Key conclusions
- Destiny 2 makes Exotic class items available through Festival of the Lost 2024.
- Players can get exotic class items from Eve in the tower for 1 Horrible Engram and 2500 Candy.
- Completing the Dual Destiny Exotic mission unlocks the exotic class item customization feature to improve the drop chance, meaning those who receive exotic class items from Eve will not be unlocked.
It's been an amazing year for Destiny 2with the delayed and highly hyped expansion The Final Shape, which was a huge success, but Bungie went under due to mass layoffs and much controversy both in and out of the game. While The Last Form itself was considered by many longtime fans to be the best addition in the franchise's history, it hit a sore spot with all the marketing material surrounding the return of exotic class items to Destiny 2only to have them available through a two-player hard link. This has sparked a debate about solo players and availability, and there is no solution yet. Bungie has taken a few steps in the right direction, and Festival of the Lost 2024 also addresses this – but there's a catch.
It's not uncommon for Bungie to try to find solutions to problems that will appease the community, and while that's not always possible, Exotic class items have become one of the game's biggest problems. The problem was twofold – Destiny 2 players didn't want to rely on the multiplayer mission as the sole source of their first exotic class item, and the RNG on raids made it nearly impossible to get the desired god roll. The second part was solved in several ways, but the first was not – until FotL 2024.
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Festival of the Lost 2024 may have had a bad release date, with Halloween just two days away, but it's packed with good loot for players, including a new shotgun archetype. More important is what Festival of the Lost 2024 will enable Destiny 2 players can obtain exotic class items from Eve in the tower even if they have never completed the associated exotic mission.
This is a huge change for loot availability, and it shows that Bungie is listening to player feedback on some of the game's biggest issues. Giving all players a chance to get exotic class items without having to farm Dual Destiny or Overthrow chests in Pale Heart is a great change that shouldn't go unnoticed by the Guardian, especially since they'll only cost 1 Horrible Engram and 2500 Candy. Just about everyone can mine resources for at least one exotic class item, so it's a great way to get your groove on early this year.
Festival of the Lost exotic class “free” items are a double-edged sword
Unfortunately, players will still need to complete the Dual Destiny Exotic mission to unlock the newly added Exotic Class item customization feature, which allows players to choose a given perk to have a better chance of getting that perk in combination with another random one. However, for those who have unlocked the Exotic class item customization, the event is even more rewarding as every item obtained through Eva Levante will be guaranteed to have the selected perk on the customization screen. This makes getting a given combination of exotic class bonuses Destiny 2 much easier than ever, especially when players use all three classes instead of just one.
So, now is the perfect time to start farming exotic class items, as the Festival of the Lost offers many more good rewards, from an exclusive FotL souvenir to various weapons with new bonus combinations. Hopefully, the current Festival of the Lost issues reported by some players will be resolved and the event will be completely enjoyable for everyone, even among Destiny 2 controversy over the weighting of bonuses, which is forcing Bungie to examine how the game creates combinations of bonuses. Until then, players can enjoy the “free” Exotic class items, but they will still have to complete Dual Destiny once to get the full package.