The 100 mini-boss kills for the Solstice armor are currently driving many Guardians crazy in Destiny 2. However, player criticism has not gone unheard. Bungie is responding and is about to make the most annoying grind of the Solstice event more bearable.
This is what the grind is about: Currently, the Summer event “Solstice of Heroes” is in full swing in Destiny 2.
Many Guardians are trying to upgrade their Solstice armor in this context. At some point, every player has to defeat 100 mini-bosses in the ELZ, a special event area on Earth. And it is exactly this step that has frustrated many players; many have expressed criticism on Reddit and other discussion platforms and demanded changes.
Now there is good news. Even though hardly anyone expected it – Bungie has actually announced changes that should make many players happy, especially those who still have this step ahead of them.
This is what Bungie wants to change: After the massive criticism, the developers have now reacted. As announced in the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, Bungie has acknowledged that they may have overdone it with the requirements at this step.
Therefore, these requirements will soon be lowered. Instead of 100, you will now only need to defeat 50 mini-bosses in the ELZ for your Majestic Event armor. Currently, it is still 100.
If you also defeat the final boss of an ELZ run, you will receive 5 additional points credited to your progress. If you have already earned points for this step, they will remain after the changes.
When will the changes go live? You won’t have to wait long. The hotfix 2.5.2.1 for Destiny 2 will be released next Tuesday, August 13th. This will also bring the nerf to the annoying grind into the game.
What exactly is the problem with this step? Many players criticize that the task is very time-consuming and involves enormous grinding – especially when you are playing without a fixed team. Only kills that you personally contribute to the mini-boss count towards progress.
In one run, a random group can manage about 7 mini-bosses, of which you can deal damage to 4 or 5. This amounts to nearly 20 matches, which can take hours. It is already annoying with one character. If you want to earn the event armor for all three Guardians, the frustration factor can increase even more.
This leads to many teammates leaving after the mini-boss phase to start a new run directly. Unfortunately, this is currently an efficient method to get the necessary kills – the final boss currently does not count towards progress. This has made the grind even harder.
As a result, it often happens that you join a running match or directly into the boss phase of a run without a team, as players are already missing there, which means you can only achieve a few or even no mini-boss kills.
This is how the Guardians are reacting: This announcement is very well received by many Guardians. In a popular Reddit thread, players are mass thanking Bungie for listening to feedback and alleviating this annoying step.
Players without fixed teams, with little time, or multiple characters are now hopeful that they can still grab the armor in time.
Some even couldn’t believe it. There are multiple questions on whether this announcement is actually real or confirmed.
However, there are also some fans who do not like the announcement at all. These are usually Guardians who have already completed the annoying grind, sometimes multiple times. They are now upset that their achievement is devalued or that they had to do more work than many other Guardians will have to do starting Tuesday.
What do you think about this step? Is it the right decision or a slap in the face for all those who have already completed it? By the way, until the change is active, the following method might help you with this step:
