Destiny 2 is getting a complete weapon overhaul in The Witch Queen

polygon.com:

Bungie released one of the biggest and best blog posts we’ve seen for Destiny 2 in years on Thursday. It details some major weapon changes coming to Destiny2 with The Witch Queen expansion on Feb. 22, including weapon crafting and a new kind of perk called an Origin. The studio also went into some smaller, patch note preview-like changes coming later this month.

Players will be able to craft weapons from scratch in The Witch Queen thanks to the new Enclave location. Guardians will gain access to this new place within the first two missions of The Witch Queen (free to all players), and learn how the system works. Destiny2 will start players out crafting their first Glaive, the new weapon type included in the new expansion. Then the Enclave will set Guardians loose on the galaxy, allowing them to start building their own weapons.

Crafting requires materials and a new item called a Pattern, which Bungie described as a blueprint. Once players have collected a Pattern for a weapon, they can craft it over and over again, or simply modify one they’ve already created. These Patterns will come from all manner of places, including activities and quests.

To unlock new perks and traits to craft into weapons, players will need to find Deepsight Resonance weapons. These are weapons with a unique, red border around them that come with their own quests. By using them in activities or to get kills, Guardians will be able to extract their essence and infuse it into their own creations.

Players will be able to further customize these weapons with a new cosmetic type called Mementos. The first Memento will appear in Gambit before eventually showing up in Trials of Osiris and Grandmaster Nightfalls. Bungie has plans to add these cosmetics