Destiny Update 2.5.0

Update 2.5.0 introduced The Dawning event. It was released on December 13, 2016.

General

 * New Quests are available in the Tower from Eva Levante, Amanda Holliday, and Commander Zavala
 * A new Record Book is available offering new rewards for the Winter season
 * Fixed an issue where some players did not receive the Student of History Trophy/Achievement or Sigil of the Young Wolf Emblem for attuning all of the Rise of Iron Artifacts
 * Fixed an issue where some players were unable to complete the Echoes of the Past Quest

Activities

 * Sparrow Racing has returned
 * 2 new racetracks have been added to the 2 returning from last year
 * Bounties and Quests are available from Amanda Holliday
 * SRL License Quest progress has been reset and new rewards have been added
 * Circuit racing gear obtained from the SRL License Quest now has Light and can be infused
 * SRL Reputation has been reset to Rank 0
 * Players can obtain an SRL helmet from Amanda Holliday at Rank 3 (1 per character)
 * Players can obtain a Treasures of the Dawning from Amanda Holliday at Rank 5 (1 per character, max 3 per account)
 * SRL Racing Suits earned from SRL matches have Light and can be infused
 * SRL can be launched via the Weekly Featured playlist in the director
 * Crucible bounties and Jolly Holliday Quest can no longer be completed in Sparrow Racing
 * Strikes in the SIVA Crisis Playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist, and weekly Nightfall now award Medals and feature team scoring!
 * Acquire new Bounties from Zavala and the Bounty Tracker to complete in any Scored Strike
 * 3 Strikes have been reprised: The Nexus, Shadow Thief, and Will of Crota
 * SIVA Crisis and SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlists now include all platform-available Strikes
 * Dead Guardians are now automatically respawned at the end of Strikes
 * Fixed an issue with pathfinding that caused enemies to not properly exit their spawn locations
 * This prevents enemies in the Will of Crota Strike from getting stuck in their doorways
 * Reduced Burn effects on incoming damage done to Guardians
 * Outgoing damage by Guardians is unchanged
 * Fixed an issue in Fallen S.A.B.E.R. where the Ultra Shank teleported after its entrance performance
 * Fixed an issue where Strike Streak was not applying in the SIVA Crisis Heroic Playlist correctly
 * Fixed an issue where the Hoard Chest on Echo Chamber could become stuck behind an invisible barrier
 * Increased time for presenting Archon's Forge offerings to the encounter starting from 5 to 10 seconds
 * Iron Lord Bounties requiring Archon's Forge completions now influence the type of Forge offerings that drop
 * Forge offerings will be more likely to drop with the combatant type to match the Iron Lord bounties in the player's inventory
 * Reduced Shields for Bosses in Perfected Shank offerings

Collections

 * The Circuit and Momentum SRL racing gear sets have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have earned these items
 * Circuit and Momentum Racing gear obtained from the Collection has Light and can be infused
 * Class items have Light and Perks and require Legendary Marks to purchase
 * Ghost Ghost and Deviled Ghost have been added to the Holiday Collection for players who have obtained these items
 * Players can pay Legendary Marks to re-purchase these items with random stats and Perks
 * Two new Emotes, "Proposal" and "Whoa There", can now be withdrawn by everyone from the Emote Collection

Xûr

 * Xûr once again sells Exotic Shards
 * Xûr no longer sells Exotic Weapon Ornaments
 * Xûr now sells a larger stack of 10 Heavy Ammo synths

Eververse

 * Eververse has received a stock of new items
 * Treasures of the Dawning are now available and contain new Sparrows, Ornaments, Horns, Armor, and Consumables
 * Players can receive one free Treasures of the Dawning each week by completing their first weekly Heroic Strike
 * Completing a Dawning set from Treasures of the Dawning on one class will grant the "EV-53 Glimmergold" Sparrow and the "Sunglow" Shader
 * Nine new winter Emotes are available for sale for the winter season
 * Rise of Iron's fall Emotes have been added to the direct purchase Emote rotation on Eververse

Silver Dust Store

 * A new Silver Dust Store has been added to the Tower. It is a Collection that can be found in the Tower, between Eververse and the Postmaster
 * This Collection sells a selection of past season items for direct purchase for Silver Dust, including Exotic Weapon Ornaments
 * The Silver Dust cost to apply Exotic Weapon Ornaments has been removed.
 * Silver Dust has been removed from Radiant Treasures, but still may be obtained by dismantling Exotic Weapon Ornaments

Economy

 * The free weekly Radiant Treasure has been moved to the first weekly PVP match completion.
 * Characters who are level 40 will now automatically convert Uncommon Engrams (Green) to Weapon and Armor Materials on pickup
 * New Bounties are available from Petra to assist players in gaining Queen's Wrath Reputation
 * Class items obtained from Queen's Wrath packages now correctly display their stats
 * Fixed an issue where Year 3 Faction Class Items were not properly contributing to Faction specific Quests
 * Players can now purchase Wormspore from the Vanguard Quartermaster
 * Brother Vance now offers materials exchange for Passage Coins and Motes of Light
 * Skeleton Keys have been adjusted:
 * Skeleton Keys drop rates have been slightly increased in the SIVA Crisis playlist, SIVA Crisis Heroic playlist, and weekly Nightfall
 * Players will now receive a Skeleton Key for their first account Nightfall clear per week
 * Subclass Quest class items can now be repurchased from the Speaker once earned
 * Legendary Weapons obtained from the Gunsmith's Rank 2 Quest can now be repurchased from the Gunsmith

Maps

 * Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in Vex geometry on The Burning Shrine

Gametypes

 * Added ability for players to "wave off" heavy ammo if EVERYONE in the match does the 'Wave' Emote in the first 30 seconds of a round
 * Fixed an issue where the end-of-round countdown could play twice if the round tied in Elimination
 * Inferno Rift and Inferno Zone Control modes added to Private Matches
 * Supremacy score to win is now 120
 * Rumble Supremacy score to win is now 40
 * Supremacy Mercy spread is now 20-60, down from 30-90
 * Slight reduction of Super energy gain in Supremacy modes

Playlists

 * Icarus has been removed from the Rift playlist

Record Book

 * Fixed an issue where Supremacy mode variants were not counting towards Record Book completion

Bounties

 * Iron Banner Bounty Iron Marathon now correctly awards 10 points for a win instead of 15
 * Iron Banner Bounty Iron Support no longer credits you with assists that any nearby player earns
 * Fixed an issue where the Highest Score Crucible Bounty did not work in Supremacy
 * Lord Shaxx no longer requires players to complete The Mountaintop before offering his Weekly Crucible Bounties

Rewards

 * Increased the drop rate for Trials of Osiris vanity items
 * Fixed a issue where the Trials of Osiris Shader "The Devoted" was not obtainable
 * Increased the drop rate for Iron Banner vanity items and Artifacts
 * Completing a Daily Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up from 1)
 * Completing a Weekly Featured Crucible activity now rewards 3 Passage Coins (up to 3 times per week)
 * Fixed an issue where the Crucible Sparrow S-39 Lightrider was not available through Crucible Reputation Packages
 * Added vanity items and Ghost Shells to Crucible PGCR drops:
 * Ghosts: Crimson Shell, Sugary Shell
 * Emblem: Crimson Crest
 * Shaders: Rosebright, Valentine
 * Added select Year 2 Crucible Legendary Weapons back to core PGCR drops:
 * Red Spectre
 * NL Shadow 701X
 * The Ash Factory
 * Eyasluna
 * Party Crasher +1

Grimoire

 * Fixed an issue where the "Efrideet" Grimoire Card was not awarded upon viewing the Iron Banner Efrideet cinematic
 * If you have already viewed this cinematic, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
 * Fixed an issue where the "Beauty in Destruction" Grimoire Card was not being rewarded for completing the "Beauty in Destruction" questline
 * If you have already obtained the Year 3 Gjallarhorn, the card will be awarded upon entering orbit
 * Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards associated with Khvostov Manual Pages were not being awarded, including the final page
 * If you have already completed the "We Found a Rifle" Questline and acquired the Y3 Khvostov, these cards will be awarded upon entering orbit
 * Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Year 1 Thorn and Year 1 Gjallarhorn were not being awarded when receiving their Year 3 counterparts
 * Fixed an issue where Grimoire cards awarded when picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters were awarding Grimoire score for each character who picked them up
 * You will now appropriately only receive Grimoire score credit once per account per card
 * Picking up Dormant SIVA Clusters will now appropriately award their corresponding card
 * Cards will be awarded upon entering orbit for Dormant SIVA Clusters that have already been picked up
 * Fixed an issue where Grimoire Cards for Crucible maps were not consistently unlocking when players spawned in Private Matches