Destiny 2 players were right: Bungie confirms an issue "in our code" making some god roll guns harder to get, and says it has already identified a potential fix

gamesradar.com:

Update - October 25: Following additional reports, Bungie has confirmed what many Destiny 2 players suspected. The studio says an issue "in our code" has made "some random perk combinations harder to earn per legendary weapon perk set. In some cases, desirable perk combinations are a bit easier to earn as well. While we inspected our content and confirmed each perk is weighted equally, an issue in perk pool RNG is the culprit here."

Bungie has "identified a potential solution to the issue, and we are rapidly working to validate the fix." It's hoping to push this hotfix as soon as possible, but is still working out timing.

The exact cause and scope of this issue remains unclear, nor do we know when it first reared its ugly head, but the fact that players accurately sniffed out compromised RNG after 10 years of almost universally groundless loot conspiracy theories (and one true count of XP bottlenecking) really is something. That said, it sounds like a big blog breakdown is coming.

"For right now, we're focusing on fixing up the issue and getting it out to you," Bungie adds. "After, we'll be sitting down with the team to discuss all the nitty-gritty details."

Original story:

A few days ago, a relatively small group of frustrated and unlucky Destiny 2 players began to speculate if the weapons dropping in the MMO's newest dungeon, Vesper's Host, were unfairly weighted against them. That's just how rare the god roll perks seemed to be. Bungie was quick to respond, stamping out familiar conspiracy theories about false RNG and confirming that there is no intentional perk weighting in any area of the game apart from Exotic class item attunement which operates on a different system.

In the days since, the Destiny 2 community's sleuths and statisticians have been hard at work investigating the proposed "Weightgate" theory. As increasingly holistic and compelling evidence has piled up, Bungie's confirmed that it's now investigating a potential unintentional problem that