Destiny 2 Threshers are finally nerfed, thank goodness

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Destiny 2 Threshers have been nerfed in the popular FPS game, according to an update from Bungie. The powerful flying Cabal ships were a burden to players who complained about their ability to one-shot Guardians since Lightfall’s release just over three weeks ago. Theshers’ projectiles can seek targets, which made it nearly impossible for Destiny 2 players to take cover from or dodge them, resulting in near-guaranteed death.

The Bungie team implemented the changes as part of Destiny 2 Hotfix 7.0.0.6. The patch notes contain the line, “Fixed an issue where Cabal Threshers were doing more damage than intended.” Based on Bungie’s choice of words, it appears the airships were causing extra damage due to a bug, and the team never intended for them to be as powerful as they were. However, their high damage output frustrated players attempting to complete activities on Neomuna and became the subject of numerous memes suggesting they were far too powerful.

Threshers represent one of many difficulty issues players have complained about in the game over the past few weeks. Players continue to share their frustrations with Legendary Lost Sector difficulty. While a recent TWAB noted that Bungie would be easing Lost Sector requirements to earn Destiny 2 Guardian Ranks and the team has also improved Exotic loot drop rates in response to the criticism, Bungie has yet to address their overall difficulty.

Before Lightfall’s release, Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn shared that the Bungie team would be making the game more difficult in response to player feedback that some activities were too easy. However, the changes have also led to backlash from players who were satisfied with the game’s easier difficulty, as they say the Mars