Destiny 2 has seen a lot of changes in the seven years that it’s been out, but it comes at a cost. If you’ve played the game for a while, you’ll no doubt know how Bungie deletes old content by “vaulting” it from the game. The vaulting system has erased entire chapters of the game’s history, and now, it’s been confirmed that some of it is gone for good.
As part of a recent lawsuit, The studio had to admit that a lot of older content, including the entire Red War campaign is gone for good. The worst part is that this includes the fan-favorite Leviathan raid which is also gone for good now. Parts of it have returned but we hope the devs tries to bring it back in full.
Destiny 2‘s Leviathan Raid is gone forvever
The developers recently confirmed that bringing back old content from Destiny 2, including the Red War campaign, is no longer possible. This was part of A recent lawsuit against Bungie that inadvertently shed light on the fate of the game’s vaulted content. All we need to know is that the content isn’t coming back and the story will only get more confusing because of it.
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Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid
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In its defense of Martineau’s claims of plagiarism, the studio confirmed that the original Red War campaign no longer exists in any playable form. The company’s Head of Engineering, David Aldridge, explained that while the campaign’s code was archived, it is now incompatible with the current engine. According to the document of declaration,
Bungie archived the original code that comprised the “Red War” campaign (known as a “legacy build”). However, the “Red War” legacy build can no longer run because its outdated code is incompatible with Destiny 2’s evolved underlying operational framework, which has evolved considerably since the “Red War” campaign was retired
But that’s not the most prized loss for fans. We give the title for that to the Leviathan raid which remains one of the most requested returning features. Originally introduced in 2017, it was one of the most iconic raids in the early days of the game and we were really sad to see it go. And now it seems like it’s going to remain that way.
Is it really not possible to bring it back?
The situation with Leviathan is especially annoying because nearly all of its original locations are already accessible in the game. Areas like the Castellum, the Royal Pools, the Pleasure Gardens, and even Calus’ Throne Room are present in patrol mode and were featured in various missions. This suggests that we could probably see the raid return. So what are the devs waiting for?
The content vaulting system has been controversial ever since its introduction. Bungie initially justified it as a way to keep the game’s file size manageable while making room for new updates. But we’ve lost entire campaigns, raids, and strikes that new players might never get to experience. Is that really something that we want for the game?
As for 2025, the game is currently going through the recently released episode Heresy and is set to get a new expansion only known as Apollo for now. There won’t be a point in all this new content if older content gets deleted.
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