Destiny 2’s new update reveals there was never actually a third secret chest in Crota’s End

Things have finally settled down a bit for Destiny 2, only for Bungie to reveal a hard-hitting truth as part of the game’s latest patch notes. As those who are in tune with Destiny‘s most prominent secret-hunting community, r/raidsecrets, will know, Guardians have been chasing after a mysterious third secret chest in the re-issued Crota’s End raid. As per the patch notes for Destiny 2 update 7.2.0.5, though, there never was a third secret chest to begin with.

The patch notes themselves are mainly bog-standard: the sort of stuff you’d expect from a fairly minor Destiny 2 update. From a slight tweak to the loot pool of Crota’s End to some PvP and PvE spawn changes, these are all good changes, albeit barely worth bringing up, considering just how much has been going on with Destiny 2 as of late. The fact of the matter is, though, that there haven’t been many secrets for the r/raidsecrets community to go after, either, and the third secret Crota’s End chest was the carrot on the proverbial stick for many players.

Destiny 2’s community of secret-hunting daredevils

It goes without saying that r/raidsecrets isn’t giving up. After years of chasing after Destiny 2‘s never-resolved secrets, like the 15th wish of the Forsaken-era The Last Wish raid, the most dedicated Guardians understand that it’s only a matter of time before Bungie itself buckles before them. “That’s what they want y’all to think,” said Foreign_Sugar4038 about the lack of a third secret chest. “We’ve never been closer. I’m not listening to patch notes, I only listen to ahamkara whispers. They’re telling me the chest and wish are real.”

The idea that there was a third secret chest in Crota’s End first sprung up when a particular triumph – the one that unlocks after discovering all the secret chests in the given raid – wouldn’t properly activate and complete even after players found both of Crota’s End’s secret chests. Bungie did bring this up in a TWID blog post earlier this month, mind: “We are currently investigating an issue with the Spoils of Conquest Triumph for Crota’s End that prevents it from being completed. This issue will be resolved in an upcoming update.”

Bungie could’ve, perhaps, been more pointed in its original commentary on the issue, as Guardians kept looking for the third chest even after this admittedly tucked-away announcement. Now that it’s all been cleared up and fixed, the r/raidsecrets community can wait for the next potential secret, with its typical tongue-in-cheek humour alive and well. “Bro,” said tranquiler, “the 3rd chest must be inside the oversoul, trust. Why is no one listening?”