Abilities are back in the spotlight in Destiny 2, as Bungie plans to fine-tune Guardian powers for Season 21 of the game. Every subclass will be getting tweaked, with Supers being a primary point of attention. Bungie had previously spoken about increasing the effectiveness of roaming Supers in particular, and next season, the developer is aiming to put them on a more level playing field when compared to other Supers.
«One of the ways we're working to increase that viability is through damage resistance,» Bungie explained. «In addition to the damage resistance values that Supers have against other players, all Supers have additional intrinsic damage resistance against PvE combatants, which we're increasing. With this change, our goal is that Supers--in particular melee Supers--are more easily able to engage with targets in high-difficulty content.»
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Players will benefit from a 20% increase to damage resistance in PvE while a roaming Super is active, and more nuanced changes will be implemented across all three Guardian subclasses. For Hunters, Golden Gun, Arc Staff, and Spectral Blades will be getting big boosts that will increase their damage, do a better job at debuffing enemies, and deliver a more lethal payoff for accurate attacks.
According to Bungie, Titans are currently falling a bit short in high-level PvE content and the remedy to this issue is an increase to the damage that this punch-happy subclass can inflict. Expect more power across Arc, Solar, and
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