Destiny 2 Update Removes Controversial Edge of Fate Feature

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Bungie has just released an update for Destiny 2 that makes some important changes to how the game works. They’ve removed Unstable Cores and continued to improve the often-criticized Portal. It’s clear Destiny 2 is facing challenges, as player numbers are down and many players are feeling frustrated.

Even when facing challenges, Bungie continues to improve Destiny 2. They’re actively listening to player feedback, and recent updates address specific issues the community has raised. While the Portal remains a key feature in the Edge of Fate version of Destiny 2, Bungie is experimenting with it in this latest update.

As a big Destiny 2 player, I’m really glad to see Bungie continuing to tweak the Portal experience! They’ve made some more changes with this latest update, and it sounds like they’re listening to the community. Basically, they’ve taken out a bunch of the challenge modifiers from the random pool when you use the Portal. A lot of us weren’t fans of modifiers like Match Game, Antisurge, or Volatile Shields, so it’s awesome they removed those. Hopefully, this will make jumping into older content a lot more fun and less frustrating!

Bungie has followed through on its commitment to remove Unstable Cores from Destiny 2. These cores were introduced with the Edge of Fate expansion to allow players to upgrade gear past power level 200, but they ended up being more annoying than enjoyable. Now, Glimmer and Enhancement Cores will be used instead for upgrading gear.

This update includes a partial refund of Bright Dust for players who bought armor ornaments during the first week of the Ash & Iron release, as prices were accidentally set too high. It also features several improvements, such as a significant boost to the Hunter Gunslinger’s On Your Mark ability, a fix for the Warlock’s Vortex grenade to now pull enemies instead of push them, and compatibility for the Stronghold exotic with Ergo Sum.

Alongside the update, Destiny 2’s annual Halloween event, Festival of the Lost, is now live with some new features for this year. Instead of Haunted Lost Sectors, players can now try Haunted Altars, a new 6-player activity inspired by the Moon’s Altars of Sorrows. Players who enjoy the Crucible can participate in the Red Rumble game mode, and everyone has a chance to earn new weapons and cosmetic items.

Destiny 2 Update 9.1.5.2 Patch Notes

Power and Progression

Infusion Costs

  • Unstable Cores have been deprecated as the currency used for Infusion. They have been replaced with a flat cost of one Enhancement Core and 5,000 Glimmer across all Power levels.
    • Additionally, Unstable Cores will no longer be granted when dismantling gear.

Exotic Armor

Stronghold

  • Fixed an issue where Stronghold wasn’t providing Ergo Sum with infinite guard and max Guard Resistance.

Weapons

Weapon perks

  • Fixed an issue where enhanced Controlled Burst wasn’t gaining improved duration over the base perk.

Abilities

Titan

Prismatic

  • Shiver Strike Melee
    • Prismatic Shiver Strike now refunds 80% when not hitting a target in PvE and 40% in PvP as intended.

Hunter

Solar

  • On Your Mark Aspect
    • Removed cooldown on building On Your Mark stacks in PvE.
    • Precision Hand Cannon hits now grant two stacks of On Your Mark.
    • Precision hits and final blows at ten stacks now refresh On Your Mark.

Warlock

Void

  • Vortex Grenades
    • Fixed an issue where Vortex Grenade was pushing some larger enemy types instead of pulling them.

Activities

Portal

  • Removed challenge modifiers from matchmaking.
    • Elemental Hungers
    • Volatile Shields
    • Match Game
    • Lightning Crystals
    • Cosmic Super Conductors
    • Ashes to Ashes
    • Slow and Small
    • Energy Drain
    • Haste
    • Antisurge
  • The Heliostat Pinnacle Op now properly shows that Barrier Champions will be in the activity at higher difficulties.
  • Fixed an issue where breaking Vex crystals in the Heliostat mission would not grant Wolfsbane intrinsics to all players in the fireteam.
  • Fixed an issue where some Dungeon Lairs may have multiple options for limited revive token skulls.
  • Fixed an issue where loot from the Contest of Elders Pinnacle Op would go directly to the Postmaster.

The Desert Perpetual

  • Updated the Network Technician Triumph to accurately reflect the completed state of the Atlas & Almanac quest.
  • In The Desert Perpetual base and epic versions of Agraios, prevented timing cases where alignment could cause multiple bosses to target the fireteam with Variable Elimination.

General

  • A refund of 300 or 600 Bright Dust is now available on Special Deliveries for players who overpaid when acquiring one or two pieces of Bright Dust armor ornaments, respectively, during Week 1 of Ash & Iron. Players who purchased three or more ornaments will also receive an additional, separate refund directly to their Bright Dust balance for the remaining Bright Dust owed.
  • Fixed an issue where the new competitive emblem for reaching Ascendant III was not visible in Collections.
  • Fixed an issue where the Featherfine shader was using the same visuals as the Iron Valus shader.
  • The Rewards Pass ship’s name has now been updated for all supported languages.

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2025-10-22 16:12