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Champion Mods

Beyond Light is right around the corner and with it comes the question that has been asked since Saint-14 showed his gorgeous mug in the tower. Can we give champion mods their own slot for weapons or armor? Being forced to use a specific loadout in end-game content is a huge punch to the face. Especially if the gear you get for a particular season doesn’t even use those mods and you need to use old gear from the season before. I get if they don’t want exotics to be a part of the champion system since that would defeat things like Eriana’s Vow and Devil’s Ruin with their intrinsic perks. But some of my weapons rely on backup-mag or some of the “spec” mods to get more use or bring them above some of the other weapons that taking them off to add a shield break perk makes them next to useless or more importantly, not fun. I really enjoyed having the pulse rifle champion mod on the armor so I could still use my standard mods and exotic pulse rifles as well. That one change opened up my arsenal for potential pulse rifles a lot. I would’ve only used Bygones but I ended up trying out old weapons and Outbreak and Bad Juju exotics too. Made for some content. And that’s all I want. Is more and more fun.

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Buffs not Nerfs

How many times have we seen Bungie come down with the nerf-hammer on gear that is fun to use and feels powerful? I feel like every time something shines brighter than the rest it’s not long until it gets thrown to the ground. Falling Guillotine, everyone’s favorite discount Dark Drinker, is getting nerfed come Beyond Light. Granted, the weapon did do some SERIOUS damage on nearly every boss in the game, the reason it works so well is because everything else does NOT do enough damage. I can still see a slight nerf to Falling Guillotine but buff some other weapons so it’s not the only choice. It’s a sword in a game where every boss has a stomp mechanic to deal massive damage and push the player away. It’s a very risk reward weapon. All that is happening is taking away the reward without doing anything about the risk. Quite simply put, IT’S FUN. Every boss or major encounter in Destiny has been “how fast can we kill this thing?” while also standing in one spot and sniping things in the face. Feeling like a whirlwind knight, in my opinion, is more fun than sitting at a distance and taking shots from a relatively safe space.

I think at this point Bungie should just throw buffs at everything and make bosses have more health and have some bosses not always have the stomp. That would give some diversity to the PvE scene in terms of what people can utilize for end game content. Some people shy away from raids and the like because someone else told them they would not be able to complete it without a specific loadout. Being told you can use anything in your arsenal would make more people inclined to try it out and increase the number of potential long term players. If there is a way to separate the PvP and PvE side of things then it won’t interfere with competitive modes while staying fun and engaging for the other side. Beyond Light is getting closer and I’m still excited. Just wish Bungie would step out of their comfort zone every once in a while. And if it doesn’t work then at least you can say they tried.

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Sunsetting sucks

With the Season of Arrivals coming to close in the next few weeks, it is becoming more and more obvious that sunsetting is a terrible thing to do to Destiny. I know, beating a dead horse here. But the more that it’s said the more chances of this feedback getting back to Bungie. I can understand that some weapons are over-powered and need to have some competition or need to get tuned down. However, taking a weapon like Gnawing Hunger and putting a seasonal timer on it only to then have it come back in the next season and have the exact same stats and perks is a slap in the face to the player. Now there is no reason to feel attached to anything or feel accomplished by completing a long challenge like for 21% Delirium. I put time and effort into getting these things only to see them disappear and then reappear only a few months later. Why can’t I just use the one I got months ago with over 5k kills on it? Why do I need to re-grind for the same weapons and perk rolls? Why aren’t there NEW things to take the place of these old relics instead of making it THE SAME THING. I hope to see some better changes coming in Beyond Light. Is it enough to keep away? Not right now. But if it is the same trend in the later seasons after Beyond Light I can’t say I will find enjoyment in grinding the same activities for the same gear just so it has a different number and seasonal symbol attached to it.

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Credit to Niris on twitter for the image. Late post but here is what Xur has this week. Queensbreaker is amazing but really needs to be switched to special ammo. Grab getaway artist for that potential “double buddy” setup come Beyond Light with No Time To Explain. #destiny2 #Queensbreaker #BeyondLight

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Finally got this after many tries.