The Witch Queen is the fourth major expansion for Destiny 2, which will see players battle against the Hive god of cunning and titular queen, Savathun. Guardians are tasked with venturing into her dangerous Throne World to learn how she has been reborn in the Light and what will need to be done to take it back. Standing between Savathun and guardians, though, are the Light-imbued Hive guardians of the Lucent Brood and the dangerous mysteries of the Throne World itself.
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Preloads for The Witch Queen and Update 4.0.0.1 went live at 9 PM PST/12 AM EST, dropping in various game files to ensure the expansion is ready to play around weekly reset. It was these game files dataminers were quick to dive into on PC, digging through what was immediately available for anything that may be worth posting on social media. The most common, thus far, has been on YouTube, containing up to an hour of in-game audio and dialogue from the campaign, new raid, and other activities.
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Leaks are nothing new to Destiny 2, with multiple alleged leaks appearing over the last year claiming to have information about Bungie’s plans for The Witch Queen and beyond. Among the biggest of these alleged leaks was the massive Pastebin leak, which first picked up steam with the Destiny community during the Spring of 2021. The files outlined supposed plans for class reworks in The Witch Queen and year 5 to bring Light subclasses in line with Stasis, a legendary-difficulty campaign, and the potential of weapon crafting.
The difference in this case, though, is an audio leak is pulled directly from the game and can offer direct spoilers for aspects of the game. Some players may argue this is taking things too far, especially given how close the posts went up to The Witch Queen going live, and ruins the surprises Bungie has in store. Whether this proves to be the case or not, players will need to jump into The Witch Queen and Season of the Risen to see for certain.
Destiny 2 is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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