Bungie describes Eruption as a “killstreak-based energy boost clash” that begins with normal team deathmatch rules. One kill earns one point, but two kills in a row will apply the “Surging” buff to your Guardian. With this effect active, players will begin to glow and each new kill in their streak will generate 10% Super energy and 20% grenade, melee and class energy. They will also earn three points per kill and on the fifth kill they will become “Primed”. If they shine, then they must die Once Primed, everyone in your party will gain 5% Super and 10% grenade, melee and class energy, while you will gain 12% Super and 5% grenade, melee and class energy per kill, and three points per kill. The problem here is that you will have implemented a 15 second timer that will cause you to “burst” once it reaches zero, resetting your streak and ending the perks for your teammates. And also kill you. For the opposing team, you will be visible on the map and they will earn three points every time they block you. Your own team can also see you wherever you are on the map, and more than one player can be Primed at a time. The explosion will be unique to the Iron Banner, which only takes place twice a season now. As for Rift, Bungie isn’t abandoning this feature and will be adding it to the weekly rotator in the Crucible starting in Season 18. Rift is being tweaked for next season and will have more standard overtime rules when it returns, while Multispark is also expected to makes a return in a future season. Bungie says it also wants to explore 3v3 Rift in the future, which would allow it to use smaller maps like Wormhaven and the slightly asymmetric Burnout. There will also be minor tweaks to the mode that will make it more competitive and fast. In other Destiny 2 news, the Solstice grind just got a little easier with this week’s patch, and Season 18 will kick off with a Destiny 2 showcase on August 23rd. You can check out the latest Iron Banter column on why the next raid should be Rise of Iron’s awesome Wrath of the Machine. GameSpot may receive a commission from retail offers. The products discussed here were independently selected by our editors. GameSpot may receive a share of the revenue if you purchase anything featured on our site.
