‘Destiny’ Hot Fix Nerfs Mythocast, Other Weapons: Smites Another Loot Cave

Bungie previously stated that the weapons in Destiny would be on the receiving end of gameplay balancing tweaks. That day arrived Monday with the release of a hot fix patch to PlayStation and Xbox consoles that primarily focuses on the weapons, but also touches the Raid, Strikes and one of the remaining loot caves.

Another Destiny Update is on the way. Will you rejoice? Will you mourn? Check out the details… http://t.co/O3TxPcE9KF

— Bungie (@Bungie) October 13, 2014

The 1.0.2.2 hotfix for Destiny is available Tuesday, October 14th and brings the promised Auto Rifle nerf. The rifle has become the weapon of choice in Crucible multiplayer that decreases both its power and range. The shotgun has also received a decrease in its range. On the flip side, Scout Rifles have received more power and hand cannons are now more accurate when shooting in the air. Pulse Rifles were not touched. Exotic weapons were touched as well, but only two. The Mythocast was seen as overpowered as soon as the first player nabbed it from the Vault of Glass and dominated in multiplayer with it. That’s received a damage decrease. Meanwhile, the Pocket Infinity had a perk swap. Balancing to Bad Juju and other exotic weapons are still on the way.

“We’re still working on a larger update which will address under-performing Exotics and overall class balance.” -Destiny Dev Team

— Bungie (@Bungie) October 13, 2014

Strikes will now show Engram rewards in post-game activities, and the Raid had some fixes applied to the Templar Encounter. Finally, Loot Cave 2.0 is getting nerfed. There’s still one or two locations available, but the glory days of the original loot cave are definitely past.

The full details on the Destiny hotfix from Bungie are below.

General

• Fixed a bug where the Valkyrie-O5X Ship was the same as the Aurora Lance

Classes

• Titan
  • Unbreakable: Fixed an issue with the perk granting more agility than intended
• Warlock
  • Brimstone: Perk can now activate if player is airborne

Weapons

• General
  • Fixed some issues related to quick weapon swapping
• Auto Rifles
  • Base Damage decreased by 2%
  • Reduced Precision Damage multiplier from 1.50 -> 1.25 (head shot bonus)
  • Stability decreased by 4% – 17% (driven by stat value)
• Hand Cannons
  • In-air accuracy now increased
• Scout Rifles
  • Base damage increased by 6%
  • Damage vs. Combatants increased by 6% – 25% (based on tier)
  • Improved target acquisition, plus additional recoil tuning.
• Shotguns
  • Decreased base damage at maximum range (falloff) by 20%
  • Shot Package Perk now has a slightly wider cone of fire
  • The Rangefinder and Shot Package perks are now mutually exclusive
• Exotic Weapons
  • Vex Mythoclast
    • Base Damage decreased by 34%
    • Increased Precision Damage multiplier from 1.25 -> 1.50 (headshot bonus)
  • Pocket Infinity
    • Enhanced Battery Perk has now been replaced with the Speed Reload Perk
• Perks
  • Metal Detector: Fixed a bug that prevents this perk from actually providing additional ammo
  • Lightweight: Fixed a bug that allowed additional agility to apply even when a weapon was stowed

Activities

• Strikes
  • Engram rewards from strikes now appear in the post-game Activity Summary
• Raid – Vault of Glass
  • Templar Encounter
    • Kill volume added to sniper platforms to prevent players from sitting on top of them
    • Relic is now removed and respawned if the holder leaves the playable area

Destinations

• The Fallen have also retreated from their hold over the Rocket Yard to discuss a new takeover plan

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