When Bungie gave Destiny 2 players their first look at the upcoming Lightfall expansion during its recent showcase event, there were a number of things about the game’s next chapter that were surprising, but perhaps none were as unexpected as the inclusion of a new grapple ability. The Destiny games have always put a major premium on traversal and mobility, especially for a first-person shooter, but the inclusion of a grapple looks set to change the feel of the entire game.
The showcase mostly showed the grapple in use in Neomuna, the new location Lightfall will add to Destiny 2 when it releases in February, but eagle-eyed fans would have caught suggestions that you can use it in existing content as well. In an interview with GameSpot, game director Joe Blackburn and general manager Dan McAuliffe confirmed that you can, in fact, use the grapple anywhere in Destiny 2.
Getting the grapple to work throughout the rest of Destiny 2 without breaking the game, though, has been a challenge that McAuliffe joked keeps him up at night.