In Destiny, the update 2.5.0.1 is available for download and installation this evening, January 17th. Guardians on PS4 and Xbox One must download it.
The patch 2.5.0.1 will be the first update of 2017. The last update was at the launch of the Winter event “The Dawning” in mid-December. This three-week in-game event not only brought new content but also several issues, some of which are supposed to be fixed this evening.
A prominent example is Xur: Since “The Dawning,” he seems to have a random inventory. According to Bungie, the Agent of the Nine already has a mind of his own, but in recent weeks he occasionally forgets the Three of Coins and other “fixed” items in his offer. Bungie announced back in 2016 that they would investigate this problem.
Important times for today:
- At 6:30 PM, the patch will be applied. As soon as you finish your activity and return to orbit, you will be taken to the login screen on PS4 and Xbox One to download and install the patch.
- At 11 PM, all online players who have not yet installed 2.5.0.1 will be removed from activities to download it at the latest.
No maintenance is taking place! As soon as you have the update on your hard drive, you can continue playing.
What’s changing today – Patch notes for 2.5.0.1
The official patch notes for 2.5.0.1 are not yet known; these will be published by the developers only upon the release of the update. However, the community manager DeeJ already revealed which issues the patch addresses:
- In the Plaguelands, some patrol missions are unreliable: Enemies do not always drop the target objects.
- Xur’s offer: The unreliability is due to his limited inventory.
- Nova Mortis and Abbadon: The weapon stability of these two weapons is not as intended. These machine guns were introduced with “The Dawning” and are variants of the Thunderlord. By the way: both weapons are still obtainable, even though the event is over. Any PvE enemies can randomly drop the needed blueprint.
Note: Once you obtain Nova Mortis, a waypoint will be displayed at Ikora in the Tower. This is incorrect; you need to speak with Zavala, not Ikora. This error will not be fixed today, but it is on the list of known issues.
Today at 7 PM, shortly after the release of update 2.5.0.1, the January Iron Banner starts. We will report on it. As soon as the patch notes are released, we will update this article.
Update: On various Crucible maps, kill volumes and invisible barriers have been set up to prevent players from leaving the map.
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