Destiny 2 offers many activities, but one is so frustrating due to unfair hitboxes that players are afraid to go there. We at MeinMMO will show you what’s going on.
What are hitboxes? Hitboxes describe an invisible area on a character that helps better calculate collision or hit detection. Without these invisible areas, you wouldn’t be able to inflict damage on your opponents.
Every body part of your Guardian is equipped with a box. So when you land a shot, Destiny 2 registers this request and distributes the damage assigned to that hit with the selected weapon.
However, it can happen that hitboxes register damage that couldn’t have occurred at all.
Shots do not hit you, but still kill you
To illustrate how unfair these shots are sometimes registered in PvP, the reddit user Parzival-IX posted a clip:
The enemy of the reddit user is using Lorentz Driver, a linear fusion rifle. Since the weapon was considered broken right at the beginning of the 15th season, it enjoys a poor reputation. Many players use exaggerated aim assist and not-so-optimal hitboxes with linear fusion rifles to quickly rack up kills. This often leads to absurd moments like those in the video.
Is it really just about the hitboxes? One reason would definitely be the hitboxes, but other factors also play a role, such as:
- Aim assist of the weapon
- Latency of your screen
- Internet connection
Especially the internet connection, which sometimes brings everyone in Destiny 2 to their knees, causes such moments. You may have already dodged on your screen, but it takes time until this action is first registered. During this time, your opponent has the opportunity to send you to the virtual afterlife. As a result, the hits by your opponents sometimes feel incorrect.
But this is not only the case with Lorentz Driver. Shotguns, hand cannons, and even snipers sometimes don’t require any special trained aim. Blind shooting can be enough to achieve a “lucky hit.”
What does the community say about it? Players on reddit find certain situations that have arisen in connection with this weapon ridiculous. Comments like:
I fill you up, I have seen shots that hit my body, but were counted as headshots, and once again it’s annoying rubbish.
said reddit user Rapture_RoseO66
Another user also refers to the dodge itself:
It’s not the weapon, the head hitbox remains where you were when dodging.
mentioned reddit user superblahmanofdoom
It becomes clear that with such an outcome, many factors come into play. You can’t only blame it on the hitbox. Bungie could either tone down the aim assist or adjust the hitboxes. However, since Bungie has not commented on this so far, you’ll have to deal with it for now.
What do you think of such “lucky hits” that cause shaking of heads? Do you also benefit from them or are you usually the victim in such cases? Let us know in the comments!
