This si what I've been able to gather for various sources. Kepler is not a traditional patrol zone in Destiny 2: Edge of Fate. Unlike typical open-world areas like the Moon or EDZ, Kepler is designed as a Metroidvania‑style solo exploration experience, centered around acquiring Dark Matter abilities to unlock new paths, find secrets, and navigate the environment—rather than the roam-and-complete-markers patrol gameplay. Solo, ability-driven progression: You acquire powers (like Matterspark, Relocator Cannon, Matterweave) that let you access previously blocked areas, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover hidden content. Not a social/collective hub: You won't find Vanguard missions, public events, Lost Sectors, or other features typical of patrol zones. The focus is on individual narrative and exploration—not multiplayer activities . So if you were hoping to go patrol-hunting or group grind, Kepler isn’t built for that. It’s a tightly designed adventure you explore mostly on your own. Sounds more like solo dungeon infinte grind, and an increase in menu play with obscure esoteric puzzles to solve, to me it sounds liek being handed a beautifully wrapped gift, then the lights are turned out and your asked to solve a rubiks cube. Once you open the gift, its a bag that moos. Guess we will find out. I'm not buying it, but will look to twitch for the expereince of it, and hope that Sony grant me a license to play next year (if the game is still going of course)

QoL changes are absolutely free and given to everyone. No need to actually buy the expansion to experience them.

I plan on spending zero dollars unless I see something more exciting than regrinding all my gear playing content I’m already bored of.

Yeah that sounds terrible. They’re following the awful gameplay logic of Season Heresy. Dreadnaught should have been a patrol zone too.

It has a destination map, so yes you will be able to patrol. You're supposed to explore it for secrets it would be down right stupid and counter-intuitive to not let you explore freely. Also where are you hearing this from? EDIT: https://youtu.be/5-BfoOVzFaY?t=149 They even show the map and it has a player icon clearly showing he is in a patrol environment. Why have a map or marker for the player if you were only engaging with the destination through missions?

[quote]Now I’m hearing you can’t patrol the new destination AT ALL. We know the planet isn’t on the director which is horrible imo. You select the missions from a list in the portal and once you’re done that’s it no patrol zone at all. No lost sectors no strike. YIKES Basically we’re spending $40-$100 on a big qol of update. Wow UPDATE - Looks like I was right smh https://x.com/bungie_leaks/status/1938364349879619751?s=46&t=qbC_rM-qTNasiNryYD7r_A[/quote] You aren’t correct. The destination does have a patrol and even has world tiers to dictate the difficulty of your choosing. Details will be shown off next reset during a livestream.

If that’s true….then wtf?! What’s funny though, is I want to pre order to get the free stuff then cancel, but I think it’s super hard to get refunded on PlayStation.