Another Destiny 2 Exotic is Broken and Doing Crazy Damage

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Destiny 2 players have stumbled upon yet another bug that is causing an old Exotic weapon to deal an absurd amount of damage against rank-and-file enemies. Bugs are part and parcel of game development, and Bungie is no stranger to handling such nuisances. In recent times, however, Destiny 2's Exotic weapon-related bugs have become a pain point for Bungie, and the launch of Lightfall expansion has only exacerbated the issue further.

Exotic weapons in Destiny 2 are vastly different from Legendary weapons and offer a unique spin on its gameplay. In addition to an increased level of lethality, these uniquely decorated weapons offer exclusive traits and abilities that either augment a play style or create entirely new build archetypes altogether. Destiny 2 boasts well over a hundred unique Exotic weapons, which presents a challenge from a game balance perspective. Adding to that is Destiny 2's ever-increasing roster of Legendary weapons that need constant balancing, which further compounds the issue of allocating development time and eventually leads to unwanted bugs and glitches.

Destiny 2: Lightfall Highlights an Old Year 1 Feature Players Used to Ignore

In the extensive weapon-tuning blog for Destiny 2: Lightfall, the developers announced that Grenade Launchers would receive a respective 20% and 40% damage buff against major and minor combatants once the expansion launches. However, some players have realized that the Fighting Lion Grenade Launcher from Destiny 2's Red War campaign has seemingly received a much more significant damage buff. As YouTuber Ehroar demonstrated in their video about the Exotic weapon, it's currently dealing upwards of 200,000 points of damage against rank-and-file enemies, which indicates that