'Whatever the outcome, it will remain open for Annual Pass owners who still want to test their problem solving skills. 'We realize that many of you have been working hard to solve the puzzle of the Niobe Labs,' said the statement. Nonetheless, the fact it's likely going to end this way feels like a bit of a bummer, something Bungie also acknowledged. Particularly given that some streamers have been banging their heads at the problem since launch, and are starting to look dangerously tired. Given the mounting level of unrest from players who wanted to sample the new Forge, but have been left twiddling their thumbs while some of the community's hardest core players tried and failed to unlock it, the decision is understandable. All Annual Pass owners will be able to experience the Bergusia Forge when the puzzle is solved or when the deadline expires - whichever happens first.' As such, we will be decoupling the puzzle from the final offering of the Black Armory. 'While coming together as a community to solve puzzles can be fun, setting this puzzle up as a gate between you and new content that you want to play has not been an ideal experience.

Update: After more than 27 hours of the Destiny 2 community trying and failing to beat the Niobe Labs puzzle, Bungie has announced that the Bergusia Forge activity, which was previously gated behind completion of the puzzle, will now open at 2pm PST / 5pm EST, even if nobody solves Niobe Labs. Not everyone is happy about it, based on the replies to the tweet, but the puzzle remains available for those determined to take on the challenge, and anyone who manages to solve it will earn a unique Ghost and emblem to signify their accomplishment. Update 2: The community failed to solve the puzzle by the deadline, and so Bungie has opened the doors to all. Particularly as the blame for any mess ups can no longer be passed to Activision. Hopefully next time Bungie puts a secret like this in the game, there will be a little more internal play testing first. I imagine the gallows humour was much the same at Bletchley Park during WW2, though there was probably slightly less 'LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!' at the end. Nonetheless, for all the criticism of how Niobe Labs has been handled, it's been a fascinating experiment to watch, becoming close to mesmeric towards the end as players on very little sleep stubbornly ploughed through the first six waves only to fail after entering increasingly unlikely solutions. It's interesting to note that some players had suggested solutions very close to the one which ended up being correct, but nonetheless I think most would agree that the clues given for levels six and seven were too opaque, leading to brute force attempts that soon became unfun.

I imagine nobody is more relieved than whoever designed the puzzle at Bungie.

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