Within the weeks since Destiny 2’s newest dungeon, Vesper’s Host, launched, gamers have been satisfied that some perk combos on legendary weapons are far rarer than others, if not unimaginable to get. Bungie lately acknowledged that there’s certainly a bug affecting legendary weapon perk RNG and has now shared extra particulars on the bug, in addition to a timeline for fixes and compensation.
The entire perk RNG saga has been dubbed “WeightGate” by the neighborhood, after gamers accused Bungie of getting a secret perk weighting system in Destiny 2’s backend. The problem got here to the forefront after Vesper’s Host launched, when gamers seen that it was nearly unimaginable to get the brand new VS Chill Inhibitor grenade launcher with its most sought-after perk combination–Envious Arsenal and Bait and Change.
Whereas a single individual’s incapacity to get Chill Inhibitor’s god roll is perhaps put all the way down to RNG and dangerous luck, some gamers suspected this was occurring on a bigger scale. Developer Newo, who created third-party analytics device RaidHub for Destiny 2, created a brand new tool that would monitor perk rolls at scale, and managed to uncover a definite sample.
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The information reveals that every weapon has a lifeless zone the place sure perk combos are far much less prone to drop–in truth out of 1000’s of drops tracked, solely seven folks have managed to get the Chill Inhibitor with its ultimate mixture of perks.
Bungie has now acknowledged this concern and recognized the bug that was inflicting it, and are at work on a repair. “Whereas we inspected our content material and confirmed every perk is weighted equally, a problem in perk pool RNG is the perpetrator right here,” an replace on the Destiny 2 X account learn.
The newest replace from Bungie has revealed {that a} hotfix is deliberate for November 5 that can take away the difficulty. “As this repair will contact code for a game-wide system, we’re giving the staff a bit extra time to totally validate the adjustments wanted to handle this concern,” the replace reads.
Bungie can also be taking a look at rewards for gamers who not solely have been impacted by this bug–potentially for years with out realizing–but have come collectively as a neighborhood to establish and clear up a thriller. “We’re taking a look at a number of choices not solely to thank lots of you on your data-crunching, however to get some weapons in your fingers that had perk rolls with decrease RNG possibilities than supposed,” Bungie stated.
For now, gamers can use a code supplied in Bungie’s post to redeem the Conquerors of Infinity emblem. The code “VHT-6A7-3MM” can be utilized on Bungie’s website to snag the symbol. In the meantime, extra tech-minded followers can sit up for the promised deep-dive into what induced the puzzling bug, and the way Bungie’s staff have tackled fixing it.