Wow. Bungie really doesn’t want people in Destiny to grind. I don’t particularly know why. Users are obviously finding shooting at enemies in caves and stairwells fun. But I digress. Aside from taking out the fun loot spawning locations, a number of gun balances were put into place, and a small change to some raids. You can see the full changes in hotfix 1.0.2.2 below.
Summary
The most recent hotfix (1.0.2.2) for Destiny goes live on October 14th. This hotfix includes a number of changes to weapon balance across archetypes (e.g., lowering Auto Rifle effectiveness and increasing Scout Rifle damage output), specific weapons (Vex Mythoclast and Pocket Infinity) and includes a number of fixes to issues with the Templar encounter in the Vault of Glass.
We’re still working on a larger update which will address under-performing Exotics and overall class balance.
General
Fixed a bug where the Valkyrie-O5X Ship was the same as the Aurora Lance
Classes
Titan
- Unbreakable: Fixed an issue with the perk granting more agility than intended
Warlock
- Brimstone: Perk can now activate if player is airborne
Weapons
General
- Fixed some issues related to quick weapon swapping
Auto Rifles
- Base Damage decreased by 2%
- Reduced Precision Damage multiplier from 1.50 -> 1.25 (head shot bonus)
- Stability decreased by 4% – 17% (driven by stat value)
Hand Cannons
- In-air accuracy now increased
Scout Rifles
- Base damage increased by 6%
- Damage vs. Combatants increased by 6% – 25% (based on tier)
- Improved target acquisition, plus additional recoil tuning.
Shotguns
- Decreased base damage at maximum range (falloff) by 20%
- Shot Package Perk now has a slightly wider cone of fire
- The Rangefinder and Shot Package perks are now mutually exclusive
Exotic Weapons
Vex Mythoclast
- Base Damage decreased by 34%
Increased Precision Damage multiplier from 1.25 -> 1.50 (headshot bonus)
Pocket Infinity
- Enhanced Battery Perk has now been replaced with the Speed Reload Perk
Perks
- Metal Detector: Fixed a bug that prevents this perk from actually providing additional ammo
- Lightweight: Fixed a bug that allowed additional agility to apply even when a weapon was stowed
Activities
Strikes
- Engram rewards from strikes now appear in the post-game Activity Summary
Raid – Vault of Glass
Templar Encounter
- Kill volume added to sniper platforms to prevent players from sitting on top of them
- Relic is now removed and respawned if the holder leaves the playable area
Destinations
- The Fallen have also retreated from their hold over the Rocket Yard to discuss a new takeover plan
Source: Bungie