"Destiny: The Taken King" recently released the latest update for the shooter game, introducing the Sparrow Racing League and packing in a fresh experience for players. In a surprising turn of events, the "Destiny" team and developer Bungie have decided to forego the massive expansion packs and focus on producing "event-based" DLC instead.

Senior designer Derek Carroll spoke to Eurogamer about the content in development and the new system that Bungie has in place of releasing the

"With 'Taken King', we are moving to a more event-based model -- things like Festival of the Lost and Sparrow Racing, which is our winter event, and then smaller events such as Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris every weekend," Carroll explained. "Rather than doing these giant, monolithic DLC packs, this way everybody who's an owner of 'Taken King' can enjoy these things."

The previous Festival of the Lost and the new Sparrow Racing are both open to all players, which is a plus for those who aren't keen on spending much money on video games. While no purchases are required per se, cosmetic items are available in the shop to make the "Destiny: The Taken King" experience more appealing.

The latest update with Sparrow Racing will run the event in the Tower until Dec. 29, according to an official statement from Bungie. There are general bug fixes that are often standard for new patches, as well as the new ability of players to use charged melee attacks while tethered by Hunter's Shadowshot. A complete overview of the patch notes is available at the Bungie website.

In the past, the developer employed an Expansion Pass system, where players can purchase the entire pass for the various DLC. There is no such development for Year 2 due to many reasons, according to the Bungie executive in Eurogamer.

"But basically the live team is charged with maintaining the game and keeping players happy, feeding them new content and surprising them with things they didn't expect," Carroll said.

He added, "I think by design the idea is to have these events which are surprises -- so we can understand why players on the one hand want to have their lives mapped out for the next year. The way we're going is: you can expect new content from the live team in Destiny although we're not really telegraphing that. Certainly, players can expect new events and new content throughout the next year. We're taking it one step at a time."