In Destiny 2, an update should fix two broken exotics. Why this hasn’t really worked and what the status of the items is now, we reveal to you in this article.
Why were the exotics originally locked? Recently, Bungie pulled the emergency brake on two exotic gloves. The armor pieces could accumulate an enormous damage buff through a trick and maintain it unnaturally long.
These are the exotics in question:
- Wormgod’s Caress (eng. Wormgod’s Caress) – gloves for the Titan
- Winters Guile (eng. Winters Guile) – gloves for the Warlock
Both gloves temporarily stacked their damage through melee kills. With an equipment switch, the timer could be effectively tricked. Bungie responded by locking the two exotics until a solution could be found.
The update did not bring the desired effect
This is the situation after the patch: The recently released update unlocked the exotic gloves and stated in the patch notes that a fix had been found.
“Wormgod’s Caress” and “Winters Guile” no longer grant the buff status when the armor piece is unequipped.
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However, the fix apparently was only cosmetic. Although the gloves no longer show a buff after an equipment switch, it is still active in the background.
If you hit the opponent after the switch trick, the normal damage appears. However, the damage number is misleading: You still deal the stacked damage from before the update to the enemies.
Gloves are stronger than before: The community quickly discovered that the two exotics became even more effective. The illegal damage buff no longer disappears with a kill or similar.
As long as the Guardian does not die or switch the armor piece again, the 5x melee damage remains permanently active. Thus, the broken exotics were not repaired, but are even more broken and stronger than before.
Locked – fixed – re-locked
What does Bungie say about this? The Destiny developer responded quickly. On Twitter, it was stated that Winters Guile and Wormgod’s Caress are deactivated for the time being. Until a solution to the problem is found, Guardians have to do without the two exotics again.
What do you think about the re-locking of the overpowered exotic gloves? The update also brought a much-needed improvement for a popular exotic.
Furthermore, thanks to the new data, further hints for the return of the PvP king class were found:
