In Destiny 2, grenades have been hit hard. Guardians accuse Bungie not only of the uselessness of some bombs but also that the developer kills everything that is fun in the loot shooter. MeinMMO will tell you how badly the grenades have been affected.
Which grenades have been affected? In Hotfix 4.0.1.1, grenades have been hit hard. Not only those of all Guardians but especially those of the Hunter. The following grenades have been nerfed:
- Hunter’s Jump Grenade – Arc
- Axion Bolt Grenade of all classes – Void
- Early Light Field Grenade with Hunter Exo “Renewal Grips” – Stasis
Since Bungie already nerfed the Hunter Exo “Renewal Grips” regarding the Stasis Grenade beforehand, the nerf of the Early Light Field Grenade was no surprise.
However, the nerf of the Axion Bolt and Jump Grenades surprised many Guardians. Although these bombs are either unpopular or even easy to counter, they have been crushed, which Guardians cannot understand. They even say that Bungie is not nerfing but completely killing abilities.
Bad not only in PvE, but also in PvP
How bad is the nerf? The changes to the bombs in Hotfix 4.0.1.1 primarily affected PvP. The cooldown for the Stasis and Void Grenades was increased to 152 seconds. So you can no longer spam the little helpers and must wait until you can use them again in PvP after a long waiting time.
Jump Grenades have been hit even harder. They have been nerfed in both PvE and PvP to the point of being completely useless. A Guardian has tested the extent of the change in PvP on YouTube. Here we have embedded the video for you:
The grenades have been nerfed so badly that they can no longer break the shields of enemies.
These grenades were once considered a terror in PvP. A Hunter equipped with the Exo “Shinobu’s Vow” could regain grenade charge on hits through the exotic perk “New Tricks” and even grant you an additional charge of these tracking bombs.
Despite the grenades having a rather unpopular existence and hardly anyone playing with them, they were nerfed by Bungie. Therefore, some Guardians suspect that there is more behind these changes.
Why were Arc Grenades nerfed so hard? Guardians believe it has something to do with the transition to Arc 3.0. Kevin Yanes, one of the sandbox leads of Destiny 2, posted on Twitter that changes in Hotfix 4.0.1.1 for further 3.0 abilities had already been implemented beforehand.
For Bungie, it is common for such changes to be included with the actual transition to 3.0 in Destiny 2. Therefore, the user harmlessbug stated on reddit that Bungie must have found such a serious bug that they had to address it immediately before the release of the elemental transition of the upcoming Season 17 to fix it.
Nevertheless, Bungie managed with this nerf to make an already unpopular Jump Grenade completely useless. It remains to be seen whether Arc 3.0 can offer Guardians aspects and fragments that will improve certain grenades again.
What do you think of the grenade changes in Destiny 2? Do you find them all justified, or do you think Bungie’s actions are exaggerated and they should have waited to see how the community reacts? Let us know in the comments what you think!
