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The Monday gaming news, part two:

The WoW: Forever beta's nerf to dungeon XP isn't nearly as bad as it seems
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/the-wow-forever-betas-nerf-to-dungeon-xp-isnt-nearly-as-bad-as-it-seems/
Okay okay okay everyone, calm down—this one's a bit of a lesson in the dangers of skimming patch notes. I will readily admit that I had a knee-jerk reaction to these changes. In case you're unaware, dungeons in WoW: Forever give considerably less experience from mob kills—but with massively improved XP rewards from dungeon-specific quests.
Essentially, the design goal is to encourage players to do dungeons once or twice to complete all the quests in them, then keep them open if folks wanna grind gear, but otherwise? To encourage 'em to move on and get out into the actual open world.

Destiny 2 might be back, but the Bungie Store is going away
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/destiny-2-might-be-back-but-the-bungie-store-is-going-away/
Another unexpected twist in the Bungle tale:
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That's the latest move from Bungie, which recently un-cancelled Destiny 2 following a massive fan backlash over the decision to put the game in maintenance mode. It seems odd to me—I would think that now, with the seeming rebirth of Destiny 2 at hand, is exactly the time you'd want that storefront up and operational. Regardless of the need for a new storefront, taking the old one offline for months while it's being made feels counterproductive.

007 First Light gets free DLC that will finally let you drive James Bond's Aston Martin properly
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/007-first-light-gets-free-dlc-that-will-finally-let-you-drive-james-bonds-aston-martin-properly/
I thoroughly enjoyed 007: First Light when it launched back in May, but one area where I thought it fell short of delivering a fully-fledged James Bond experience was in its cars. While there are some great vehicle sequences in First Light's campaign—including a fight on a cargo plane and a killer action scene involving a massive dump truck—its handful of car chases and non-dump truck driving sections tend to be short and not especially memorable.
Most disappointing is the late game sequence involving an Aston Martin Valhalla, which also appears briefly in the most recent Bond film, No Time to Die. IO Interactive spends pretty much the entire game teasing the Valhalla, with the car gleaming alluringly on a pedestal every time you enter Q-Lab. But when Bond finally gets to sit in the driver's seat, it's essentially used for a short turret sequence and you don't get to drive anywhere.
Thankfully, this flaw has now been addressed—sort of. Earlier this week, IO Interactive released a free DLC pack for First Light. Titled 'Extended Operations' it adds a bunch of new modes and missions to the game, including one that finally lets you take the Valhalla out onto the road.

RuneScape 4 announced at RuneFest, full MMO sequel started as expansion to survival game Dragonwilds
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/runescape-4-announced-at-runefest-full-mmo-sequel-started-as-expansion-to-survival-game-dragonwilds/
As reported by MMORPG.com, developer Jagex has announced a new MMO follow-up to RuneScape with the working title "RuneScape 4." The announcement came as part of Jagex's yearly RuneFest convention being held this weekend.

RuneScape is getting a new character type that promises a fresh start, but existing players are wary of splitting the community up
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/runescape-is-getting-a-new-character-type-that-promises-a-fresh-start-but-existing-players-are-wary-of-splitting-the-community-up/
It's very easy to look at RuneScape Reignited's announcement blog or fancy trailer and assume it's a new upgraded version of the classic game—it certainly walks and talks like one, not dissimilar to the upcoming World of Warcraft: Forever. "Begin the journey anew with a year of restoration changes paving your path," et cetera. But it's actually a new character type in the existing RS3, and existing players aren't all convinced it'll be good for the MMO.
In fact, some of them have wheeled out the dragon-headed cannons for one of those Falador riots. People have gotten their yuks in: on X, PhosaniNex posted, "All 100 RS3 players in attendance for the final riot to end all riots, what a sight."

Crimson Desert DLC delayed by 2 weeks, please join me in wishing the devs a fond 'take your time, please drink some water'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/crimson-desert-dlc-delayed-by-2-weeks-please-join-me-in-wishing-the-devs-a-fond-take-your-time-please-drink-some-water/
Crimson Desert dev Pearl Abyss has announced that its Charting the Unknown DLC will now release on October 29, two weeks on the dot after its original planned launch of October 15. After seven months of a blistering pace of updates for the singleplayer RPG, I feel like I speak for all (most?) of us when I say: Take a breather, champ. It's ok. Please don't rush. We understand.

Capcom's remake machine is ticking away, only problem is that means revisiting Resident Evil 5 and 6
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/resident-evil/capcoms-remake-machine-is-ticking-away-only-problem-is-that-means-revisiting-resident-evil-5-and-6/
Amid celebrations for Resident Evil's 30th anniversary, executive producer Jun Takeuchi revealed what future plans Capcom had for the Resident Evil series, including what will happen after the devs run out of games to remake.