Guardian Games Day (Well, Night) 1: Sparrows are out, Skimmers are IN

Every year, Destiny 2 holds the "Guardian Games," an inter-class competition to see who's the best at the game's various modes: Nightfall, Crucible, and Gambit. The challenges change each year, and the winners take home sweet prizes both individually and as a Guardian class. Last year, the class winners were Titans. In 2022, it was the Warlocks. Hunters - my class - won in 2021. 

I haven't really cared about the Guardian Games in past years. I was a casual participant in 2023, but it was mostly to get some of the guns. This year I'm playing to win. I want to experience everything - the highs and lows, the stunning wins and gutting losses, the pride and the passion of Sport - that the Guardian Games offers and represents. 

In addition to the honor of playing a video game real good and getting praise for that, there's a concrete reason for participating in the Games: new hovercraft new hovercraft new hOVERCRA-

I really wish Destiny 2 had a photo mode.

That's right motherfuckers we have skate/surf/snowboards in Destiny 2 now, hell yeah yeehaw fuck you

It has been so, so long since there has been any innovation in personal craft design in Destiny 2. The game is six years old and people are still pining for Sparrow Racing, a mode that only appeared in the original Destiny back in 2015. So to go from flat out not-shit for almost a full decade to suddenly having a craft you don't just sit on that lets you do tricks, is nimble and also is cool as hell? Folks, I think I speak for the entire - yes, entire - fan community when I say hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah.

It's pretty easy to get your first Skimmer - that's what they're called. You just have to start the Guardian Games quest with Eva Levante and do a mission or two. Play the Games a little. Then she'll give you a Skimmer she's got lying around. But to keep the Skimmer she gives you, you'll have to work: 1200 Guardian Medals deposited, or top 10% score in Nightfall, or three open Focus Activity winners packages.  None of these are difficult, but they will take some time. Once any one of those challenges are complete, though, the board is yours. 

Guardian Games lasts until March 26! Eyes up!