The new expansion of Destiny 2 brought many changes, but some of them that fans have discovered were not listed in the patch notes. Fans believe that Bungie is hiding something, but now a studio employee is clarifying.
What was “hidden”? When the new expansion “Beyond Fate” was released, guardians noticed that some changes made by Bungie were not recorded in the patch notes (Source: Reddit). Many guardians referred to these as “Stealth Nerfs”, which means changes that are concealed because they could weaken the guardians and cause turmoil.
While Bungie had already spoken out in some Reddit posts to clarify the accusations, there is now a large, final statement from Principal Communications Manager dmg04 explaining what these nerfs are all about.
The patch notes were gigantic
What did dmg04 have to announce? The Principal Communications Manager addressed Reddit with a huge statement regarding the accusations of stealth nerfs. First, he wants to apologize on behalf of the studio for the stealth nerfs that have occurred in the past. The team is working to improve the processes so that this never happens again.
However, dmg04 indicated that this is not a case of stealth nerfs but rather an oversight. There was a gigantic list of patch notes, and some points were overlooked and not recorded.
The following is what dmg04 announced on Reddit: “This was one of the (if not THE) longest patch note submissions we ever had, and although we hoped we addressed all points, we admit that we overlooked some important ones.”
The team is now working on listing the missed changes and explaining them to the fans. However, dmg04 cannot yet say when exactly this will happen.
What do fans say about the statement? They thank dmg04 for the update and information, but they are unsure how such significant changes can be released under the radar of Bungie without any of the developers noticing. They are skeptical and let their opinions run wild on Reddit:
- “So all Warlock nerfs were ‘missed changes’? Didn’t anyone notice that the Warlock range was incredibly short when all these nerfs were planned? Sure. And are the values that don’t work as explicitly promised (new 70=old 100) just a typo?” – AWildeOscarAppeared
It’s crazy to think that things that were supposedly meant to be buffed for Warlocks are actually nerfs. How could that be overlooked?
– HamiltonDial- “There are practically never stealth buffs that are ‘missed’ in the patch notes. It is always stealth nerfs that are ‘missed’. Strange how that works.” – tintedlenz
- “It’s an accident if it happens once or twice, but this is routine. The communication between teams is fundamentally broken at best, or it is being deliberately hidden because they know it will have negative consequences in the worst case.” – catchemist117
In addition to the nerfs, there was also a new campaign with “Beyond Fate”. For many fans, a reason to check back in – but how good is it really from a gameplay perspective? Our shooter expert Dariusz took a look at it: Beyond Fate is a great expansion for Destiny 2 – unless you’re hardcore gamers like me
