Bungie always does their best work when they're on the ropes. When Curse of Osiris brought D2 one bad step from closure they started to impress past what anyone expected. Little things began bringing back hope during Warmind; such as the Whisper mission and weapon sandbox rework shortly before Forsaken launched. Forsaken wowed the community to no end, sparing no expense to create the best expansion we would ever see. Arguably, Lightfall has brought community sentiment even lower than it was in Osiris. Sentiment was already bad since season of Plunder, and Lightfall expectations were sky high. Lightfall was the peak steam player count on D2 because of the promise that this was their "Infinity War moment." But bungie fumbled a bag so big that it seemed they needed a miracle to solve it. The following seasons struggled, unable to bring back the players lost in Lightfall. But Bungie always cooks when they're on the verge of defeat.
With the delay to Final Shape came 2 promises: We would get a free update in the empty space, and Final Shape would deliver additional content made to Wow again. Into the Light has launched and seemingly done the impossible, welcoming back players who left while delivering free content which has been unanimously enjoyed.

Onslaught- The new wave-based activity compared to tower defense and CoD Zombies. Pretty fun on Legend difficulty and feels highly rewarding. The Brave weapons are a great selection of reprised fan favorite weapons, however I have to mention 3 in particular are bad choices. Succession and Forbearance are CURRENTLY AVAILABLE in their respective raids and have no reason to be in the brave arsenal. Hung jury is also currently available and has been reprised 3 previous times, making this the 4th version of hung jury in D2. Those weapon slots could have been used for far more deserving weapons such as Breachlight and Dust Rock Blues. Perhaps they could have used some D1 weapons like Longbow Synthesis, The Wormwood, LDR 5001, The Hacksaw, Grasp of Malok, Party Crasher +1 and so many more.

Pantheon- A raid boss gauntlet activity to test teams on their skills in a slightly more difficult environment than the usual raid. Some small changes are made to each encounter, mostly adding new threats while doing mechanics. Rewards mostly chalk up to free adepts on a weekly lockout and an emblem for doing each version. I like it, but I'm waiting for harder weeks where difficulty gets up to the contest modifier. I do not recommend this for players who have not done the full raids, as it breaks up the way raids are intended to be played and doesn't give the best first experience.

Map Pack- This is what I was excited for the most, and these maps delivered hard. Super fun to play on some new maps, and they're all made far better than the ultra-huge maps we've been rarely getting. Europa, a Pyramid, and Neomuna were all long overdue for maps, their environments are gorgeous and needed to be added to the crucible. All of them flow really nicely and bring a breath of fresh air to crucible. It's hard to pick a favorite between them because I like them all for different reasons. This is going to keep me entertained for a good while.

Returning Exotic Missions- The Whisper and Zero Hour missions are back, and while I won't be doing them too often, it's fun to revisit. Having Whisper return at this moment is really fitting, as it was the mission which brought back hope during Warmind and now it is returning at another pivotal moment. SO glad they are showing some work into bringing back vaulted content. This is great for players who never got to run these amazing missions.

On top of all of this there are some great announcements. Most expansion and seasonal content is currently free to all players. Weapon sunsetting is being un-done, making all weapons available to be used again. A new enemy faction and a new subclass are also being added to final shape, making it seem much more likely to be an amazing expansion.

Into the Light is the first time I have been given substantial enjoyment in Destiny in... a loooong time. And to think all of this is completely free. Super happy to see positive community sentiment surrounding the health of destiny. Let's hope bungie can keep this up without reaching the low points in curse of osiris and lightfall again. I urge you to try out the game again if you are interested, this is absolutely the time to do it.