Destiny 2: Previous Portal Changes Reverted

After the TWID last week, the Destiny 2 community became angered. The proposed changes to the Portal were not what the community wanted to see after a lengthy Edge of Fate grind. Nerfing Pinnacle Ops and Solo Ops extended that grind even more. After the feedback, Bungie has reverted some of the proposed changes. While it is a step in the right direction, we should not have found ourselves in this situation in the first place.

Destiny 2 Developers Revert Poor Portal Changes

Following community feedback, Bungie is reverting some Destiny 2 Portal nerfs while adding more rewards in some places.

Reverted Changes

• Planned reductions to Power earned for a given grade within Solo Ops have been reverted.
• Planned reductions of engrams earned in Encore, Starcrossed, and Whisper have been reverted.
• The planned change for Prime Engrams to require decryption in the Tower has been reverted.

New Changes

• Increased drops from Fireteam Ops
  • The team is still determining which activities to buff
• Creating a more consistent Power reward experience for the upper echelon power level
  • 500-550 in Ash and Iron
• Removed unpopular mods like Grappler from Fireteam ops matchmaking

Previously Announced Changes

• Increased Matchmade Fireteam Ops time limits
  • Expert – 25%
  • Master – 50%
  • Grandmaster – 75%
• Increased drops from Liminality, Inverted Spire, and Onslaught: Widow’s Court
• Activity timers rebalanced
  • Fireteam ops has greater value for speed versus killing enemies
• Activities with higher base completion rewards offer more opportunities for Prime Engrams.
• Desert Perpetual
  • Weekly challenges
  • Improved gear tier drops
  • Gear attunement
• The time bonus earned grants a 5% minimum score if you make the timer.
• The account’s highest Power is used instead of the equipped Power.
• Conquests Replayable

Heavy Metal Event Returns

Screenshot of Destiny 2 Heavy Metal Event courtesy of Bungie Inc.

The Heavy Metal Event is back for a week in Destiny 2. It starts September 2nd and ends September 9th. Players can earn the Mad Dog emblem by watching a participating streamer on Twitch for one hour.

Class Changes

Bungie is looking to make updates to each class to bolster their identities in Destiny 2.

Warlock

• Some Warlock turrets will count as grenades for stats and perks
  • Ionic Sentry
  • Arc Soul
  • Helion
  • Bleak Watcher
  • Child of the Old Gods
• Empowering Rift
  • Generates neutral-game ability energy over time
  • Kills while in the rift generate bonus ammo progress.
    • 15% Special weapons
    • 10% Heavy weapons

Titans

• Howl of the Storm
  • Grants two melee charges
  • The Stasis Crystal spawn pattern changed
  • Spawns four more crystals.
• Bastion
  • Faster cooldown in PvE

Hunter

• On Your Mark
  • Stacks grant Weapons stat
    • Up to 40 Weapons at 10 stacks.
  • Now has 10 stacks.
  • Precision hits grant one stack, and precision final blows grant two stacks.
  • Precision final blows at max stacks, Cure guardians.
• Golden Gun: Deadshot
  • Refund ammo on final blows
  • Extends super duration on final blows
    • Duration gains diminish with more final blows, and are less in the Crucible
• Marksman’s Dodge
  • Reloads all weapons.
  • Picks up nearby ammo bricks.

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