In the season of desire, a practical feature was added to Destiny 2. Players are supposed to receive more additional ritual engrams to focus on specific weapons. However, some players feel that this is not the case. That’s why a Guardian calculated it precisely, and MeinMMO shows you the results.
What has changed at the start of Season 23? In the “This Week at Destiny” blog from November 16, 2023, Bungie informed players about changes to the so-called ritual engrams and focusing costs.
- With the new system, players should earn
more Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit engrams than ever before.
according to Bungie starting from Season 23. - Additionally, this influx of extra engrams should allow players to focus on equipment from past and current seasons more frequently.
- The increase in engram drops also went hand in hand with significant price changes for player targeting focuses.
- The overarching goal of all these adjustments was to give players the opportunity to spend the many engrams at the respective vendors for their desired ritual weapons.
This corresponded to the community’s desire to quickly and directly access the latest weapons in each season without depending on randomness. However, there seems to be a problem, as for some Guardians it feels like they are receiving fewer engrams in Season 23 instead of more. Therefore, a player has now calculated it precisely.
Destiny 2 is like a greedy uncle who hardly rewards you
Here’s what the Guardian found out: A month ago, the comments within the Destiny community started to accumulate that, on one hand, the costs for engram focusing were too high and the number of engrams received was too low. However, this was only an impression, and no one had exact numbers to back this up. Until now.
How much does a weapon focus currently cost?
- The latest weapons from the ritual pool cost you 3 engrams and 5000 Glimmer
- 1 legacy ritual weapon costs you 5 engrams and 15,000 Glimmer
- 1 Nightfall weapon costs 5 engrams and 25,000 Glimmer
- 1 master Nightfall weapon costs you 10 Nightfall shards, 5 engrams, and 50,000 Glimmer
The Guardian Commander Pika has taken up the players’ suspicion and gathered statistical data from the various ritual activities in Destiny 2 and calculated the engram drop rates.
Here are his findings:
- The drop rate of vendor engrams for all ritual playlists is about 30%.
- It should be noted that this rate is similar to or even slightly lower than in previous seasons. This suggests that there was no increase in the engram drop rate in Season 23, contrary to Bungie’s statement.
- In PvP, the drop rate is slightly higher, especially with constant victories. In the Iron Banner, it is significantly higher, almost matching a drop rate of 50% with a 75% win chance.
- Due to the increased costs for weapon focusing, especially for those that now cost three engrams, players receive about 50% less weapons through focusing. For PvP players who frequently win, the decline is between 20-30%.
The player has also documented the exact details in a video, where he explains his data and methodology:
Community hopes for improvement: So far, the developer has not commented on the player’s numbers. However, these suggest that players’ feelings regarding the drop rate of the engrams and the associated focusing may be correct.
Therefore, there is hope that Bungie will make adjustments here, especially regarding the prices for the weapons.
Commander Pika suggests that Bungie should simply double the engram drop rate and lower the costs to 2, or the focusing costs to 1, to offset the new costs. This is also the wish of the players, who find Destiny 2 is like the greedy uncle who hardly rewards you for the hard work you do for him
.
However, Commander Pika also notes that this solution may not be as easy to implement, as the reputation of the Crucible and other ritual playlist activities varies.
Have you felt the promised increase in engram drops in Season 23 and the higher focusing costs? Or does Commander Pika’s assessment hold true that reality does not match Bungie’s statement? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments. Other players, however, prefer to talk about their experience with gameplay: Destiny 2: Why it is important which finisher you use
