Bungie Patch Note Archive

29 October 2019
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Destiny 2 Update 2.6.1

Festival of the Lost

2018 Masks

Owners of 2018 Festival of the Lost masks automatically receive the associated ornaments to be used on the 2019 Festival of the Lost helmet

Combat Systems

Abilities
For developer commentary, please see the This Week at Bungie - 10/17/2019 blog article.

Striker—Code of the Juggernaut (Bottom Path)
Trample:

Reduced amount returned possible per kill from 15% to 13% (before diminishing returns)
Reduced the low end of the diminishing returns from 5% to 3.25%
Changed the kills for the diminishing returns by splitting them out between players and combatants
- Was previously 15 kills; is now 14 combatant kills or 7 opposing Guardian kills (opposing Guardians count 2x toward diminishing returns)
Tuned the amount of Super energy returned per kill
Cost of Light attack in Super increased by 50% from 2% to 3%
Regeneration on kill no longer procs on Super kills

Dawnblade—Attunement of Flame (Bottom Path)
Everlasting Flames:

Increased the low end of the diminishing returns from 0.75% to 0.95%
Changed the kills for the diminishing returns by splitting them out between players and combatants
- Previously it was 30 kills. Now it is 21 combatant kills or 7 opposing Guardian kills (opposing Guardians count 3x toward diminishing returns)
Tuned the amount of Super energy returned per kill (handled differently than Striker as this attack is an AoE)

Sentinel—Code of the Protector (Top Path)
Ward of Dawn:

Armor of Light timer now correlates with the life of the Ward of Dawn
Particle FX move more rapidly toward the end of the Ward of Dawn's life

Nightstalker—Way of the Wraith (Middle Path)
Shattering Strike:

Shattering Strike lasts the proper 9 seconds once again
Fixed a bug in which Shattering Strike activation window was reduced to 3 seconds along with Truesight

Shoulder Charge
We've removed a bug that allowed players to shoot immediately before activating shoulder charge, which allowed players to apply the 1-2 Punch damage buff to shoulder charge.

Weapons

Exotics
- Jötunn
  - Fixed an issue that caused this weapon to impact multiple times at close ranges
- Divinity
  - Increased the Weaken effect from 25% to 30%
  - NOTE: The Weaken effect from Judgment is not intended to stack with other Weaken effects. This issue will be fixed at a later date. The "cage" will still appear and act as a precision weak point in these cases, but the multipliers themselves will not stack.
- Fixed an issue where Destiny 2 would crash if this weapon was combined with target-marking effects such as Vengeance (One-Eyed Mask)
- Deathbringer
  - Fixed the reload timing on this weapon
  - NOTE: This also affects other Rocket Launchers that share the same reload animation
Legendary
- Adhortative
  - Fixed an issue that would cause the leaves on this weapon to distort visually
- Prophet of Doom
  - Fixed an issue with the placement of shells during the reload animation
- Hush
  - Fixed a bug that prevented Archer's Gambit from activating if the player manually un-draws their Bow and starts sprinting at the same time

Armor

Sealed Ahamkara's Grasps now have a short cooldown period between perk activations
Stats and Perks
- Armor 2.0 mods that trigger on orb collection or using your class ability now no longer stack with their pre-Armor 2.0 versions
- Pre-Armor 2.0 Exotics now have correct stat packages
- Armor 1.0 Traction perk applies +5 Mobility, in line with Armor 2.0 Traction mod

PC

Steam

Blocking communication with players in Steam will now block/mute players in Destiny 2
Added functionality for /addfriend and /removefriend commands
- /addfriend [ PlayerName ]
- /removefriend [ PlayerName ]
- Note: Players must be in one of your rosters (fireteam, friends, or clan) in order to add/remove them as a friend.
Added functionality for /invite command
- /invite [ PlayerName ]
- Note: Players must be in one of your rosters (fireteam, friends, or clan) in order to invite them by player name.
- /invite [ SteamID ]
- Note: You can invite players by SteamID, regardless of whether they're in your roster or not.
Players can now /invite and /join another player regardless of their Steam online status (online, invisible, or offline)
/help description updated to reflect new changes to commands

Investment

Ornaments

When an ornament has been applied to a weapon or armor item, its icon will now update to reflect the currently equipped ornament
Universal ornament packages that have been purchased but not opened now properly indicate they are owned in the Eververse store

Season Pass

The Vow's catalyst quest step now properly references "strike playlists" rather than the erroneous "strike activities"
The Season Pass bonus Catalyst quest boost omega now properly describes is progression acceleration as "quadruples" rather than the erroneous "triples"
The Exotic ship Never Live It Down now properly displays its name in the lore tab title section

Power and Progression

Exotic quest "Symphony of Death" awards more XP than intended; set this to be the same as other Exotic quests
Exotic quest "Make Bows, Not War" awards more XP than intended; set this to be the same as other Exotic quests
Increased the Power of gear awarded by "Invitations of the Nine" bounties "Into the Unknown" to be powerful

Nightmare Hunts

Increased the damage multiplier granted by Unstable Essence at difficulty levels Hero, Legend, and Master
Adjusted Unstable Essence to be significantly more effective against Nightmares than Nightmare Bosses
The Swordbearer Nightmare's Sword in Nightmare Hunt: Despair now drains half as fast once a player equips it
Navigation waypoint added to Nightmare Hunt: Servitude to help guide players more effectively toward the final encounter
Hunts now have idle protection; idle players will not receive rewards

Raids

Garden of Salvation
- Encounter rewards are now delivered as engrams instead of directly granted in the loot feed
- Fixed an exploit where Cyclopes could be knocked off of their towers in the final encounter
- Increased the radius for Relay Defender and Enhanced Relay Defender mods
- Fixed an issue where music would not start properly when players enter the final boss arena
- Fixed an issue where Consecrated Mind could slam into walls during DPS
- Fixed an issue where geometry in the final encounter space could appear completely black when being removed or recreated
- Fixed an issue where weekly challenge rewards could be re-earned repeatedly by deleting and creating new characters
Last Wish
- Apprentice Guide and Journeyman Guide emblem variants will appear in collections after players discover them.

Destinations

Moon
- Fixed an issue where the first Shadowkeep campaign quest step "In Search of Answers" could go to Postmaster if player's quests inventory was full
- Affected players can now recover the Shadowkeep campaign quest from Eris in the "Abandoned Quests" section
- "Essence of Vanity" pursuit now displays number of Sniper Rifle kills required for completion; it will now display progress out of 25 instead of just progress
- Lost Ghost Traces will no longer drop after all Dead Ghosts have been found; extra Traces will be removed from inventory when the last Dead Ghost is found
- Fixed an issue in which using the Firewall Data Fragment in the K1 Revelation Lost Sector didn't have a chance of providing a Cleansed Essence after three weeks of completions
- Fixed an issue where Cross Save-enabled players could turn in a cleansed Essence to the Lectern of Enchantment and receive no rewards
- If playing on a platform on which you don't own Shadowkeep, the Lectern will no longer show the Essence reward screen
- To receive the reward, log on to the platform on which you own Shadowkeep and visit the Lectern
- Fixed an issue where daily bounties for both Eris and the Lectern of Enchantment were rotating weekly instead of daily
- Fixed an issue where the Moon bounty "Tidal Lock" would progress only in Nightmare Hunts; it will now progress anywhere on the Moon
- Phantasmal Core stack cap raised from 3 to 999
- Triumph "Lore of Luna" now progresses when scan patrols are completed in Sorrow's Harbor.
- Removed blank, unobtainable page from lore book "Unveiling"
- Fixed an issue where players who finished their bunny collection faster than expected weren't awarded with the "Lunar Gloom" shader
- On login, affected players will have a stack of five of this shader in their inventory and unlocked in Collections
Black Armory (Misc)
- Quests for Gofannon and Izanami forges still existed on veteran characters who were on steps that could not be progressed; those steps have been removed from the players inventories
- Fixed an issue where players could not acquire nor complete the Key Mold quest for Izanagi's Burden
- The Lock and Key (Mysterious Box) quest can be abandoned; players can reacquire the abandoned quest at Ada-1
- The "Harvest Time" bounty will now progress when collecting Helium Filaments
Dreaming City
- Balanced Awoken Talisman has been removed from veteran players' inventories; it is no longer needed to access Dreaming City/Shattered Throne/Wish Ender quest
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to loot the Orrery chest an unlimited number of times
Shattered Throne
- Fixed an issue where, upon defeating Dul Incaru at the end of Shattered Throne, players could return to orbit and have a checkpoint for the activity; defeating the boss will now immediately complete the activity and award credit
Nessus
- Exodus Black world quest turn-in step can be recovered from Failsafe if players abandon it
Mars and Mercury
- Heroic adventures will now be available on their respective destinations when Mars or Mercury are featured as a Flashpoint
EDZ
- Fixed an issue where the "Enhance" quest was no longer available

Reckoning

Fixed an issue where Warlocks who wagered Weak Motes in Reckoning were incorrectly being rewarded Titan gear
Increased stack size of Gambit Prime Synths to 999

Crucible

Fixed an exploit in Countdown that allowed the defending team to get free wins by continuously swapping gear between rounds
Fixed an issue that prevented some players from earning the Silimar's Design Iron Banner Triumph; the Triumph will be awarded retroactively to any players who encountered this issue

Vendors

Benedict 99-40
- Removed initial Vendor Challenge from Benedict 99-40
Ada-1
- Removed challenge from Black Armory Forge unlock quest
- Weekly Black Armory bounties now award Black Armory armor pieces
Yuna (IGR Only)
- Yuna's inventory is now updated to vend Armor 2.0 versions of Exotic armor
Eris and Rune Table
- Daily bounties will now rotate daily, as opposed to weekly

General

Fixed an issue where Gyro Ghost Shell's rings would animate improperly when summoned
Increased idle protections across numerous PvE playlists
- Play the game, get rewards
- Seriously, just play the game
- Don't leave your team hanging
- It's not very nice
The Traitor's Fate sword is no longer marked as "Requires Exclusive Item" and can be successfully equipped

Lore Tabs

Added Lore Tabs for the following Shadowkeep rewards:
- Legendary Garden of Salvation rewards
  - 15 unique lore tabs
- Divinity
- Monte Carlo
- Deathbringer
- Leviathan's Breath
- Eriana's Vow
- Assassin's Cowl
- Phoenix Cradle
- Stormdancer's Brace
- Never Live It Down

Activities

Crucible

Control
- Heavy Ammo initial spawn changed to 60 seconds (was 45 seconds)
Iron Banner Control
- Heavy Ammo initial spawn changed to 60 seconds (was 45 seconds)
- Heavy Ammo additional spawning changed to every 120 seconds (was every 60 seconds)
Survival
- Heavy Ammo initial spawn changed to 60 seconds (was 30 seconds)
- Reduced the amount of Heavy Ammo granted to match Elimination and 6v6 modes

UI Systems

Accessibility

Added accessibility options for subtitles, which are available during account creation and the Settings screen
- The options add the ability for players to change the font size, font color, subtitle background style, and subtitle background opacity
Added the continuous tabbing when tabbing past each end of the Director
Reorganized some of the Settings on PC to better organize where certain options are sorted
Changed the text opacity for the menu navigation bar to improve visibility with certain emblem themes