Many feared it. 3 new exotic items in Destiny 2 are too powerful, especially in PvP, and will now be nerfed. Bungie announced the changes yesterday. This is happening to Khvostov
, Red Death (Enhanced)
and “Sight of the Speaker”.
That was the concern: In the past few days, there have been threads on reddit that went something like this:
- Yes, the new exotic items are too strong in PvP. Especially the Khvostov dominates
- But in PvE they are just right and a lot of fun
- Please, please Bungie, don’t nerf the items in PvE – just because they are too strong in PvP.
Yesterday, on Thursday, exactly that nerf was announced (via bungie).
Automatic rifle was the most stable weapon in Destiny 2 due to a bug
What is Bungie changing about the Khvostov? A bug was discovered with the Khvostov: They originally intended to reduce recoil only on bouncing bullets. However, the advantage affected the entire magazine, resulting in the Khvostov achieving maximum stability and making it much easier to use than any other automatic rifle. Therefore, they will fix the bug, but in return increase the weapon’s stability from 30 to 72.
While bouncing bullets are cool in PvE, they are a problem in PvP: therefore they will reduce damage against other players – but leave everything as it is in PvE.
What happens with other exotics? The exotic pulse rifle “Red Death (Enhanced)” also has its own recoil pattern, but this was not a bug, it was intentional. However, the weapon is now somewhat too strong because it is too stable, and they will make adjustments in an upcoming update.
Bungie also sees the Warlock helm “Speaker’s Sight” as a problem. It’s too easy to generate a lot of Orbs of Power in PvP. While they want to encourage players to heal, currently it’s too extreme. Therefore, orb generation will be suspended in PvP. Long term, they want to rebalance the item.
Players are generally relieved
This is how it is discussed: Especially the Warlock helm is a hot topic because it feels like a small Well of Radiance and is a very powerful support.
Overall, the community is relieved that Bungie has made sure that PvE is not affected. One player says: Thank God they actually listened to people
.
The concern was that Bungie might nerf the Khvostov by 50% for everything or that the Sight of the Speaker would get a huge cooldown for everything. With the current targeted nerfs for PvP, players can probably live well with it.
This has been a very sensitive topic in Destiny 2 for 10 years: When powerful items are nerfed in PvE because they are too strong in PvP, it is always a nuisance for players who focus mainly on PvE.
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