In Season 7, there will be numerous sandbox adjustments in Destiny 2. Some of the currently most powerful exotics in the game – weapons and armor pieces – will be toned down.
Here’s what to expect in Season 7: With the reset on June 4, the new Season 7, the Season of Opulence is set to begin. However, the new season will not only bring new content and challenges but apparently also some nerfs to popular exotic weapons and armor pieces.
In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, the developers provided a glimpse of some upcoming sandbox adjustments. Keep in mind that this is just a selection. The full list of changes will come with the corresponding patch notes.
When will the changes come? Bungie did not specify a concrete date. However, they mentioned that they wanted to communicate the changes in a timely manner. After all, they know that many have plans for the first day of Season 7. Therefore, it can be assumed that the changes will come with a traditional update at the start of the season, on June 4.
Changes to Exotic Weapons in Season 7
The reason for the nerfs: Bungie has explicitly talked about changes to four exotic weapons. They want endgame content like raids to remain a challenge for Guardians. Some weapons are currently considered too strong within this context.
While they primarily aim to boost less-used weapons, if they simply make every firearm stronger, it will eventually become impossible to provide challenging experiences. Therefore, these nerfs will also be implemented – even though they know that such changes can be frustrating.
The most affected will likely be the popular sniper “Whisper of the Worm.” Many fans consider this weapon to be the best sniper rifle in Destiny 2. Now it will face the same fate as its predecessor from Destiny – the Black Spindle.
Whisper of the Worm: Whisper of the Worm makes many other weapons redundant in certain situations with its ability to essentially generate infinite power ammo. As a result, almost all other sniper rifles are at a disadvantage, especially against bosses. Therefore, the ammo regeneration ability of the Whisper will be removed.
- Its perk “White Nail” will then draw ammo from reserves instead of creating it almost out of thin air
- Reserve ammo has been increased from 9 to 18 (without reserve perks)
Sleeper Simulant: The damage from bouncing shots from the Sleeper Simulant has already been reduced against some important enemies. This reduction will then become a permanent part of this weapon starting in Season 7.
- Bouncing shot damage from the Sleeper against bosses is reduced
- Modified precision behavior: The total damage remains unchanged, but non-precision shots are now much more forgiving
Lord of Wolves: Lord of Wolves received a significant damage increase in Season 6. Now it will be toned down in parts in Season 7.
- The PvE damage of the weapon will be reduced by 20%
- The “Release the Wolves” perk has been revised. It will no longer automatically trigger after a kill. To activate the effect, you must now hold the reload button. Additionally, the PvE damage and range bonuses for this effect have been removed and replaced with a universal damage bonus
Pikass: The Pikass is also considered too strong in its current state according to Bungie. The number of weapon perks combined with the effect of Memento Mori gives this weapon too many advantages compared to other firearms. Therefore, the following changes will be made:
- Memento Mori ends as soon as you stow the Pikass
- The damage bonus from Memento Mori in PvP has been slightly reduced. This prevents kills with two shots when Revenge (One-Eyed Mask) is active. You now need 4 resilience to survive this.
- Memento Mori is active for six shots instead of five
These are not the only nerfs planned for Season 7: Destiny 2 plans to nerf two of its best PvP weapons soon
Changes to Exotic Armor in Season 7
In addition to exotic weapons, the nerfs will also affect some exotic armor pieces. Primarily, this concerns armor that returns Super energy to the Guardians.
Many guardians feel that they are at a disadvantage if they do not equip these armor pieces. This should change now in Season 7 with the following adjustments:
The Exotics “Shattered Ahamkara Skull,” “Orpheus Rig,” and “Phoenix Protocol” will now produce Super energy with diminishing returns. This should make it less common to fully recharge your Super.
- The limit for Super return on “Galanor’s Brow” and “Ursa Furiosa” will be reduced. This is meant to align these exotics with other armor pieces that return Super energy.
- The energy gain for “Gwisin Vest” has been reduced from 15% to 8% when defeating one or two guardians. However, when you take out three or more guardians, it will scale just like before. The energy return in PvE should also behave similarly to before.
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