In Destiny 2 Guardians can now hunt new Exotic Masterwork Catalysts, which can enhance 4 weapon exotics. We have summarized all the important information for you.

What are Masterwork Catalysts? In Destiny 2, players can upgrade numerous exotic weapons to a Masterwork. To do this, you need corresponding Masterwork Catalysts, which must first be found and leveled up.

A Masterwork version essentially represents an upgrade of the respective weapon. This will improve certain stats or unlock additional perks.

You can find all currently available catalysts here: All Masterwork Catalysts in Destiny 2 and how to obtain them

Which Exotic Catalysts are new? With update 2.2.1, a total of 4 new Masterwork Catalysts were introduced.

These include catalysts for the following exotic weapons:

• Rat King – Hand Cannon
• The Prospector – Grenade Launcher
• Hard Light – Auto Rifle
• SUROS Regime – Auto Rifle

The 4 New Masterwork Catalysts – What You Need to Know

Below you will find the most important information about the locations and properties of the new catalysts.

According to early reports, the new additions are currently dropping with a fairly high probability. It shouldn’t take too long to obtain them. Whether the drop rate is generally high or only generous during the Arc week is currently unknown.

Rat King

• Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
• Upgrade Requirement: 1,000 enemy kills by a fireteam member with the Rat King
• Upgrade Effect: Aim Assist +20, Recoil Direction +20, Bonus Perk “Infestation” – Activating the invisibility from the “Pest” perk restores health

The Prospector

• Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
• Upgrade Requirement: 500 enemy kills
• Upgrade Effect: Blast Radius +40 (more than doubles), Bonus Perk “Deeper Pockets” – increased ammo reserves

Hard Light

• Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
• Upgrade Requirement: 1,000 enemy kills
• Upgrade Effect: Stability +25. This makes the weapon achieve maximum stability

SUROS Regime

• Drops in: Crucible
• Upgrade Requirement: 300 kills in Crucible
• Upgrade Effect: Recoil Direction +50 (resulting in almost purely vertical recoil), Bonus Perk “SUROS Ascendance” – increases the chance for health regeneration on kills

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What do you think of these catalysts? Have you already obtained some of them? Were they worth the long wait?

Destiny-2 players on PC and Xbox One were able to grab a weapon that is still exclusive to PS4 for a short time and with a bit of luck. However, this was not planned. What’s behind this and what will happen to the weapon on these platforms now?

How Xur surprised the Guardians on PC and Xbox One: Some players were quite astonished when they visited Xur again on Tuesday, April 9, after the release of the Update 2.2.1.

Because there was a chance for them to get a weapon that is actually not available on their platforms yet.

This is the weapon in question: Specifically, it was the Wave Splitter – an exotic trace rifle that has been exclusive to PS4 since the release of the Forsaken expansion.

Detailed information about the weapon can be found here: One of the coolest weapons in Destiny 2 is only available for PS4

Actually, the weapon was supposed to remain exclusive to PlayStation at least until the upcoming autumn. Accordingly, its new proud owners on Xbox and PC were astonished.

How exactly could one get the weapon? Fans on PC and Xbox One apparently owe this weapon to a bug as well as a tweet from community manager dmg04.

Because after the update 2.2.1 was released, the community manager followed up with a patch note via Twitter that was forgotten in the official change log.

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Since the update, there has been a chance at the mysterious exotic vendor to acquire Forsaken exotics when you buy a Destiny engram from him.

As Xur was available for nearly 40 minutes after the update and this notification until the following Weekly Reset, some players went and bought these engrams. Some Guardians on Xbox One and PC surprisingly received the Wave Splitter.

What happens to the weapon now on Xbox One and PC? Many fans were accordingly happy about the new firearm. At the same time, they wondered about its unexpected appearance and what will happen to this exotic weapon on PC and Xbox now.

Some speculated that the exclusivity was finally lifted. Others speculated it was a bug. Now, a statement from community manager Cozmo provided clarity.

As he explained in the official Bungie forum, it is a mistake and was not intended. The developers are already working on a fix. He did not mention a specific date for it.

However, players who now own the Wave Splitter on PC and Xbox will be able to use the weapon until the bug fix is released. Afterwards, the gun will remain in their inventory but cannot be used until it is added to the regular loot pool on these platforms in September 2019.

The exclusivity of the Wave Splitter will officially end in autumn 2019.

Did you have luck and were you able to secure the Wave Splitter from Xur on PC or Xbox? What do you think of the weapon?

In Destiny 2 today, on April 9th, Weekly Reset is happening. The Arc week has started. Additionally, weekly activities like the Nightfall Strikes or the Flashpoint are rotating. What new things are there to do?

After the Update 2.2.1 is now live, Destiny 2 begins the Arc week with the weekly reset. This is a kind of theme week focusing on the Arc element. Guardians can look forward to Arc burns, revamped Arc subclasses, or the return of the Thunderlord quest.

For more information on this, you can find it here: Destiny 2 presents the Arc week – What this new event is about

What else does the new week bring for the Guardians?

Nightfall Strikes starting April 9th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC

This time you have the following Nightfall Strikes to choose from:

• A Garden World
• The Arms Dealer
• The Hollowed Lair

You should bring a power level of 540 for this. However, if you are playing as a coordinated team, you can face the Nightfall with a lower power level. You can adjust the modifiers on the challenge card.

These Nightfall-exclusive rewards can be earned with a bit of luck.

For powerful rewards from the Nightfall Strikes, you need to do the following:

• Complete a Nightfall successfully
• Master a Nightfall with at least 100,000 points

Strikes and Story Missions

The modifiers in the Vanguard Strikes and heroic story missions are the same.

• Arc Burn
• Glass: Health and shields are reduced by half, but recovery is twice as fast
• Grenadier: Grenade abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster

The burn element remains unchanged for a week. The other two modifiers change daily.

For powerful rewards from Strikes and heroic missions, you need to do the following:

• Complete 3 heroic story missions
• Complete 3 heroic Strikes with a focus of the same light element as a member of your fireteam

Crucible, Gambit, Reckoning

These modes are available in the Crucible:

• Quickplay
• Competitive
• Mayhem
• Rumble
• Private Match

The following modifiers are active in Reckoning:

• Arc Burn
• Blackout
• Heavyweight

For powerful rewards from PvP, Gambit, and Reckoning, you need to do the following:

• Complete 5 Crucible matches
• Complete 3 Gambit matches
• Complete 4 Gambit Prime matches
• Successfully complete Reckoning runs (up to 100%)

The Drifter offers weekly bounties for Gambit Prime and “X” for regular Gambit. These bounties reward you with a powerful reward.

Escalation Protocol

In the Escalation Protocol, you can earn the following weapons with a bit of luck:

• the legendary Sniper Rifle IKELOS_SSG_v1.0.1
• the legendary Shotgun IKELOS_SF_v1.0.1
• the legendary Submachine Gun IKELOS_MP_v1.0.1

Flashpoint, Ada-1, Petra, Spider, Raid

The Flashpoint can be found on Io. For this and for the marked adventure there, you will be rewarded with powerful loot.

Visit Amanda Holiday in the Tower Hangar. There, the Thunderlord quest will start for you (in case you still need this exotic machine gun)

Ada-1 now has all 7 powerful weapon frames.

Ikora Rey will reward you powerfully once you have successfully completed 20 bounties of any kind. You can also get the Loyalty Reward from her, provided your loyalty is to the Vanguard. Otherwise, you will receive this reward from the Drifter.

From Hawthorne you will receive a powerful item once you have accumulated 5000 Clan XP. Through her bounties “Friends?”, “Summoning Ritual”, and “All for One, One for All”, you can also secure additional powerful loot.

Petra Venj is now located at the Pavilion in the area “The Shore”. For her mission, as well as for the Ascendant Challenge and the 8 daily bounties, she will drop a powerful reward each time. Currently, the 2nd Ascendant Challenge is active.

Spider has the weekly bounty “Arcadia Accord” available. For this, he rewards you with a powerful item.

The Raid Challenge takes place in the Royal Baths.

The Loadout for the Prestige Raid Wings:

• a kinetic hand cannon
• a sniper rifle in the energy slot
• any power weapon
• Modifier: Prism

The highlights of the Eververse:

• a weapon ornament for Wings of Vigilance
• the leg armor of the new armor sets
• the exotic ship “Slipping Fox”
• the exotic ghost shell “Plasma”

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Today, on April 9th, the update 2.2.1 / 1.34 for Destiny 2 has been released. But what’s included? We have gathered all the important information regarding the maintenance, the server downtime, the patch notes, and the contents for you.

Update 2.2.1 marks the start of Arc Week: The update 2.2.1 brings not only numerous improvements and adjustments to the game but also Arc Week.

This week is a themed week where everything revolves around the Arc element. You can learn more about it here: Destiny 2 presents Arc Week – What’s behind the new event

However, before the Guardians can rain lightning down on their enemies, maintenance and the update itself are coming up.

The update 2.2.1 is now live and can be downloaded. On PS4, the patch is version 1.34 and is approximately 803 MB in size.

What changes with the new update 2.2.1 / 1.34 for Destiny 2

The following is coming to players today: In addition to Arc Week, numerous other changes are being introduced – including updates to the sandbox, rare cosmetic items, and the new weapons of Season 6.

The biggest highlights of the new update are listed in this article: 11 highlights of update 2.2.1 that you can look forward to

However, keep in mind: this is a selection of previously communicated changes. A complete overview of all changes will only be available with the patch notes.

Destiny 2: Everything about maintenance, downtimes, and server downtimes on April 09

If everything goes according to plan, there should be no downtimes during today’s maintenance, and the servers are expected to remain online continuously. You should only need to briefly interrupt your gaming experience for the download and installation of update 2.2.1.

This is the official schedule for the maintenance on April 9:

6:00 PM:

• Expected start of maintenance on the Destiny 2 servers
• Update 2.2.1 will be released on all platforms and in all regions
• The companion app features will be disabled. You will not be able to use them on the web, mobile devices, or third-party services

10:00 PM:

• Expected end of maintenance
• All players who have not yet installed the new update will be removed from their respective game activities and returned to the Destiny 2 login screen

10:15 PM:

• The companion app features should now be fully usable everywhere again

For console players, Bungie adds: If there are issues updating to version 2.2.1, please reset your console and try downloading the update again.

This does not mean resetting to factory settings. Simply disconnect your console from power for about a minute (PS4), or hold the power button on the console (Xbox One) for a bit longer until it shuts down, then restart it.

Patch Notes for Update 2.2.1 / 1.34 for Destiny 2

The official English patch notes for today’s Destiny 2 update are not yet available. They are expected to be released later this evening. In the meantime, we have linked the English-language change log for you:

• Destiny 2 Update 2.2.1 / 1.34 Patch Notes (English)

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