The summer can typically be a down period for games and game releases, and the same has been true of Destiny and Destiny 2 over their respective lifespans. One way Bungie has been able to combat this quiet period, though, is the Solstice seasonal event to celebrate the guardians and their ongoing efforts to protect the Last City from the encroaching forces of The Witness. As Bungie gears up for the event's 2022 edition, players have been given their first look at the event's newest armor sets and a few other new cosmetic rewards.
Destiny 2 is currently in its fifth year of content, kicking things off in big fashion with The Witch Queen expansion pitting guardians against the Hive god of cunning Savathun in a battle roughly seven years in the making. It continued into Season of the Risen, which saw guardians join forces with Empress Caiatl's Cabal to hold back Savathun's Lucent Brood from establishing a foothold on Earth. The current season, Season of the Haunted, saw the return of Calus and the Leviathan as the ship sits in orbit over the Moon to harness the power of the Lunar Pyramid and force Zavala, Crow, and Caiatl to confront Nightmares of their pasts.
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In the latest This Week at Bungie, the studio provided one final preview of the Solstice event ahead of it kicking off with the next weekly reset on July 19. The post offered additional insight into how the new event card will work and how upgraded cards can be earned through gameplay or purchased from Eververse. It then shifts focus to the events rewards and offers a proper look at the new Solstice armor sets, with their respective glows, which players will be able to wear.
The previous Solstice events tasked players with
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