Along with discussing the return of Faction Rally next week, Bungie also touched upon specifics regarding the tuning pass for Exotic gear coming in March. Destiny 2 senior gameplay designer Jon Weisnewski and his team are working to make Exotics more “Exotic-er,” and one of the main focuses is adding and/or increasing player Power spikes.…
Along with discussing the return of Faction Rally next week, Bungie also touched upon specifics regarding the tuning pass for Exotic gear coming in March.
Destiny 2 senior gameplay designer Jon Weisnewski and his team are working to make Exotics more “Exotic-er,” and one of the main focuses is adding and/or increasing player Power spikes.
The sandbox team will also focus on low-usage items but all items are being considered.
In the weekly update, Bungie used the Graviton Lance as an example of a weapon being tuned with the 1.1.4. update in March. According to Weisnewski, this particular weapon “looks great, sounds great, has a neat explosion,” but needs work when it comes to output and handling. Bascially, it’s “all spectacle, not enough utility.”
This means players can expect the team to look into a weapon’s established gameplay and push it harder while avoiding “catch-all improvements” that dilute item identity.
Exotic weapons which will not see a pass with update 1.1.4 are Merciless, Telesto, Wardcliff Coil, MIDA Multi Tool, Colony, Legend of Acrius, and Vigilance Wing .
“Some of the above perform well without needing changes, while others, like the Vigilance Wing Pulse Rifle, are already benefiting from the tuning changes planned for Update 1.1.4,” said Weisnewski . “Everything else has had some degree of power or utility increase, whether it’s simply bumping a stat or some deeper plumbing.”
Later this month,on February 27 update 1.1.3 releases and brings with it Nightfall scoring changes .
Update 1.1.4. to Destiny 2 is currently slated for release on March 27. This update will also include a 6v6 Iron Banner, Nightfall Challenge Cards, and more sandbox changes.
Come May, Season 3 will kick off with Prestige Eater of Worlds and in September, a major expansion .
