In Destiny 2 you no longer have to worry about your gear when decrypting engrams.
This has certainly happened to every Guardian in Destiny 1 at some point: You run packed with engrams to the Cryptarch and have them decrypted in a flash, only to shortly after flinch and bite your fist – because you forgot to equip the gear with the highest light level beforehand.
In Destiny 1, the light level of the engram loot directly depends on your Guardian’s light level. In other words, if you want the best possible stuff from the engrams, you need to raise your character’s before decrypting to the highest light level that your gear provides. Otherwise, you will receive items that do not help you level up.
In Destiny 2, it’s different. You will no longer flinch while decrypting engrams due to your forgetfulness.
It’s no longer advantageous to equip the best gear while decrypting
As the project lead Mark Noseworthy announced via Twitter, in Destiny 2 it is no longer beneficial to equip the most powerful gear before decrypting the engrams. The reason: The best possible loadout is always considered.
This means that the engram loot does not depend on the gear you currently have equipped, but rather on the best possible gear you could equip at that moment (if you are not already wearing it). You will always receive items with the highest possible light level from the engrams.
However, it is currently unclear whether this change only applies to the items that the Guardian has in their inventory or also to those in their vault. This question has already been asked to Noseworthy several times. There is currently no answer to that.Update: The entire account will be considered – what you have equipped, what your other characters have, what is in the vault.
Nevertheless: The community on reddit welcomes this change. It is a great “Quality of Life” improvement – because the less time you have to spend in menus, the better. And everyone has forgotten to equip the right gear for decrypting engrams at some point. No one will miss the frustration about it.
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