So far, Destiny 2’s new midseason patch has done more harm than good (Update)
Awesome buffs, but at what cost?
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Update 4/19/23 at 3:41 p.m. PT / 6:41 p.m. ET:Bungie took to the official Destiny 2 Team Twitter account to clarify some things about the update and share additional patch notes. We’ve embedded the full thread below.
Morning, Guardians! We missed some patch notes this week.Here’s an update 🧵1. When Ashes to Assets and Hands On are equipped, players will only receive Super energy from one of the mods, not both. https://t.co/1ClvP72d7lApril 19, 2023
Our original story is below.
Destiny 2’s highly anticipated midseason patch rolled out yesterday, with the highlight of the update being some significant PvE buffs to a variety of Legendary and Exotic primary weapons. Notably, these adjustments have had an immediate (and significant) positive impact on how using these weapons in the endgame feels. Some fixes for well-known gameplay issues were included, too, including a glitch that could cause the Scission encounter in the Root of Nightmares raid to soft-lock and a rare, but frustrating crash that could occur in The Arms Dealer strike.
Unfortunately though, thepatchalso shipped with a variety of bugs, as well as some potential stealth nerfs to fan-favorite farms and options forDestiny 2 builds. Below, I’ve listed every issue and stealth nerf I’ve caught wind of, all of which have been taken from multiple player reports on Twitter, Reddit, and other social media platforms.
While some of these bugs are fairly minor, several of them are severe and have a significant impact on player builds. For example, the inability to spawn Orbs of Power with Firepower and Reaper have made it much harder for players to engage withDestiny 2’s new Armor Charge mod system, and the bugged/stealth nerfed version of Thread of Generation makesStrand buildsfeel much worse than they did before the patch. The audio glitches also make playing the game insufferable for anyone affected, forcing players to completely mute it.
Overall, it’s a bummer that one of the best Destiny 2 patches since the Lightfall expansion’s launch on paper has turned out to be a bit of a disaster. It’s the latest in a series of frustrating technical issues in Bungie’s looter shooter, fromthe servers going down for emergency maintenanceto frequent API downtime and multiple instances of increased login queues, error codes, and mid-game disconnects. Hopefully the developers are able to get things fixed soon, and can clarify whether or not certain changes are intentional or the result of a glitch.
Destiny 2: Lightfallis available now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, Windows PCs, and PlayStation systems. In it, you’ll take the fight to Emperor Calus, gain access to Strand subclasses and their unique abilities, and more.
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
