Summary
Bungie releases a lengthy blog post detailing all of the big weapon adjustments and exotic balance changes being made whenDestiny 2’s The Final Shape launches in June. After a period of uncertainty due to things like layoffs, delays to upcoming content and other player discontent,Destiny 2has managed a significant turnaround thanks in large part of its Into the Light update. Players have been enjoying new content like the wave-defense PvE mode Onslaught, earning newly revamped weapons like The Mountaintop and Luna’s Howl, while also being able to experience the returning exotic missions The Whisper and Zero Hour.
The resurgence in popularity can also be attributed to recentannouncements regardingDestiny 2: The Final Shape. With the expansion’s release date now right around the corner, Bungie has continued to show off more features and content coming to the game, including the customizable Prismatic subclass. Alongside new content, The Final Shape is also bringing change to Destiny 2, as many expansions typically do. Adjustments, including various buffs and nerfs, are coming to things like abilities, perks, armor, and weapons, to attempt to better balance the game. In a recentBungie blog, the developer revealed the substantial changes coming to weapons when The FInal Shape launches.
The latest Developer Insights blog from Bungie pulls the curtain back on the long list of changes theDestiny 2weapons team atBungie is planning to make once The Final Shape arrives. Most Pulse Rifles are seeing a huge 20% damage buff, while Pellet and Slug shotguns, Fusion Rifles, Sniper Rifles, Glaive projectiles, and Linear Fusion rifles are also getting damage boosts against all PvE enemies. Alongside the expansion, the final remaining weapon spec mods are being retired, with that functionality being rolled into the gear themselves, including weapon damage. So players will no longer see the following mods when The Final Shape officially launches:
Destiny 2 Exotic Weapon Nerfs and Buffs
For many players, the big news revolves around which exotic weapons are getting adjusted, especially due to how popular some are in the game’s current meta.
In addition, Sunshot, Trinity Ghoul, Polaris Lance, and Graviton Lance are all seeing their splash damage potential reduced by 10% as Bungie felt these weapons were suddenly overperforming with the other damage buff changes being made.
In addition to exotics, Bungie has also made a pass and given quality of life updates for most weapons and available perks. WithDestiny 2sunsetting being reversed, Bungie has adjusted a wide variety of perks, even removing any remaining traces of Underdog in favor of Pulse Monitor. Chain Reaction, Archer’s Gambit, and Alacrity have all seen nerfs in some capacity, while Grave Robber, Eddy Current, Chill Clip, High Ground, Osmosis, and Permeability have been buffed.
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