The Taken King

2015-09-03T18:13:13Z

Son of Oryx: The new weapon, Sleeper Simulant, is a railgun

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==General Information==
{{see also|The Taken King Achievements|The Taken King (Quest)}}
[[The Taken King]], formerly known as The Comet, is the 3rd and largest [[expansion]] for Destiny. The Taken King marks the end of [[Year 1]] and the start of [[Year 2]] of Destiny. It is scheduled to release on September 15, 2015. Unlike previous expansions, The Taken King will come in disc-form, similar to vanilla Destiny. It will not only increase the base [[level]] from 20 to 40 but also add 1 extra [[subclass]] for each [[class]]. Additionally, The Taken King will add 2 new types of [[weapons]] and a new [[Patrol]] [[location]] on a [[Hive]] ship called [[The Dreadnaught]].

The story is about [[Oryx, The Taken King]] looking to to avenge the death of his son, [[Crota]]. Players will battle Oryx and his army, [[The Taken]].

==New Features==
===Key Features===
*3 new [[Subclasses]]: [[Sunbreaker]], [[Nightstalker]] and [[Stormcaller]]

*20 additional [[level]]s: 20 -> 40

*2 new heavy weapon types: [[Swords]] and [[Railguns]]

*New [[patrol]] location: [[The Dreadnaught]], [[Oryx]]'s ship that orbits [[Saturn]].

*New [[enemies]]: [[The Taken]], consist of corrupted versions of [[Fallen]], [[Hive]], [[Vex]] and [[Cabal]].

*10 new [[Story Missions]], 3 of them are class-specific

*Many new [[quests]]

*4 new [[Strikes]]: [[Strike the Dreadnaught]], [[Fallen Saber]], [[Shield Brothers]], [[Sunless Cell]]

*1 new [[Public Events]]: [[Court of Oryx]]

*1 new [[Raids]]: [[King's Fall]]

*7 new [[Crucible]] Maps: [[Ghost Ship]], [[Memento]], [[Vertigo]], [[Bannerfall]], [[Exile]], [[Crossroads]], [[Frontier]]

*New Crucible Modes: [[Mayhem]], [[Rift]], [[Zone Control]]

===Additional Features===
*New Gear slot: [[Artifacts]], equippable at level 40

*Your character level is determined by maximum Year 1 [[Light]] level

*New [[Ghost Shells]] with in-game effects such as [[stat]] bonuses

*More [[Vault]] space - 72 slots for weapons and armor, 36 slots for general

*New storage called [[Collections]] for [[Shaders]], [[Emblems]], [[Sparrows]] and [[Ships]]. Tracks all you have acquired. Shows where to acquire others.

*[[Emotes]] are now interchangeable and equippable

*Smarter loot system where it looks at the items you already have to determine drops

*Gear progression reset. New TTK rare items are more powerful than Year 1 items.

*Current strikes: [[Dust Palace]], [[Undying Mind]], and [[Cerberus Vae III]] are over run with Taken enemies.

===PlayStation Exclusives===
These are exclusive to PS3 and PS4 players til at least Fall 2016.

*3 Armor sets: [[Hesperos]] for [[Titan]], [[Azoth Bend]] for [[Warlock]] and [[Neuroghast]] for [[Hunter]]

*[[Exotic]] [[Scout Rifle]]: [[The Jade Rabbit]]

*[[Strike]]: [[Echo Chamber]]

*Crucible Map: [[Sector 618]]

==Different Purchase Options / Versions==
See below the table for explanations for each column.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
! Version
! Price
! Type
! Vanilla
! TDB and HoW
! Physical Items
! In-game Items
! Founder's Fortune
! SUROS Arsenal Package
|-
|Digital Download || $40 || Digital || - || - || - || - || Yes || Pre-order
|-
|Legendary Edition || $60 || Physical || Yes || Yes || - || - || Yes || Pre-order
|-
|Digital Collector’s Edition || $80 || Digital || Yes || Yes || - || Yes || Yes || Yes
|-
|Physical Collector’s Edition || $80 || Physical || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes
|-
|PS4 Limited Edition Console Bundle || $400 || Physical || Yes || Yes || - || Yes || Yes|| Yes
|-
|}
*'''Version''' - the version / edition of The Taken King available for purchase.

*'''Price''' - cost of the version in dollars.

*'''Type''' - physical / box version or digital / downloadable version.

*'''Vanilla''' - if the version includes the base Destiny game.

*'''TDB and HoW''' - if the version includes [[The Dark Below]] and [[House of Wolves]] [[expansions]].

*'''Physical Items''' - if the version includes physical items: Collector’s Edition SteelBook Case, Cayde-6's Intel Cache, Modified Treasure Island Book with intro Letter from Cayde-6, Cayde-6’s Personal Notes and Illustrations, Collection of Relics and Artifacts (Stickers, Cards etc), Strange Coin Replica.

*'''In-game Items''' - 3 class specific [[emotes]], 3 [[Shaders]], 3 [[Exotic]] [[Class Armor]] with [[EXP]] Bonuses. Note that these in-game items can be purchased as an add-on after release for $20.

*'''Founders Fortune''' - players who are level 30 or higher on at least 1 character or own both TDB and HoW expansions will receive unique [[Year 1]] VIP rewards. Rewards consist of [[Brave]] ([[Ghost Shell]]), [[Be Brave]] ([[Emblem]]), [[Old Guard]] ([[Shader]]) and [[S-34 Ravensteel]] ([[Sparrow]]).

*'''SUROS Arsenal Package''' - immediate access to SUROS Arsenal Package on September 15, 2015. These items will be obtained in-game from January 1, 2016. SUROS Arsenal Package consist of [[SUROS Minimalist Shader]], [[SUROS Fire Emblem]], [[SUROS PAR-11]] ([[Auto Rifle]]), [[SUROS BNS-13]] ([[Pulse Rifle]]), [[SUROS WSC-17]] ([[Scout Rifle]]).

==Lore==
A dark shadow has fallen over our worlds. Oryx, The Taken King, is hell-bent on vengeance and is raising an army of corrupted “Taken” forces by manipulating the Darkness itself. You must find a way into his impenetrable Dreadnaught ship to defeat The Taken King before he and his dark army consume our civilization and bring our solar system to ruin.

==Images==
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