"Destiny 1 Receives Unexpected Update After Seven Years"

Summary

• The original Destiny Tower received a mysterious and surprising update with lights and decorations.
• This accidental Tower update may be related to a scrapped event named Days of the Dawning and a forgotten schedule date.
• Bungie has yet to acknowledge the surprise update, leaving players to enjoy it before it's removed.

Destiny players were in for a delightful surprise when they noticed that the Tower zone in the original Destiny game received an unexpected update, complete with festive lights and decorations, seven years after its initial release. Although Destiny 2 took over as the main focus for Bungie in 2017, some fans still hold a special place in their hearts for the original game, which remains playable.

Despite Destiny 2's success and numerous content updates, expansions, and the inclusion of legacy content from the first game—such as classic raids like Vault of Glass and King's Fall, and iconic exotics like the Icebreaker sniper rifle—some players continue to log into the original Destiny. On January 5, these loyal players discovered a strange and surprising update in the Tower, Destiny's central hub. The area was adorned with Ghost-shaped lights reminiscent of past seasonal events like The Dawning, although without the usual accompanying snow and slightly different banners. Curiously, there were no new quest indicators or messages suggesting the start of a new event.

Accidental Destiny Tower Update Could Be From a Scrapped Event

In the absence of any official statement from Bungie, players began to speculate about the cause of this mysterious update. Some, including Breshi and other Reddit users, pointed to a scrapped event called Days of the Dawning, which was intended to follow Destiny's popular Taken King expansion in 2016. Breshi's video evidence suggests that the decorations now seen in the Tower are similar, if not identical, to those planned for the unused event. The prevailing theory is that the event was assigned a future date as a placeholder, with the expectation that it would be removed later, especially since Bungie assumed the original Destiny would no longer be active by that time.

As of the latest reports, Bungie has not acknowledged the update to the Destiny 1 Tower. Given that 2017 marked a significant shift for the franchise, with all live and seasonal events transitioning to Destiny 2, the original game has remained unchanged since then. While this unexpected update is not an official event, players can still log in to experience this charming surprise before Bungie eventually removes it.