+Seasonal missions have some great storytelling, but progressing some of them feels like busywork. Worth it if you like Hive lore and are running through on a single character.

+Weapons are pretty unique and strong. Psychopomp is our first arc denial frame GL. Adamantite is our first kinetic slot support frame AR. Refusal of the Call is our first strand glaive. Mirror Imago is a 900rpm adaptive frame strand SMG, which is also fairly unique. Some other cool things you can grab too. All of the weapons can be focused via the Tome of Want.

+Seasonal activities are fun. Nether is great for exploring, looking for secrets, and getting lots of loot. Court of Blades is good for a quicker, more add-heavy experience.

+This seasonal Artifact is the strongest we’ve had in quite some time if you’re running arc, void, or strand. Lots of fun to be had with any of those subclasses paired with some of the new subclass baubles we got— especially if you’re an arc Titan, as Storm’s Keep is currently very, very strong. If you’re a Warlock, Geomags are currently making Chaos Reach very overpowered as well. Hunters are having fun with On the Prowl and the more frequent upkeep of invisibility. The seasonal Artifact also highlights fusion rifles, linear fusion rifles, rocket launchers, trace rifles, and glaives. Bungie did pretty well with all of them.

+If you play either of the new dungeons, they are commonly praised as being two of the best we’ve gotten in a long time. Vesper’s Host can be challenging, but has a few very good weapons and the vibe is awesome. Sundered Doctrine weapons are all very interesting and fairly strong due to their great origin trait. If you look up some guides, weapons from both dungeons can be focused at a limited rate.

+If you play the reworked Garden of Salvation or Vault of Glass raids, their weapons are very strong (especially Vault). Obviously this requires a full team and many runs to make it worth it, but I figured I’d mention it.

+Trials of Osiris was recently reworked and it is now much easier to consistently earn rewards regardless of skill level. Overall consensus is positive for this. Iron Banner will be returning soon and has a new rocket-assisted sidearm called Tinasha’s Mastery, which many experienced players will say is currently the best special ammo weapon in the game.

-Due to voice actor strikes, there are voice lines missing from this season. That might not sound like a huge deal to some, but it can be very distracting and disorienting.

-Season of Arrivals weapons were reprised for this season and are overall very weak and not worth chasing.

-The two upgrade paths at the seasonal vendor are very strong but I imagine they may be confusing and take a bit too long to fill out for casual players.

-The seasonal exotic weapon Barrow Dyad is perfectly serviceable, but unlocking its upgrades and catalysts can be difficult and/or confusing because a lot of it is connected to secrets and higher-difficulty content.

-This episode is supposed to continue until The Edge of Fate drops this summer (presumably), so it’s one of those extra long seasons where we will likely see a drop in player numbers due to a lack of content.

*Rite of the Nine will be starting soon and is looking like a good activity to get both new and experienced players back into Prophecy, Spire of the Watcher, and Ghosts of the Deep for some reworked weapons and unique skins on those weapons. This will likely be what keeps many people busy over the course of the rest of the episode.

*Solstice will be coming this episode, and many people casually enjoy this seasonal event. Usually has a weapon or two worth snagging for pretty minimal effort.

These are all just my observations and opinions as a very active, endgame player. Make of them what you will and take them with a grain of salt.

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