Category: Bungie News

Updated 4/9/19 with missing notes

Sandbox

TITAN

Striker—Code of the Juggernaut

General bug fix

HUNTER

Arcstrider—Way of the Warrior

Arcstrider—Way of the Wind

WARLOCK

General Arc Changes

Stormcaller—Attunement of Conduction

Stormcaller—Attunement of the Elements

Voidwalker Nova Warp

Dawnblade Everlasting Fire

Abilities Bug Fixes

Weapons

General Weapon Bug Fixes

Armor

Armor Bug fixes

Investment

Rewards

Quests/Bounties

Pursuits

Triumphs

General

Activities

Reckoning

Gambit Prime

Gambit

Strikes

Crucible

Competitive

Iron Banner

Patrols

Combatants

General

UI

General

PC

General

This week at Bungie, we’re getting ready for some high voltage.  

A storm is brewing. Next week, we’ll kick off what we’ve been calling Arc Week. Our goal for this happening has been to take the element that makes our sandbox crackle and put it under the microscope. The most noticeable update is that we improved many Arc subclass paths from the time before Forsaken. The week will also feature Arc Singe and Arc Bounties to synergize with your updated abilities. To provide a proving grounds for all this new energy, Mayhem will be available in the Crucible to let you experiment with your enhanced Arc abilities using shockingly short cooldowns. 

Arc Week will also feature one of the most powerful Arc weapons ever created, the Thunderlord Exotic Machine Gun. If you weren’t able to complete the quest to obtain Thunderlord last year, you will have from April 9 to April 23 to revisit the Cosmodrome and add it your collection. 

A Spark Can Give Life… or Take It

Arc Week buffs up several Arc subclasses. Designer Dan Gniady has all the details on what changes you can expect. 

Dan: After the release of Forsaken, the sandbox team wanted to revisit some older subclass paths and freshen them up a bit. This entailed tuning for balance as well as quality-of-life fixes. We’ve also added new functionality to a couple of subclasses. In update 2.2.1, we’re focusing on Arc subclasses for Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks to kick off Arc Week. That said, we also made a couple needed changes to non-Arc abilities. Let’s get into it. 

Striker Code of the Juggernaut (Bottom Path)

Notes: This path is all about punching enemies to get better at shooting them and shooting enemies to get better at punching them. We want to further incentivize engaging in this loop and make doing so move visible and flashy. Shooting an enemy should make you feel like you are primed to strike with melee. Punching an enemy and releasing your rage will make you feel like a more focused shot.

Frontal Assault:

• Now increases all weapon damage for the duration of the buff
• 25% against combatants
• 20% against players
• Duration increased from 10 to 16 seconds
• Buff timer is now displayed on the HUD

Knockout:

• Melee damage bonus increased from 25% to 60%
• Now also triggers once you have dealt 60% damage to a target
• Any damage done after 60% will refresh the timer
• Still also triggers off shield pop
• No longer consumed after 1 melee attack
• Duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds

Arcstrider Way of the Warrior (Top Path)

Notes: This path thrives on striking with precision and timing and is heavily melee focused. To enhance this loop, we are giving it a bit more nuance with a higher potential payout. We want to allow for more room to execute and engage with both the path to success and the benefits once you do succeed.

Combination Blow

• Bonus melee damage can now be stacked 3 times (requires a melee ability kill for each stack)
• Buff increases melee damage by 60% per stack in PvE 
• Buff increases melee damage by 22.7% per stack in PvP
• For comparison, this ability used to be 1 stack and increased melee damage by 50%
• Kills with this ability now heal 40 health in addition to starting health regen 

Deadly Reach:

• Increased buff duration from 6 to 8 seconds 
• Buff is no longer consumed by a melee hit

Arcstrider Way of the Wind (Bottom Path)

Notes: This path is about quick movement and thriving under pressure. We want to increase your ability to survive while at low health and enhance your elusiveness so you can be more confident when in danger. This way, you don’t just get a bonus when you’re injured, you have more control over what state you are in, and you can make more risk/reward choices.

Disorienting Blow:

• Increased the disorient distance by 50%
• Increased duration of disorient on players from 1.5 to 2 seconds

Focused Breathing:

• Increased dodge recharge bonus while sprinting by 100%

Combat Meditation:

• Increased bonus grenade and melee regeneration while bloodied by 25%

Lightning Reflexes:

• Increased damage resistance while dodging from 25% to 40% in PvP
• Increased damage resistance while dodging from 63% to 70% In PvE

Stormcaller Stormtrance Super (Top and Bottom Path)

• Damage scales up to 150% over 5 seconds of continuous use of the attack
• Updated FX and audio to support this functionality

Stormcaller Attunement of Conduction (Top Path)

Notes: This path focuses prominently on chain lightning, but we also want to better sell the fantasy of being a god of erratic and dangerous energy. We want you to be delighted and surprised by the chaos you cause. On top of that, we should make the choice of using your abilities something to better strategize around, and reward you for doing so.

Chain Lightning Melee

• Can now chain up to 5 times, up from 1, and each individual target can be hit twice
• Chain damage decreased from 50 to 31 damage per chain hit

Arc Web

• Can now chain to many (many) more targets, and back and forth between targets
• The amount of chaining varies based on use, and I will leave it to you all to discover!
• Increase chain range from 10 meters to 12 meters
• Chaining Arc damage now reduces the cooldown of your grenade
• Works with Arc Web chains and chains from Chain Lightning Melee
• Earn 3% energy per instance of chain damage in PvE
• Earn 10% energy per instance of chain damage in PvP

Stormcaller Attunement of the Elements (Bottom Path)

Notes: Currently this path focuses on creating drone buddies for allies and staying close to them to dish out more Rifts and the buddies therein. Generally, Arc drone is short-lived, and you need to stay close to your Rift to keep it around. Now you will be able to take your pal further and, if you stick with friends, will be able to have it around much more often, making this path more potent as support.

Electrostatic Surge:

• Increased bonus regeneration rate of Rift by 600% per nearby friendly Guardian
• This sounds insane, and it’s a big boost you will definitely feel, but it was previously very low.
• Extends Rift duration from 15 to 20 seconds
• Added a UI notification for when the buff is active

Arc Soul:

• Extended duration by 50%.

Now let’s talk about some non-Arc Changes, as well…

Voidwalker Nova Warp Super

Notes: Clearly we swung a bit hard when we hit this previously. This should serve as a nice middle ground to settle into.

• Reduced initial charged detonation energy cost by 20%
• Reduced energy cost of holding the charged detonation by 7%
• Reduced time required to fully charge the charged detonation from 0.9 seconds to 0.7 seconds
• Reduced Dark Blink cost by 20%
• Increased base Super duration from 18 seconds to 22 seconds

Dawnblade Everlasting Fire Perk

Notes: Similar to the Striker, we wanted to make sure this perk didn’t allow for infinite Supers in certain activities. We’ve increased the amount you get back upfront but put diminishing returns on it so you can’t go forever. This will still be a Super you can extend much longer with skill.

• Tuned the amount of Super gained from Everlasting Fire
• Initial return increased from 10% to 13% Super energy
• Return then decays linearly over the course of 30 kills from 13% to 0.75% returned per kill

You may be asking “What about Spectral blades???”

We know it’s out of bounds and are working right now on a few tweaks to bring it back in line. We’ll let you know the details once we’ve finished play testing and tuning to lock in on what the changes will be.

That’s all for me this time. As always, we look forward to you getting your hands on these changes and letting us know what you think. Happy electrocuting everyone!

Patch Note Preview

Next week, Update 2.2.1 will be deploying on April 9. Here is a preview of some changes you can look forward to along with the Arc Week rollout.

Catalysts

Warlock Bloom Ability

Xûr

Infusion

Gambit Prime Weapons

Gambit Prime

Quests and Bounties

Strong Resolves

Our Player Support team is keeping track of all known issues in the game. If you see something they aren’t tracking, make a post on the Help forum letting them know. 

This is their report.

Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1

Next Tuesday, on April 9, Destiny 2 will undergo maintenance and Update 2.2.1 is scheduled to go live. No downtime is expected during this maintenance; however, players who have not yet updated to version 2.2.1 by 1 PM PDT will be returned to the title screen.

Please see below for the timeline of this deployment window:

9 AM PDT (1600 UTC):

• Destiny 2 service maintenance is scheduled to begin with no expected downtime.
• Update 2.2.1 will begin rolling out across all platforms and regions.
• Destiny Companion features will be unavailable on web, mobile, and third-party apps.

1 PM PDT (2000 UTC):

• Destiny 2 service maintenance is scheduled to conclude.
• Players who have not yet installed Update 2.2.1 will be removed from activities and returned to the title screen.

1:15 PM PDT (2015 UTC):

• Destiny Companion features will be re-enabled on web, mobile, and third-party apps.
• Console players who encounter issues updating to 2.2.1 should reset their console and try downloading the update.

Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 Resolved Issues Preview

With the upcoming launch of Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1, we’d like to take the opportunity to follow up on a sampling of player-impacting issues that have emerged in Destiny 2 over the past several months. The following known issues are expected to be resolved after the launch of Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 on Tuesday, April 9.

• Like a Diamond Triumph: Players who became eligible for the “Like a Diamond” Triumph during the window when it was not available will have this Triumph unlocked retroactively following the 2.2.1 update. Impacted players will receive a notice in game when this fix begins rolling out to their accounts. 
• Acting Bad, Looking Good Pursuit: The “Acting Bad, Looking Good” pursuit is not completing for players using a full set of Ancient Apocalypse armor.
• Obsidian Crystal: The Obsidian Crystal doesn’t always drop for players on the Unidentified Frame quest step for Izanagi’s Burden.
• Wish-Ender: Players cannot see behind walls with Wish-Ender while invisible.
• The Vow Infusion: The Vow cannot be infused above 650 Power.
• BrayTech RWP Mk. II Infusion: BrayTech RWP Mk. II cannot be infused above 600 Power.
• Stronghold Power Ammo: Stronghold consumes Power ammo when blocking with Black Talon.
• The Weight of Guilt: The Weight of Guilt emblem does not display its purchase price after it has been unlocked for purchase from Lord Saladin.

For the complete list of resolved issues and patch notes, please keep an eye on our Updates page once 2.2.1 is live. 

Movies

Here are some movies. You like movies, don’t you? Well, of course you do. Everyone likes movies. That’s why people make them. We like movies so much, we watch a lot of them. These were our favorites from this past week. In fact, we liked them so much, we’re adding emblems to the collections of the filmmakers. People will see those emblems and say, “Where did you get that?” They say, “I made a bad-ass movie. Who are you?”

Movie of the Week: Intro

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Y8OUQFTvU?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: Let me Die

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0g4AsC24vc?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Hunter Emote

Titan Emote

Warlock Emote

A lot of feedback on Crucible and how it could improve comes in the form of suggested sandbox changes that would impact the flow of combat in PvP. As you can see from the section above, we are still committed to updating the sandbox as frequently as we can, and we have an update going out next week.

We have bigger Crucible changes being planned for later this year, but we aren’t ready to talk about those plans just yet. We hope to share more with you sometime this summer. In the meantime, we will continue to provide updates to matchmaking, QOL fixes, Sandbox balance, and Glory changes.

<3 Cozmo

This week at Bungie, Lord Saladin is watching you.

The Iron Banner rages on. Once again, players are invited to test their mettle in Crucible combat—with Power enabled. The Iron Burden and Wolf’s Favor are new features we’ve added to mix things up, and rewards have been refreshed to offer two updated weapons and the new Iron Symmachy armor set for each class.

If you haven’t jumped in just yet, Iron Banner bounties have been updated with new objectives, and each bounty will grant a powerful reward. Some quest steps for Thorn and the Recluse also progress faster in the Iron Banner, so if you’re on the hunt for these rewards, now’s the time to grind them out!

Today, we’re focusing on change. Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 is on approach, and we have another round of server-side changes coming to Gambit and Gambit Prime Matchmaking to tune your experience.

Refreshing

Each Tuesday, Guardians look forward to a new set of objectives and challenges to complete in the world of Destiny 2—rotating Crucible modes, new bounties to complete, and every so often, a Curse Week in the Dreaming City.

For some time now, we’ve been encountering issues where some of our resets would catch bad streaks, preventing players from completing various Triumphs or earning their desired Titles. We’ve taken some time to address these issues and wanted to give an update on status.

Ada-1 Weapon Frames

While weapon frames aren’t tied to any specific Seals, we understand that players are on the hunt for new and exciting rolls on their favorite weapons. Since Black Armory released, there have been a few streaks where Sniper Rifle or Machine Gun frames didn’t appear for many weeks in a row.

In Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1, Ada-1 will begin offering all weapon frames each week. While players will still be limited in how many different frames they may acquire per week, we are removing the weekly rotation.

As Destiny 2 continues to evolve throughout the Annual Pass and beyond, we’ll continue to deliver quality-of-life changes like the ones described above to address common feedback items. Some changes may come more quickly than others, but we’ll continue to deploy updates to provide a better player experience. Speaking of these changes, read on for a quick preview of our next update!

Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 Preview

Tentatively planned for April 9, Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 will bring a variety of quality-of-life changes and bug fixes. Below is a short list of topics that we commonly see in the wild. Note, if any issues are found in the final weeks of development, the following may change or be delayed. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on status as we get closer to release.

Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 will also kick off Arc Week. Be sure to check back next week for information on how we’ll be celebrating Arc Energy in Season of the Drifter.

Security Update

Members of our Security Response Team spend their days swinging the banhammer against those suspected of cheating. They also inform players they they need to work on improving their network connections. This week, we have a few updates on their efforts.

Security Response Team: Our mandate is to safeguard the experience of our players against those opponents who would detract from your fun in the Destiny universe. Today, we want to talk about two different initiatives we’ve been focused on recently.

Aimbots vs Macros

It’s important to us that people with disabilities be able to use accessibility tools, which sometimes include simple automation. It’s one of the reasons why we fixed the Titan Skating macro issue in-game, instead of simply punishing people running automation tools. However, there is a clear line between macros and aimbots. Players who stray into the latter territory will find themselves no longer welcome in the Destiny universe. We’re currently in the process of banning a number of players on PC who have been detected using aimbots to unnaturally augment their skill. Defeating your opponents, whether they’re AI or other Guardians, should always be about your own skill. We’ll continue to make sure that’s the case.

Plugging In

In December, we announced that we would begin issuing warnings and restrictions to players with extremely poor network connections that lasted for a prolonged period of time. We’re happy to report that 90% of the players who received a warning have not been detected for having a poor connection again.

For people who have struggled to improve their connection after receiving a warning, we want to be clear: Stability is more important than speed. Latency and Packet Loss are the biggest concerns for Destiny, not throughput (mbps). Here are a few choice quotes from our Network Troubleshooting Guide:

“While average bandwidth usage is considerably lower, Destiny may request up to 1 Mbps download and upload bandwidth. Destiny creates connections between a player’s console, Bungie’s servers, and other players in a unique way. As such, network performance in other games and applications is often NOT a good indicator that the network is setup for a stable connection to Destiny. The most common sources of lag and frequent disconnects are high latency and packet loss.”

We encourage players who receive a warning or restriction due to their network connection to visit the Latency and Packet Loss section of our Network Troubleshooting Guide.

Finally: Thank you to the players who have used the Player Report features in-game and on bungie.net to help us identify opponents who are hurting your experience. While we’ll never rely on Player Reports alone to issue restrictions, it is incredibly helpful for corroborating the hard data we gather.

Time for Prime

Two weeks ago, we made some adjustments to Gambit Matchmaking to help even the playing field. To give a refresh of what the change was and why it was made, here’s some context from a previous edition of ‘This Week at Bungie’:

Gambit is a team-based activity. As such, players who are in a pre-made fireteam have a communication advantage. To offset that advantage, we’ve raised the internal skill rating of pre-made fireteams to pull in higher skill enemies to fight against. With this change, even as a solo player, you’ll still have a chance. Plus, your other matched fireteam mates should be higher skilled as well.

After modifying normal Gambit settings to try to create fairer matches, we re-evaluated the settings and have further tweaks to try to get them even fairer. We’ve also now had a chance to collect data on Gambit Prime and are applying these changes to Gambit Prime matchmaking to take advantage of our findings. The changes to Gambit Prime matchmaking are live now. If you encounter any issues, please report your experience to the #Help forum on bungie.net.

Iron Support

Whether you’re on the road to increasing your Power or taking your first steps as a Guardian, Destiny Player Support is at the ready to get you the information you need for success. If you need an assist, you can find then in the #Help forum, or content authored by the team on help.bungie.net.

This is their report.

Saladin’s Pride

This week, we kicked off the first Iron Banner for Season of the Drifter. Unlike other activities, which may require Destiny 2: Forsaken or Annual Pass ownership, Iron Banner is available to all Guardians in Destiny 2 who wish to test their mettle.

Last week, we highlighted some key differences in this season’s Iron Banner experience. For players joining us in progress, we’ve got a convenient summary below.

Changes in Season of the Drifter:

We are also tracking two issues that players may encounter in Iron Banner:

Dancing with Crustaceans 

Selecting the winning entry for Movie of the Week is a team effort. Cozmo and Griffin have been arguing for hours over whether this week’s winner is a better meme than Bread. The answer is obvious. Join us in celebrating their creation.

Movie of the Week: Crab Rave, but it’s Destiny 2

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2t9ZWUzR80?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Runner up: Arcana

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKWup7rjSpk?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

If you’d like a chance at the Lens of Fate emblem, be sure to submit your footage to the Community Creations portal on bungie.net.

Don’t forget, next week is our Bungie Bounty on PC. Cozmo will be leading the team in Gambit Prime on stream!

They’ve been working hard to fully kit out their Guardians in Notorious armor sets, granting full role benefits in play. Expect to see Large Blockers, marked invaders, and some locked banks throughout the session.

Bungie Bounty PC: Gambit Prime

10 AM–Noon PDT

Twitch.tv/Bungie

If you think you’ve got what it takes, jump into matchmaking and kick our asses. We’ll give you a sweet emblem for the troubles.

Now, I’ll send you off into the weekend with some community creations at the helm. Maybe they’ll inspire you as your journey continues in Destiny.

See you out there in the wild. I have a Nightfall to run, and some Reckoning Tier 3 to grind.

Cheers,

Dmg04

This week at Bungie, the Drifter keeps drifting.

We are now in our third week of Season of the Drifter and there’s a lot going on. All three tiers of the Reckoning are live. The Thorn quest is available for those who are brave enough to wield a dark weapon. Gambit Prime is on Legion’s Folly for the first time this week, and it will migrate to Emerald Coast next week. 

If you’re looking for lore, Invitations of the Nine started last Friday, and it continues for many weeks to come. Complete the first invitation to discover the backstory of the Drifter and his ties to the mysterious Nine. Everyone who accepted the first invitation last Friday will have a new experience this week. If you missed it last week, don’t worry. You can pick it up this Friday. There won’t be a cutscene every week, but that definitely wasn’t the last one you’ll see.

Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron Banner and Double Valor 

Start: 10 AM PDT on March 26

End: 10 AM PDT on April 2

This season, Lord Saladin has a few new tricks up his ironclad sleeve. We’re introducing two new consumable items that will change the flow of combat through temporary Power level adjustments.

Iron Burden

The Iron Burden consumable is for the best of the best to challenge themselves by lowering their Power by 100, putting more focus on skill, strategy, and gunplay. With greater risk comes greater reward. For the brave, Saladin will be offering the Iron Burden consumable for purchase with 5 Iron Banner Tokens. There will be a new Triumph you can complete this Season by defeating 500 opponents while the Iron Burden debuff is active. Completing it will reward you with an updated version of Wizened Rebuke that is fully Masterworked and has a curated roll. You don’t have to complete this during the first event. Your progress will carry over to the next Iron Banner.

Wolf’s Favor

For those of you who find yourselves in PvE activities more frequently, the Wolf’s Favor consumable has been added as an invitation to try your hand in the Iron Banner. These consumables, which will drop with limited availability, grant a temporary 100 Power increase, up to a cap of 700, for 30 minutes. Our goal here is to help those who don’t normally play Crucible take a step in to the action.

The Wolf’s Favor consumable has a chance to drop from completing the following daily and weekly challenges:

Reward Updates

Bounties have been updated to provide more choice and address feedback from previous Seasons over how long it took to earn progress toward various objectives. Each bounty will grant a powerful reward upon completion. Additionally, completion of a bounty will unlock the ability to direct purchase specific rewards from Lord Saladin. Saladin will also offer a new emblem you can pick up after completing all the weekly bounties called the Weight of Guilt. It will track higher-Power opponents defeated while under the effects of The Iron Burden. We have also added an updated version of Orewing’s Maul with random rolls that will drop from match completion and from token packages. 

We’re trying something new with Iron Banner this season. As always, we’re eager to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think about the changes after you spend some time in the Crucible. 

Strengthen Your Core

As you make progress in Season of the Drifter, you’ll be making choices about which weapons and armor you want to power up first. We’ve been following the conversation around the use of Enhancement Cores for infusion. As a response, the Destiny Dev Team have some changes lined up that they want to share.  

Destiny Dev Team: The goal of the infusion system is to create an impactful feeling of progression when you increase the Power of an item you enjoy using. An infusion system with no scarcity around the materials would diminish this impact. To that end, we tapped into a material with inherent scarceness, Enhancement Cores, to use as one of the keystone materials for this process.

That is the goal the infusion system, but if the overall system is causing a negative experience, we want to work to improve it. We’re constantly monitoring the infusion economy to see what kind of impact it has on gear usage. We keep a close eye on the amount of infusion materials being earned versus how many are being used and will continue to make adjustments as needed.

To that end, we’ll be making a change in Season of Opulence with the goal of providing more access to Enhancement Cores.

Scrapper Bounties previously dropped randomly when dismantling gear. There was no reliable way to earn Enhancement Cores using these bounties, and we didn’t feel they were providing enough materials. We will be deprecating these bounties at the start of Season 7. (Note that any unfinished Scrapper Bounties still in your inventory when the new season begins can still be completed before their natural expiration.) In their place, the Gunsmith will now offer a selection of daily and weekly bounties that can be purchased for Gunsmith Materials. As with the Scrapper Bounties, each of these will include, among other things, an Enhancement Core as a reward when completed.

Our hope is that this increased access and control over Enhancement Core acquisition will help improve the balance of materials being earned vs. materials being used. As always, we’ll be continuously monitoring this item economy, along with your feedback to assess its effectiveness.

Who Do You Truly Serve?

Season of the Drifter offers your characters an interesting choice. Your decision impacts your experience with both the story and the world around you. So far, we’ve enjoyed watching the debate between Team Drifter and Team Vanguard.

We wanted to give you a little insight into where the community has been pledging their allegiance. The following two graphics show which side is receiving the most pledges. The first graph is an account-level look and looks at data on which side you pledged to first. The second is character based, and takes into account all the characters that pledged overall.

Account-level

Character-level

So far the Drifter has received a lot of support. The question still remains: Should he be trusted? 

Helping Hands

The Player Support Team is on the front line every day, making sure any issues are properly triaged and sent to the dev team for fixing. 

This is their report.

Destiny 2 Hotfix 2.2.0.2

Last week, we highlighted an issue where players with full Pursuits inventories were not receiving their Allegiance quest item from the Drifter, regardless of which side they chose. With the conclusion of our Tuesday maintenance, we expect this issue to be resolved.

In addition to this change, we’d like to highlight the resolution of the following issues:

• Fixed an issue where the Dark Age Arsenal Triumph was not properly unlocking when players won Gambit matches with a full set of Gambit gear equipped
• Fixed an issue where Glory Win Streak Triumphs from previous Seasons were updating on wins in Season of the Drifter

Destiny General Service Maintenance

Earlier today, between 10–11 AM PDT, all Destiny services underwent scheduled maintenance. This involved taking both Destiny and Destiny 2 offline across all platforms, and no changes were made to the game experience.

Players who observed issues following this maintenance should report them to the #Help forum.

Destiny 2 Season of the Drifter Known Issues

This week, we’d like to take the opportunity to revisit some existing known issues, which we’ve covered in past weeks.

• Stronghold Titan Exotic: We’re investigating an issue where the “Clenched Fist” perk is not activating on the Stronghold Exotic Titan gauntlets when players use Exotic swords, such as Black Talon.
• The Vow Infusion: We’re investigating an issue where the Vow cannot be infused above 650 Power.
• Crimson Days at Shaxx: We’re investigating an issue where Lord Shaxx shows Crimson Days UI for some players in the Tower map.
• GUITAR Errors in Last Wish: We’re investigating an issue where players may still receive GUITAR errors in the “Last Wish” raid.
• Season 6 Eververse Shaders: We’re investigating an issue where Season 6 Eververse shaders don’t give back Bright Dust when they are dismantled using the Cryptarch’s Shader Recycling.
• Chaos Reach and Thorn’s Soul Devourer: We’re investigating an issue where Chaos Reach won’t do any damage to an enemy when that enemy is shot by Thorn when Soul Devourer is active.
• Invitations of the Nine “Ecdysis” Triumphs: We’re investigating an issue where these triumphs may not always unlock when completing an Invitation of the Nine.

For the running list of all issues tracked by Destiny Player Support, players are encouraged to visit our Destiny 2 Known Issues help page. Players who encounter other issues should report to the #Help forum.

When reporting a gameplay issue, providing screenshots, captured video, or repro steps will help Destiny Player Support investigate your report.

Week of the Movie

Welcome to Movie of the Week. Does anyone read this section? Or do you just skip down to the movies? I don’t blame you—they are pretty good. I’ve probably written this section over 100 times now, and I’m running out of ways to tell you that this is where we pick our favorite videos each week to share them with the community. The best place to submit your entry is our Creations Page, but you can also win if we discover your video randomly on the internet and enjoy it. Did I mention the emblem yet? You get an emblem if you win. Just make sure you put everyone’s player name who worked on the video in the description of the video. Thanks for taking the time to read this section. Enjoy the videos. 

Movie of the Week: Destiny War 2

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zPxM1tFSXo?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

Honorable Mention: D2 Music Video

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34UM8-6jqCs?wmode=transparent&rel=0&fs=1&w=1136&h=641]

We are working on some plans to put some more bounties out in the wild on all three platforms in multiple locations. We will give you more details soon.

<3 Cozmo

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This week at Bungie, we restored the Thorn in your side.

If you can remember your first revive in Old Russia, other memories of Thorn may plague your nightmares from time to time. This week, those same nightmares returned in full force. If you’re a Guardian who’s new around these parts, get ready to feel the sting.

A villain’s weapon returns tomorrow.

Will you dare wield Thorn, the legendary Weapon of Sorrow? pic.twitter.com/jvhqaKNxus
— Destiny The Game (@DestinyTheGame) March 11, 2019

Thorn T-Shirt/Replica: 

Gambit Prime Jersey: 

Thorn wasn’t the only thing happening in Destiny 2 this week. Guardians also faced a difficult question on Tuesday…

Picking Sides

Do you side with the Vanguard or the Drifter? Depending on your choice, you’ll receive a set of rewards specific to your allegiance. Through the Allegiance quest, each side will offer unique lore. Each week you’ll receive a small package as gratitude for your pledge. Throughout Season of the Drifter, depending on your pledge, one of these packages will be found at Ikora or Drifter upon each weekly reset:

Vanguard Weekly Package:

Drifter Weekly Package:

There’s no bias here, I swear!

Prove Your Worth

Last week, Reckoning tiers 1 and 2 went live, bringing players to the plane of the Nine. Tomorrow, tier 3 will become available, opening the chase to fully unlock your Gambit Prime perks. This activity will have a Power level requirement of 680. Players will need to fully upgrade their synthesizer to enter. Modifiers are also active in this playlist, so be ready to mix your arsenal up for the challenge.

Matchmaking will continue to be available if you’re looking to take on the challenge without a pre-made fireteam. Things may be a little trickier without strategy or communication, so prepare for some white-knuckles as you race the clock to eliminate the darkness. We’ll be watching, as will the Nine. 

Speaking of the Nine, Invitations of the Nine also begins tomorrow.

To begin, you’ll need to track down Xûr. In addition to his Exotic inventory, he’ll also offer a quest item for you to complete each week, for up to nine weeks. Each week you engage, you’ll be invited to learn more about the Nine and unlock lore pages to dive deeper into their story.

Polish and Prime

With Season of the Drifter little more than a week old, we’re tracking down some bugs to squash and quality-of-life to address. We’ll be deploying hotfixes and updates, along with some back-end server changes to help keep things fresh. Here’s a quick list of changes specific to Gambit, Gambit Prime, and Reckoning that are currently in-flight.

Gambit Matchmaking [Revised 2:20 PM 3/14/19]

With the release of this very blog article, Gambit received some updates to matchmaking. Gambit is a team based activity and as such, players who are in a pre-made fireteam have a communication advantage. To offset that advantage, we’ve raised the internal skill rating of pre-made fireteams to pull in higher skill enemies to fight against. With this change, even as a solo player, you’ll still have a chance. Plus, your other matched fireteam mates should be higher skilled as well.

Solo players of low skill should expect to match other solo players more frequently. Higher skill teams will also match teams more frequently.

Gambit Prime Synths

Shortly after the release of Gambit Prime, players began filling their inventory with Prime Armor Synths. Tentatively planned for Hotfix 2.2.0.2, players will be able exchange a stack of 5 Synths for 100 Glimmer with the Drifter. The intention of this isn’t to give players a means of acquiring large amounts of Glimmer, but strictly to help address inventory issues.

Reckoning Modifiers

In early playtests at the studio, Prism proved to be more challenging than intended in higher Tiers of Reckoning and we planned to remove it in the first patch proactively. When we launched last week, we collected some fairly positive feedback with Prism and wanted to react quickly and remedy that change. Since Glass seemed more problematic, we wanted to take action there too. Tentatively planned for Hotfix 2.2.0.2, we will be replacing Glass with Prism. Tier 3 goes live tomorrow,  so we’ll continue to monitor feedback and make adjustments as needed.

As with all things in development, any of these forecast changes could be altered or delayed. For the most current information on our plans and progress, stay tuned for patch notes.

Persistent Upkeep

Week in and week out, Player Support is at the ready to lend a helping hand when issues arise in Destiny 2. This week, they have some vital information for those preparing to pick a side in the Allegiance quest. No, they’re not telling you to pledge to the Vanguard (even though you totally should), but making sure your experience is smooth and issue free.

This is their report.

Destiny 2 Hotfix 2.2.0.1

In last week’s Player Support Report, we highlighted an issue where some players’ weekly bounties for Ada-1 and Petra Venj did not refresh at the weekly reset, instead refreshing the following Sunday. With the conclusion of this week’s maintenance, we expect this issue to be resolved.

In addition to this change, we’d like to also highlight the resolution of the following issues:

Poetry in Motion

You ever wonder what the Cabal watch for entertainment? Maybe they tune in to Crucible matches to watch Guardians beat each other’s faces in. Or maybe they jump on bungie.net to watch some funny videos on the Creations page.

Movie of the Week: What’d you expect?

More ding ding ding pic.twitter.com/Z33bGzNuae
— Solar Flair (@SolarFlairYT) March 10, 2019

Honorable Mention: I’ve got a fever…

Hey@A_dmg04 pic.twitter.com/wXvxqWYZ9G
— Dredgen But Good Guy FALLOUT (@falloutplays) March 13, 2019

Honorable Mention: Ok seriously, how many of these are there?

More #Destiny2 #Drifter #Ding fun #GambitPrime pic.twitter.com/puHWREnmLY

— Dan (qazimod) (@qazimod) March 12, 2019

Honorable Mention: Shouldn’t have taken that recent update…

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This week is home to villainous weaponry, reckonings, and invitations to the unknown. We’re excited to watch as you dive through the content, and we still have more to come throughout Season of the Drifter. Gambit Prime Private Matches, Arc week, and the Revelry are on the approach. Until then, we have a few more Bungie Bounties to challenge you with and more maps coming into rotation in Gambit Prime.

March 20, 10 AM PDT: PS4 Bungie Bounty

April 3, 10 AM PDT: PC Bungie Bounty

Until then, you can find me building out my Sentry set. Somebody has to keep the Blockers clear and take down those pesky invaders…

Cheers,

dmg04

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As a follow-up to reports of powerful rewards dropping at lower Power than expected, we wanted to catch you up on the current topics we’re investigating and also give you insights on our overall goals for Seasonal endgame progression.

There are two issues we’ve been tracking:

As with all releases, we updated powerful sources and added additional sources. It is our goal that the Seasonal endgame progression take roughly the same effort from Season to Season. Meaning that 650–700 should be roughly the same as 600–650. Some sources are faster and some are slower, but the overall experience is expected to be comparable. We missed these Power source tuning changes in the patch notes and we’re working to improve our patch note process for future updates.

We do have an update planned to go out in 2.2.0.1 on March 12 to address several issues. Here is a preview of some of the expected fixes. 

Please keep the feedback coming. We definitely need to hear player reports to make sure everything is working as intended as well as your feedback to ensure we deliver the experience we all want Destiny to be.

This week at Bungie, we launched Season of the Drifter.

The Drifter has moved down to the annex. His new operation is online and ready for players. Gambit was just the beginning. Gambit Prime is the new hotness.

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Winning a match of Gambit Prime is just the start of your new journey to max Power. For Annual Pass owners, the Reckoning is the featured PvE activity for this season. To reach your full potential as a Gambit Prime teammate, follow the loop between the two challenges. Take your Gambit Prime rewards and four-person fireteam into the Reckoning to earn new armor that will unlock powerful new perks, making you even more deadly when you return to Gambit Prime. Here is a taste of what the Reckoning has to offer.

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Top Tier

Tier 1 of the Reckoning was your first step. From here, the challenges and the rewards escalate! Tier 2 goes live tomorrow and ups the difficulty, adding additional objectives, areas, and a new boss to the battle. Next Friday, we’ll up the ante one more time. 

Tier 3 is considered endgame content, requiring Power level 680 to enter and meant to offer a worthy challenge to all you powerful Guardians as you gear up to max Power this season. The activity is set to 690 so bring your best gear. We recommend forming up a fireteam for coordination, but matchmaking is still available to you. 

Next week, we also have the Thorn quest kicking off on March 12. A mysterious spot in the EDZ holds a clue. Seek it out to start your journey in search of the Hand Cannon shrouded in darkness. At the same time you set off in search of Thorn, the Allegiance quest will become available. This offers you a choice: Stand with the Vanguard or cast your lot with the Drifter. The choice is made per character, so if you have multiple characters, they can each choose their own path. 

Come Get Us

We have three more streams lined up for you. We will be doing three Gambit Prime Bungie Bounties over the next three weeks featuring all three platforms, starting with Xbox. 

March 13, 10 AM Pacific: Xbox Bungie Bounty

March 20, 10 AM Pacific: PS4 Bungie Bounty

April 3, 10 AM Pacific: PC Bungie Bounty

The rules are the same. Seek us out during the two hours the bounty is live, and defeat us in Gambit Prime. Do that, and everyone on your team will receive the Sign of Mutual Combat emblem.

Guardians’ Guardians

The Player Support team is always working diligently behind the scenes. They are making sure you have the info you need to have the best Destiny 2 experience.

This is their report.

Season of the Drifter Support

This week, Season of the Drifter kicked off in Destiny 2. For those who want to be in the know, listed below are support resources that players can use to discover vital information about this new season.

Players looking for info not provided in the links above should search our support archive on help.bungie.net.

Known Issue Callout: Weekly Bounty Resets

In Update 2.2.0, a change was erroneously made which impacted the availability of several sources for powerful rewards in Destiny 2. Specifically, weekly bounties from vendors have not yet reset for some players who completed them last week.

Among these sources, the vendors most notably impacted are Ada-1 and Petra Venj, who each offer routine powerful rewards through their weekly bounties. It’s also worth noting that players who are unable to complete these bounties for Ada-1 cannot receive Ballistics Logs to forge her weapon frames.

Currently, we are working to resolve this issue in an upcoming hotfix. In the meantime, players should expect these sources to reset every Sunday, starting at the daily reset on March 10. As always, we’ll be sure to sound off with more information when it is available.

Destiny 2 Season of the Drifter Known Issues

Whether you’re a bona fide Dredgen or you’re still climbing your way up the ranks in Gambit, we’ve got the details you need on the latest known issues in Destiny 2.

• Korean and Polish Crashes: After the launch of Update 2.2.0, some players using the Korean and Polish language options encountered crashes when interacting with the Drifter. Players encountering this issue should log out and log back in to trigger an update that will resolve this issue.
• Gambit Maps: To mitigate an issue where Blockers were not spawning, Kell’s Grave and Cathedral of Scars have been disabled in the Gambit playlist. These maps will be re-enabled when this issue is resolved.
• Drifter’s Weapon Pursuits: We’re investigating an issue where the pursuits for Malfeasance and Breakneck are not progressing as expected in Gambit and Gambit Prime.
• “Acting Bad, Looking Good” Quest: We are investigating an issue where the “Acting Bad, Looking Good” Quest is not completing when players wear a full Ancient Apocalypse armor set and win a Gambit match.
• “Dark Age Arsenal” Triumph: We are investigating an issue where the “Dark Age Arsenal” Triumph is not unlocking when players win a classic Gambit match with a Gambit weapon equipped in every slot.
• Clan XP and Rewards: We are investigating an issue that is preventing Gambit Prime and the Reckoning from granting Clan XP upon activity completion.
• “The Best Offense” Triumph: We are investigating an issue where the Triumph “The Best Offense,” which awards Oxygen SR3, isn’t counting the correct number of Orbs of Light generated in strike activities.
• Offering to the Oracle: We are investigating player reports describing the Offering to the Oracle no longer being in their inventories after Update 2.2.0.
• Powerful Reward Levels: We are investigating reports describing that powerful rewards are dropping at lower than expected levels.
• Stronghold Titan Exotic: We’re investigating an issue where the “Clenched Fist” perk is not activating on the Stronghold Exotic Titan gauntlets when players use Black Talon.
• Crown of Tempests: We are investigating an issue where Arc Warlock melee ability kills may not trigger Conduction Tines on Crown of Tempests.
• The Vow Infusion: We are investigating an issue where the Vow cannot be infused above 650 Power.
• PC Performance: We are investigating an issue impacting Destiny 2’s performance on PC after the latest Windows 10 Update.
• Primevals Disappearing: We are investigating an issue where Primevals are despawning in Gambit Prime, resulting in ties or incomplete matches.
• Practice Makes Perfect: We are investigating an issue where the Hunter Gunslinger perk Practice Makes Perfect may not be activating as expected on consoles.
• Radiant Matrix Duplication: We’re investigating an issue where players may sometimes receive two copies of the Radiant Matrix, resulting in one always occupying a slot in the player’s inventory or postmaster.
• “Invading with Style” Bounty: Players should be aware that the Drifter’s “Invading with Style” daily bounty must be completed by getting double kills in the Crucible, not Gambit. This is the intended behavior for this bounty.
• Loaded Question Ornament: We are investigating an issue where the Powerful Statement ornament tooltip for Loaded Question says, “Requires: Annual Pass,” when it should be accessible for all players.
• Gender Callouts in Gambit: We are investigating an issue where dialogue from the Drifter does not recognize the Guardian’s gender.
• Gambit Medals: We are investigating an issue where classic Gambit medals earned in Gambit Prime are not appearing in the UI. Please note that these medals are still being awarded appropriately.
• “Well Well Well” Medal: We are investigating an issue where the “Well Well Well” Medal in Gambit activities does not have a name when it appears on screen.
• Gambit Invader Kills: We are investigating an issue where Gambit activities may mistakenly report that players’ motes are lost when they defeat an enemy invader.
• Season 5 Clan Banner: We are investigating an issue where the Season 5 clan banner has no title or description in its tooltip.
• Ghost Holograms: We are investigating an issue where Legendary Ghost Holograms which display subclass-based colors always appear red when applied to the Kill-Tracker Ghost.
• Heroic Story Mission Stats: We are investigating an issue where the post-game screen is not displaying all relevant information after completing daily Heroic story missions.
• “Clan Up” Triumph: We are investigating an issue where the “Clan Up” Triumph is unlocking for players outside of Gambit Private matches.

For the running list of all Destiny 2 known issues, players are encouraged to visit our Destiny 2 Known Issues support page.

As always, players who encounter issues should report to the #Help forum. There, DPS, volunteer moderators, and other players can help answer questions.

When reporting a gameplay issue, providing screenshots, captured video, or repro steps will help Destiny Player Support investigate your report.

Movies?

How many Movies of the Week have there been? It’s got to be like over 20 by now. Someone should go count them. Anyway here are this week’s winners.

Movie of the Week: Guitar Medley

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Honorable Mention: Last Rites

I’m going to be out of the office next week. I’ll keep an eye on things from home, but Dylan will be your main contact for all things community. Look for us both out in Gambit Prime and the Reckoning this week. 

<3 Cozmo

Tower

Clans

Sandbox

Weapons

General Weapon and Perk Fixes

Abilities

Armor

Accessories Fixes

Rewards

General

Destinations

Crucible

Vendors

Black Armory

Character Boosts

General

Collections / Triumphs

Activities

Gambit

Gambit Matchmaking

Infamy

Gambit HUD 

Triumphs and Medals

General Fixes

Crucible

Last Wish

Eververse

Bright Engram

Prismatic Matrix

UI/UX

General