New Destiny 2 armor sets prove popular but there’s one big problem
Three new armor sets have been introduced in Guardian Games 2024 and fans absolutely love them but there’s a big problem and it’s left players frustrated.
Guardian Games 2024 is a hit with the fresh content being well-received. Guardians are having a blast with the new Skimmer vehicle which brings a fun vertical twist to the classic Sparrow.
It’s a similar story for both the reworked Prophecy loot table which makes one of the most beautiful dungeons relevant again as well as the new grenade launcher which already looks to be a serious meta contender.
The community has been almost exclusively positive about this year’s Guardian Games event so far but a decision regarding the pricing of the new armor sets has left fans disappointed.
New Destiny 2 armor sets cannot be purchased with Bright Dust
Though they were impressed by the three new Gjallarheart-themed armor sets introduced in Guardian Games 2024, one player couldn’t help but ask on Reddit, “Great Armor set, Bungie! But why isn’t it available for bright dust?”
The post continued, “Honestly, why are we even still doing silver only armor sets? This isn’t even a collab. This is a destiny original! Can you guys stop with the greediness?”
Others agreed with this post going on to accumulate over 2,000 upvotes and becoming the most upvoted thread on r/Destiny2. Many players expressed disappointment that such great cosmetics are locked behind a paywall devaluing their Bright Dust.
One such Guardian expressed, “Same reaction I always have in response to any new cosmetics that are silver only, looks nice but I’m ok,” while another dishearted fan replied, “GYATT that actually looks really good I’m not gonna pay for it but it looks really good.”
Looking to give OP a more direct answer, two of the most upvoted comments theorized, “Because they don’t make money from bright dust,” and, “Because they missed the revenue predictions by 45%,” in reference to a report posted shortly after Bungie’s controversial layoffs.
Though the future of these particular armor sets is not known it is worth noting that Bungie does occasionally move Silver-exclusive Eververse cosmetics to the Bright Dust store. Some examples include the Ego Malign shader and the ‘Infinite Quiver’ Le Monarque weapon ornament.