Faction Rallies
Faction Rallies are a new type of Week Long Special Event added to the game similar to Iron Banner. The 1st Faction Rally occurred alongside the Weekly Refresh on September 27, 2017. Faction Rallies will occur once every 1-2 months.
Guardians can pledge their allegiance to one of three factions in The Tower after completing the story campaign, and earn unique gear by acquiring and redeeming Faction Tokens throughout the week. The faction that sees the most Faction Rewards (the engrams earned by turning in faction tokens) by the end of the week will be that week's winner of the Faction Rally.
Each faction has one special weapon that can be acquired if they arise victorious when the event ends at the end of the week. It will cost 1000 glimmer should your faction win, or 50,000 if one of the other Factions win.
Factions
There are three factions to pledge allegiance to:
- Dead Orbit
- Dead Orbit is focused on the exploration of worlds beyond our own and leaving what they believe to be a dying system behind them.
- Future War Cult
- The Future War Cult revel in the glory of battle, and believe themselves to be constantly preparing for whatever the next great war will be.
- New Monarchy
- The New Monarchy faction is focused on creating a utopian society on Earth through strong leadership and honorable actions among its citizens.
How to Earn Faction Tokens
Faction Tokens can be earned in a variety of ways, including completing:
- Strikes
- Crucible Matches
- Public Events
- Lost Sectors
- Daily Faction Rally Milestone
A new planet is assigned to your Faction Rally milestone every day - enter Lost Sectors on that world and destroy the marked crates within. Note that you do not need to complete the Lost Sector (that is to say, kill the "boss" and open the loot chest) in order to complete the daily milestone.