Things have been very quite for a long time on the Destiny front, but as we approach spring there seems to be a thaw on the info freeze. The April update releasing on April 12th looks to be the biggest patch to hit the game since the previous expansion dropped way back in the early fall of 2015.

The first major change will be an increase in the level cap from 320 up to 335. If you've been playing the game even casually since the Taken King came out, chances are you're fully equipped with 320 gear and running raids and strikes has become a bit pointless. To get us up to this new light level is a new addition to the Prison of Elders that introduces a wing for the Taken enemies we've been fighting it out with these last 6 months and a new difficulty setting. The new Challenge Mode in the Prison of Elders offers above light level 320 gear in exchange for completing it's additional task.

Challenge Mode adds a scorecard to the Prison of Elders, similar to the one you complete in Trials of Osiris, only this time you have to reach a certain amount of points. Complete the scorecard by accumulating enough points in Challenge Mode, and you can turn it in for your rewards. There is no matchmaking for Challenge Mode, you've got to put together your own squad.

I  addition to the changes to the Prison of Elders, there will be new difficulty modes and other minor changes to some of the game's existing strikes, raids, and other end game activities. More details are expected to be released as we get closer to the launch date.