Destiny 2's Curse of Osiris may have hoped to inject some positivity into the PvE and PvP scenes, but the bugged Prometheus Lens has done caused major headaches for Crucible fans. Developer Bungie admitted that the weapon had an unintended issue after fans discovered that the gun could kill a Crucible player in less than one second. Bungie promised a fix would be coming this Tuesday, but the fix will be a temporary one. Unfortunately, the patch is likely going to render the Prometheus Lens useless in both PvE and PvP, as the temporary solution is overly nerfing the weapon.

The reason, according to Bungie, is due to the short amount of time the developer had to respond to the problem and adding the fix to the scheduled December 12 Destiny 2 update. Bungie explained on Twitter:

As ‘Laser Tag’ weekend comes to a close, we’re making good on our promise to address the fact that Prometheus Lens is way too powerful. Sure it’s fun, but it breaks the Crucible for anyone who wants to use a different weapon. Given the short window we had to make an emergency fix, it will be adjusted to be way too weak. In January, this new Exotic will receive a proper, play-tested design pass.

This past weekend ('Laser Tag' weekend, as referenced by Bungie), the Prometheus Lens ran amuck in the Crucible and Trials of the Nine because as a fast fix, Bungie purposefully placed Prometheus Lens in Xur's inventory making the OP weapon available to virtually every player in Destiny 2. Some players loved the move, even preferring the fast, Call of Duty-style time-to-kill in Destiny 2, while others surely avoided the Crucible outright.

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While it's encouraging that Bungie is responding quickly and openly in this case (especially in comparison to how slow and silent the developer was shortly after the game's launch), some players are sure to be disappointed that Prometheus Lens will be so weak even in PvE where it wasn't a problem.

The second December update that will nerf the Prometheus Lens is expected to go live in the morning PST of Tuesday, December 12.

Destiny 2 is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Source: Bungie