Destiny Raid Easter Egg Finally Becomes Important in King's Fall D2 Version

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While Destiny 2 is slowly slipping into the final stages of its Light and Dark saga, and therefore nearing the final shape of the franchise's rich and storied universe, the developer Bungie isn't afraid of having a bit of fun with the game amidst all the cosmic horror that's currently afoot. Lore-friendly jokes and tongue-in-cheek characters are rather common, adding more flavor to an otherwise grim narrative.

The latest example of this is, in fact, the Destiny 2 rendition of the classic King's Fall raid from the first Destiny, the old Oryx's Basketball Court Easter egg. This mysterious room was hard to get into in the first game and offered virtually nothing of interest to the players, other than an opportunity to dunk some magical orbs in a game of impromptu basketball. In Destiny 2, however, completing the puzzle will unlock the Touch of Malice Catalyst.

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After King's Fall was made available in Destiny 2 on the daily reset of August 26, veteran players got to work exploring the legendary raid and figuring out what's been changed since D1. Much as was the case with the previous returning raid, Vault of Glass, King's Fall is very true to its original iteration, except with a few additions and changes to make things interesting and balanced in the current meta. Once Touch of Malice finally dropped for some lucky players, they visited Oryx's basketball court, dunked some Tomb Husk orbs, and received the Touch of Malice Catalyst, which upgrades the weapon with the Rapid Hit perk.

As Destiny 2 player Eclipse and his fireteam show in the shared video, all six players need to rapidly dunk as many Tomb Husks into the «net» as possible, and doing so in a quick enough