October is going to be a big month for Destiny 2. Following the release of Forsaken, the development team has been tracking the complaints and bugs popping up in the game, and many of them are being taken care of this month. Nearly everything from the Malfeasance hand cannon to transmat effects is getting some fine-tuning this month. Here is everything changing during the two big updates coming in October.

Update 2.0.4

Destiny 2’s 2.0.4 update is set to launch on October 16, and will fix a number of immediate bugs that the community has brought to Bungie’s attention, as well as some quality-of-life changes that will make the game better. It will include the following changes:

  • Added the ability to hover over Lost Sectors to see their name once a player has looted them
  • Players can now track up to three pursuits
  • Added Through Fire and Flood, Zenobia D, and Crooked Fang-4fr to the world Legendary pool (to reduce Edge Transit drop rates)
  • Increasing Scout Rifle damage in PvE and against non-player enemies in Gambit
  • Fixed a bug where Prime Engrams were going straight to the Postmaster at the end of Crucible matches; they will now show alongside other end-of-match rewards
  • Added transmat effects to Collections, under the Flair category
    • Tracking for acquired transmat effects began with the launch of Forsaken on September 4; transmat effects gained (inventory or Postmaster), used, or dismantled after that date will be unlocked in Collections
    • Transmat effects are unlocked when added to player inventory, NOT when you gain ships that have them pre-socketed
  • Fixed a rare issue where the Gambit invasion portal will not reactivate once used, and we are currently developing a fix
  • Fixed an issue where One Thousand Voices may cause loud screeching audio when fired while strafing or jumping.
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Update 2.0.5

This update is scheduled to roll out on October 30. This patch is still in development so some changes may be moved back depending on if the team needs more time to fix the issues.

  • Rebalancing functionality of Distribution/Dynamo perks, requiring players to be near opponents for Super energy benefits
  • Slightly increasing Sword damage in PvE
  • Slightly increasing Fusion Rifle damage in PvE
  • Increasing viability of Malfeasance in PvE and Gambit activities
  • Adjusting visibility of the Titan’s Banner Shield, making it easier for players to see through the effects
  • Adjusting Exotic rewards to help reduce the number of duplicate drops
    • Players may still receive duplicates, but there will be better chances for Forsaken exotics when receiving Exotic rewards
  • The chance for a Nightfall Unique Reward to drop will increase each time a Nightfall is completed without a unique drop (much like Escalation Protocol weapons).
  • Adding Masterwork Cores as rewards for specific Spider “Wanted” bounties and general Scrapper bounties
  • Reducing the time for single-shader deletion from your inventory
  • We are developing a fix for an issues where a team will defeat the Ascendant Primeval Servitor, but the opposing team receives credit for the kill

Alongside the 2.0.5 update there will be some changes to Gambit, including an increase to the Malfeasance Boss spawn rate. The spawn rate will be on-par with other Primevals on the week where the Dreaming City curse is at its highest, but will still receive a buff to spawn rates for the other weeks as well.

Quitter penalties will also be added to Gambit once update 2.0.5 rolls around, as well as a change to the heavy ammo crates for Swords and Sleeper Simulant. Heavy ammo crates will give 12 sword ammo (up from six) and two Sleeper Simulant rounds (down from six). There is no other mention of any other nerfs to Sleeper Simulant.

These changes clearly show that Bungie is listening to the community and adjusting certain parts of the game accordingly. The Malfeasance Boss was highly complained about due to it being tied to RNG. Hopefully, more players will be able to defeat this boss to get the (soon to be buffed) exotic hand cannon.

Destiny 2: Forsaken is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Source: Bungie