In Destiny 2, players who own the Witch Queen have the chance to obtain exotic glaives. Bungie teased some amazing shots beforehand, showcasing how cool the hybrid weapon is. However, players have tested the glaives and are disappointed.
What have players complained about? Players had already complained about the nerve-wracking grind. Certain weapons essential for the glaive quest simply did not drop. Guardians farmed for hours in the new activity “Urquell” – but to no avail.
Now that the Worlds First is over, Guardians have the opportunity to acquire the blueprint for the class-specific exotics. But when the forging began and players could test the new glaives, disappointment set in.
Tough grind for bad weapons
What is so bad about the exotic glaives? Unfortunately, the glaives cannot compete with their legendary versions. Many aspects are simply not refined yet:
- To use the special ability, the glaive must be charged.
- Charging requires 5–7 shots on an opponent to be fully charged.
- If you use the special ability, all energy for blocking is wasted.
- You have to sacrifice ammo and the ability to block in order to activate the glaive’s ultimate.
- Glaive ultimates are too weak and not worth it for end-game content.
Many Guardians remain loyal to their legendary variant and prefer to stash their exotics in the vault. Since the hybrid is exotic in this case, players see no reason to waste their item slot on it. Instead, they opt for other exotics with better DPS potential, such as the Gjallarhorn or The Epic Prelude.
What exotic glaives are there? There are three exotic glaives that players can earn for each class.
- Blade of the Accord – Hunter – Creates Arc shockwaves
- Blade of the Action – Titan – Creates a small Titan bubble
- Blade of the Intention – Warlock – Creates Noble rounds that seek and heal players
What do players say? Guardians are unimpressed with the exotic variants. They feel Bungie has launched a test run to see how the weapons are received in the community. Reddit user Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo states:
Whenever we get a new weapon type, it feels less like a weapon type and more like a beta test. This is probably because they [Bungie] are never sure how the community will react. To avoid spending too many resources on full implementation, like sandbox additions, they are left in the dust like the sidearms.
Despite the community’s negative opinion, Bungie could still make many changes to make the glaives viable in the PvE meta. The Witch Queen is just beginning, and Bungie still has plenty of time to change the community’s opinions.
What do you think about the exotics? Do you also find them too weak? Or are they perfectly balanced and just need the right build? Or are you still waiting for the necessary weapons to drop from the Urquell? Let us know in the comments.
