Destiny: Update 2.5.0.2 – Patch notes are known, with a new bug

 

• Reduces the ammo cost of “Howling Flames” from 10 to 5

• Reduces magazine size from 3 to 1

 

• Outbreak Prime no longer triggers “The Corruption Spreads” when shot at “Dusk’s Protection”
• “Shinobu’s Vow” no longer adds an additional seeker to Bounce Grenades
• Related perks “Knees of Justice” and “Icarus” have been removed from some talent grids
• A bug has been fixed where high-caliber rounds did not function properly with hand cannons, scout rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles
• *Changes to the Hungry Blade have accidentally also been transferred to the following perks:
  • Transfusion (Striker Titan)
  • Cauterize (Sunbreaker Titan)
  • Life Steal (Voidwalker Warlock)
  • Red Death perk
  • SUROS Legacy perk (SUROS Regime)
  • No Land Beyond
  • Dusk’s Protection
  • The Ram
  • Apotheosis Veil
  • Embrace the Void (Voidwalker Warlock)

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• Reduces health of Guardians with armor values over 10
• Increased damage from Flux Grenade, Magnetic Grenade, and Shoulder Charge to ensure effectiveness across all armor values
• “Short Teleport” now disables radar and HUD for a short time after activation

 

• The Throwing Knife now deals Solar Damage on hit
• Hungry Blade*
  • Immediately triggers health regeneration
  • Regenerates more health per kill
  • Provides a set amount of health/shield per activation
  • Does not instantly trigger shield regeneration
• The Blade Dancer perk “Quick Fix” no longer readies weapons instantly but increases weapon handling speed

 

• Viper Totem with “Ophidian Aspect” no longer readies weapons instantly but increases weapon handling speed
• The melee range of the Stormcaller’s Thunderstrike has been reduced to fit the Warlock focuses
  • “Amplitude” will still ensure minor range boosts to base range
• “Landfall” now reduces total time in “Storm Trance”

 

• Significant increase in initial accuracy (return to launch / year 1)
• Base range reduced from 40 meters to 35 meters
• Aim assistance and magnetism at higher ranges has been reduced
• Minimum damage after damage drop-off reduced from 50% to 33%

• Precision damage modifier increased from 1.25x to 1.3x
• Base damage of auto rifles with low fire rate increased by 2.5%
• Precision in the air has been increased

• Rate of fire on pulse rifles with very high fire rate reduced by 7.7%
• Rate of fire on pulse rifles with low fire rate increased by 5.3%
• Magazine size of “The Clever Dragon” and “Grasp of Malok” reduced by 6
• Effect of high-caliber rounds on pulse rifles has been reduced
• Precision in the air has been increased

• Precision in the air has been increased

• Shotguns no longer deal precision damage
  • “The Chaperone” and “Universal Remote” remain unchanged
  • Note: “Universal Remote” only deals precision damage when used with sights
• Shotguns have less magnetism when fired from the hip
• Shotguns are much less precise when fired in the air
• Shotguns no longer have a movement penalty
• Shotguns now deal 20% more damage to PvE enemies
• Slugs on shotguns now increase aim down sights time by 25%
• Magazine size of “Universal Remote” reduced from 5 to 3
• “Universal Remote” now takes longer to reload

• Juggernaut is now disabled for a short time after being airborne and cannot be activated while in the air

In Destiny, the update 2.5.0.2 is live on PS4 and Xbox One. Here are the patch notes.

The update 2.5.0.2 can now be downloaded and installed on PS4 and Xbox One.

Just a week ago, the developers spoke about the most important changes to this weapon balancing during the livestream. Now the patch notes have been released.

Truth is nerfed, first bug introduced

Most of the changes are already known, the most important new insights are these:

• Special ammo crates in PvP will appear every 60 seconds, you must be within 75 meters of the crate to receive the ammo (previously 100m)
• Elimination: Round time limit is reduced from 2 minutes to 90 seconds.
• Truth (Exotic): magazine size reduced from 3 to 1
• A bug has been fixed where high-caliber rounds did not function properly with hand cannons, scout rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles.

  

Additionally, the first bug has been introduced:

Hungry Blade (Blade Dancer Hunter):

• Immediately triggers health regeneration
• Regenerates more health per kill
• Provides a set amount of health/shield per activation
• Does not instantly trigger shield regeneration

These changes have accidentally also been transferred to other perks, namely:

• Transfusion (Striker Titan)
• Cauterize (Sunbreaker Titan)
• Life Steal (Voidwalker Warlock)
• Red Death perk
• SUROS Legacy perk (SUROS Regime)
• No Land Beyond
• Dusk’s Protection
• The Ram
• Apotheosis Veil
• Embrace the Void (Voidwalker Warlock)

Bungie initially thought about delaying the patch. However, they wanted to bring the update today. These changes will now be monitored closely and may be revised in the future.

At the end of the post, there is an announcement that a possible Gjallarhorn fix will come in the future.

The complete patch notes

Here we embed the complete patch notes from the Bungie site:

Exotics