Destiny 2 is too easy, complained the players. Bungie responded and introduced some very difficult strike modifiers with the Warmind expansion. However, according to the player community, Bungie has now gone overboard with the changes. Community Manager dmg04 has now revealed how Bungie will address the issue.
While the heroic strikes in Destiny 1 were considered a motivating challenge thanks to the special modifiers, these modifiers were completely absent in Destiny 2 for a long time. According to the bored guardians, it was too monotonous and too little different from the normal strike playlist.
With the Warmind expansion, Bungie delivered and introduced modifiers that are supposed to provide advantages and disadvantages in heroic strikes – offering more variety. However, when it comes to difficulty, Bungie has now gone overboard, as numerous posts on the Destiny subreddit illustrate.
The core of the criticism are the following modifiers:
- Glass – Health and shields are halved but recharge twice as fast
- Blackout – The radar is disabled and enemies deal significantly more melee damage
- Grounded – Players take five times the damage while in the air
Each gameplay type alone significantly increases the difficulty – combined with the additionally occurring scorch modifiers (inbound and outbound elemental damage is increased), many guardians are already knocked out after just one enemy hit.
The fact that the heroic strikes require a higher power level with the Warmind expansion makes things even more difficult. This led, among other things, to the fact that the Exodus Crash strike in the heroic variant was completely ignored by the players – until Bungie removed the strike from the rotation.
Community Manager dmg04 confirms: “We are looking at the modifiers”
As Community Manager dmg04 confirmed on Twitter, Bungie is aware of the issue and is considering changes that could already be included in the July update.
They promise to keep the players updated should something happen in this matter. Perhaps we will already receive answers in the weekly TWAB blog post, which is published every Thursday. Until then, guardians will probably have to keep sweating!
What do you think about the modifiers in the heroic strikes? Too hard? Or just right?
