In the MMO shooter Destiny today, December 8, the first major patch after The Taken King is arriving. What changes with the December update? What does the patch bring?
At 7:00 PM this evening, December 8, the major patch for Destiny is scheduled to be deployed. There should actually be no maintenance. After the download, players can continue right away. No one should miss significant gameplay if everything goes according to plan.
One of the highlights of the December update in Destiny:
These 5 major changes are brought by the Destiny patch this evening
Bungie has been talking about the December update in Destiny for months. Although there are no exact patch notes yet regarding what is changing, we already know enough to provide you with a summary. Here are the 5 important things that will be different tomorrow compared to today:
- 15 exotic armors and weapons are coming in Year 2, of which 13 are known from Year 1, 2 are new – We have listed the 15 items here
- The weapon balance is changing – we have explained in this article how exactly
- The Titans are being changed – here are the details
- The Sparrow racing will start as a 3-week event – dit’s going to be a big deal, the first real event in Destiny
- The cash shop is being overhauled and will receive new items – 14 new emotes and various stuff for the Sparrow racing
These are the 5 essential changes. Now we wait for the patch notes and will update the article if the patch holds any surprises. But these 5 changes are likely the most important this evening.
Update 19:05: The patch is already here. Without maintenance or anything. Those who log out and close Destiny can install it. On the Xbox One, it should be about 700 MB. On the PlayStation, many are again seeing 18 GB, which is a known bug that has occurred frequently. Also, on PlayStation, the patch for Destiny is only about 600 MB.
What the patch 2.1.0 changes – Patch notes in English
- Exotic class items from the Collector’s Edition can now be infused and can be used in addition to exotic armor pieces.
- Issues with leg armor that prevented them from providing bonus ammo have been fixed.
- On the Dreadnaught, some chests now give Hadium Flakes instead of Worm Spore.
- A bug that caused Guardians to get stuck in a slow sprint has been eliminated.
- The skull of the terrible Ahamkara has been added to the Exotic collection.
- The Will of Crota Strike (Omnigul) is now in the Vanguard and Heroic Vanguard playlists.
- The Nightfall strike grants 500 Vanguard reputation once per week with every Guardian.
- Three of Coins can now provide bonus loot at the end of a Crucible match (according to initial reports, they also work in the Sparrow racing).
- Petra Venj now accepts Etheric Light for reputation.
- The vendors of the 3 factions and Eris now accept “certain planetary materials for reputation.” (that would be the Worm Spore, for example).
- Year 1 ships can now be included in the reward packages of the 3 Tower factions.
- And a lot of tweaks have been made to the Crucible maps and some existing exotic armors have been slightly changed: The duration of the Golden Gun’s activity has been reduced for the Achylophage Symbiote; the Handcuffs of Nothing have had the tracking of the Scatter grenades reduced, and in “No Plan B” the shotgun-activated barrier only works for Defender Titans.
