Bungie confirms that there will be no Destiny 2 secret missions anytime soon

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Secret and Exotic missions in Destiny 2 were the backbone of any level-design flex Bungie put out in the community. Players were always ready to dive deep to explore the most challenging jumping puzzles and enemies, no matter how insignificant a mission. Sadly, a recent Reddit AMA (ask me anything) confirms that the possibility of such a mission returning to the game is improbable.

Following the recent giveaway of the Telesto emblem and a brief interaction with the community, Bungie's head of engineering, David Aldridge, and Ylan Salsbury, held an AMA on Reddit. They answered everyone's questions regarding Destiny 2's future.

One particular answer stood out the most when a user asked Bungie about the difficulties behind encrypting every single data to prevent data mining. It is safe to assume that the answer to that has been taken in many ways in the community.

Regarding Destiny 2 secret missions and encrypting them, Aldridge replied that they're expensive and time-consuming. Instead, the company is looking to spend its resources on more "cool experiences" in the future.

While it's understandable why Bungie doesn't want to spend everything on one particular mission, it also means that Whisper-like assignments are not coming anytime soon.

The question asked by the community is as follows:

To this, David Aldridge replied by saying:

Bungie's primary concern regarding the encryption of secret missions is that every piece of content will be attached to a single thread. For example, if the company encrypts the mission stages, it must reach out to weapons and audio files tied to it. Even then, there is a chance of the files leaking.

Later, Aldridge followed up with another answer, assuring that it was not the end of the world.