Yesterday we reported that the Destiny 2 servers would be offline for a few hours in the evening for scheduled maintenance. We didn't know exactly what Bungie were planning on updating then, but now we've learned via Bungie's website that players who don't own the Curse of Osiris expansion will have access to Faction events and the Iron Banner.
A Faction Rally event was supposed to go live in December, but Bungie postponed it due to these errors, and we think it is safe to assume that the first 2018 Faction Rally will be starting soon, the same being the case with Iron Banner. As far as the specific patch notes go, you can see these down below.
Are you pleased these changes have been implemented?
Iron Banner
Players who do not own Curse of Osiris may once again access Iron Banner when available
Faction Rallies
Players who do not own Curse of Osiris may once again pledge to Factions during Faction Rally events
