Destiny 2: Beyond Light, the latest expansion for Bungie’s popular first-person shooter, has been a financial success thus far. After releasing on November 10,Destiny 2claimed two top-selling spots on Steamfor its launch week. However, players have had their share of issues with the new content introduced byBeyond Light, and in today’s “This Week at Bungie” community update, the developer said it intends to address the overpowered Warlock Shadebinder subclass in particular.
Beyond Lightrevolves around Stasis, a new element that lets Guardians embrace the power of the Darkness. Three new Guardian subclasses were introduced to embody this power: The Hunter Revenant, Titan Behemoth, and Warlock Shadebinder. Players have discovered aninfinite super glitch for Shadebinderamong other concerns, and Bungie released Hotfix 3.0.0.3 to “rein Shadebinders back in while still maintaining their overall efficacy and power fantasy.”
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Bungie said, “Enemies around the solar system are shaking in fear of your Stasis powers, including your fellow Guardians in the Crucible,” as evidenced by feedback that it can be “frustrating” to fight against Shadebinder players in particular. However, the developer is targeting its changes primarily at PvP, as it said the “‘cosmic ice’ wizard fantasy” is important to maintain forDestiny 2’s PvE experience.
The full list of Stasis-related patch notes provided by Bungie are as follows:
Stasis Changes:
Against Guardians:
While the Hotfix also adjusts issues such as the Coriolis Force Fusion Rifle getting extra ammo from Ammo Bricks or the Spider Tank not spawning on Exodus Crash, Stasis is its primary concern. GivenStasis supers have been powerful enough to melt Raid bosses, it makes sense to pull that back for general matchmaking.
Issues have been discovered in more areas than justBeyond Light’s new subclasses. For example, Bungie had todisableDestiny 2: Season of the Hunt’s latest Lost Sectorafter an exploit was discovered that allowed players to reach higher-level hunts early.
Bungie’s community update touches on a number of other subjects too, such as the imminent release ofDestiny 2’s Deep Stone Crypt Raid on November 21 at 10:00 a.m. PST. With some ofBeyond Light’s dialogue improvised due to COVID-19 complications, it’s fair to say the effort put into this new expansion during trying times warrants giving the developer some slack as it makes post-launch adjustments to some unbalanced mechanics.
Destiny 2: Beyond Lightis available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions in development.
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