merritt k

merritt k

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

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Let's Do Some Wild Speculation on Arc 3.0 Keywords in Destiny 2

We’ve gotten 3.0 updates to Solar and Void subclasses in Destiny 2, and that only leaves Arc left. What does the future hold for Stormcallers, Arcstriders, and Strikers? Arc subclasses h...

You Aren't Owning Anyone By Buying Saints Row (Or Any Game)

Saints Row is a video game that is being released next week. It’s an open world action game where you shoot people, drive cars, and generally cause mayhem while building up a criminal em...

How to Use DIM to Create Custom Loadouts in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 has leaned into buildcrafting over the last couple of years, but it still doesn’t have any real way to create loadouts. If you want to experiment with different mods, subclass...

Everything Right and Wrong with Destiny 2 Weapon Crafting

I’m not a big fan of crafting in video games. Too often, it just feels like busywork to me. That said, Destiny 2 weapon crafting has been pretty good since it debuted in Witch Q...

Destiny 2 is Somehow on the Cutting Edge of Trauma Conversations

How do you deal with shame? How do you deal with the little voice that says you’re a failure, that you’re not good enough, that you’re a bad person? I never expected a game like Destiny...

Season of the Dawn Gear Needs to Come Back in Destiny 2

Newer Destiny 2 players may not even be aware at this point, but some time ago Bungie made the decision to implement “sunsetting” in the game. Under this scheme, weapons and armor w...

Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D is Back for More Barftastic Action

There were a lot of platformers on the Super Nintendo, but none gave players as much motion sickness as Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3-D. Now, that’s maybe not the...

Destiny 1 Exotic Weapons That Should Make a Return in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted saw the return of Trespasser, an original Destiny Exotic. But there are still plenty more Exotics from the first game that Bungie could...

Destiny 2 Weapon Type Guide (February 2023)

There are a number of different weapon types in Destiny 2. From auto rifles to rocket launchers, Bungie’s looter-shooter has a whole mess of firearms to play around with. If you’re a new...

The Best Bits of Lore in Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted

Destiny 2‘s worldbuilding is spread across lorebooks, flavor text on equipment pieces, and — thankfully more and more — actual in-game dialogue and storytelling. Now, lorebooks are easy enoug...

Destiny 2 Lightfall Mod Guide — Armor Charge Explained

Lightfall has brought a lot of changes to Destiny 2, not least of which is the Armor Charge system. This system has radically overhauled how mods, armor, and abilities work...

All Three New Armor Exotics in Destiny 2 Season of the Deep

The Season of the Deep is here (in theory, at least) in Destiny 2, and like previous seasons, this one brings some new Exotics to the game. Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks each have one ne...

Throwback Thursday: Mixed-Up Mother Goose Was Mixed-Up Magic

For many, Roberta Williams is best-known as the creator of the King’s Quest series. But I’ll always think of her as the designer of Mixed-Up Mother Goose, the first ad...

Destiny 2 Lightfall Title Guide — How to Get Virtual Fighter

Like all Destiny 2 expansions before it, Lightfall has a seal and title available for players to earn. Getting the Virtual Fighter title requires mastering all of...

The 10 Best PVE Special Grenade Launchers in Destiny 2 (March 2023)

Special grenade launchers are reliable weapons in Destiny 2 for both single-target damage and crowd control. There are plenty to choose from, so here are our picks for the 10 b...

The Top 7 Worst Strikes in Destiny 2 (February 2023)

If you include the Battleground missions from Season of the Chosen, there have been a total of 28 Strikes in Destiny 2. These three-player activities are the game’s basic repeatable PVE...

Who is the Nightmare Hiding in the H.E.L.M. in Destiny 2?

As Destiny 2 Season of the Haunted progresses, the mystery of the egregore fungus is slowly unravelling. Meanwhile, the fungus is spreading throughout the H.E.L.M. This week, the precautions...

We're Getting a New Slave Zero Game and I'm Actually Psyched About It

Back in the early 2000s, the video games market looked much different. This was just before the bifurcation of the industry into massive, hyper-expensive titles on the one hand and artisanally-crafted...

Every Canonically Gay and Bisexual Character in Destiny 2

There are a lot of gay characters in Destiny 2. Like, a lot. While romantic relationships haven’t figured much into the game historically, that’s begun to change as Bungie...

Destiny 2 IKELOS Shotgun Deepsight Guide - IKELOS_SG Pattern Farm

Just like in Season of the Haunted, Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph is bringing back some old favorite weapons. In this case, we’re getting reprised IKELOS weapons from way back in the&nb...