Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.2: Crucible Tweaks, Helmet Fix, & Weapon Balances

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Summary

  • Destiny 2’s Update 8.2.5.2 focuses on fixing bugs and enhancing Crucible gameplay with various tweaks.
  • The update also reverts a recent change made to the Hunter’s Astral Stasis Drake Helmet.
  • Certain Destiny 2 weapons like Thorn, Lotus-Eater, and Deterministic Chaos also received minor updates.

Bungie rolls out Update 8.2.5.2 for the game ‘Destiny 2’. This update addresses additional bugs and visual glitches that affect gameplay, as well as making further adjustments to the Crucible. Updates like these are quite common in live-service games such as ‘Destiny 2′, due to their continuous release of new content, events, and seasons, which can sometimes lead to unforeseen issues or discrepancies from the developers’ original plans.

Currently, Destiny 2 is generally holding its ground, but the transition to episodic content post-Final Shape expansion hasn’t always been a seamless journey for Bungie and their player base. The last two episodes have encountered significant problems, such as a troublesome bug that hindered the acquisition of highly desired Destiny 2 weapons with specific traits. Fortunately, Bungie has responded swiftly to these problems, consistently issuing updates to rectify as many issues as possible.

In addition to the weekly reset for Destiny 2, developer Bungie also rolled out Update 8.2.5.2, addressing various lingering issues within the game. This update includes making Vesper’s Host available in weekly rotations, resolving a potential soft lock in the Court of Blades, and fixing exotics like Thorn and Deterministic Chaos. Furthermore, Bungie is reversing a modification made to the Hunter’s Astral Stasis Drake Helmet that caused an issue with the hood being displayed incorrectly. They plan to introduce a new helmet in a future update that will automatically lower hoods by default to rectify this problem.

In Update 8.2.5.2, modifications made to Destiny 2’s Crucible persist. Primarily, Lockdown received the most alterations: Players can now resuscitate their teammates, heavy ammo spawn intervals have been extended from 60 seconds to 120 seconds, and a zone must be neutralized to prevent a triple capture. On the competitive side of the Crucible, Bungie carried on refining the point system and the manner in which points are gained or lost. Additionally, a bug that impeded solo players from receiving loss protection when facing off against a duo fireteam has been rectified.

It’s fortunate when not every problem necessitates a solution. Occasionally, Bungie has transformed a glitch into an advantage, like the recent incident where they made class-specific weapons accessible to all Destiny 2 players by not fixing the bug but instead allowing it to persist. This enables players to acquire gear that was previously unavailable to them. Moreover, this bug sparked ideas within the development team for adding exclusive weapon animations for Titans and Warlocks in future updates to align with the Hunter’s Quickfang and Goldtusk swords.

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.2 Patch Notes

Seasonal

Episode Heresy

  • Court of Blades
    • Fixed a potential soft-lock when defeating a challenger with 0:00 left on the countdown timer.

Episode Revenant

  • Kell’s Vengeance
    • Fixed an issue where the Devouring Essence debuff can duplicate during the fight against Skolas.

Raids and Dungeons

  • Fixed an issue where Vesper’s Host would not be featured in the weekly rotations.

Crucible

Game Modes

  • Lockdown
    • Corrected an issue where the wrong VO was playing when rounds were won.
    • Revives are now enabled in the mode.
    • Heavy Ammo now spawns at 120s instead of 60s into a round.
    • Initial spawn points have been updated.
    • Neutralizing a zone will be required to prevent a triple cap, instead of just being on the zone.

Competitive

  • Point Gains / Losses
    • Increased the amount of points you can be given by the Skill Delta modifier for either beating or losing to a higher skill team.
    • Removed the ability for the Skill Delta modifier to reduce points given or increase points lost.
  • Solo vs. Fireteam Loss Forgiveness (Competitive and Trials)
    • Corrected an issue where solo players matched against a duo fireteam, or solo players match with a duo against a trio, could sometimes not gain loss protection.
    • There is still a known issue where a team of all solos matched against trios may not receive loss protection.
      • While these matches are rare (less than one percent of games for solos), we have modified our matchmaking parameters to further reduce the likelihood of these matches occurring while we continue to investigate.

Gameplay and Investment

Armor

Customization

  • Reverted the recent change to the Hunter Astral Stasis Drake Helmet.
    • For more information, check the ‘Marks, Bonds, and Cloaks’ section of the 03/20/2025 TWID.
  • Fixed an issue where the Mark of the Fallen Star ornament would improperly disable effects on some Exotic armors.

Weapons

Legendaries

  • Fixed an issue where Lotus-Eater showed incorrect numbers in its kill tracker.

Perks

  • Fixed an issue where Discord was not granting ammo to Glaives while active on projectile kills.

Exotics

  • Deterministic Chaos
    • Fixed an issue where anti-Champ capability were misbehaving with anti-Champ mods and Radiant.
  • Thorn
    • Fixed an issue where the Refined Soul buff was being removed upon stowing the weapon.

Power and Progression

Guardian Ranks

  • Fixed an issue where the Master Spelunker objective stated that Vesper’s Host and not Sundered Doctrine was required for Guardian Rank 11.

Collections

  • The Frostflower Sparrow will now properly appear in Collections.

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2025-03-25 23:34