Destiny 2: Beyond Light’s First Trials Of Osiris Will Be In Two Weeks
After a month-long absence, Destiny 2's competitive Trials of Osiris tournament will finally return to the game in about two weeks.
Trials of Osiris, Destiny 2's weekend-only competitive multiplayer mode, will return to the game in two weeks for the first time since Beyond Light's launch. The Trials of Osiris is an endgame tournament event that is typically available every weekend, from Friday until Tuesday. The game mode was not available in Destiny 2 at launch, but was added to the game during the Season of the Worthy expansion in March 2020.
Despite the popularity of Trials of Osiris, the game mode has not seen a full weekend of availability since the launch of the game's newest expansion Beyond Light. Since the expansion's November 10 launch, Trials of Osiris has experienced sporadic availability, but never for the typical full weekend of time. Developer Bungie has claimed that numerous issues had been found with the beloved (and hated) PvP mode, which required the tournament to be put on hold in order to fix it. Many players also took issue with the Stasis powers that were introduced in Beyond Light, claiming that they were overpowered and unfit for use in the game's competitive modes.
Now Destiny 2 developer Bungie has announced via Twitter that the Trials of Osiris will return in two weeks, starting on December 18. The previous problem with Trials of Osiris was not specified by the developer, but the issue has reportedly been identified and an update is being worked on in order to solve it. The return of the Trials of Osiris on December 18 will come more than a month after the launch of Beyond Light and the previous takedown of the game mode.
Destiny 2 has proved to be a massive success for Bungie, improving upon the first game's shortcomings and garnering an even larger player base. The Deep Stone Crypt raid, an event that sees players team up to fight through the eponymous dungeon, has reportedly been completed by over 250,000 players since it was added to the game last month. The Deep Stone Crypt was also the subject of the World First race, which had groups of players competing to see who could complete the raid first. Due to the title's success Bungie has also put emphasis on crossplay, allowing players to continue their space adventures on current-gen hardware.
The Trials of Osiris are a fan-favorite feature of Destiny 2, so the game's large playerbase will no doubt be thrilled to see the tournament return. However, many are also frustrated at the extensive length of time that the competitive mode has been absent from the game. With a game-as-a-service title like Destiny 2 regular content is essential, so taking down a game mode risks alienating many players.
Source: Bungie