left. Hop up onto the second floor catwalk and find the Calcified Light waiting there.
8. On The Crane: North of the building in the main area of Giant’s Scar, head to the northwest end of the area. Climb up on the small crane control building to grab the Calcified Light there.
9. Xur’s Cave: Head to the northwest corner of the area and look for a cave opening in the cliff wall. You usually find Xur here when he visits Io; instead, find the Calcified Light in the back-left corner.
10. On The Edge: The last Calcified Light on Io is easy to grab. Just head to the eastern wall of the area and hop up on the small platform growing out from the cliff wall.
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