{"id":26886,"date":"2022-01-13T23:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T23:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/destiny-2-players-enraged-after-disappointing-masterwork-weapon-changes"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:46:01","slug":"destiny-2-players-enraged-after-disappointing-masterwork-weapon-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/destiny-2\/destiny-2-players-enraged-after-disappointing-masterwork-weapon-changes","title":{"rendered":"Destiny 2 players enraged after disappointing masterwork weapon changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bungie is gearing for the release of the highly anticipated launch of Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion, which is set to arrive on 22nd February.<\/p>\n

By now, Guardians know the basics of what to expect in terms of story, gameplay, and even crucial changes coming to light subclasses, which are getting the Stasis treatment, starting with Void.<\/p>\n

With the latest This Week at Bungie<\/a> update, however, the developers revealed a controversial change for the most dedicated of Destiny 2 grinders out there.<\/p>\n

What changes you may ask? Well, let’s not keep you waiting and get right down to it. <\/p>\n

Masterworked weapons won’t drop Orbs in The Witch Queen<\/h2>\n
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Masterwork weapons will change massively. (Picture: Bungie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That’s right, one of the big system changes coming with the release of The Witch Queen DLC expansion is the fact that all your weapons that have received a masterwork buff will not be dropping Orbs of Power by themselves.<\/p>\n

What does this mean? Well, Guardians looking to get Orbs from kills will now have to utilise an armour mod spot to do so.<\/p>\n

“Orb generation on weapon multikills will no longer be a function of a weapon’s Masterwork status but will instead be provided by a suite of armor mods, which are unlocked automatically for all players and which plug into the Helmet Armor Mod socket,” the update states.<\/p>\n

The devs state that a single mod will cover all weapons of a single elemental type. Meaning that if you have three Arc, Void, Solar, or Stasis guns equipped, you can still potentially create Orbs from all three weapon slots.<\/p>\n

On top of this, Kinetic with the Osmosis perk and the Exotic assault rifle Hard Light, which can be transformed into any light Elemental type, will benefit from this.<\/p>\n

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Destiny 2 The Witch Queen will launch in February. (Picture: Bungie)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Obtaining Orbs of Power from masterworked weapons was one of the most enticing aspects of investing in powering up guns, besides the boost in a random stat, so removing this hasn’t sat well with the community.<\/p>\n

Prominent Destiny 2 content creator Gladd called this decision a step back for the health of the game, strongly disagreeing with Bungie’s decision.<\/p>\n

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[1\/2] Everyone masterworks their favorite guns right away. Orb generation with weapons is one of the best things to come to Destiny, & has become integral in many “charged with light” builds.<\/p>\n

Forcing mods slots\/energy use to create orbs with only certain elements is a back step.<\/p>\n

— Gladd (@Gladd) January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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