A hotfix update for Destiny 2: Lightfall is now live. Hunter Threadrunners enjoying the massive damage enabled by the new Strand Super should be prepared for a slight nerf in that ability. Silk Strike, a combination of a strand grappling hook and a rope dart, can also do double the damage of his hidden according to the patch notes, making it the highest super damage in Destiny 2 since the Lightfall expansion came out. Proud.
and Hotfix 7.0.0.3 According to Bungie, the Critical Strike ability at the tip of the dart has been removed and instead the entire length of the dart is given its high damage behavior. Damage has been adjusted to compensate for this so Hunter’s new Super can deal more balanced damage.
Other gameplay changes include Hunter Arcstrider’s Disorienting Blow melee ability not expending energy on hit, Hypernet Current strikes not tracking progress, and Destiny 2 crashing every time the Commendation screen is opened. Includes fixes. Last season’s Exotic SMG, the Manticore, is now in your collection, and an issue that was causing element-focused armor mods to be disabled when spawning into an activity or respawning after death has been resolved.
There were reports of players being unable to access existing Guardians and having to create new characters after logging in during maintenance, but Bungie says this issue has been resolved. The patch notes don’t mention Lightfall’s current two exploits. There was an incident where a player randomly went invisible and got a Terminal Overload chest.
Resolved an issue causing players to hit character creation during ongoing maintenance. Players experiencing this issue will be able to re-login to their characters without any changes once maintenance is complete.
— Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) March 9, 2023
With Lightfall just over a week away, Destiny 2’s next big event is the Route of Nightmare Raid. If you’d like to do some last-minute power leveling before the activity starts, check out our guides on how to level up quickly in Lightfall, how to farm the new subclass Strand Meditations, and our Legendary Campaign Tips.
Destiny 2: Lightfall Hotfix 7.0.0.3
gameplay and investment
- Fixed an issue where Silk Strike Super’s light attack was doing hidden double damage. Removed Critical Strike from the tip of the dart and instead gave the Critical Strike behavior to the full length of the dart. Damage has been adjusted to compensate.
- Fixed an issue where Arcstrider’s Disorienting Blow melee ability was not consuming energy on hit.
- Fixed an issue where the Lightfall quest was previously only tracking the campaign version of the Hypernet Current strike. Now progresses when any version of the Strike is completed.
UI/UX
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Commendations screen to crash.
weapons
- Fixed an issue where Season of the Seraph, Manticore Season Pass Destiny Exotic Weapons were missing from collections.
armor
- Fixed an issue where element focused armor mods were disabled when spawning into an activity or respawning after death.
- Fixed an issue where resetting seasonal artifacts would cost Glimmer.
- Fixed an issue where Scavenger armor mods were incorrectly enabled in Crucible game modes.
- Fixed an issue where players were able to duplicate ammo drops.
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