Bungie’s strange Destiny 2 microtransaction for Lightfall progression might be unnecessary

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Destiny 2 fans are hyped to dive into Lightfall, where they’ll be exploring Neomuna on Neptune while The Witness and Calus invade the unsuspecting citizens of this previously untouched utopia. Bungie has set the stage for a monumental warzone and slowly fed information to the press and fans leading up to the big event. One piece of information that Bungie has shared revolves around a new microtransaction they’re adding for Lightfall, and fans are divided on if this is something they should have a price tag attached to it.

Bungie made the microtransaction announcement yesterday in their weekly This Week at Bungie post. The optional microtransaction allows players to skip the Lightfall campaign with their side characters if they’ve already done it once on another character. Referred to as the Lightfall Campaign Skip Boost, it should allow the chosen character to immediately unlock Strand and includes high Power level gear for that character, only if the player’s main character has hit the new Light Level Soft Cap.

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The reason for this microtransaction was because player feedback about it said that it was tedious to go through the Beyond Light expansion campaign to unlock the Statis ability. It was the only way for players to unlock the unique power of their character, and it was a tedious challenge, with several tasks players had to complete to reach that point.

Thankfully, Bungie has been forward in sharing that they’ve addressed that grind for Strand, and there won’t be one, but the Skip Boost feels like an action that shouldn’t have a microtransaction attached. If anything, it should be a quality-of-life feature for players with multiple