merritt k

merritt k

merritt k is Content Manager at Fanbyte, covering Destiny 2 and other live games.

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We Still Don't Really Know What the Pouka are in Destiny 2

When Destiny 2 players got their first glimpse of Lightfall, one of the things that jumped out was the Pouka. These small, fish-like floating creatures had appeared much earlier...

Petition: Let the Lucent Hive Participate in the Guardian Games

Addressed to Commander Zavala

Cheese the Hypernet Current Grandmaster Nightfall in Destiny 2

The Grandmaster Nightfall this week in Destiny 2 is the new Hypernet Current strike that was added in Lightfall. While it isn’t the hardest Grandmaster in the game by...

Guardian Games Will Help You Level Crafted Weapons in Destiny 2

UPDATE: Bungie has said on Twitter that the note in their blog post about depositing Medallions granting crafted weapon progress was incorrect. Depositing Medallions will not grant weapon crafting...

Round Robin Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Lightfall, Round Robin is an aggressive frame Strand hand cannon. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look.

This Bugged Perk in Destiny 2 Allows For Some Fun Effects

Vorpal Weapon isn’t one of the most exciting perks in Destiny 2, providing a flat damage boost to weapons that have it against bosses and vehicles. But right now, the perk is causing som...

Tess Everis and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Customer

Behind the Eververse counter in the Tower, Tess Everis stood smiling and waving at Guardians as they passed. A novice Hunter, barely out of the Cosmodrome, had just purchased a new shell for his Ghost...

Phyllotactic Spiral Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Lightfall, Phyllotactic Spiral is a high-impact frame Arc pulse rifle. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look.

Warlocks Should Have More Weapon-Specific Exotics in Destiny 2

With the resurgence of the Hunter Exotic Lucky Pants in Destiny 2 recently, we’ve noticed something kind of strange. Hunters have a couple of Exotics that improve specific weapons, like Lucky...

Whatever Happened to Old Chicago in Destiny 2?

Remember Old Chicago? Fanbyte remembers. Long ago, before the original Destiny was released, Old Chicago was supposedly going to be one of the locations featured in the game. It was...

You Can Complete Guardian Games Triumphs Early in Destiny 2

The midseason update this week in Destiny 2 broke a lot of things. Among the more benign changes, however, is the fact that the triumphs associated with this year’s Guardian Games w...

Crimson and Lucky Pants are the New Destiny 2 PVE Meta

Grandmaster Nightfalls are some of the toughest content in Destiny 2, and players are always looking for new ways to get an edge in them. Well, streamer Mactics has discovered a new one...

Radio Silence Continues on Destiny 2 Server Issues

This week’s TWAB post just went up for Destiny 2, and it’s a pretty thin one. The Arbalest ornament that won the player vote last year is finally appearing in season 21, and three new weapons...

What is it That Shaw Han Does in Destiny 2 Exactly?

[ZAVALA and IKORA sit in Zavala’s office, behind his desk. Across from them, SHAW HAN squirms uncomfortably.]

Auto Rifles Feel Pretty Good Again in Destiny 2

When Destiny 2 Lightfall launched, a lot of primary weapons felt undertuned. The only weapons that really seemed to do any significant damage to enemies in PVE were submachine guns,...

What Happened to Destiny 2's Servers Over the Weekend?

Late last week, players encountered a number of errors in Destiny 2. Many of these errors seemed to involve BattlEye, the anti-cheat service Bungie uses for the game. While the Bungie He...

Months Later, Commendations Are Still Bugged in Destiny 2

The introduction of the Commendations system in Destiny 2 has been a bit of a mixed bag. While it’s nice to have a way to award fellow players, the system being tied to Guardian Ranks has mad...

Are You There, Traveler? It's Me, Ada-1

Another week, another set of shaders to sell to Guardians. How did I end up here, Traveler? I survived the Collapse, watched over the Black Armory for centuries, and restored the Forges with the help...

A Whole Lot of Things Are Broken in Destiny 2 Right Now

It seems that auto rifles being bad was the only thing keeping Destiny 2 running, because ever since the midseason patch dropped yesterday, a whole lot of things have broken in the...

Here Are This Week's Bright Dust Offerings in Destiny 2

Well, Destiny 2 has been dealing with a number of issues lately, but there’s always one thing you can count on — another set of Eververse offerings available for Bright Dust. Let’s...