In Destiny 2, guardians are currently raving about how high the drop chance of weapons in the Reckoning is. Are you checking out the PvE activity again?
The issues with the Reckoning: When the Reckoning was released in March 2019 with Season 6, it quickly faced criticism.
- On one hand, it was extremely difficult, causing solo players to have a hard time through the matchmaking and leaving the match frustrated. Only well-coordinated fireteams could handle the Reckoning.
- On the other hand, many guardians thought, “I won’t suffer through this for such meager loot!” Because the activity-specific rewards were extremely rare, you had to grind a long time in the Reckoning to complete your collection.
This ultimately led to most guardians avoiding the Reckoning. Those who initiated matchmaking in the Reckoning in recent weeks waited for minutes only to end up having to start solo – and that’s not advisable.
Why is the Reckoning worth it now? Yesterday, on September 3rd, Bungie released the Update 2.5.2.2, which made the Reckoning in Destiny 2 significantly easier – and more rewarding:
- The enemies in the Reckoning deal less damage and have less health themselves.
- The weapon drop rates in the Reckoning have been increased, significantly at Tier 3. Additionally, the bad luck protection has been enhanced – meaning if you finish several matches without rewards, the chance increases that you will receive one after the next match.
Weapon drop chances are ‘crazy’
This is what the guardians are saying about the changes: A post from a guardian on reddit is causing a stir, as he describes the new chance for weapon drops as “crazy.” It seems that weapons are now raining down in the Reckoning.
He reports that he received a whopping 5 weapons after 6 matches at Reckoning Tier 3. His teammates did as well.
No one he played with went 2 games in a row without a weapon drop.
A short time later, he updated the post. After 10 matches, he had already received 8 drops.
And then there was another update. He had played 7 runs at Tier 2 and received 5 weapons. The drop chances at Tier 3 and Tier 2 are “crazy.”
He summarizes: “Is it worth grinding for weapons at Tier 3? Absolutely!”
In the comments, people agree with him, stating they have had similar experiences since the update. One user hopes now that these drop rates aren’t too good for Bungie and that they won’t limit them soon.
What does Bungie say about it? They don’t specify concrete numbers for the weapon drop rates in the patch notes. Community manager dmg04, however, revealed that on average, you should receive a weapon after every second successful run at Tier 3, and after every fourth match completion at Tier 2.
According to user reports, the Reckoning is currently even more generous than communicated by dmg04.
What weapons can be found in the Reckoning at Tier 2 and 3? In the Reckoning, the 10 weapons are divided into two different loot pools, based on the respective boss of the encounter and rotate weekly. Therefore, you can only earn certain weapons each week:
If the boss is the Avatar of Oryx, then you can get the following weapons from this final boss:
- Hand Cannon “Notration”
- Auto Rifle “Hunger”
- Pulse Rifle “Survive”
- Grenade Launcher “Doomsday”
- Submachine Gun “Survival Kit”
If a sword boss is next, you have the chance for the following firearms:
- Shotgun “Only One Stands”
- Sniper “Only Survivor”
- Pistol “Lone”
- Scout Rifle “Night Watch”
- Sword “In Case of Emergency”
The Reckoning is now worth more than ever if you want to complete your collections. Are you checking it out again? Do you already have all the weapons or is nothing enticing you in the PvE mode?
