‘Destiny’ Updates: Devs Talk About Raids and ‘Destiny’ Preorder And Preloading

In the latest update for "Destiny," developer Bungie has revealed a few new tidbits about the "Destiny" Raids. The developer, care of design lead Luke Smith, has shared over the official Bungie Blog a few of the details regarding Raids.

To start off, "Destiny" features two kinds of difficulties for Raids, Normal and Hard. You need to finish a Raid on normal mode before trying to hard version. The normal mode is basically the standard gameplay, where you can work together with your team to come up with a good strategy to defeat obstacles.

On Hard Mode, however, you'll face tougher enemies, harder mechanics and an overall more difficult time getting through the level. What's more, you can expect harsher death penalties on Hard modes than Normal modes.

It does pay to get through the modes, as Smith also revealed that there will be a number of Raid weapons and gears to get in Raids. For instance, each of the nine archetypal weapons found in the "Destiny" universe will feature a Legendary version, which is tailored for Raid.

If those are not enough, Bungie has also included a bunch of screenshots and images of "Destiny" in their latest blog update, as seen in the link above.

For those who will be playing "Destiny" on Xbox One, Microsoft has confirmed that preorders of the title will be allowed for preloading. There are two confirmed bundles that can be preordered for "Destiny," as reported by The Destiny Blog.

The first edition is the Xbox One Destiny Pre-Order Edition, which is already out and will include access to Vanguard Armory and an Emblem bonus on top of the copy of the game. There's also the Xbox One Destiny Digital Guardian Edition, which will have all the bonuses of the Pre-Order Edition, as well as a Ghost Shell, Player Ship, Player Emblem and the "Destiny" expansion pass. This will give players access to the two "Destiny" DLCs coming out with two new storylines, co-op activities and weapons.

The Xbox One Destiny Pre-Order Edition costs $59.99 while the Xbox One Destiny Digital Guardian Edition will be out for $89.99.

To gain access to the preload option, all you need to do is select "Pre-purchase" over at the Xbox Store to get a copy of the game. Because of this, the game and all of its pre-launch updates will already be downloaded and once the game is released on the Xbox Store, you can already launch the game and start playing.

However, Xbox 360 players will not have a similar option, as they can only purchase "Destiny" digitally come Sept. 9.

"Destiny" on the Xbox One (Credit: YouTube/IGN)

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