The long awaited Destiny 2 update 1.1.4 is finally here. Known internally as the “go fast update,” Bungie is using this opportunity to buff nearly every weapon and ability in the game. They studio has been teasing this huge balancing change for a couple of months, and we can finally dive into the nitty-gritty details to see just how improved everything is going to be.
The Destiny 2 update 1.1.4 patch notes have the word “increase” in some form 56 times throughout the text. By contrast, “decrease” only appears nine times, and four or five of those are actually used in a positive context (decreased cool downs, decreased flinch, etc.). This also doesn’t include variations of phrases that indicate buffs, such as scaled up, added, and of course, buffed. Obviously the contrast of buffs to nerfs are wildly in favor of improving weapons and abilities rather than sanding them down. Bungie is finally happy with embracing more of the oddities and personality spikes that come from interesting weapon usage or ability mechanics. They don’t want to take those cool hero moments away from players. In fact, the studio wants players to experience more of those.
Nothing is left behind. The latest update buffs weapons, mods, perks, abilities, and class specific movement and jumps. Unique Nightfall strike rewards have been added for players to chase. The Crucible brings back Destiny 1’s 6v6 with Iron Banner, not to mention a number of other ...