A new exploit allowed some players to secure thousands of enhancement cores in a very short time in Destiny 2. The bug was related to the top weapons of Season 6. This is how Bungie responded.
Therefore, Bungie is disabling rewards for top weapon quests: As the studio announced shortly after rolling out Update 2.2.1 on Tuesday evening, Bungie has indefinitely disabled the rewards for the top weapon quests of Season 6.
Progress can still be made in the respective quests, but there are currently no weapons at the end. This step does not affect weapons already obtained.
Without further explanation, an exploit was cited as the reason, which apparently sneaked into the game with the recent update. When a corresponding fix is to arrive is currently unknown.
What is the exploit about? Meanwhile, reports on Reddit surfaced, revealing the extent and functionality of the exploit.
The exploit allowed Guardians to accumulate large amounts of enhancement cores from the rewards of the new top weapon quests under certain conditions – essentially an unlimited number without real effort.
Some players were able to secure thousands of these coveted cores used for infusing gear and for masterwork upgrades.
How exactly did the exploit work? If you had already completed the quest for the top weapons before the update, you could visit the corresponding vendor and request the respective top weapon an unlimited number of times – provided you had not yet claimed the reward for the quest with all your characters.
This worked with all three top weapons of Season 6. Dismantling a single example of these top weapons yields not only weapon parts but also 7 guaranteed enhancement cores.
How fast and easy it went was documented by YouTuber Esoterickk in a video:
The discussion is not exactly new, but after this incident, more and more fans are calling for the enhancement cores to be removed from the infusion process. Many Guardians are dissatisfied with the current enhancement core economy, as well as Bungie’s related future plans and the infusion process:
