For the gamers who had the pleasure of playing the first Destiny, we all remember the joys of zipping through the vast environments on your very own Sparrow. This includes the hover bikes that had guns attached to them and allowed you to destroy hordes of aliens that got in your way. Destiny 2 also has the enjoyable land craft, it just takes some time to acquire them. How much time, you might be asking. Well, the requirement is to either finish the main quest or reach level 20 – whichever comes first.

You may have noticed as you have started the game, the Sparrow is nowhere in sight. That’s because, as in life, you must wait a bit of time to acquire your license to blaze across the horizon. The first method of acquiring the hover bike is by finishing the main quest line. Once completed, you will need to seek out Chief Shipwright Amanda Holiday. She can be found in the game’s second social hub. After speaking with her, she will bestow a gift upon you for the heroics you have accomplished in the main questline. Voila, you are the proud owner of your very own Sparrow! You can revisit Amanda Holiday to purchase as many speeders as your heart…and your wallet desires.

The second method is to achieve the level 20, in which you will unlock the chance to a loot a Sparrow from a Bright Engram. With this method, you don’t to complete the main quest line, you just have to hope that your luck pays off and you get the bike per chance. Whatever method you use to unlock the bike, the real fun is about to start. You can now customize your Sparrow with your own paint scheme. Additionally, you can coordinate with your fire team as you soar through the open range utilizing the games hand signals and tricks that can be performed with the D-Pad, depending on if you’re on the ground or hitting a jump. You can also use the bike to get to public events with haste.

What are your thoughts on the new ways to unlock the Sparrow? Do you think the hover bike should be something given close to the start of the game as it was in Destiny 1, or do you like the new way in which you must work hard in order to unlock it? Let us know in the comments section below and share your experiences in Destiny 2 so far. As always, don’t forget to check out DFTG on Twitter for gaming and entertainment news live 24/7!