Destiny 2 Quicksilver Storm is a sniper rifle now, apparently

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A Destiny 2 Quicksilver Storm issue is causing the Exotic auto rifle to shoot like a sniper rifle in the FPS game, according to a video posted to Reddit by user StarinElm. In the video, the Destiny 2 player uses the Destiny 2 Quicksilver Storm and its distinctive auto rifle scope, but shoots powerful single shots like a sniper rifle.

Though the cause is unconfirmed, it appears to be part of a strange glitch that may have something to do with changes in Destiny 2 Loadouts or inventory swaps. However, the issue is not fully replicable at the moment and remains unclear what, exactly, may be happening.

YouTube account ‘Cheese Forever’ showcased a series of similar bugs, indicating that a memory leak could be the cause. Regardless, it seems that somehow, in limited cases, switching weapons is causing the weapon that takes its place to copy aspects of the original weapon in that slot. So, in the case of StarinElm, it would seem likely they had switched from the Quicksilver Storm to a sniper rifle, causing the weapon to retain the Quicksilver Storm frame and aesthetics but to shoot like the sniper rifle.

According to Cheese’s video, the glitches don’t seem to disappear until players exit the game. As a slightly different issue, Cheese shows player Augie 1489 using hand cannon and pulse rifle energy weapons that show sniper zoom, which Cheese Forever notes “gives [them] more magnetism and damage at longer ranges.”

Cheese then lists numerous similar glitches, including a player whose weapon appeared to be a mix of Prolonged Engagement and Revision Zero. They also showed a similar issue involving abilities, where a Guardian whose Titan Thruster ability manifested as Warlock Strand Threadlings. These issues are often not