A huge patch for Destiny 2 dropped today that is making various changes throughout the game and its current meta. With a little less than half of Season 20 left, this change will undoubtedly shake some aspects of the game up and make certain weapon archetypes far more viable than normal. Along with the mid-season update, we also have the final raid challenge for Root of Nightmares. This means that players can finally earn the Dream Warrior title since this was the last time-gated triumph that players needed to complete.

Before we highlight some of the best additions, here are the complete patch notes for those who want to parse through them,

ACTIVITIES

SEASONAL BATTLEGROUNDS

Fixed an issue where the Consecrated Essence could appear duplicated.

CRUCIBLE

Added a new 6v6 connection-based matchmaking (CBMM) Weekly Rotator, which includes Clash, Zone Control, and Rift.

The existing 6v6 Party Rotator is now Mayhem, Momentum Control, and Scorched.

Updated tutorial crucible quest to reflect changes to available playlists.

Added a metric showing off your Competitive Division rank.

Ascendant Competitive Division players can now purchase an emblem from Shaxx.

Fixed errant Glorious and Dredgen awarding/gilding. All players must reclaim/regild their titles if they have completed the requisite Triumphs.

Increased the strength of the respawn overshield in Crucible.

In Rift, activating Grapple no longer drops the Spark.

In Rift, players can no longer dunk the Spark while moving faster than 15 meters per second or while using a Grapple ability.

VANGUARD OPS

Legend difficulty Defiant Battlegrounds now rotate their weapon overcharge weekly.

Defeating Tormentors now provides revive tokens like Champions and Hive Guardians in some activities.

Fixed Hive door locks in Heist Battlegrounds to behave the same in all versions of the activity.

Tuned difficulty in Heist Battlegrounds present in Vanguard and Nightfall playlists.

Fixed an issue where a crash could rarely occur shortly after picking up the first Solar Cell in The Arms Dealer.

Fixed an issue where The Arms Dealer enemies, which continually respawn to drop required Solar Cells, could be farmed limitlessly for points.

RAIDS AND DUNGEONS

Fixed an issue in the Duality dungeon where Nightmare of Gahlran could not teleport back to the encounter space after falling out of the environment.

Fixed an issue where checkpoints were shared between Legend and Master mode for raids and dungeons.

Fixed an issue in Root of Nightmares where the Scission encounter would sometimes soft lock preventing progress.

Fixed an issue in Root of Nightmares where sometimes the intended screen VFX did not play when players failed the encounter.

Fixed an issue in Root of Nightmares where Nezarec will sometimes not cast a wipe when intended.

EXOTIC MISSION

Fixed an issue where players could sometimes get pushed through walls by Vex traps and then get stuck there.

GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT

ARMOR

Fixed an issue where the Peacekeepers’ reload perk wouldn´t activate after you stowed an energy slot SMG.

Fixed an issue where Phoenix Cradle was not consistently extending the duration of the Sol Invictus buff while Burning Maul was equipped.

WEAPON

Fixed an issue where certain Gambit weapons were not contributing to the Dark Age Arsenal Triumph.

PVE PRIMARY WEAPON BALANCE

Increased the damage of the following weapon types against red and orange-bar enemies in PvE.

Auto Rifles: 25%

Pulse Rifles, Hand Cannons, and Sidearms: 20%

Scout Rifles: 10%

WEAPON ARCHETYPES

Submachine Guns

Ikelos SMGs

Removed some tuning in the custom scope that was causing this weapon to have significantly less recoil than intended. The recoil is now in line with other Aggressive SMGs.

Hand Cannons

Fixed an issue causing the Adept Exalted Truth to have a lower magazine size than the standard version.

Fusion Rifles

Rapid Fires

Per burst: 245 to 260

Per bolt: 27.2 to 28.9

Damage in PvE is unchanged.

Trace Rifles

Increased base damage by 4% (base damage goes from 12 to 12.5).

Reduced precision hit multiplier from 1.4x to 1.35x (crit damage goes from 16.8 to 16.9).

Reduced flinch by 10% at 100 stability stat (scales down at lower values).

Sniper Rifles

Rapid-Fire Sniper Rifles

Reduced recoil by 50%.

Increased total ammunition (magazine + reserves) by 30%.

Heavy Grenade Launchers

Fixed an issue where Omolon Heavy Grenade Launchers were missing their VFX.

Fixed an issue where Dimensional Hypotrochoid could be obtained with a range masterwork. This fix prevents the weapon from dropping with range and changes any existing copies with range to the equivalent handling tier.

EXOTIC WEAPONS

Final Warning

Can no longer mark targets through Titan Barricades.

Tarrabah

Reduced the amount of Ravenous Beast energy generated when taking damage from 3% to 1%.

Reduced zoom from 16 to 15.

Revision Zero

Fourth Times the Charm will now be reset when entering Hunter’s Trace.

This will prevent the issue of firing a single shot while in Hunter’s Trace and being forcibly returned to pulse mode when Fourth Times the Charm activates.

Increased PvE damage of the Hunter’s Trace rounds by 25%.

Increased PvE damage of the Häkke Heavy Burst rounds by 75%.

PERKS

Fixed an issue in which the enhanced version of the Wellspring perk generated too little energy when the player had any number of charged abilities.

OTHER CHANGES

Added the capability to upgrade Root of Nightmares Adept weapons with enhanced traits. If you have unlocked Deepsight on weapons, an enhancement socket will be available to perform this upgrade in the weapon details screen.

Fixed tooltips for Master dungeons to properly list Artifice Armor as rewards.

ABILITIES

Rally Barricade

The area of effect now extends slightly further behind and above the Rally Barricade to make staying in the buff area more achievable, especially on uneven terrain.

Fixed an issue where Stasis Shards created by the Glacial Harvest aspect would not grant melee ability energy to Penumbral Blast if the player had a Sword or Glaive readied.

Fixed an issue where Jolt chain lightning was unable to target some types of PvE combatants.

Fixed an issue where trying to throw rapidly while carrying a Tangle could result in an uncharged melee attack.

BOUNTIES AND PURSUITS

Fixed an issue where players couldn´t interact with the Evidence Board after the Exotic Glaive pursuit is completed.

GENERAL

Added the Best Dressed Commendation.

Fixed an issue where the objective to complete a dungeon solo Solo Spelunker does not count completions from before the player is Guardian Rank 10.

Fixed an issue where the objective to complete the raid on Master difficulty does not count completions from before the player is Guardian Rank 10.

Players who have crafted their first Exotic Glaive from The Witch Queen can now claim the Patterns for their other characters from the Evidence Board.

Veteran players now receive the correct amount of lore books when they reach Guardian Rank 7 for the first time.

Fixed an issue where players are blocked from progressing past Guardian Rank 3 if they previously bought all available subclass Aspects.

Destiny 2 Mission

Perhaps the biggest change is the major PVE damage buff coming to almost every type of primary weapon. Auto Rifles receiving a whopping 25% increased damage will make weapons like Rufus’s Fury, Gnawing Hunger, and Seventh Seraph Carbine strong contenders for endgame content. Hand Cannons, sidearms, and pulse rifles got a 20% damage increase, while scout rifles are being bumped up by 10%. Aggressive submachine guns are also getting hit with a small nerf to their recoil while rapid-fire sniper rifles have had their total ammunition bumped by 30%.

One big change is players can now upgrade their Adept variant of Root of Nightmares weapons with enhanced perks. While you need to have the Deepsight complete for this gun, being able to get Adept weapons with enhanced perks is terrific for those trying to mix/max their firearm’s stats. Players can also now reward players with the Best Dressed commendation, but this will only be for more casual activities such as strikes.

Three exotic weapons also got touched up, with The Final Warning no longer able to mark a target behind a Titan Barricade. Tarrabah also got hit with a nerf after reigning dominant in The Crucible for a few months. I’m most excited to try Revision Zero which received a pretty significant PVE damage increase to Hunter’s Trace and Hakke Heavy Burst which could make it viable for endgame content.

Sadly, the best Artifice armor farm in the game got nerfed, as Gahlran will no longer just fall to his death which politely asked to in the Duality dungeon. The mid-season update is currently live in Destiny 2 on all available platforms.

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