Just a few weeks ago, Bungie released the Destiny 2 update internally called 2.9.1, and while there were fixes included in it, it also brought a few problems in tow. Bungie has announced that a Destiny 2 upcoming hotfix is set to drop this coming Tuesday, August 4, and will bring in a host of fixes.
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While there’s no official patch notes avialable yet, here’s a patch preview straight from Bungie!
- Fixed an issue where the Ordeal version of Lake of Shadows was inaccessible at tiers above Adept for players who do not own Forsaken.
- Fixed an issue where the Festering Core Master Nightfall was listed as 1080 Power in the Director, but was actually 750 Power.
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- Guardians should expect a much greater challenge when engaging with this strike.
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- Leviathan rewards of XP, Glimmer, and chances towards Exotic Engrams or Bright Engrams are now back on a weekly lockout.
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- Note: Weapons and armor are not affected by the weekly lockout, and can be earned multiple times a week.
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- Fixed an issue where some players could not acquire the “Means to an End” quest from the Prismatic Recaster.
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- Fixed an issue where Ruinous Effigy could trigger the heal from the Stronghold Titan Exotic armor while blocking with the carry object.
- Fixed an issue where Umbral stat Focused engrams could provide less than 10 in the selected stat.
Aside from the upcoming patch, Bungie has also announced that Lord Saladin is coming back next week! Yes, the Iron Banner will once again be back next week, and will of course, offer unique rewards and more. The Iron Banner will be available from 10 a.m. on August 4, and will run through until 10 a.m. on August 11.
In other Destiny 2 news, make sure you check out Xur’s wares today, as well as what rewards players can get from this week’s Trials of Osiris!
The mountainous area in Sanhok certainly make for topographical diversity, but when it came to actual gameplay implications, there were a number of issues here. Players caught up here with the blue zone approaching were left with few options, one of which was jumping and hoping for the best- a few of you have probably been there. The other is the straight up high ground advantage with little to no counterplay for those caught below. With these thoughts in mind, we’ve added additional pathways to reach it, adding some flanking options for the team with the high ground to defend against.
We’ve redesigned the Cave to have the fiction we’d always wanted it to have. You can still get your thrills through the scariest vertical pool drop in PUBG, but now there’s a cool subterranean temple waiting for you to explore, should you survive the fall.
Our main goal with the River was to give players more options to traverse it. Original Sanhok had very few places to cross without diving straight into the water, so we’ve added more bridges for crossing, additional cover on some existing bridges, and more cover on river banks should firefights open up there.
These towns have all received some reworking, adding verticality, interesting things to explore, new ways to fight, and most importantly, great venues to battle over the new Loot Truck as it passes through each town. In some cases, the changes are minor, such as simply widening the road so the truck can pass through to bigger reworks to create more interesting ways to battle.
New unique effect: once charged, your next attack places a frost brand that deals 2,000 damage after 30 seconds. Slayers can destroy the brand, prematurely detonating it for 50% increased damage. Charges every 90 seconds.