Destiny Update 2.5.0

Update 2.5.0 introduced The Dawning event. It was released on December 13, 2016.
==General==
*New Quests are available in the Tower from Eva Levante, Amanda Holliday, and Commander Zavala
*A new Record Book is available offering new rewards for the Winter season
*Fixed an issue where some players did not receive the Student of History Trophy/Achievement or Sigil of the Young Wolf Emblem for attuning all of the Rise of Iron Artifacts
*Fixed an issue where some players were unable to complete the Echoes of the Past Quest
==Activities==
*Sparrow Racing has returned
**2 new racetracks have been added to the 2 returning from last year
**Bounties and Quests are available from Amanda Holliday
***SRL License Quest progress has been reset and new rewards have been added
***Circuit racing gear obtained from the SRL License Quest now has Light and can be infused
**SRL Reputation has been reset to Rank 0
***Players can obtain an SRL helmet from Amanda Holliday at Rank 3 (1 per character)
***Players can obtain a Treasures of the Dawning from Amanda Holliday at Rank 5 (1 per character, max 3 per account)
**SRL Racing Suits earned from SRL matches have Light and can be infused
**SRL can be launched via the Weekly Featured playlist in the director
**Crucible bounties and Jolly Holliday Quest can no longer be completed in Sparrow Racing
*Strikes in the SIVA Crisis Playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist, and weekly Nightfall now award Medals and feature team scoring!
**Acquire new Bounties from Zavala and the Bounty Tracker to complete in any Scored Strike
*3 Strikes have been reprised: The Nexus, Shadow Thief, and Will of Crota
*SIVA Crisis and SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlists now include all platform-available Strikes
*Dead Guardians are now automatically respawned at the end of Strikes
*Fixed an issue with pathfinding that caused enemies to not properly exit their spawn locations
**This prevents enemies in the Will of Crota Strike from getting stuck in their doorways
*Reduced Burn effects on incoming damage done to Guardians
**Outgoing damage by Guardians is unchanged
*Fixed an issue in Fallen S.A.B.E.R. where the Ultra Shank teleported after its entrance performance
*Fixed an issue where Strike Streak was not applying in the SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist correctly
*Fixed an issue where the Hoard Chest on Echo Chamber could become stuck behind an invisible barrier
*Increased time for presenting Archon's Forge offerings to the encounter starting from 5 to 10 seconds
*Iron Lord Bounties requiring Archon's Forge completions now influence the type of Forge offerings that drop
**Forge offerings will be more likely to drop with the combatant type to match the Iron Lord bounties in the player's inventory
*Reduced Shields for Bosses in Perfected Shank offerings
==Collections==
*The Circuit and Momentum SRL racing gear sets have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have earned these items
**Circuit and Momentum Racing gear obtained from the Collection has Light and can be infused
**Class items have Light and Perks and require Legendary Marks to purchase
*Ghost Ghost and Deviled Ghost have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have obtained these items
**Players can pay Legendary Marks to re-purchase these items with random stats and Perks
*Two new Emotes, "Proposal" and "Whoa There", can now be withdrawn by everyone from the Emote Collection
==Vendors==
===Xûr===
*Xûr once again sells Exotic Shards
*Xûr no longer sells Exotic Weapon Ornaments
*Xûr now sells a larger stack of 10 Heavy Ammo synths
===Eververse===
*Eververse has received a stock of new items
*Treasures of the Dawning are now available and contain new Sparrows, Ornaments, Horns, Armor, and Consumables
*Players can receive one free Treasures of the Dawning each week by completing their first weekly Heroic Strike
*Completing a Dawning set from Treasures of the Dawning on one class will grant the "EV-53 Glimmergold" Sparrow and the "Sunglow" Shader
*Nine new winter Emotes are available for sale for the winter season
*Rise of Iron's fall Emotes have been added to the direct purchase Emote rotation on Eververse
===Silver Dust Store===
*A new Silver Dust Store has been added to the Tower. It is a Collection that can be found in the Tower, between Eververse and the Postmaster
**This Collection sells a selection of past season items for direct purchase for Silver Dust, including Exotic Weapon Ornaments
*The Silver Dust cost to apply Exotic Weapon Ornaments has been removed.
**Silver Dust has been removed from Radiant Treasures, but still may be obtained by dismantling Exotic Weapon Ornaments
==Economy==
*The free weekly Radiant Treasure has been moved to the first weekly PVP match completion.
*Characters who are level 40 will now automatically convert Uncommon Engrams (Green) to Weapon and Armor Materials on pickup
*New Bounties are available from Petra to assist players in gaining Queen's Wrath Reputation
*Class items obtained from Queen's Wrath packages now correctly display their stats
*Fixed an issue where Year 3 Faction Class Items were not properly contributing to Faction specific Quests
*Players can now purchase Wormspore from the Vanguard Quartermaster
*Brother Vance now offers materials exchange for Passage Coins and Motes of Light
*Skeleton Keys have been adjusted:
**Skeleton Keys drop rates have been slightly increased in the SIVA Crisis playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic playlist, and weekly Nightfall
**Players will now receive a Skeleton Key for their first account Nightfall clear per week
*Subclass Quest class items can now be repurchased from the Speaker once earned
*Legendary Weapons obtained from the Gunsmith's Rank 2 Quest can now be repurchased from the Gunsmith
==Crucible==
===Maps===
*Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in Vex geometry on The Burning Shrine
===Gametypes===
*Added ability for players to "wave off" heavy ammo if EVERYONE in the match does the 'Wave' Emote in the first 30 seconds of a round
*Fixed an issue where the end-of-round countdown could play twice if the round tied in Elimination
*Inferno Rift and Inferno Zone Control modes added to Private Matches
*Supremacy score to win is now 120
*Rumble Supremacy score to win is now 40
*Supremacy Mercy spread is now 20-60, down from 30-90
*Slight reduction of Super energy gain in Supremacy modes
===Playlists===
*Icarus has been removed from the Rift playlist
===Record Book===
*Fixed an issue where Supremacy mode variants were not counting towards Record Book completion
===Bounties===
*Iron Banner Bounty Iron Marathon now correctly awards 10 points for a win instead of 15
*Iron Banner Bounty Iron Support no longer credits you with assists that any nearby player earns
*Fixed an issue where the Highest Score Crucible Bounty did not work in Supremacy
*Lord Shaxx no longer requires players to complete The Mountaintop before offering his Weekly Crucible Bounties
===Rewards===
*Increased the drop rate for Trials of Osiris vanity items
*Fixed a issue where the Trials of Osiris Shader "The Devoted" was not obtainable
*Increased the drop rate for Iron Banner vanity items and Artifacts
*Completing a Daily Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up from 1)
*Completing a Weekly Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up to 3 times per week)
*Fixed an issue where the Crucible Sparrow S-39 Lightrider was not available through Crucible Reputation Packages 
*Added vanity items and Ghost Shells to Crucible PGCR drops:
**Ghosts: Crimson Shell, Sugary Shell
**Emblem: Crimson Crest
**Shaders: Rosebright, Valentine
*Added select Year 2 Crucible Legendary Weapons back to core PGCR drops:
**Red Spectre
**NL Shadow 701X
**The Ash Factory
**Eyasluna
**Party Crasher +1
==Grimoire==
*Fixed an issue where the "Efrideet" Grimoire Card was not awarded upon viewing the Iron Banner Efrideet cinematic
**If you have already viewed this cinematic, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
*Fixed an issue where the "Beauty in Destruction" Grimoire Card was not being rewarded for completing the "Beauty in Destruction" questline
**If you have already obtained the Year 3 Gjallarhorn, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
*Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards associated with Khvostov Manual Pages were not being awarded, including the final page
**If you have already completed the "We Found a Rifle" Questline and acquired the Y3 Khvostov, these cards will be awarded upon entering orbit
*Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Year 1 Thorn and Year 1 Gjallarhorn were not being awarded when receiving their Year 3 counterparts
*Fixed an issue where Grimoire cards awarded when picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters were awarding Grimoire score for each character who picked them up
**You will now appropriately only receive Grimoire score credit once per account per card
*Picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters will now appropriately award their corresponding card
**Cards will be awarded upon entering orbit for Dormant SIVA Clusters that have already been picked up
*Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Crucible maps were not consistently unlocking when players spawned in Private Matches
==References==
Category:Destiny Updates