Over the weekend, Xur is visiting Destiny. Since the DLC “Darkness Lurks”, players have the opportunity to upgrade old exotic armors and weapons to their “new” versions. In this video, you can see how it works.
It has been clear for some time, how the upgrading of exotic items at Xur would work. However, many still find themselves asking: “How can I turn old weapons into new ones? What does it bring? Where can I get an exotic shard?“
Our friends from ziro.tv have addressed this question in detail in this video.
An article about the new exotic weapons and armors and the new selection at Xur can be found here: Destiny: The New Xur – Urn of Sacrifice, All New DLC Exotics, Everything about Upgrading
10.3% more base damage results in 14.6% more actual damage for fusion rifle Plan C in Destiny
On reddit, another video has been released answering the question: “Are the new weapons really stronger than the old ones? How big is the difference?”
Using Plan C as an example, a YouTuber explains: Much stronger. The old Plan C (fully upgraded) hits a value of 254 on body shots, and 508 on precision shots. The new 331 Plan C (also fully upgraded) achieves 291 body shots and 582 headshots. The 10.3% more base damage translates to 14.6% more actual damage for Plan C, at least under the test conditions in this video:
