So far, Destiny fans knew that Rise of Iron would add a large amount of content, including new story missions, a raid, and new Crucible maps and modes (and private matches). In the long term, fans are expecting to see a full-fledged sequel in the fall of 2017 (although Bungie has yet to announce when in 2017 Destiny 2 is coming). That leaves about an entire year in between the release of Rise of Iron and Destiny 2.
Bungie has already revealed that Destiny’s Halloween event, Festival of the Lost, will make a return bigger and better. It is assumed that Festival of the Lost will return next week just before Halloween, based on the timetable Bungie launched it last year. Many of the masks, emotes, and items have already leaked for this year’s Festival of the Lost.
After Festival of the Lost ends, Bungie says Wrath of the Machine’s Challenge Modes will return shortly after:
After that, Sparrow Racing League will return in December, along with some more things to do besides racing. Bungie said today that some new ornaments (read: weapon skins) for the exotics Bad Juju, Red Death, Thorn, Black Spindle, and The Last Word will all be out before the start of 2017.
But once the subject of 2017 comes up, Bungie has gone silent. However, it appears that Bungie does have a number of plans, and the developer has begun just barely teasing them:
