The damage increase should still be noticeable, but certainly not what it was before. Some of the game’s most desirable damage perks (Rampage, Kill Clip, etc.) are now only as powerful as they were in PvP. You can still earn the old Pinnacles, but Bungie took the opportunity with Shadowkeep to reduce their effectiveness - as well as every major damage perk in the game. That system is gone in Shadowkeep, replaced with the less powerful Ritual Weapon system.īungie abandoning Destiny 2’s pinnacle weapon system in Shadowkeep Some of Destiny 2’s most unique weapons in Year 2 came with the Pinnacle Weapon system - powerful Legendary weapons with unique perks. No more Pinnacles, and reduced damage perks Image: Bungie You can also pull any and all your Eververse items out of your collection without spending Bright Dust. Eververse items don’t dismantle into Bright Dust anymore, but you can earn it every week by completing bounties for Zavala, the Drifter, and Shaxx. Instead, you can buy from the Eververse inventory with the earnable Bright Dust currency, or the pay-to-earn Silver currency.Įarning Bright Dust is also much easier than it was before. When you level up, you won’t earn an engram filled with cosmetic only loot from Tess. It wouldn’t be a new Destiny release without an update to the real-money Eververse store. A new Artifact will appear with the new season for you to upgrade again. When the season ends, you’ll lose your bonus power and the seasonal mods. Levels also unlock new armor and weapon mods, unique to each season. This doesn’t affect your gear drops, but it allows you to gain an unlimited supply of power each season, meaning dedicated players can earn far above the 960 power cap. As you level up, you’ll increase the level of your Artifact. But that experience also counts toward the new Artifact system. As you level up, you’ll earn different kinds of rewards - depending on if you’re a free or premium player. Leveling up finally means somethingĭestiny 2 now has a seasonal battle pass. Players can mix and match different types of mods to create their own builds through Armor 2.0.Ĭheck out our report for a complete explanation on how it works. Each mod comes with an energy cost, and you can upgrade each armor piece to have a max of 10 power. You can now slot powerful mods into each armor piece. The armor itself also functions very differently than before. Armor now comes with double the stats as before, including old stats from the original Destiny to increase the cooldown of your melee, grenade, and Super abilities. One of the biggest changes in this patch is the Armor 2.0 system. If you’re looking for the full patch notes, keep scrolling past our summaries. We’ve broken down some of the major points here, mainly focusing on new systems like Armor 2.0, or the removal of the Pinnacle Weapons system in favor of Ritual Weapons. Destiny 2 players have quite a bit to read if they want to know everything that’s changed in their favorite game. With the launch of a major expansion and a free-to-play offering, you would expect a pretty big patch from Bungie. Destiny 2 : Shadowkeep and New Light is here.
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