‘Destiny’ Hotfix Updates ‘Dark Below’ Raid Gear, Missions, And More

Bungie released a hotfix to Destiny on Tuesday to correct some issue with the PlayStation and Xbox shooter. It also gave a boost to The Dark Below Raid gear and is now giving owners a chance to replay the first mission in the expansion.

A new Destiny Hot Fix is being applied today with some basic post-Expansion housekeeping. http://t.co/c7dKInJAAx pic.twitter.com/dmywvQhT4F

— Bungie (@Bungie) December 16, 2014

The 1.1.0.2 hotfix update to Destiny will start Raid Gear picked up in Crota’s End at level 30 now, with an upgrade path to reach level 32. Players can also expect to see the Raid helmet to drop in Normal Mode now and it will be a more frequent drop when Hard Mode goes live at the beginning of next year.

Be sure to check out the “Crota’s End Raid Guide” on the Inquisitr if you need helping making your way through.

Changes made to the Pocket Infinity Fusion Rifle in the last update to Destiny that caused longer charge times have also been rolled back, according to Bungie. You may have also noticed that certain weapons in the game could shoot straight through Hive Knight shields. That’s been fixed, unfortunately.

Destiny players lamented the fact that the first The Dark Below story quest, Fist of Crota, was not replayable after first beating it. Bungie has added that as part of the mission selector with this update.

The Fist of Crota is a good mission to run if you need to complete any of the Eris Morn bounties involving killing the Sword Knight or getting kills with the sword instead of waiting around on Patrols for Swords of Crota to spawn. Unfortunately, the final mission for the Urn of Sacrificequest is not replayable, as it was truly enjoyable.

You can check out the complete changelog for this Destiny hotfix below.

General

• Fixed a typo in the German word for ‘Radiant Energy’

Weapons

• General
  • Fixed an issue in which some weapon projectiles were improperly penetrating Hive shields
• Pocket Infinity
  • Rolled back changes induced by a previous Exotic weapon update
  • Charge up and deactivation now work as originally designed
  • Players may again encounter a previously known issue which prevents charge up

Gear

• Both existing and future Raid gear obtained in Crota’s End now begins at Level 30 with an upgrade path to reach Level 32
• Raid helmet obtained in Crota’s End now drops on Normal Mode and will be a more frequent drop on Hard Mode
• Fixed an issue in which Dead Orbit Hunter cloaks awarded reputation gains for both Dead Orbit and Vanguard/Crucible

Activities

• Added a replayable node to the Director for the ‘Fist of Crota’ mission

What do you think of these changes? Are the Raid Gear changes and adding the Fist of Crota to the replayable missions list the right moves? Sound off in the comments below.

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