Overview

• Rite of the Nine, a major Destiny 2 event scheduled for April 1, was unintentionally made available on March 11 following extended maintenance.
• Players accessed three dungeons—Prophecy, Spire of the Watcher, and Ghosts of the Deep—along with untextured, placeholder weapons and mismatched perks.
• A total of 266 dungeon clears were recorded before Bungie disabled the content, citing its incomplete state and apologizing for the mistake.
• The event is intended to feature three difficulty levels, including a teaching mode and a contest mode with Adept loot, which were not fully implemented in the accidental release.
• Bungie attributed the mishap to ongoing challenges, including reduced staffing and resource allocation toward other projects like Marathon.