In the hunt for the new ritual weapons from Season 9, not everything is going as it should in Destiny 2. And now it’s known why. We show you what it’s about and what you should pay attention to.
It’s about these weapons: With the start of Season 9, Destiny 2 introduced, among other things, new exotic weapons along with 3 new ritual weapons:
- the pistol Buzzard
- the linear fusion rifle Komodo-4FR
- the shotgun Python
All three firearms are tied to their own quests, during which you must complete several tasks. And there seem to be problems with some tasks – at least with the Python and the Komodo.
What is the problem with the ritual weapons? For the Python, you have to achieve a total of 500 kills with shotguns in Gambit matches. You also need to score 150 shotgun kills from close range.
For the Komodo, you must participate in Crucible matches, where you need to achieve 125 kills with linear fusion rifles or 15 precision kills with one of this weapon type.
The problem is: Often you do not receive any progress for these steps – neither in the Crucible nor in Gambit. Even if you clearly meet these criteria multiple times during matches, nothing happens in the quest display – the kills do not count. But why?
The reason seems to be joining ongoing matches. Many players have now found that you do not make any progress for these steps when you are assigned to and join ongoing Crucible or Gambit matches. Because there, none of your corresponding achievements are counted – no matter how well they may be.
What you should pay attention to in the hunt for the ritual weapons: In short, you can still make progress – just not in ongoing matches.
If you are currently hunting for both or one of these ritual weapons, you have the following options:
- Leave the ongoing match and join a new match, hoping that you will be assigned to a game that you compete in from the start. However, this is not particularly fair or nice to your teammates. Furthermore, you cannot do this too often due to the resulting warnings or even temporary bans.
- Switch to your regular Gambit or Crucible loadout, finish the ongoing match, and then hope that you will be competing in the next match from the beginning. Even if you end up in an annoying lobby, you might also want to consider not leaving after the match and starting a fresh player search. This increases the chance of getting into an ongoing match.
By the way, as some players report, this bug seems to be causing issues in other areas of the game as well, where similar requirements apply – including with bounties and quests.
This is what Bungie says: In the corresponding Reddit post, the community manager Cozmo23 has spoken out. He reported that the developers will take a look at whether anything has gone awry with the “Join in Progress” mechanic.
What are ritual weapons anyway? Ritual weapons are essentially a kind of toned-down form of pinnacle weapons in Destiny 2.
Ritual weapons, such as the popular scout rifle Randy’s Throwing Knife, do not have unique perks like the pinnacle weapons anymore. They only come with hand-picked rolls. In addition, the quests for ritual weapons are shorter and do not require as much grind as some pinnacle weapons did.
Are you also affected by this problem or have you noticed other issues with the quests for pinnacle weapons? By the way, new weapons are not everything that Season 9 has to offer:
