The latest stream for Destiny 2 Forsaken revealed adequate information on how combat is changing when Forsaken launches next month. Almost every aspect of the combat has been changed including weapons, supers, and mods. A full list of the changes are below:
- The core goals for Year 2 were to give players more options, make the game more rewarding, and increase the skill gap.
- Existing grenades, abilities, and supers have been altered for all players.
- Kinetic, Energy, and Power weapon slots still exist. Any weapon can be put in any slot. However, the ammo variants: Primary, Special, and Heavy, are now tied to a specific weapon, not a specific slot. For example, a Sniper can be in the Kinetic, Energy, or Power slot, but will always come with Heavy ammo. This is a way to balance weapons and stop overpowered loadouts.
- Year 1 Weapons will be rearranged to the new slot system on August 28th.
- You spawn with Special Ammo in PvP.
- Random perk rolls on weapons are back
- Rangefinder Perk is back and can be on Hand Cannons.
- Masterworks on weapons now affect Weapon Stats, such as Magazine Size and reduced recoil.
- Masterworks on weapons can be levelled 10 times. For example a 1% – 10% range boost on Hand Cannons.
- The Mod System Has Been Reworked, Mods now affect Weapon Stats.
- Mods on weapons no longer affect element.
- Dismantling Weapons drops the mod which was on that weapon.
- There is no light level on Mods.
- Mods that affect supers have been added to the game.
- Melee Kills now 2 hit kill.
- Hand Cannons can take only 3 headshots to kill.
- Shoulder Charge can kill enemies in one hit.
- Nightstalker’s Tether attaches to people faster and more often.
- The Golden Gun time has been extended.
- The Throwing Knife damage has been increased.
- Stormtrance damage has been increased.
- Pulse Rifles take three bursts to the head to kill.
- Fast rate-of-fire-scout rifles can kill with 5 shots to the head.
- Dieing with three shotguns in PvP only spawns you with two shotgun shells.
- Special Ammo drops directly from enemies. There are no longer any crates on the map.
- Warlock’s Healing Rift is now more effective.
- Warlock’s Empowering Rift buffs precision damage
- Cooldown Mods for abilities can now be stacked more effectively.
- These changes arrive before Forsaken launches on August 28.
That covers all the changes coming to Destiny 2’s combat in Year 2. Recently a new edition of Destiny 2 Forsaken was announced that comes with all the previously released content.
