The most recent significant sandbox update for Destiny 2 was Update 7.3.5, released on January 30, 2025, as part of the “Into the Light” content drop. This update introduced comprehensive adjustments to weapons, abilities, and PvP mechanics, aiming to enhance game balance and player experience.Your MMO+4Destructoid+4Z League+4
🔫 Weapon Archetype Adjustments
- Auto Rifles, Hand Cannons, Pulse Rifles, Scout Rifles, and Shotguns: These weapon types received modifications to their damage outputs and statistics to promote balance across different playstyles. Z League
- Bows: Reduced long-range aim assist in PvP to encourage closer engagement distances. Destructoid
- Rocket Launchers: Increased ammo reserves for Precision and High-Impact variants, allowing for more sustained firepower. Newsweek+2Destructoid+2Newsweek+2
- Grenade Launchers: Adjusted the impact damage buff from Spike Grenades, reducing it from 50% to 12.5%, to balance their effectiveness. Destructoid+1Z League+1
- Exotic Weapons:
- Ex Diris: Received a substantial 50% increase in impact damage in PvE scenarios. Destructoid
🌀 Ability and Perk Modifications
- Restoration and Radiant Buffs: Fixed issues where timer data was not stored correctly, ensuring consistent buff durations. Z League
- Solar Abilities: Enhanced damage, travel distance, and tracking strength to improve their effectiveness in combat. Z League+1Newsweek+1
- Perk Adjustments:
- Loose Change: Now grants +20 aim assist stat and reduces ADS movement speed penalty by 20% when applying a subclass 3.0 debuff. Gamepur+3Your MMO+3Destructoid+3
- Dual Loader: Removed the reload speed penalty and clarified its description, allowing broader application across weapon types. Your MMO
- Tex Balanced Stock: Now provides +20 range and a +1.5-degree hip-fire precision cone angle, enhancing hip-fire accuracy. Your MMO
⚔️ PvP and Crucible Overhaul
- Player Health: Increased base health by 30 points across all classes, aiming to lengthen time-to-kill and promote strategic engagements. iGV Blog
- Special Ammo: No longer respawns upon player death, encouraging reliance on primary weapons and strategic ammo usage. iGV Blog
- Ability Cooldowns and Damage: Adjusted to reduce ability spam and emphasize gunplay, aligning with the increased player health. iGV Blog
- Crucible Playlist Changes: Introduced new modes and adjusted existing ones to enhance competitive balance and variety. Z League
These updates reflect Bungie’s commitment to refining Destiny 2‘s gameplay, ensuring a balanced and engaging experience for all players. If you have specific questions about weapon builds, subclass synergies, or further details on these changes, feel free to ask!
