Destiny 2 Reveals Patch Notes For New Update

Key Takeaways

Update 8.1.0.3 for Destiny 2 reintroduces Festival of the Lost.
In addition, the update addresses a number of issues inside the base game.
One weapon in particular, Vantage Point pulse rifle, was also able to equip rocket launcher mods prior to this update.

As a seasoned Guardian who’s seen more than my fair share of updates and patches, I must say, Bungie, you’ve been busy! The recent changes you’ve made have certainly caught my attention.

As a devoted Destiny 2 gamer, I was thrilled to jump back into the game as Bungie dropped Update 8.1.0.3 alongside the weekly reset. This update not only resurrected the spooktacular Festival of the Lost event but also tackled several issues that had been bothering us players.

During this temporary period, the Festival of the Lost has made its comeback, bringing some fresh twists compared to previous years. A significant change for many Destiny 2 players is that exotic class items are now accessible to all, regardless if The Final Shape has been completed or not. For those who have completed The Final Shape, obtaining these items requires only one Eerie Engram and 2,500 candy pieces, which can be traded with Eva. Upon completion of this trade, the exotic items will become available from Xur, as well as in Overthrow chests within the Pale Heart.

As a gamer diving back into Destiny 2, I’ve just experienced the thrill of the Weekly Reset accompanied by Bungie’s latest update – version 8.1.0.3. This exciting development marks the commencement of the Festival of the Lost! Haunted Sectors and the Book of the Forgotten are making a comeback, offering another chance to secure the elusive Twilight Memento Triumph.

In addition to the latest seasonal event, this update addresses numerous tweaks and enhancements to Destiny 2’s fundamental gameplay mechanics. It rectifies problems associated with the Seasonal Artifact, Onslaught Salvation, missions from the Revenant Episode, as well as Vesper’s Host and Salvation’s Edge. Remarkably, this update also resolves some peculiar glitches affecting the Vantage Point pulse rifle. The rifle was found to have Voltshot instead of Jolting Feedback and could apparently equip Rocket Launcher-specific mods inappropriately.

One bug that was not addressed in this patch is the recent controversy surrounding what the Destiny 2 community is calling the Perk Promimity Theory. Essentially, weapon perks are more likely to drop with those closer on the column table, making certain rolls near impossible to earn. Bungie has not only confirmed this issue but is aiming to fix it on November 5, also rewarding players for thier diligence in finding it with unique emblems and opportunities to earn weapons with rare perks.

Destiny 2 Update 8.1.0.3 Patch Notes

Festival of The Lost

Weapon rewards

New:
- Arcane Embrace – Heavy Burst Arc Shotgun
Reprised with new perks:
- Mechabre – Aggresive Arc Sniper Rifle
- Jurassic Green – Rapid-Fire Solar Pulse
- Braytech Werewolf – Precision Kinetic Auto Rifle
- Acosmic – Rapid-Fire Void Grenade Launcher

Spectral and Manifested pages

Spectral pages have been cut to simplify the loop and give players more ways to restore the Forgotten Book during the event.
Manifested pages drop from the broad game while Guardian is wearing a FOTL mask, or from Haunted Sectors.
Extra pages can be earned from Haunted Sectors by defeating up to ten Headless Ones in a single run.

Mask Rolls

Introductory quest masks and Expert Haunted Sector masks drop with spikey high stats and Masterwork level 7 (previously was level 3) to make them more exciting for their limited duration.
Base Haunted Sector masks will now drop with high stats (previous was regular stats).
Masks purchased from Eva are unchanged (a static high stat roll).

Memento

Brought back an updated version of the Twilight Memento Triumph with new hidden objectives to earn the Memento.
Festival of the Lost Memento storage limit increased from one to three.

Focusing

Any focusing option that costs an Eerie Engram now has a chance to drop the Memento (previously was only the basic engram focusing option).
New Exotic Class Items focusing options added.

Forgotten Book

Reduced Manifested Page cost for all old volumes to one Manifested Page per chapter.

Expert difficulty

Removing matchmaking and added Haunted Sectors to Fireteam Finder.
Removed the quest to complete each of the Expert Haunted sectors. Sweetened the Horrific Haunts event challenge with an additional 500 candy as a reward.

Others

Fixed an issue where Warlock masks from vendor dropped with random stats.

Episode Revenant

Fixed an issue where onscreen tutorials for Fieldworks could not be closed.
Fixed an issue where in some instances Major Fieldworks voiceover was playing out of order.
Fixed an issue where Eramis’ voiceover was louder than intended.
Fixed an issue where the H.E.L.M. landing zone spawned players into The Last City hub instead.

Onslaught: Salvation

Fixed an issue where the Class Warfare and Shot Caller modifiers would not activate during Expert Onslaught.

Raid and Dungeons

Vesper’s Host

Fixed an issue where players that dismantled the Rogue Network quest couldn’t reacquire it.

Salvation’s Edge

Implemented a potential fix to an issue where the Memento wasn’t dropping for players other than the fireteam leader.
- We’ll update this patch note to confirm if the fix was successful.

Exotic Mission Rotator

Encore

Fixed an issue where players could potentially respawn in the Ancillary Transit Nexus during the final boss encounter and be unable to leave.

Weapons

Fixed instances of the curated Deadlock that dropped with incorrect perks.
- Hammer forged will be replaced with Rifled Barrel, High Caliber Rounds will be replaced with Light Mag, Killing Wind will be replaced with Lone Wolf, and Desperate Measures will be replaced with Closing Time.
- In cases where perks are enhanced, the perk will be swapped to the enhanced perk.
Fixed an issue where the Vantage Point Pulse Rifle could equip Rocket Launcher mods instead of Pulse Rifle mods.
- In some instances, if a rocket exclusive mod was equipped, this mod will be removed and players can add a Pulse Rifle mod of their choosing.
Fixed an issue where the Vantage Point Pulse Rifle could receive Voltshot instead of the new Jolting Feedback perk.
- Instances of Voltshot will be replaced with Jolting Feedback and enhanced versions with the enhanced instance.

Perks

Fixed an issue where Desperate Measures had its damage bonus reduced.

Artifact

Fixed an issue where Artifact power was not being granted by the Slayer Baron Apothecary Satchel unless you had acquired the Hunter’s Journal.

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