Bungie Details Changes to Destiny 2's Hottest PvP Weapons

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One of the perks of Destiny 2's longevity and the fact that it is a live service game is that players can expect the sandbox to change every few months, with the most powerful options at the time getting a bit of a hit and new options paving their way into the meta. This ever-shifting nature of weapons and abilities in Destiny 2 makes for interesting build choices for both PvE and PvP, but it's not uncommon for Bungie to nerf oversaturated niches, overperforming gun archetypes, or even Exotics.

Today, Bungie released a TWAB post that's all about weapon changes coming with Season 17, with an emphasis on the new flinch and airborne aspects of the game, especially in the Crucible. Bungie also took another pass at the economy of Special ammo in PvP and how dominating some Special weapons can feel if paired with damage buffs like Empowering Rift, High-Energy Fire, and more. Still, because this was a TWAB revolving around Destiny 2's weapons, it's worth mentioning all the various changes to the game's hottest PvP guns.

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Sniper rifles in Destiny 2 didn't need a buff to become viable in PvP, but Bungie improved the overall feel of these guns by reducing the time it takes to stow, ready, and aim down sights with them. This is mainly due to how important the Snapshots Sights perk had become for snipers, which is also getting a complimentary change. However, amongDestiny 2's Special weapons, the weapon families that underwent the most changes are shotguns and fusion rifles.

The overall approach to shotguns was to make them less capable of scoring one-hit kills easily and from far away, which led the team to decrease both damage falloff and aim assist, further