The latest patch forDestiny 2: Beyond Lightis live, and Bungie is acknowledging some of the game’s most recent criticisms with this new update. One of the most notable changes will be reworking theDestiny 2’s new Warlock Shadowbringer subclass, which had been heavily nerfed not long after the current expansion launched with the new Stasis subclasses.
In the full patch notes, Bungie confirms that the latest change to the Shadowbringer’s Penumbral Blast has been rolled back slightly, and the seasonal item Cryptolith Lure has seen adjustments. Additionally, a number of recent bugs and issues that have affectedDestiny 2players on specific platforms have also been addressed, hopefully making raids and nightfalls easier to organize.
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A controversial patch in November had previouslynerfed the Shadowbringer subclass’s Penumbral Blast, a melee ability that sends a small ball of stasis energy towards a nearby enemy and causes damage at a distance. The original patch drastically reduced the range of the attack with the intention of focusing the utility of the ability, but the backlash from theDestiny 2community was quick and unanimous. As a result, the Penumbral Blast has been slightly restored with a 37% increase in range, not taking it all the way back to the original stats that the ability had atBeyond Light’s launch, but still a step towards fan requests.
The attention toplayer feedback with the Warlock rebalanceisn’t the only fan response that Bungie focused on with the recent patch, also taking this chance to adjust the Cryptolith Lure. Most notably, the item has been set to charge twice as fast, and now can hold five charges instead of the original three, making acquiring the accompanying lure mods less time consuming. These two new changes are certainly the most impactful in the recent patch, but players will be pleased to know that a number of bugs and issues have also been resolved.
SEASON OF THE HUNT
• Adjusted the Cryptolith Lure to allow players to charge it twice as fast.
• Increased Cryptolith Lure charge cap from 3 to 5.
• Fixed an issue that was causing players to reacquire the Cryptolith Lure every time they launched the game.
• Fixed an issue with the Lure exclusion description.
• The One for All perk is incorrectly listed as a possible roll for Corsair’s Wrath and has been corrected to the Unrelenting perk.
ACTIVITIES
• Fixed an issue that was causing some players to be blocked from progressing the Forsaken campaign.
• Fixed a location where players could get out of environment.
• Resolved an issue that was preventing some players from progressing past the first mission of “A Guardian Rises” in the New Light introduction quest.
• Fixed an issue where “Stasis Weekly Challenge” was translated incorrectly in some languages.
• Fixed an issue with the Lost Lament quest not progressing from Minotaurs, Hydras, and Cyclops.
REWARDS
• Fixed an issue where deleting a character could reset some raid rewards.
ECONOMY
• Adjusted destination materials exchanges with the Gunsmith to reduce the chances of materials from Vaulted destinations being required.
COMBAT
• Fixed an issue where the Freeze Tag emote was reducing incoming damage.
• Minimum distance to cast ranged melee reduced by 32%.
• This allows you to throw the ranged melee closer to targets.
• Fixed an issue with the Glacial Quake Super where the melee attack would sometimes fail to activate.
• Resolved an issue where players could appear to become stuck in Shiver Strike action and animation for other players.
WEAPONS
• Fixed the issue with The Lament’s Heavy air attack working when the weapon lacked ammo.
PLATFORMS
• Fixed an issue where PSN friends list wasn’t populating as expected.
• Fixed an issue with screen tearing on some consoles.
There are still a number of issues that came with theBeyond Lightexpansion that have yet to be addressed, including glitches that have appeared in the new Deep Stone Crypt raid. However,Destiny 2’s new patchdoes address two of the more controversial mechanics that have cropped up recently, even if one of them was made through a previous readjustment. Bungie is showing an attention to the feedback given by the player community, and hopefully the following patches will be able to address some of the issues players have found sinceBeyond Lightlaunched.
Destiny 2: Beyond Lightis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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