Summary
- Destiny 2 announces nerfs to Redrix's Estoc in an upcoming update due to high accuracy and stability in PvP.
- Bungie also confirmed changes to lightweight pulse rifles, the Nightstalker's On The Prowl aspect in the PvP sandbox.
- Finally, the Sword Logic weapon perk is also getting nerfed slightly for PvP-only activities.
Bungie confirms a new update is on the way for Destiny 2 for Episode Heresy Act 2, and with it comes a few nerfs for the popular pulse rifle known as Redrix's Estoc. The news isn't much of a surprise as the Destiny 2 community team gave fans a quick heads-up on some of these upcoming changes to the weapon, prompting a whole matter of responses in the comments.
It's been a big week for Destiny 2 players as Bungie revealed a ton of new details about the future of Episode Heresy. Holding a dedicated livestream for Act 2, confirming its March 11 start date along with new weapons and activities like the Court of Blades. However, Destiny 2 also kicked off the annual Moments of Triumph event and also revealed the arrival of Guardian Games, also launching on March 11. On top of all the new content, Bungie also teased out some changes coming to the PvP sandbox with the arrival of Act 2.
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In its latest weekly blog post, Bungie confirmed that popular pulse rifle Redrix's Estoc is in line for some nerfs. The weapon has become popular with players as it has the Legacy PR-55 Frame archetype, which also came with the Halo-inspired BxR-55 Battler rifle. The intrinsic trait gives the weapon huge bonuses to accuracy, stability, and targeting while firing from the hip, making it popular in PvP modes like the Crucible. While also fixing a bug that prevented some players from earning a fixed roll of the Redrix's Estoc Competitive Pulse Rifle after finishing their placement matches, Bungie also revealed the weapon is being retuned to make it less oppressive in PvP activities.
Destiny 2 Redrix's Estoc Competitive Pulse Rifle Nerfs
As a competitive reward, Redrix's Estoc has higher than normal stats, though the blog admits that some of these values are still way higher than its BxR-55 sibling, resulting in the handling getting a 5-point reduction. One of the most popular perks on the weapon is Sword Logic, which grants bonus damage after getting weapon kills. Bungie plans to roll this out to other weapons eventually and, in the current Destiny 2 sandbox, it's performing a little too well. As such, the base damage bonus and increased bonus are both being reduced, though this change is only impacting PvP modes.
One of the more controversial changes is that Bungie is reverting some of the buffs added to Lightweight Pulse Rifles in Destiny 2's 8.1.5.3 Update. Body shot and critical hit damage are being reduced slightly, though Bungie confirms that the new values are still higher than they were before the update. Alongside the pulse rifle changes, Nightstalker Hunters using the new On The Prowl aspect are also seeing some PvP nerfs, especially when used in conjunction with the Smoke Bomb. Glow intensity for hunter players as well as some of the smoke debuffs are being reduced.
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