Destiny 2's new $20 Power boost is a bad deal

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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Destiny 2: Shadowkeep increased the game's Power cap by over 200 levels - with a soft cap at 900, a firmer soft cap at 950, and a hard cap at 960 - but the leveling process is pretty fast and painless, all things considered. Which is why it's so odd to see Bungie adܫd the option to pay 🍌$20 to boost a character from 750 Power to 900 Power.

This option was added in the update released on Tuesday, October 15, the same day the Power-enabled Iron Banner PvP event began. When logging into the game, you now have the option of purchasing a seasonal Power Sur♔ge for 2,000 Silver, which is about $20 worth of Destiny 2's premium currency. The strange thing is that you can only purchase this boost for secondary characters, and only after you've reached 900 P💯ower on another character the old-fashioned way. 

To put this in perspective, I was able to reach 900 Power the day after Shadowkeep's release with moderate grinding. Proper hardcore players were well over 900🌠 Power on day one. Remember, 900 Power is the soft cap for Shadowkeep, which means every drop until that point will increase your Power in some way. I can't imagine it would take more than 10 to 15 hou﷽rs to reach 900 Power as long as you follow the story and activity prompts, which makes this $20 purchase look like a weak deal. 

More bafflingly, this boost is only available for players who've already reached 900 Power at least once. The thing is, if you have a character at 900 Power or higher already, that character is going to have high-Power guns which you can easily transfer to a second character to instantly give them a huge boost. After moving my 900+ guns from my firsꦚt character to my second, I was able to hit 920 Power in under an hour by spamming faction turn-ins at the Tower. Even if I♛ hadn't, I could've cracked 900 Power well before I finished Shadowkeep's campaign, or just by completing a handful of normal activities. 

It's difficult to imagine a situation where this Power Surge is worthwhile. Leveling is part of the fun of a new expansion, and leveling in Shadowkeep is especially enjoyable💎. Tha⛄t aside, $20 is way too much to spend to save a few hours. 

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Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lo✃t of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.