‘Shadow’. ‘Conqueror’. King Slayer. These are things that absolutely no one will ever mention to me, but I proudly display all three of them on my guardians while playing Destiny 2. Each is a cosmetic title that must be earned by completing a checklist of triumphs required for a certain “seal”. Once the seal is completed, you can wear the corresponding “title”. Some triumphs are simple, such as accumulating enough of a certain type of kill, while others are quite tricky, such as requiring entire raids to be carried out without anyone on the team dying.
As you can imagine, there’s a moderate amount of prestige attached to the more rare, or at least grudging respect in the case of the crazies who actually grinded the ‘Reckoner’ title out of Gambit mode. So there was no small amount consternation (opens in new tab) today, when players logged in after hotfix 6.3.0.5 only to find that some of their titles were missing.
It seems that some Triumphs that were previously marked as complete are no longer checked or show missing progress, meaning that the corresponding title could no longer be applied to their toons. Bungie has acknowledged the issue, also noting that there was no progress on Exotic Catalysts and the game has now been taken offline while the studio investigates.
We are investigating an issue where the progress of several Triumphs has been inadvertently reset, which could cause seals earned to be removed from players.January 24, 2023
Destiny 2 is being taken offline as we are investigating an ongoing issue causing certain Triumphs, Seals, and Catalysts to lose player progress. Standby for updates.January 24, 2023
Honestly, I don’t think it’s time to panic (and not just because, as far as I know, my titles were all still there). The reason the game is offline is probably because a rollback is needed to restore the correct data, which is why Bungie doesn’t want players to earn and win gear in the wild that they then lose. I will update this story if and when the fix is applied.
Titles are well-known badges of honor in MMOs. Did you know that Luke Smith, executive creative director of the Destiny universe at Bungie (now there’s a title), counts become a Scarab Lord in World of Warcraft one of his most formative gaming experiences? You do now.
Oh, and in case you’re curious, here’s a list of all 28 titles currently available in Destiny 2, arranged in reverse chronology of release: MMXXII, Star Baker, WANTED, Seraph, Ghost Writer, Kingslayer, Scallywag, Flamekeeper , Reveler, Discerptor, Iron Lord, Reaper, Risen, Gumshoe, Disciple-Slayer, Vidmaster, Deadeye, Flawless, Conqueror, Unbroken, Dredgen, Splintered, Fatebreaker, Descendant, Harbinger, Enlightened, Cursebreaker, Rivensbane.
In case you missed it, we also have one exclusive question and answer with the Bungie developers yesterday digging into some of the nitty-gritty changes coming to crafting when the Lightfall expansion launches on February 28. Definitely worth reading.