Destiny 2 Nerfs Omnioculus, Buffs Le Monarque, Thunderlord, More With Season 18
Season of the Haunted is coming to a close in less than two weeks, which is when Bungie will hold the Destiny 2 August showcase to talk more about Season 18, the reprised Raid that's coming with it, and possibly tease the Lightfall expansion. Season 18 will be a crucial one for Destiny 2 because it brings along the last Light subclass rework in the form of the Arc 3.0 update, as well as one of two Destiny Raids between either King's Fall or Wrath of the Machine. The story is also expected to move forward from the events of Season of the Haunted and maybe feature characters who have been absent for a while, such as Rasputin and Ana Bray or Eramis, the Shipstealer.
With Season 18 comes also another sandbox patch where Bungie looks back at what sort of items are in need of a change, for the better or the worse depending on their performance thus far and based on player feedback. Destiny 2 fans have been very vocal lately about Exotics such as Lord of Wolves and Omnioculus being too powerful in PvP, as well as some weapon archetypes underperforming in PvE, and today's TWAB outlines what to expect with Season 18.
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One of the biggest news bits of the TWAB is that Omnioculus is indeed going to be nerfed in PvP and left untouched in PvE, which was one of the main concerns of Hunter players. Bungie is changing how damage reduction scales in PvP across the board, also applying nerfs to Whisper of Chains, one of the Fragments for Stasis subclasses. Lord of Wolves is also undergoing significant changes that aim at reducing its damage out in Destiny 2's PvP modes while also reducing the amount of ammo it starts with.
On the PvE side, Bungie announced major changes to some
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