A new expansion for Destiny 2 also means multiple seasons of activity, but 2023 and beyond will see the seasonal model overhauled. The Witch Queen era of Destiny 2 delivered four seasons of content, with each one of these three-month events having a consistent sense of design. Post-Lightfall, Bungie plans to experiment with “substantial iterations” to its seasonal model, beginning with Season 20, Season of Defiance.

According to game director Joe Blackburn, numerous seasonal quality-of-life changes will be introduced, with an eye on reducing complexity through the game’s progression systems. Umbral engrams and Umbral energies are being retired, and all you’ll need to focus an engram into a particular seasonal weapon or armor will be a seasonal engram and some Glimmer. Seasonal eng…