In Destiny 2, players can pre-order the upcoming DLC “Lightfall” for 100 € and benefit from the new Exo weapon “Silverstorm”. However, players compare it to one of the most broken weapons in the history of the loot shooter, as it causes issues.
Broken and locked again: The Silverstorm is a new exotic auto rifle from Season 18 with cool features. It can fire a homing mini-rocket if you land enough hits on your enemies. Additionally, the weapon generates up to three grenade launcher shots, which you can fire in a separate mode to deal high damage.
Basically, this is a one-man army weapon for 100 €, as you can currently only obtain the weapon if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition of Lightfall. However, this is currently causing a lot of annoyance. Many Guardians want to peacefully test their new guns, but Silverstorm has been deactivated again – and this is the second time in a season.
100 € Exo follows in the footsteps of an icon
Why is the weapon broken? Guardians in Destiny 2 always test each new weapon thoroughly. They have accidentally noticed that the new auto rifle has more advantages than initially assumed. These include:
- Grenade launcher mode made you invulnerable
- You could switch to first-person mode on the Sparrow
- You could also transfer the grenade launcher mode to other auto rifles
Bungie has not yet provided a reason for the renewed ban, but the new toy was already disabled in the World-First-Run of the King’s Fall raid.
The second and now most recent ban deactivates the gun in every dungeon, raid, the Crucible, and Gambit. The strike playlists have been spared.
Exo weapon follows in the footsteps of a legend: Those who know Destiny 2 may have heard of Telesto. This exotic fusion rifle has caused Bungie so many problems, that players celebrate it as an icon for bugs and errors.
Invulnerability, exploiting raid mechanics, or obliterating Guardians or bosses are already part of Telesto’s history. If you compare both weapons and their bugs now, you will find that they are not far from each other.
Guardians are joking on Reddit that the loot shooter will soon have a new perpetrator for chaos and bugs. This will annoy not only you but also the developers who will have to deal with it.
Special weapons bring special problems: Comparing both weapons that cause trouble, one thing becomes clear: They stand out from the standard guns.
They either fire special projectiles, have different firing modes, or complicated mechanics. All of this combined creates a delicate mix that tends to break systems. In Destiny 1, Exo weapons were already considered special if only one striking feature was present. Now, as the loot shooter hosts many exotics in its list, it becomes difficult to develop Exos that stand out from the already known examples.
Bungie will still bring more Exos to the market, and they are likely to be even crazier than their predecessors. Hopefully with fewer issues.
What do you think about the renewed ban of the weapon? Do you feel sorry for the players who paid 100 €? Or are you amused by the spectacle that the new gun will still provide? Let us know in the comments!
We also introduced you to a special weapon that can obliterate any boss in a fair way:
