Season 6 ofDestiny 2,The Season of the Drifter, will kick off on March 5 and run through May 2019, featuring a variety of free and paid content. As part of the March 5 update, everyone’s favorite vendor Xur will start selling Exotics that were first added to the game as part of theForsakenexpansion last year.
This was confirmed by theDestiny 2community manager on Reddit, who explained that while Xur will start sellingForsakenExotics next week, it doesn’t mean he will always have them for sale. Since Xur’s stock rotates each week, there will be times whenDestiny 2players simply don’t have the opportunity to purchase aForsakenExotic from him. Furthermore, players won’t be able to getForsakenExotics through Fated Engrams.
For the uninitiated, Fated Engrams are purchased through Xur and guarantee players an Exotic that they have yet to add to their collection. IfForsakenExotics were added to Fated Engrams, it would make completing one’s Exotics collection a bit easier, but for now, players will have to buy them from Xur directly when they’re available. Those disappointed by this should note that Bungie is looking at addingForsakenExotics to Fated Engrams as part of a future update forDestiny 2.
While some fans are already expressing worry that Xur will fail to provide manyForsakenExotics, others are happy that this will give them an opportunity to collect some of the game’s rarer Exotics. For example, those who missed out on theFestival of the Lost quest to get the Thunderlord Exoticmay now have a better chance at getting the weapon instead of relying entirely on random drops.
In the meantime, it’s worth pointing out that this update to Xur will only apply to people who have actually purchased theForsakenexpansion forDestiny 2. People who only have the base game or the previous expansions will simply be unable to purchase theForsakenExotics from Xur.
Regardless, Xur having more items to sell is a good thing, and should make his stock rotation more interesting forDestiny 2fans. Plus, fans can still look forward to the possibility ofForsakenExotics being added to Fated Engrams at some point in the future as well.
Destiny2is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
