Today we got the first update notes of 2015 for Destiny, bringing a bunch of awesome things with it, including the next Iron Banner tournament. Yep, that’s right, as of next Tuesday, you’ll be able to compete in PvP matches that take armour rating, weapon damage, and your level into account, so prepare to get wrecked Christmas newcomers. The Iron Banner has been the source of quite a bit of agro for Bungie. The first tournament was easy enough for level 4 players to come in and blast through, with later tournaments rewarding players with gear of the same level as hard mode Raid gear. Hopefully Bungie has levelled the field this time around, handing out appropriate rewards that aren’t overpowered, and making it easy enough to fight each other, but not so easy you get your world rocked by a Christmas noob (even though I call you a noob, I love you!).
Personally, I love the Iron Banner as it is, I love ranking up to buy decent gear off of Lord Saladin, I love how much it improves my aim in Destiny in general, but I also think that it gets a bit stale quite fast. Luckily Bungie is fixing that as well. Now the new maps that were added with The Dark Below, Asylum, The Anomaly, and The Burning Shrine, will be part of the regular daily Crucible playlists. I’m thinking this also means they’ll be part of the next Iron Banner tournament as well, only time will tell.