But, only if you want it to

Were you one of the manyDestinyplayers taking advantage of exploits to run Crota’s End over and over beforeBungie inevitably intervened? If so, it’s time to atone for those sins and actually earn your stripes.

On January 21, Crota’s End will be updated with a hard mode (and a boost to the enemy difficulty, pushing it to 33). As implied by the name, both Crota and the other enemies will be significantly more difficult. No cheesing this one — it’s going to take hard work, lots of skill, and a reliable team. Of course, this is all optional; the regular difficulty Crota is still available too.

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The good news is that a spike in challenge doesn’t go unrewarded. Crota’s End’s hard mode has a wealth of new primary weapons, an upgrade for Eidolon Ally, and the Bane of the Dark Gods ship that can be earned (all pictured below).

Predictably, Bungie won’t give away the keys to success for besting the raid, but the developer hints that “If you’ve experienced hard mode in Vault of Glass, you have some clues for how we can scale up a raid. Prepare to take better care of your teammates. You’ll have fewer options for healing yourself, and each other.”

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.