Destiny 2 Previews Primary Weapons Buffs For Mid-Season Update
Primary weapons will be seeing a buff for PvE content, while Bungie has warned that Aggressive Frame SMGs will be nerfed next season.
By Hayley Williams on
Bungie has released an in-depth preview of its upcoming mid-season weapons update for Destiny 2, featuring substantial buffs to a number of primary weapons. The Exotic SMG Tarrabah and Legendary Ikelos SMG will see PvP nerfs in this update, with a number of other tweaks and balances on the cards.
The major focus of this weapons balance pass is to shore up the sometimes lacklustre primary weapons class, especially as PvE content gets more challenging. Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Hand Cannons, Sidearms, and Scout Rifles will all be getting buffs in the update. Bungie explained that SMGs and Bows have been used for the «benchmark» for these buffs, with the intention being to bring other weapons up to the same level of effectiveness.
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Auto Rifles will see a 25% damage buff against red and orange bar enemies in PvE, Pulse Rifles, Hand Cannons, and Sidearms will get 20%, while Scout Rifles get a 10% buff. The weapons team has said that you should be more likely to one-shot red bar enemies in Heroic and Legendary content. In a comment on Twitter, Bungie clarified that the above buffs also apply to Exotic weapons, and will stack with the 40% damage boost against red bar enemies.
Bungie has also been looking at weapons that are currently dominating the PvP meta, with an eye to balancing outliers. First in the crosshairs is the
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