Bungie has continuously taken each weekend ofDestiny 2’sSeason of the Lostto try different things with its pinnacle PvP activity, Trials of Osiris. After a record-breaking first week of the game mode, Bungie implemented a Flawless matchmaking pool that kicks in when players go flawless.
Bungie also held a Trials Labs weekend in which it introduced acapture point to Trials' Elimination mode. These Labs modes are meant to be just that, experiments where Bungie collects data and feedback from the community on the different variations they test on Trials of Osiris.
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This weekend,Destiny 2’s Trials Labs will feature a Freelance queue that allows for solo players to team up with and against other solo players. Theoretically this means it would be easier for players without teams to find success or even go flawless without the worry of playing against premade teams of three. Previously, Bungie has implemented a Freelanceoption for Iron Banner, the game’s other aspirational PvP activity, and that change has largely been applauded.
BeforeDestiny 2’s Season of the Lost, such a change would have been unthinkable, but now that Trials of Osiris matches players together without the need for looking for groups beforehand this weekend’s Labs are not a far cry from what is already offered in-game. Solo players could already join Trials of Osiris before this Labs event, but now the path to flawless for them should be more accessible than ever before. After this weekend, it is unclear whether the Labs event will return as a permanent fixture of the game mode, as Bungie is probably cautious of splitting the player base between two different matchmaking pools.
Bungie’s weekly blog also teased the map for this weekend’sTrials of Osiris rotation. “I’ve heard our setting this week is a little spooky. Be careful when you open doors,” said Dylan Gafner, community manager at Bungie. All signs point to the map being Cauldron, the only map in the game with doors that open as players approach them. If that wasn’t enough, the map certainly fits the bill of spooky as it is set on the moon featuring intense Hive architecture.
Of course, there is a chance the featured map will not be Cauldron, as Gafner left room for interpretation with his words. Whatever the case, Trials of Osiris launches Friday at noon Central Time, and it will stay until Tuesday at weekly reset.
Destiny 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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