The Season of the Drifter has come to Destiny 2, kicking off the start of the second of three Annual Pass content expansions in 2019. Along with the new season, Bungie dropped a big update for the game changes a lot of things in Gambit mode and its new Gambit Prime version. It also alters a whole lot of weapons. While much of the new content in the Joker's Wild expansion is exclusive for Annual Pass owners, this update makes changes for all players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

　　As Bungie detailed on its blog, Update 2.2.0 rejiggers a lot of how Gambit works. First off, the third round of every Gambit match is now more of a sudden death affair, where the Primeval boss enemy spawns immediately instead of after a round of collecting motes, thus speeding things up considerably.

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　　The Taken blockers you can send against your foes in Gambit matches have been changed as well: gone are the Taken Phalanx, Knight, and Ogre. They've been replaced by a Taken Goblin as the small blocker, with less health than the Phalanx; a Taken Captain as the medium blocker, with more health than the Knight; and a Taken Knight as the large blocker, with more health than the Ogre. The update also lays the groundwork for Gambit private matches, which Bungie says are due to hit the game on April 2.

　　Coinciding with this update's release is the addition of Gambit Prime and Reckoning, two new modes for Annual Pass owners. Prime is a more focused, competitive spin on Prime with the addition of classes, and it's tied directly to Reckoning. The game doesn't do the best job of explaining how they work, but you can get all the details in our Gambit Prime and Reckoning guide.

　　There are a whole lot of other changes in the update, with a lot of them revolving around weapons. Shotguns have been tuned significantly, with Bungie trying to put a different emphasis on the guns, especially in Crucible. They now fire slower, even on full-auto mode, but do more damage. A number of guns, such as Whisper of the Worm, have had their ammo reserves tweaked and lowered, and several gun types, like Trace Rifles, have had their effectiveness against alien enemies increased to make the more useful in the player-vs.-environment parts of the game.

　　Check out the full patch notes for Update 2.2.0 below.

　　

Destiny 2 Update 2.2.0 Patch NOtes

Tower

The Tower Annex Landing Zone is now available to all playersThe Drifter has relocated to the Annex in the Tower

Clans

Daily clan bounties have been removedOnce again, clan XP in Season 6 can be earned simply by completing activitiesClan weekly bounties have been renamed to "Hawthorne's Bounties" to differentiate them from the raid challenges that are also in Hawthorne's inventoryThese Hawthorne Bounties are organized into 3 fixed categories: PvE, PvP, and raidRaid challenge bounties will continue to be available on Hawthorne for the Last Wish and Scourge of the Past raidsSome new clan perks have been added for Season 6, and some old clan perks have returned Level 2 Perk: Increased public event rewardsLevel 3 Perk: Completing a weekly Hawthorne bounty awards mod componentsLevel 4 Perk: Completing a clan vendor challenge awards enhancement coresLevel 5 Perk: Increases the drop rate of Crucible and strike catalysts when playing with clanmatesLevel 6 Perk: Unlocks an additional weekly bounty for Hawthorne

Sandbox

Weapons

　　Shotguns Full Auto Trigger System rate-of-fire bonus reduced from 100% to 10%Full Auto Trigger System no longer increases Shotgun pellet spreadAll Shotguns received a damage multiplier in PvE, effectively doubling their damage (with the exception of Legend of Acrius)Reserve ammunition for Shotguns has been reevaluated to compensate for the increased damageReduced base damage for Shotguns across the board to align with their new rates of fire on a per sub-archetype basisRate-of-fire values have been tuned Aggressive Frame is now 55 RPM, up from 45 RPMPrecision Frame is now 65 RPM, up from 55 RPMLightweight Frame remains 80 RPM (tooltip erroneously stated 90 RPM previously)Rapid-Fire Frame is 140 RPM (including intrinsic full auto), down from 200 RPM (they were previously 100 RPM, but due to the intrinsic full auto, actually had 200 RPM)The Chaperone is now 70 RPM, up from 60 RPMTractor Cannon is 80 RPM (tooltip erroneously stated 84 RPM previously)Legend of Acrius is now 55 RPM, up from 45 RPMSubmachine Guns Base damage increased slightlyPrecision damage decreased slightlyMachine Guns Reduced the ammo bonus of Machine Gun Reserves perk by halfDamage reduced against boss and miniboss combatants by 21%Trace Rifles PvE damage increased by 30%Grenade Launchers PvE damage increased by 25%Reserve ammo increased on most Grenade LaunchersIn most cases, Grenade Launchers gained three rounds in reserves, but this amount may vary based on the perks you have (Field Prep, etc.)KNOWN ISSUE: Starting ammo in PvE was reduced, this will be fixed in a future patchMagazine perks and mods no longer affect ammo reservesThe Quick Access Sling mod can now be applied to any archetype; this change also allows it to be applied to the Mountaintop NOTE: This change also fixes the Militia's Birthright being able to slot the Backup Mag mod; this mod did not actually increase the magazine size on this weapon and was not intended to be applied to breech loaded Grenade LaunchersRocket Launchers PvE damage increased by 60–65%Cluster Bomb Damage reduced by 80%This lost damage was moved to the Rocket Launcher's main projectileLinear Fusion Rifles PvE damage increased by 10% (does not affect Sleeper Simulant)Reduced aim assistRemoved aim assist bonus from Combat Sights scopeFixed an issue where Queenbreaker had double the amount of aim assistTwo-Tailed Fox PvE damage increased by 26%One Thousand Voices PvE damage increased by 25%Wardcliff Coil PvE damage increased by 115% against boss combatants and scaling up to 160% against weaker combatantsBlack Talon PvE projectile damage increased by 15%Sleeper Simulant Reduced ammo reserves (from max 13 to max 9 without armor perks or Masterwork)Whisper of the Worm Reduced ammo reserves (from max 20 to max 9 without armor perks)Tyranny of Heaven The Tyranny of Heaven Bow can now drop with randomized perksGeneral Weapon and Perk Fixes

　　Trinity Ghoul Fixed an issue where Trinity Ghoul's Lightning Rod perk sometimes did not activate on precision killFixed an issue where the Arc effects from the Split Electron perk on Trinity Ghoul could be seen floating in third personImproved the resolution for the decals on Two-Tailed Fox's Cuddly Throwback ornament when seen in third personFixed an issue where the Last Word's Laconic ornament did not display properly in third personCleaned up the animation of rounds cycling in the magazine for the Dreaded Venture's Over and Done With ornamentRapid Hit Fixed an issue where Rapid Hit would activate twice on a Sniper Rifle precision killFixed an issue where the timer for Rapid Hit x5 would not extend after another precision hitSwords Fixed an issue where Whirlwind Blade could not reach 5 stacks with certain perk combinationsFixed an issue where Sword impact Masterwork damage was the same at tier 7 and tier 8Fixed an issue where certain perk, mod, and Masterwork combinations would cause Sword perks to not function on Stryker's Sure-HandBows Fixed an issue where Le Monarque would not always apply poison at longer distancesLe Monarque is now correctly on the Energy tab in the Collections screenHigh Tension String perk description updated to correctly reflect that it "greatly increases accuracy"Jotunn's Charge Shot perk description updated with instructions for what to hold to charge up the shotFixed an issue where Dragonfly Spec was not functioning correctly under certain latency conditionsFixed an issue impacting Izanagi's Burden scope where FX from abilities or invading in Gambit would block visibility while aimingThe Long Shadow Fixed an issue where the ATD Raptor scope did not highlight enemiesThis fix caused another issue where the ATB Long Range scope will highlight enemies as well; this will be fixed in a future updateFixed an issue where the random perk warning was not displayed on the tooltips for the random roll versions of Crimil's Dagger and the Hero's BurdenMemento Mori Fixed an issue where the Ace of Spades perk Memento Mori did not refresh when using the Hunter's Marksman Dodge abilityFixed an issue where Memento Mori was cancelled prematurely if the player sprintedNote: These fixes make it so that reloading Ace of Spades no longer wipes Memento Mori on reload, but you can still refresh Memento Mori when reloading after a killBreech-load Grenade Launchers now have their own icon in the kill feed and obituary to differentiate them from drum Grenade LaunchersTrench Barrel will now activate on close range Ball Lightning attacks that cause the biped to lungeAbilities

　　Titan Reduced Titan's max speed that can be achieved via use of macros on PC (aka reduced the effectiveness of "Titan Skate")Tuned the amount of Super gained from Code of the Juggernaut so the Super could not be used indefinitelyThis now has diminishing returns (100% -> 30% energy back over the course of 15 kills)Warlock Fixed an issue where the Handheld Supernova did not properly render while invading in GambitArmor

　　Year 2 armor will now drop with a random stat package HeavyRestorativeMobileOne-Eyed Mask Mark duration reduced from 15 seconds to 8 secondsHealth no longer restores automatically, but restores alongside overshieldCan no longer be triggered while in SuperKhepri's Horn Increased class energy gain from Solar damage kills from 10% to 15% and reduced the cooldown from 2 to 1 secondSolar blast groundfollow now returns a second groundfollow back toward the playerDamage from groundfollow increased from 80 to 100Damage from groundfollow is doubled in PvEVesper of Radius Damage increased from 70 to 100Damage is tripled in PvESealed Ahamkara's Grasp Now procs from smoke bomb damageUrsa Furiosa No longer counts self-damage to Void shield when calculating how much Super energy to give backAnteaus Wards Fixed an issue where improved slide was not consistently applying with Anteaus WardsAccessories Fixes

　　Cloth will now correctly interact with "chopper" Sparrows (examples: Gray Hornet, Warrior's Steed)Fixed an issue with Burnout Sparrow that would cause the Guardian's hands to not always grip the handlebarsA shader from the Curse of Osiris expansion formerly named "Metallic Sunrise" has been renamed to "Mercurian Sunrise." This was to resolve a duplicate name issue with a Forsaken shader, the name of which remains "Metallic Sunrise"Fixed lens flare effects on several ship engines

Rewards

General

　　Power cap raised to 700Powerful bounties may give only a maximum possible Power reward from the season in which they were acquired Powerful bounties completed in Season of the Forge may only reach a maximum Power reward of 650Iron Banner bounties from Season of the Forge have expired and been replacedEthereal Keys from the Last Wish raid now have a maximum stack size of 5

　　All keys above the stack limit of 5 have been removedDestinations

　　Destination vendors no longer display a waypoint when holding enough materials for a reputation packageThis was done as players now use destination materials for infusionCrucible

　　Updated Valor and Glory emblems to track only the current season's rank accomplishmentsPrevious seasons accomplishments have been added as Triumphs; all seasonal rank accomplishments will be tracked as Triumphs from here onVendors

　　Shaxx Reprise seeded roll weapon for players to earn via Valor rankPlayers who acquired the original version will be able to earn this weapon with random rolls from engram decryption without earning the Valor rank.New emblem for players to earn from Triumph CompletionReprise shader for players to earn from Triumph CompletionPlayers who earned the original will not need to re-earn this shaderNew pinnacle weapon questFeatures Triumph completion step similar to Season 5's the Mountaintop questDrifter New seeded roll weapon for players to earn via Infamy rankNew emblem for players to earn from Triumph CompletionNew pinnacle weapon questFeatures Triumph completion step similar to Season 5's the Mountaintop questZavala Reprise seeded roll weapon for players to earn from Triumph CompletionPlayers who acquired the original version will be able to earn this weapon with random rolls from engram decryption without completing the TriumphNew emblem for players to earn from Triumph CompletionReprise shader for players to earn from Triumph CompletionPlayers who earned the original will not need to re-earn this shaderNew pinnacle weapon questFeatures Triumph completion step similar to Season 5's the Mountaintop questXûr Has the possibility of selling Forsaken ExoticsFated Engram does not have a chance for Forsaken Exotics; will be updated in a future patchBlack Armory

　　Lore items "The Black Armory Papers" are now guaranteed to drop upon successful completion of the Gofannon and Bergusia ForgesFixed an issue where Black Armory Obsidian Accelerator items were not showing up at the postmaster if player inventory was fullFixed an issue where Black Armory Obsidian Accelerator items were not stacking in player's inventory; max stack size is 5Fixed an issue where the Black Armory Key Mold quest was account bound, allowing only a single character to acquire it from Ada-1Fixed an issue where Dreaming City chests were not providing Glimmering Amethyst for the Black Armory Key Mold questFixed a bug where Spider would present an empty Lock and Key dialogue to players who've already completed it and obtained Izanagi's BurdenFixed an issue where the Black Armory Bow "The Spiteful Fang" was not awarding Black Armory Schematics when dismantledFixed an issue where Black Armory Rare weapon research frames were not counting toward Master Smith Triumph progressionFixed an issue where the Black Armory Devotee bounty was not progressing when using reforged Black Armory weaponsChallenges

　　Fixed an issue where some daily challenges did not properly stagger, which resulted in players sometimes not having a fresh daily challenge at resetCharacter Boosts

　　Fixed an issue where boosted characters were not getting their class-specific Swords correctly unlocked and available to pull from their CollectionFixed an issue where boosted characters were not getting their class-specific emblems correctly unlocked and available to pull from their CollectionGeneral

　　Fixed a bug where some players were in a bad state and blocked from obtaining Seeds of LightFixed a bug where player bipeds in the Tower would appear to stop loading gear ("Tron effect") if too many players had their Ghosts outFixed an issue where pulling shaders from the Collection took longer than intended; shaders will now take 1 second to reacquireUpdated the Sturm “Relics of the Golden Age” quest step; Exotic engrams that auto-decrypt now count toward this quest stepCollections / Triumphs

　　Fixed an issue where players who completed the Season 4 "Forged in Fire" badge collection were not getting the associated Triumph "Forged in Fire" unlockedFixed an issue where players who acquired the "Cold Wind Blowin'" Emblem from the Drifter during Season 4 couldn't reacquire the emblem from their CollectionFixed an issue where "The Eternal Return" emblem wasn't tracking Shattered Throne completionsFixed an issue with the requirements of the "Relic Rumble" Triumph Nightfall challenge to repair broken functionalityThe new requirement is: "Complete Nightfall strike 'The Corrupted' by defeating Sedia using no more than two Relics."Fixed an issue where the Dreaming City Triumph "Mint Condition" was not correctly unlocking for completing the Rift Generator public event with the relic never having dropped below 100%Fixed an issue where the Exotic Ghost Star Map shell was not tracking chests in the Dreaming CityFixed an issue where the "Senior Recruiter" Refer-a-Friend emblem was not correctly updating the number of referral completionsFixed an issue where the Collection Badge counter was incorrectly listing the total number of badges available

Activities

Gambit

　　Activities hosted by the Drifter have been moved to their own sub-page on the Director called "Gambit"Added Gambit Private matches for all Forsaken owners Expect Gambit Prime Private matches on April 2, 2019Overhauled how invader spawn points are chosen while also significantly increasing the number of invader spawn points for each map Chances of spawning very near or in direct line of sight of an enemy Guardian has been greatly reducedChanged the third round of Gambit to a Primeval rush sudden death; this will speed up Gambit matches overall and add a change of pace to the final round The Primeval is immediately summonedPlayer Supers/grenades/ability/melee are immediately filled, so both teams are on an even playing fieldSuper/grenade/ability/melee regen are increased for the remainder of the roundThe Ascendant Primeval Servitor's (meatball) spawn rate is no longer tied to the curse cycle and has been greatly increasedIdle Protection: Players who remain dormant for too long will not receive end-of-match rewards or Infamy pointsMade adjustments to Blocker types by deposit tier Small Blocker = Taken Goblin with less health than the previous PhalanxMedium Blocker = Taken Captain with more health than the previous KnightLarge Blocker = Taken Knight with more health than the previous OgreGambit Matchmaking

　　Teams are now always broken up when re-entering the matchmaking pool after a matchPreviously, when a match ended, players who did not return to orbit would be sent back to the matchmaking pool together; this is no longer the caseThis will greatly reduce the likelihood of re-matching against the same players and will give matchmaking an opportunity to find the best possible matchInfamy

　　Players can now earn Infamy points by completing Gambit Prime matches and bountiesIncreased the Infamy point rewards for Gambit matches by 25 pointsGambit HUD

　　The HUD status bars now animate when returning from aim-down-sightsThe Invader Portal Ready icon and animation on the status bar has been updated to be more pronounced and understandable at a glanceTriumphs and Medals

　　“Light vs. Light” can now be progressed by killing any Guardian (not just invaders) using a Super; this makes attaining Dredgen a less daunting taskThe "First to Block" medal can now trigger once per round, previously it could fire only once per matchGeneral Fixes

　　Fixed an issue where post-invasion kills during Primeval phase weren't giving the invader credit for healing the PrimevalFixed an issue where VO lines indicating the high-value target was killed and that the high-value target got away will both play if the player kills the HVT just before it is removed from the arenaFixed an issue where players would get the "Half Banked" medal every time they deposit Motes after they reached 38 Motes depositedFixed an issue where the "Taking Turns" medal fires when 3 different players invade instead of 4Fixed an issue where a graphical error could be seen on a waterfall in Legion's FollyFixed an issue where occasionally Drifter would tell players back-to-back that the other team has summoned their PrimevalFixed an issue where, in a longer match after killing the Primeval, the Drifter reminded us that we needed to spawn our Primeval to winFixed an issue where the bounty "Block and Key" did not increment when a Large Blocker was sent that would summon the PrimevalUpdated security policy and functionality so players who have been banned from competitive activities cannot access Gambit playlistCrucible

　　Fixed an issue where healing during Crucible matches was taking away from a player's overall damage on the PGCR screenLast Wish

　　Smashed an issue where players would encounter frequent guitar errors

Eververse

Bright Engram

　　The season 5 Etched Bright Engram has been retired; in its place players can now obtain the new season 6 Notorious Bright EngramPrismatic Matrix

　　The Prismatic Matrix has been retired; additional information may be found in This Week at Bungie—2/28/2019

UI/UX

General

　　Added a popup dialogue when opening bundles if you have a full inventory, noting that items will go to the postmaster if you proceed through the dialogueFixed an issue where Masterwork objective progress bars could display 100% when not yet completedFixed an issue where Legendary Masterwork items were not displayed as Masterworked when inspecting other playersFixed an issue where Masterwork UI did not scale to fill ultra-wide monitorsFixed an issue where the progress bar under Triumphs could sometimes show as complete when the Triumph was still in progressFixed an issue where transferring items using the Destiny app would consistently re-trigger Triumph notifications