Almost All Destiny 2 Heavy Grenade Launchers Disabled Because They're Way Too Good

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Update: Well, it's clear Bungie has taken notice of Destiny 2's overpowered heavy grenade launchers. It's taken the drastic step of disabling all non-sunset heavy grenade launchers, with a few exceptions. Uncommon rarity ones can still be used, as can two Exotics: Salvation's Grip and Parasite, the latter of which was exempt from the intended buff in this week's patch.

There's no word on when these guns will be reactivated, but any chance of them being used to skate through the King's Fall raid this weekend (or any other difficult activity) has now been eliminated.

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Due to Heavy Grenade Launchers doing more damage than intended, all non-sunset Heavy Grenade Launchers have been disabled, excluding: — Salvation's Grip — Parasite — Uncommon Rarity Heavy Grenade Launchers

Original story: It looks like Bungie may have accidentally buffed Destiny 2's heavy grenade launchers more than it originally intended to, as players discover they now do massive amounts of damage to enemies.

As reported by Destiny 2 YouTuber Fallout Plays, it's been discovered that although heavy grenade launchers were supposed to get a 10% buff in PvE against majors and above, their damage output has instead been increased 2.5 times the original amount. This means all heavy grenade launchers, including Anarchy, have a 150% buff making them incredibly overpowered.

One player named SkyWarrior provided Fallout Plays with a damage chart prior to the patch showing that the average DPS for the heavy