Following the new Episode model that replaced Seasons, Act 2 of the current Echoes Episode released a few hours ago for Destiny 2. Episodes revolve around three Act story arcs, so this one naturally builds on the changes to Nessus and the evolution of the Vex threat therein form Act 1. I would imagine we get our first real taste of the antagonist, the Conductor, in this Act before climaxing to a final showdown in Act 3, six weeks from now.
Act 2 of Echoes expands on the available content with three new battleground activities, two new craftable weapons (including the Solar rocket sidearm that is undoubtably the most anticipated new gun of the entire Episode), the return of the Perfect Paradox shotgun, and for the first time ever an entire new row of powerful perks added to the seasonal artifact. There perks include a few that are sure to juice the already top of class Still Hunt exotic sniper rifle into the stratosphere and I'm here for it. It's such a fun gun to use especially on the Hunter class.
The release of Act 2 coincides with some balance patching detailed in last week's TWID and is also presented in binge format. Rather than eking out a mission per week like previous Seasonal content of even Act 1 of Echoes, you can burn through Act 2 with all missions available as soon as you finish the preceding one. So get in early or arrive late, you can take in Act 2 at your own pace. More info about Echoes can be found on the official site.
