GamesFPSDestiny 2Destiny 2 is adding Back to the Future-style hoverboards and I doubt I’ll ever ride a boring old Sparrow ever againWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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if you’re trying to lure players back to your game, this isn’t the worst start.(Image credit: Bungie)
It’s no secret that Destiny 2 has been in a rough spot for a while, between the current marathon season due to thedelay of The Final Shape, last year’s brutalround of layoffsat Bungie, and game director Joe Blackburn’ssurprise departurethis month. Throw in a notoriously vocal community that’s grown fatigued with the game’s seasonal model and monetisation, and the current gloom at parent company Sony, and the good times are very much not rolling if you’re a guardian. But, hey… Hoverboards!
As part of today’sThis Week in Destinyblog, Bungie dropped the news that players are about to get a new type of personal transport: the Skimmer. It’s the first time in the series' entire history that we’ve have had an alternative type of mount, with players standing on these Skimmers like surfboards rather than straddling them like the old and now terminally uncool Sparrows.
You’ll be able to earn your first Skimmer, the Allstar Vector, from the Guardian Games: All-Stars Event, which is free to all players and starts on 5 March. Here’s the trailer.
As you’d expect, you’ll be able to perform several sweet-looking tricks on your skimmer, including grinding rails. (Thankfully, without the vibes of theDrCrispy93 fiascofrom the original Destiny’s marketing.)
As for the inspiration, the most iconic example of a hoverboard is Marty McFly’s skateboard upgrade in Back to the Future Part II. But, watching the Skimmer in action, I was immediately reminded ofMarlon “Chopper” Shakespeare, the skysurfer who appeared in 2000 AD alongside Judge Dredd. HisSong of the Surferstoryline from late ‘89-early ‘90 was particularly cool, in a doomed youth kind of way. (Which will also give you a clear indication of how ancient I am.)
Anyway, as you can probably tell, I’m quite excited about snagging my first Skimmer. Please note that because I’m all about the RP, I’ll probably canonically only allow my Hunter to ride one. The flapping cape will just fit the vibe so perfectly, and my warlock and titan wouldn’t feel right due to dignity and weight reasons respectively.
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Other rewards coming with the Guardian Games at next week’s reset include a swanky new red and gold weapon memento, a new wave frame arc heavy grenade launcher, and updated perk pools for the old gear. There are also aslew of sandbox changescoming as part of the 7.3.5 patch. It should all be a welcome wet spot in an otherwise especially arid drought, but whether or not that’s enough to lure the pro-democracy forces back from Helldivers 2 is another matter.
Image1of4Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
Image1of4Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
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Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)
Here’s a proper look at the Allstar Vector. I fear the logo will be annoying to shade.(Image credit: Bungie)
This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)
This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)
This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)
This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)
This is the new Guardian Games Memento colourway. Handily, Eva Levante will store any spares—although they’ll expire when the event does.(Image credit: Bungie)
It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)
It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)
It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)
It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)
It wouldn’t be a Destiny 2 event without some $20 outfits. I would love to tell you I won’t be buying any of them. However.(Image credit: Bungie)
The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
The new heavy grenade launcher is a wave frame that can roll Volt Shot with Chain Reaction.(Image credit: Bungie)
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