Arguably the most important of the known issues is that Destiny 2 players must link an Obelisk to the Sundial in order to claim rewards. It’s unclear what this means in the context of the Sundial since the activity is not yet live, but if players are unsure why they are not receiving rewards, there is a fix.
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Several of the issues are tied to the Savior title and seal, which are new for Season of Dawn. According to Bungie, the seal says that it requires the completion of 28 different triumphs but there are only 15 available. This is merely an error in the description; if players complete the 15 Triumphs they will unlock the Savior title.
However, the new Destiny 2 title itself might be impossible to acquire because three Season 9 Triumphs won’t progress. Challenges won’t progress with weekly challenge completion, Rituals won’t progress with Gambit bounties or Infamy rank, and Engagement won’t progress with banked motes.
Some players may encounter a ‘CHICKEN’ error when logging in for the first time after Update 2. 7. 0. Players experiencing this error should relaunch the game. Players must have linked an Obelisk to the Sundial to receive rewards at the end of the activity. Season of the Undying seasonal currency is not deleted from the Postmaster when the season ends. Players can manually delete this seasonal currency. The seal for the “Savior” title incorrectly lists a requirement of 28 triumphs completed to unlock. The seal will unlock after completing the 15 triumphs listed in the seal contents. When standing in front of the Obelisk, players can be killed by enemies. Progress may not count towards the “A Matter of Time” quest step if players return to orbit too quickly after completing the Sundial activity. The shields of Barrier Champions will not disappear if a player is using Divinity.
On its face this may seem like a major issue since it likely blocks completion of the Savior seal, but there is still time-gated content preventing that anyway. The Sundial activity has three other bosses that will be added throughout Destiny 2: Season of Dawn and two exotic weapon quests. So by the time players actually have all of the activities necessary to earn the Savior title, these listed issues should be resolved.
Given the list of known issues ahead of launch, there are plenty of Destiny 2 players wondering whether or not Bungie is shipping them a broken or bugged product. Many Destiny 2 content drops have included known issues and usually there are at least a few that crop up once players get hands on time with the activities. But as long as it doesn’t prevent people from actually playing Destiny 2 then Bungie is going to roll out Season of Dawn regardless.
That being said, Season of Dawn is on the lighter side compared to past seasonal releases. This is the first time Bungie has dropped mid-year content without the help of another studio and thus full development duties fall on them. Fans will see whether or that is a good thing or a bad thing in a few hours.
Destiny 2: Season of Dawn releases December 10, 2019 for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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