Destiny 2: Lightfall Update Nerfs Those Deadly Cabal Threshers

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The Empowered Finish armor mod is also getting adjusted according to the patch notes.

By Darryn Bonthuys on

This week's update for Destiny 2 addresses a number of issues in the game, from raid and dungeon bugs to armor mods not activating correctly, but the biggest fix here is a nerf to the deadly Cabal Threshers, according to the patch notes. Those heavily armed Cabal gunships have been a terror in the Terminal Overload activity since Lightfall began, as they're able to unleash a barrage of missiles that can wipe a Guardian out almost instantly, making them deadlier than an angry Tormentor on Legend difficulty.

While Bungie's update simply mentions that Cabal Threshers were doing more damage than intended, dealing with one of those hovering death machines should be more balanced now. For raid players, the Root of Nightmares activity has had several fixes applied to it. Locked red border chests, issues with Focused Light and Focused Darkness not triggering during the Zo'aurc encounter, and raid mods being equippable without being earned have all been fixed.

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Unfortunately, fans of The Colony Exotic grenade launcher will also discover that their robot spider minions will no longer slip through the shields of Sunblight enemies. «Those clever little spiders have been reprimanded one more time,» Bungie added.

In the weapon department, several glaive exploits have been patched up, Two-Tailed Fox's Exotic Catalyst has been fixed, and missing weapon mods will now be available to