Incredible but true! This Exotic in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris is said to fire mini robot spiders that explode.
It has been known for a few weeks that with Curse of Osiris, a few old Exotics from Destiny 1 will make a return, such as the Telesto or the Jade Rabbit. Numerous Guardians immediately accused Bungie of a lack of creativity and laziness. The developers are said to be overdoing recycling – while it is fine to bring back iconic weapons, new Exotics must also come that offer a completely fresh gameplay experience.
That Bungie can indeed be creative with the new Exotics in Destiny 2 is proven by this grenade launcher. Because apparently, it fires robot spiders!
The Colony – a truly exotic grenade launcher
This unique Exotic is said to be the Veist grenade launcher, which was briefly seen in the teaser trailer for Curse of Osiris (see the image above). As PC Gamer reports, this “The Colony”. During a play event for Curse of Osiris, they were able to play with this weapon – and it was one of the highlights of the event.
The reason: The Colony fires “insectoid robot grenades”. Upon impact, they open up into spider-like robots and scuttle around until they find a target and explode. They explode immediately on direct hits.
With this knowledge, several Guardians, including YouTubers MoreConsole and Unknown Player, immediately examined the footage shown by Bungie, scrutinizing it frame by frame. And indeed, spider-like robots can be discovered!
Here you can see a “grenade” from this grenade launcher coming into the frame from the right. This capsule opens upon impact …
… and out comes a robot spider that explodes immediately:
Here you can see the footage in moving images. The video is marked from 3:06:
The tester from PC Gamer writes that he had a grin on his face with every shot. Additionally, the reload animation is amusing. It looks as if the Guardian hesitates briefly when reloading, as if unsure how to handle these “living” spider grenades. It looks “sweet”.
The item description of “The Colony” reads: “We have done some messed-up things in the past …” According to PC Gamer, Curse of Osiris is definitely not messed up with this grenade launcher.
How powerful The Colony will ultimately be remains to be seen. Currently, grenade launchers are abysmal. They might get buffed with Curse of Osiris. Then this weapon could be highly sought after among Guardians …
Note: The title image is from MoreConsole.
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