Firing Range Podcast and Upcoming Destiny 2 Weapon Changes
Secret details about weapon changes in Destiny 2 have been disclosed!
In a recent Firing Range podcast, popular content creators participated such as Cammycakes, Coolguy, Fallout, and Mercules himself, who has been working at Bungie for the last couple of years. The stream touched on many different and exciting things, including changes to PvP. Although much has been said about the Crucible and its related aspects, other game elements were still discussed. To save time, we’ve prepared a summary of the most interesting points raised during the 2.5-hour stream, including their answers to some key questions:
- The developers are not planning to nerf SMGs in PvP, as this weapon type is too niche in Low-Skill Lobbies.
- The March changes in PvP will not lead to a teamshot or deathball meta from Year 1 of Destiny 2, as the game has become much faster, and the TtK (Time to Kill) for many weapons will remain unchanged.
- Dead Man’s Tale will receive significant changes in The Final Shape:
- Hip-fire will again have a 140 RPM and better magnetism falloff on the controller
- Cranial Spike Stacks will provide a bonus to Stability and Reload Speed, and at 5 stacks there will be a 15% bonus to damage
- Accuracy from the hip will be reduced for balance
- The new Aggressive Scout Rifle from Trials of Osiris will have extremely high stats, as well as a combination of Hip-Fire Grip and Offhand Strike Perks, which should please fans of hip-fire shooting.
- Rapid-fire Shotguns will get three shots instead of two from Special Ammo Delivery, which may carve a niche for them in the meta.
- Chain Reaction will receive a nerf for Special Weapons, causing Forbearance to potentially suffer significantly.
- Remember the bug with the High Moon Buff, which was only on one person? Many thought it could be part of The Last Word Catalyst, but the developers denied this.
- Players were concerned that the elements of their old weapon copies would be updated along with the Prophecy Weapons Refresh, but Bungie has confirmed this will not happen.
- TFS will introduce a new Helmet Mod, giving +15/25/30 Airborne Effectiveness.
- In March, many issues will be addressed with Heavy Burst Hand Cannons (Warden’s Law), precisely their low Stability and high incoming Flinch. Also, new instances of this archetype will soon appear.
- The developers are experimenting with larger player modes in PvP, but a release is unlikely soon due to technical issues.
- In the future, Craftable Hawkmoon and Stasis Legendary Glaive will appear.
This covers the most important topics discussed in the podcast. You can, of course, listen to the podcast itself through this link. Otherwise, we recommend checking out the details about the Guardian Games 2024, which this year will delight us not only with new weapons but also with an entirely new type of vehicle besides the Sparrow!
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