Bungie, developers of Destiny,
are still finding ways to improve their new blockbuster hit. Since the
game’s launch, they have released update after update in order to get
the game balanced and fix glitches that have been plaguing players.
Below you will find the newest list of updates and hot fixes that are
being applied to the game.
Getting Swole in the Crucible
- Asylum, The Anomaly, and The Burning Shrine maps will be added to existing Clash and Control playlist rotation.
- Iron Banner will return, with updated rewards, running from January 13th through January 19th.
Activity Rewards
- Fixed an issue with Ascendant Materials no longer being a possible reward for Daily gold-tier public events
- In addition to other potential rewards, Weekly Nightfall Strikes can now award 9 or more Strange Coins
PVP
Maps
Added to the rotation for Control, Clash, and Iron Banner* playlists:
- The Anomaly
- Asylum
- The Burning Shrine
Iron Banner* (Starts 1AM PST, Tuesday, January 13th)
Playlist weapon drops
- Level 32 Sniper Rifle
- Level 32 Auto Rifle
Gain event standing to earn Legendary gear
- Level 32 Hand Cannon
- Level 32 Rocket Launcher
- Level 32 Gauntlets
- Level 31 Chest
Weapons
On the Sniper Rifle, Black Hammer, the Hive Breaker upgrade has been
disabled until it is fixed to play nicely with the White Nail upgrade
Raids
Vault of Glass
- Exotic weapon drops (though still very infrequent) are now Level 32
Crota’s End
Rewards
- Treasure chests now contain Radiant Materials
- The existing Pit treasure chest reward has moved to killing Ir Yut, the Deathsinger
Pit Encounter
- Pillars of Light no longer launch players into the air when they explode
Bridge Encounter
-Players will now be required to cross the bridge in order to complete the bridge encounter
-Players will now be required to wait for the bridge to be completed prior to crossing with the sword
Deathsinger Encounter
- Fixed a rare case where the Shriekers would not spawn, preventing players from reaching the Deathsinger
- The Deathsinger now has a chance to drop Exotic weapons and armor, class pieces, and Radiant materials
Crota Encounter
- Two Swordbearers will no longer spawn at the same time at the outset of the encounter
- Crota will now recover from his kneeling state after a player quits
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to remove the “Presence of Crota” using a Radiance Warlock’s Fireborn ability
- Fixed a bug that made the Oversoul appear destroyed to some players in a Fireteam when it was actually still activeThese fixes are now live for both versions of the game.