Since it’s return last year as the end game PvP mode, Trials of Osiris has experienced plenty of controversy and growing pains. While fairly popular in the firstDestiny, Trials never seemed to really catch its footing withinDestiny 2.Initially revealed under the rebranded name Trials of the Nine, the weekend PvP mode would eventually go on hiatus with Bungie admitting the mode just didn’t work as it had hoped.
After a lengthy hiatus, Trials of Osiris returned toDestiny 2in March 2020 with new bounties and weapons for players to chase, as well as the sought after trip to the Lighthouse. While the mode’s return proved popular for a while, issues continued to creep in due to bugs, lack of compelling rewards initially, and therise of cheating on the PC version ofDestiny 2. The population continued to drop as well, leaving players wanting a quick way to earn rewards instead of playing legitimately.
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One of those ways to beat the system was by win trading, a scheme that essentially lets players reach the Lighthouse for pinnacle rewards with little to no effort. Prior to a match through an app like Discord, sixDestiny 2players would come to an agreement and matchmake together, alternating the team that gets the wins by backing out and leaving the one fireteam in an empty lobby for an easy win. The issue became of prevelant thatBungie had to disable Trials of Osiris multiple timesto investigate reports.
Thankfully, Bungie completely overhauled Trials of Osiris in Season 15 in an attempt to not only make it more appealing for allDestiny 2players, but make it more rewarding as well. As a side effect of all these changes, many of which include changes to how players access and matchmake, has resulted in win trading to be completely eliminated. The Trials Report Twitter account, a group which reports on data forDestiny 2, revealed that all 4,000 Guardians who visited the lighthouse during the first day of Trials of Osiris reached it by getting kills. No one reached it with 0 kills as was common prior to Season of the Lost.
While players seemed to praise Bungie for the Trials of Osiris changes made, moving away from tokens and adopting a reputation system instead, the relaunch weekend hasn’t been as smooth as players would have liked. Telesto, a fusion rifle that has had an extensive history of causing problems inDestiny 2was once again disabled due to anew glitch when paired with the Thermoclastic Blooming seasonal mod. Essentially the glitch allows the player to create tons of Orbs of Power very quickly, giving players a super ability in every round.
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