In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Agent of the Nine, Xur, has no exotic weapon this week. Will that change?

At the West Coast of the USA, it was 2:00 AM when Xur appeared in the Tower. Around the world, Guardians rushed to him, only to be surprised: He has no weapon! That has never happened in all the months that Xur has been around.

• On social media, the first jokes appeared: “Xur finds new ways to disappoint the Guardians,” they said.
• Others, not averse to a good conspiracy theory, suspected he had a Gjallarhorn and it was snatched from his hands at the last moment. There are also screenshots, and people swear it was exactly like that… (because screenshots on the internet are always true).
• Others jokingly suggested: Xur is so upset about the Exotic nerfs that he is going on strike.

Bungie responds with about 50 minutes delay (it was just before 3:00 AM at Bungie’s headquarters): They are addressing the issue.

Issues with Xur’s inventory are still being investigated. Thank you for your patience.

— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) July 17, 2015

Many thought Bungie would deliver another weapon. Now the definitive answer is here: No, they will not. They have determined that there is no “safe way” to add a weapon. Xur will return next week. Then with a full inventory.

We’ve determined we can’t safely alter Xur at this time. He’ll be back next week with a full inventory, including an Exotic weapon. — Bungie (@Bungie) July 17, 2015

July 17, 2015, will likely go down in Destiny history as “Pacifist Friday.” The day when Xur had neither a bad nor a good weapon, but none at all.

Of course, the very optimistic ones hope: Bungie will make up for this next week, delivering two weapons or those whose names superstitious Guardians are so reluctant to say.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the balance of weapon classes is being adjusted. Whether shotguns, automatic rifles, or handguns – all classes are affected.

In MMORPGs, it is the abilities of the classes that must constantly be balanced against each other. Sometimes one is too strong, the other too weak, and then everything is somewhat balanced: new equipment comes out, and the game starts over.

On the class balance front, Destiny is relatively secure with “only” three classes, as not much changes. However, there is a battle with the weapons, and it seems they are willing to do so. At E3, they announced the philosophy that weapons should come in and out of fashion. Initially, automatic rifles were strong, but no one talks about them anymore. In the Crucible, shotguns and handguns are currently favored.

With the expansion “King of the Taken” coming in mid-September, Patch 2.0 will significantly adjust the balance of weapon classes.

Automatic rifles and scout rifles will be strengthened, handguns weakened

For automatic rifles

• the base damage will be increased,
• but they will deal less damage at longer ranges.
• Additionally, the developers will reduce the stability in such a way that it becomes difficult to land precision shots at great distances.
• Furthermore, Bungie will increase the damage of automatic rifles in PvE by 10%.

With pulse rifles , they are relatively satisfied,

• but they will be adjusted to make it harder to achieve multiple precision hits reliably.
• Therefore, they will lower the stability,
• but increase the magazine size.
• Pulse rifles with medium fire rates will deal about 2.5% less damage.

Scout rifles are seen as the ideal choice for long-range primary weapons:

• Scout rifles will deal 5% more damage in PvE.
• Additionally, they will further increase the damage of scout rifles with medium or high fire rates, but this should not affect the kill speed of the weapon in PvP against a healthy Guardian.
• Scout rifles will receive a larger magazine.
• Their precision when aiming from the hip will be reduced.

Handguns will be severely restricted in their range, as they want to distinguish them more clearly from scout rifles:

• They will deal less damage at long distances,
• it will be harder to aim with them,
• even when fired from the hip, they will be less precise than before.
• Furthermore, the magazine size will be reduced
• and the sights will be changed so that they look less far but provide a wider view.

Last-Round Snipers, Shotguns, and Fusion Rifles

For shotguns , they are addressing the most popular perks, as the Iron Banner Felwinter and the changes with “Reforging for All” in the House of Wolves have led Guardians to obsessively search for the “optimal shotgun.” Once they found it, it was clear: it was too strong.

• Measure Search will now give only 5% increased range when aiming through the sight instead of 20%.
• Sardine cans will be 30% weaker when it comes to grouping the shots on target.
• The bonus damage of pumps on precision hits will decrease by 10%.
• In PvE, shotguns will deal 10% less base damage.

For fusion rifles , they are going back to fine-tuning and differentiating between the types:

• Slow-loading, hard-hitting fusion rifles will receive a shorter range.
• For all types, the projectiles will travel slower.
• Fusion rifles with short range will receive an accuracy bonus
• Fusion rifles with long range will receive a penalty.

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For sniper rifles, they are changing the effect of “Last Round,” but only for sniper rifles. The additional damage will now only apply to precision damage, not to base damage anymore.

Rocket Launchers and Machine Guns

For heavy weapons, machine guns will remain as they are.

For rocket launchers

• they will address “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades.” Rockets will now explode closer to the target if the firing weapon has this trait. This should allow faster players to evade rockets more easily.
• Additionally, they will increase the explosion radius of all rocket launchers.

Additionally, with 2.0, they will adjust the functionality of some “perks,” i.e., weapon traits. They will go into details this weekend.

Bungie also mentions that they will have some surprises in store for the launch of King of the Taken.

In addition to these changes, they have also altered some notable exotic weapons: Exotic weapons are being changed – Who wins? Who loses?

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Xur, the Agent of the Nine, arrives in Destiny on Friday, July 17th. We will present what he has on offer and where he stands in this article.

For a handful of strange coins, Xur can make a dream come true or two. He sells three exotic armor pieces each week, one for each class, along with an exotic weapon. In theory, Xur is a “catch-up mechanic,” giving both hardcore and casual players the chance to purchase great items from him.

Xur’s concept worked especially well at the beginning of Destiny

In practice, it shows that the concept worked particularly well at the beginning. Xur’s appearances on Friday are highlights. Even players who have played little Destiny during the week are interested in the vendor, checking what he has on offer.

However, in practice, it appears that his appeal is slowly waning, as many regular and hardcore players now own everything Xur can offer. This is because relatively few new exotic items have been added to his inventory in recent months. And of course, he shows up every week and sells items, so the demand decreases because he satisfies it weekly.

And the new exotic items are no longer as sought after as before: Because Xur sells engrams, which contain random exotic armor pieces, and there are light particles, the necessary currency, in abundance, many already possess the 9 exotic armor pieces that Xur can bring with the new expansion. However, there are no leg engrams, so 2 of the new armor pieces are still missing.

It’s getting harder to hit the jackpot in the Xur lottery

All this means that the Friday lottery is becoming a disappointment for many Guardians: Sure, when you only need a few items from the vast array of armor pieces and weapons, the chance that he has exactly what you need is low. While players who still need a lot can joyfully shop every week. Xur is indeed a catch-up mechanic.

Perhaps Bungie will revise the old tentacle face and its mechanics with “The Taken King“.

Everything about Xur on July 17th, 18th, and 19th in Destiny

When does Xur come and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives on Friday, July 17th, at 11:00 AM in the Tower or the Reef. He departs on Sunday, July 19th, also at 11:00 AM CEST.

Where is Xur? What is his position?

Xur is in the Tower, on the balcony, near the Speaker. Here in the video, you can find the secret full walkthrough to Xur, so to speak.

What do the numbers in parentheses refer to with armor pieces?

Those are the values in Strength, Intelligence, and Discipline. In this article, we have examined that in more detail. It also includes the maximum values.

What does Xur have on offer this week? What is he selling?

Xur is selling this week for inexplicable reasons … no weapon?! – This is indeed no display error from any app. Xur has no weapon on offer.

At 12:55, Bungie Help, technical support, confirmed via Twitter that there is an issue with Xur, which they are investigating. So it may happen that something will change.

We are aware of issues with Xur’s inventory. We are currently investigating. Standby for updates.

— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) July 17, 2015

For Hunters, he is selling the DLC II helmet Heavenly Nightfalcon (strength 123) for 13 strange coins.

Warlocks can rejoice (or be annoyed) about the gloves Sunbreaker (105/109) .

And Titans get the Helmet of the Inner Light (weak 94/99). 

Xur has a Helmet Engram available.

Update: Bungie has since made a definitive statement regarding the Xur situation: Xur has no exotic weapon this time – Will Bungie deliver one later?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , comprehensive changes to weapon balance have been announced. Some of the exotic weapons will be affected: They will become weaker. Others, however, will become stronger.

On the night from Thursday to Friday at 2:10 AM, the Weekly Update was released. This time it was really something: It brought hard facts, the information that so many have been waiting for. Bungie was straightforward about the weapon balance and presented the plans on how the power balance is supposed to shift with the expansion.

We will discuss the details of how each weapon class will be affected in a separate section. This article will focus on the specific changes to the exotic weapons.

The changes will only become active with Patch 2.0, with the arrival of “The Taken King“, One can assume: This also means that all “current exotic” weapons will remain relevant in some form with the expansion – so likely also “be brought up to the latest values” again. But that is still speculation at the moment. If the exotic weapons became insignificant with 2.0, they probably wouldn’t have gone through the effort of specifically strengthening or weakening them.

And there is a lot planned.

Hard Light and Necrochasm – Love for the Unloved Automatic Rifles

The exotic automatic rifle Hard Light will receive higher stability (from 65 to 80), the projectiles of the new Hard Light are not affected by damage loss over long ranges and the bullets will probably bounce a bit more than before.

The exotic automatic rifle Necrochasm will receive higher stability and a larger magazine. The property that precision kills sometimes cause explosions will be improved. This is supposed to happen “always” with 2.0. Furthermore, the explosions are supposed to have a larger radius and cause more damage.

Thorn, Hawkmoon and The Last Word – Hand Cannons in Danger

The hand cannon “The Last Word” will become weaker: Its range will drop from 20 to 10, stability from 30 to 20; the effective range when aiming with the weapon will also decrease. However, aim assist will be enhanced when Guardians fire from the hip: The goal is to make the weapon stronger in close combat.

The hand cannon “Thorn” will also be changed: The “Damage over Time” effect will only deal one third of its current damage in PvP, but it can be stacked up to 5 times (applied over each other), but only if the shooter hits 5 times. This means: A single Thorn hit is no longer as unpleasant as it is now, three hits in a row would cause the same poison damage. This only applies if the victim survives the three hits and has time to feel the poison at all.

The Hawkmoon will receive relatively complicated changes: By fine-tuning Roulette and Double-Down, they want to prevent too many bonus perks from stacking simultaneously and make Hawkmoon kill Guardians with full health with just one shot. When Double-Down is activated, Hawkmoon receives 2 additional bullets in the magazine. In addition, the damage bonus from “Roulette” will be reduced by 3%.

Icebreaker, No Land Beyond, and the Black Spindle

The sniper rifle “Icebreaker” will take 8 seconds to regenerate a bullet. Currently, it takes 5 seconds.

The sniper rifle “No Land Beyond” is supposed to aim faster with 2.0, allowing for quicker aiming and also quicker stowing. Additionally, they aim to fix an issue with the aiming system. Furthermore, the bonus effect of “The Master” will remain active longer, causing an additional 20% more bonus damage on precision hits.

The legendary sniper rifle “Black Spindle” will have 18 bullets and the “White Nail” will draw ammunition from reserves – which probably means: No bullets from thin air.

And the Gjallarhorn is affected as well

The shotgun “Lord of Wolves” will grant allies a three times higher recovery bonus than it currently does.

The rocket launcher Gjallarhorn will deal less damage with the Wolf-Pack-Rounds. This is meant to explicitly prevent players from being excluded from activities if they do not have the weapon.

These are the special changes to the notable weapons in Destiny. In addition to these changes, the weapons presented here will also be affected by the tuning of the weapon classes. For example, hand cannons will be weakened at long range.

The changes will only come in about two months, in the future of Destiny. Destiny also has a present, and that is Xur. On July 17 at 11:00 AM, we will welcome Xur in the Tower or the Reef and report on his inventory: Here is our article about Xur on July 17.

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