Destiny 2 allows players to turn their enemies into weapons and beat up other enemies with them. This madness is made possible by the new Exotic Fallen Avatar and is very popular in the community.
This is the weapon: Destiny 2 welcomes a new Exotic in Season 11 that is currently being praised. The new Exo toy is called Fallen Avatar, crafted from a magical tree, shoots laser beams, and even turns enemies into weapons that you can use to beat up other bad guys.
By killing enemies with the laser, they disintegrate and turn into spheres. These small, purple orbs can then be picked up by players and carried like a basketball under their arm.
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Exotic Fallen Avatar breaks Destiny 2 and is celebrated for it
What makes the weapon special: While a laser beam is nothing special in Destiny, the small purple ball definitely is. Because with the sphere, you can not only bounce off the opponent.
By default, the ball comes with these features:
- Life steal and weakening of enemies
- A unique ammo system
- Area damage
- Shield
- Insurance against annoying boss stomp mechanics
- Even friends can pick up the ball and have fun without owning the weapon
Therefore, we have dedicated a whole article to the crazy mechanics of the small sphere and explained what every Guardian should know about Fallen Avatar.
Especially in the new Prophecy dungeon, the weapon is really powerful. But most of the praise does not go to the penetration power of the new Exotic.
How the weapon is received in the community: Fallen Avatar is celebrated primarily for its creativity. This shows that players want not only overly strong but rather unique Exotics.
This is how MeinMMO readers express it:
- Criz Zle: “First impression of the weapon: Strong thing! Feels unique, just like the season grenade launcher. Bungie is finally making EXOTIC weapons again and not just some boring stuff.”
- Der_Frek: “This is also an exciting Exo again. Bungie has really been creative with this lately, you can’t deny that.”
- RaZZor89: “I think the weapon is great. The damage is considerable and the mechanics are superb. That’s what I call an Exo.”
It is striking in your comments that this Exotic really plays exotically. In other words, it is a weapon that breaks known patterns and dares to try something new.
However, some Guardians also express criticism amidst all the love, as Fallen Avatar sometimes trivializes the game. Representing this is the following comment:
As great as it is… something needs to change. I only need one red bar and PvE activities become a joke. The slam dunk does more damage with the weakening than a heavy sword attack. And I can just run through ads and they fall over like flies. Gambit/Gambit Prime, strikes […] and individual raid encounters have become a joke.
Takaede via MeinMMO
While it is not new in Destiny to carry objects around, many raids often involve carrying such relics. But the many tactical possibilities that come with the ball have truly surprised players.
A similar phenomenon was observed in Destiny 1 with knight swords: initially, the blade weapons were only rare mission objects that you could swing for a short time. This break with the typically sci-fi weapons was appealing to many. Interestingly, swords also rely on the third-person view and are among the most popular weapons today.
By the way, the most powerful sword of Season 11 was recently fixed, which is close to a nerf in practice: Destiny 2: Bug makes popular sword OP, now the fix is coming – what happens afterwards?
