In Destiny 2, a raid glitch and an engram exploit have emerged. Here’s how Bungie responds.
What issues are involved?
- Yesterday, on September 10, we reported that the first players were able to glitch into an area of the new raid. There, they even found a chest containing raid loot.
- Additionally, an exploit was discovered over the weekend that allows players to quickly obtain Primus engrams. Primus engrams are engrams that drop loot over 500 Power Level and help you progress in the endgame. We at Mein-MMO have intentionally not reported on this exploit and will not provide instructions now.
Bungie reacts quickly: A few hours ago, the developers reported and outlined how they will address these urgent issues – and others. Some issues were immediately resolved with a server-side fix, while others will be corrected with a future fix.
What to expect for exploiters and glitchers
What Bungie says:
- Raid glitch: The chests can no longer be opened in the raid – until the raid officially starts on September 14. All rewards that were previously glitched can be kept. Bungie will not take them away. However, loot obtained was generally below the soft cap.
- Primus engrams: According to Bungie, these engrams were designed so that players only achieve minor power-level progression over time. Anyone using the exploit extensively to obtain many Primus engrams at once will face disadvantages in the future: For the next two to three weeks, those players will receive no Primus engrams or will receive fewer than those who did not exploit it.
Bungie emphasizes that the exploit may only seem advantageous for the moment. In the future, it will have negative consequences. Currently, Bungie is working on a fix that is to be deployed soon. Until then, the developers strongly recommend refraining from using the exploit.
By the way: Community Manager Cozmo stated on Reddit that players should not fear a Primus engram drought if they have “accidentally” used the exploit a few times.
- Weekly reset issues: A hitfix is needed for these issues, which Bungie is currently working on.
- Gambit blocks: Players are currently being erroneously excluded from Gambit for 15 minutes if they experience a connection drop during a match. The team is working to alleviate this problem.
- Masterwork cores: A quick server-side fix has been deployed to resolve issues with masterwork cores. Until a permanent solution is in place, players can receive the hand cannon “Trust” only once until they reach the Legend rank in Gambit.
Bungie wants more transparency
A promise that Bungie has made for years but has only been moderately able to keep is to ensure more transparency. Now, community managers dmg04 and Cozmo23 and communications director DeeJ reiterate this promise.
Before the Forsaken launch, the team met and discussed extensively how to maintain communication with Guardians regarding issues and feedback. Today, they have demonstrated transparent communication – and will repeat it as often as possible. The teams behind the scenes are working hard, as dmg04 stated, and they will keep the community updated.
