Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, And Machine Guns All Getting Buffed In Future Destiny 2 Update
Destiny 2 is going to receive a buff to Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, and Machine Guns in PvE content in a future update.
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Hand Cannons have always been a popular option in Destiny 2’s PvP game modes, but not so much in its PvE content. A large part of that had to do with the precision damage nerf that rolled out with Shadowkeep which struck precise weapons like Hand Cannon particularly hard.
In the latest edition of The Firing Range Podcast, Destiny 2 weapons feature lead Chris Proctor said that Bungie won’t be rolling back that precision damage nerf in PvE content any time soon, but they would take a look at certain underperforming weapons in a future update.
“I think that certain weapons are in a pretty bad place in [PvE],” noted Proctor, “and we are actually looking at PvE tuning specifically for Hand Cannons, Scout Rifles, Machine Guns.”
This is certainly going to be welcome news to Destiny 2 players. Machine Guns and Scout Rifles have particularly seen niche applications in high-level content or when Bungie throws an anti-Champion mod on the seasonal artifact, but they’re rarely a go-to choice for anything else.
It should be noted that these buffs are only for PvE content. Proctor said that 120 RPM Hand Cannons are “a little too hot” in PvP and is actually looking to reign them in slightly without handing the Crucible to 140 RPM Hand Cannons. Scout Rifles are also unlikely to get a PvP buff as they create an oppressive long-range meta when they can compete too closely with Hand Cannons for damage.
Proctor provided “no timeline” for when this update would arrive, so don’t expect it before the end of Season of the Splicer.
Also on the show was Kevin Yane, Destiny 2’s abilities feature and sandbox discipline lead to talk about the status of Stasis. He said that after the most recent nerfs that rolled out in today’s patch that Stasis should be in a “comfortable” place. You can see the whole interview over on Twitch, including some juicy details on Stasis’s initial development and why it released a little more than over-tuned in Beyond Light.
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