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Certain crafting currencies can be eliminated in Season 17Crafting materials caps have been elevated significantlyMore crafting adjustments might come quickly in future updates
The weapon crafting system in “Destiny 2” can be receiving a serious replace subsequent season to handle a few of the neighborhood’s gripes with it.
Players have been complaining about how tedious it’s to craft weapons in “Destiny 2.” Players not solely must farm for weapons which have a particular purple border round them, however in addition they have to look out for 5 totally different currencies referred to as “elements” as a way to truly slot in perks of their customized weapons.
Bungie can be eradicating the Adroit, Ruinous, Mutable, Drowned and Energetic Elements originally of Season 17, which is slated for May.
According to the sport developer, it needed to maintain gamers excited about chasing after perfectly-rolled weapons outdoors of the crafting system. This curiosity was purported to be fueled by the 5 components as every was tied to totally different perk classes. However, this made the crafting system extra convoluted than crucial.
The weapon crafting display in Destiny 2 Photo: Destiny 2
The normal dialog among the many “Destiny 2” neighborhood members about weapon crafting is that it takes an excessive amount of time to earn components and weapon Patterns, and the financial system round crafting supplies is simply too restricted. Removing the 5 components ought to assist alleviate these points.
Additionally, the crafting materials caps for all components this season have been elevated considerably to permit for larger stockpiles. Neutral Element can now be stacked to 10,000, whereas the opposite components will be stacked as much as 1,000.
Bungie additionally stated that it needs to provide gamers extra management over the acquisition of weapon Patterns. As it stands, the method of unlocking craftable weapons is closely reliant on two layers of RNG. The devs didn’t go into element relating to their plans for this, however gamers can count on weapon Patterns to be extra accessible sooner or later.
Lastly, in response to the neighborhood’s suggestions, reshaping prices for crafted weapons may see some adjustments sooner or later. Many gamers have complained about how laborious it’s to experiment with totally different perk mixtures due to the costly materials prices.
Bungie has but to announce any ultimate plans relating to different adjustments to the crafting system, however gamers can count on their crafting woes to be addressed within the following weeks.