Bungie is all set to make some significant changes to the PvP sandbox of Destiny 2, alongside a plethora of other tweaks to abilities, weapons, and more. While the Destiny 2 update is still a few weeks away, the developers have given a comprehensive overview of what fans can expect from it, as the game prepares for the release of Into The Light in April.

The Final Shape expansion for Destiny 2 is right around the corner, and the developers have been actively making incremental changes to gear up for it. For instance, the 7.3.4.2 update for Destiny 2 which was released a while back made some striking changes to the Chivalric Fire legendary sword, Stormcaller Warlocks, and Riven's Wishes activity. Now, with the release of its upcoming update, the developers are shifting their focus to the Crucible sandbox.

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In a new blog post, Bungie has revealed that its next update, which is due to arrive on March 5th, will focus on some pressing Destiny 2 PvP issues that have been affecting both veterans and newcomers in the game. The developers have divided the issues into three major umbrellas, with the first one being the ambiguity around the cause of deaths in the game. Another aspect highlighted is that the increasing skill level of the community has made the high-reward low-risk options in the game unbalanced. Adding on to that, Bungie also wants to push players for mastery of primary weapons.

Bungie Set To Address Pressing Crucible Issues In Next Destiny 2 Update

Bungie is making a series of changes to address these issues, starting with the increase in health in base Crucible by 30 HP alongside penalties to ability cooldowns. While melee and grenade damage has been tweaked to account for the health increase, the changes to primary weapons are quite noteworthy. The critical hit damage of primary weapons has been increased, while the flinch dealt by Hand Cannons has been reduced.

Special Ammo economy has been a point of debate in the community for quite a long time now, and it seems an overhaul is on the way with the introduction of a new Special Ammo meter system. Instead of getting two kills worth of Special Ammo for every respawn, players will now get the same amount for collecting 100 points in the meter. The points can be accumulated in a variety of ways, such as kills, assists, control zone capture, and so on. Last but not least, special, heavy, and exotic weapons have also been tweaked to align with the rest of the changes. Here are the complete Crucible changes slated to arrive in the update.

Destiny 2 Update 7.3.5 PvP Crucible Changes

Player Health

• Player health will be increased by 30 HP in base Crucible, so players have 100 health (up from 70) and 116-130 shield, depending on the player’s Resilience values.

Ability Cooldowns

• Melee, Grenade, and class ability cooldowns now have a 15% penalty applied to them in Crucible only.
• Super cooldowns now have a 20% penalty applied to them in Crucible only.

Ability Damage

• Supers
  • Increased base Super damage by 31%.

• Melee
  • Increased base melee damage by 16%.

• Grenades
  • Increased Arc Flux Grenade damage by 16%.

Primary Weapon Archetypes

• Pulse Rifles, Auto Rifles, Sidearms, and Scout Rifles
  • Increased critical hit damage by 14%.

• Hand Cannons
  • Increased critical hit damage by 10%.
  • Reduced body shot damage by 5%.
  • Reduced flinch dealt to players by projectile impact by 12.5% and by Explosive Payload by 10%.

• Submachine Guns
  • Increased critical hit damage by 12.5%.
  • Reduced body shot damage by 3%.

• Bows
  • Reduced base damage by 15%.

Special Ammo Acquisition

• You will start every game (all game types, including round-based modes like Dominion) with two kills worth of Special ammo for your chosen weapon.
• Instead of two kills worth of Special ammo being granted every time you respawn, you will earn more ammo by filling up a Special ammo meter, with points given for getting kills, assists, or completing objectives. Getting 100 points grants you two kills worth of Special ammo for your chosen weapon.
  • Base Point Values
    • Kills: 23
    • Assists: 10
    • Deaths: 10
    • Control zone capture: 14
    • Heavy ammo pulls: 8

  • Elimination/Dominion Point Values
    • Kills: 38
    • Assists: 16
    • Deaths: 16
    • Heavy ammo pulls: 10

  • 3v3 Respawn Modes (Survival, 3v3 Clash, and Countdown Rush)
    • Kills: 26
    • Assists: 12
    • Deaths: 11

  • Rumble
    • Kills: 30

  • Countdown
    • Charge armed: 20
    • Charge defused: 40
    • Charge detonated: 70

Special Weapon Archetypes

• Trace Rifles, Shotguns, and Fusion Rifles
  • Increased base damage by 20%.

• Glaives
  • Increased projectile damage by 20%.
  • Increased melee damage by 16%.

Heavy Weapon Archetypes

• Heavy Grenade Launchers
  • Reduced detonation damage by 5%.

• Machine Guns
  • Increased base damage by 20%.

Exotic Weapons

• Fighting Lion
  • Decreased damage versus players in Crucible by 20%.

• Devil's Ruin
  • Decreased charged beam damage against players by 15%.

• Crimson
  • Reduced flinch dealt to players by projectile impact by 17.5%

• Forerunner
  • Increased damage versus players in Crucible by 20%

• Symmetry
  • Increased Revolution damage versus players in Crucible by 16%

Destiny 2

Bungie's Destiny 2 is an online FPS that blends single-player and multiplayer content. Constantly evolving, the shooter has established a strong following since its 2017 debut.

Platform(s)

PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One , PC , Stadia

Released

August 28, 2017

Developer(s)

Bungie

Publisher(s)

Bungie

Genre(s)

FPS

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