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Destiny 2 (2017)

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Destiny 2 Season of the Wish
The patch list teased in the latest TWID will drop on the 5th March 2024 and within it are some interesting weapon changes which could bring some new archetypes into the meta or allow some long forgotten exotics to be relevant at long last.

This video will cover what I believe to be the most impactful changes in regards to weapons in this patch and how much they could fit into your loadouts.

Intro: 0:00
Rocket Launchers: 0:20
Caster Frames: 2:10
Heavy GLs: 3:05
Manticore: 6:33

Patch Notes for all listed Types:
Rockets
Precision
Increased reserve ammo by 2 and reduced damage penalty from -10% to -5%.
High-Impact
Increased reserve ammo by 2.
Now deals more detonation damage and less impact, for roughly the same total damage.
This should make them more effective vs. groups, or when getting splash damage on a target with a near miss.
The above changes also affect Deathbringer, Gjallarhorn, and Truth.

Caster Swords
Reduced heavy attack energy cost from 5 to 4.
Increased heavy attack damage by 16%.

Heavy Grenade Launchers
Increased reserve ammo by a minimum of 6 rounds, maximum of 10 rounds, depending on the Grenade Launcher.
Reduced Spike Grenade's impact damage buff from 50% to 12.5%. With the below changes, this reduces the total Spike Grenades damage buff from about 8% to 3%, making them less mandatory.
Increased direct hit impact damage by 10%. Combined with the above change, this brings non-Spike Grenade Launchers almost up to the level of Spike Grenade Launchers, and very slightly reduces damage output with a Spike Grenade Launcher.
Increased detonation damage by 5%. (In PvP, this is offset by a reduction to detonation damage, for no overall change.)

Manticore
Players must now be airborne for 0.5 seconds and deal damage with the weapon to activate the perk. (This prevents accidental activation while running down stairs or doing small jumps.)
We gave it a special reload to quickly disengage antigravity thrusters. (Swapping weapons will continue to disengage as well.)
Tarrabah also receives this special reload animation.
While antigrav thrusters are engaged, combatants will be less accurate when targeting the player, similar to the Always on Time Sparrow.
With the catalyst, final blows and sustained damage with Manticore while airborne grant a Void overshield and return ammo to the magazine.

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