Summary
- Bungie revealed the details of the upcoming Destiny 2 update 7.3.5 which will be launching on March 5.
- Update 7.3.5 will feature several class ability changes which will make the game more consistent and balanced.
- Strand’s Threaded Specter, Threadlings, Ensnaring Slam and many more class abilities will be tweaked.
Destiny 2 recently released a major update which fixed many persistent bugs including one which prevented Warlocks from using Ball Lightning after a slide cancel. Players can also now acquire the Chivalric Fire sword from the Collections menu. However, it is advised to acquire it after the upcoming update which will feature a masterwork version.
Destiny 2 update 7.3.5 is scheduled to launch on March 5th. It will add several ability changes for Strand’s Threaded Specter and Threadlings as well as major buffs to balance Solar subclass abilities.
The primary objective is to reduce the uptime for the Threading Specter Strand Aspect due to its overperformance. After the update, it will be at par with the Ensnaring Slam in terms of class ability regeneration. Bungie is also reducing the class ability regeneration penalty for Ensnaring Slam by 50% and buffing Threaded Specter detonation damage by 25%.
Those who prefer the Sunbreaker Titan subclass should note that Consecration will be buffed, specifically the Solar ability’s slam travel distance and speed. These buffs will make it more consistent so that it is easier for players to hit their targets.
Destiny 2 Update 7.3.5 Ability Changes
Ensnaring Slam
- Reduced class ability regeneration penalty duration by 50% in PvE activities.
Threaded Specter
- Now applies the same class ability regeneration penalty used by Ensnaring Slam when the player creates a Threaded Specter.
- Increased Threaded Specter detonation damage by 25% vs. PvE combatants.
Threadlings
- Increased aim assist shape size from 0.41m to 0.5m (this makes aim assist more effective against them, making them easier to shoot)
- Reduced base damage vs. enemy players from 40 to 35.
- Damage with Thread of Evolution equipped reduced vs. enemy players from 45 to 38.5.
- Fixed an issue where groups of Threadlings were not reliably chain detonating when one was destroyed.
- Fixed an issue where Threadlings sometimes did not play their (non-damaging) destruction performance when destroyed by enemy fire, resulting in them appearing to blip out of existence.
Arcane Needle
- Increased aim assist angle (the size of the cone that the aim assist system uses to bend the projectile’s initial direction) by about 50%.
- Increased aim assist falloff distance (the distance at which aim assist begins to decay) from 30 to 45 meters.
- Increased tracking angular velocity (how quickly the projectile can bend towards its target) by about 5%.
- Increased the length of the projectile’s tracking shape (the shape in front of the projectile that it uses to find targets).
- Fixed an issue where uncharged melees while Arcane Needle is equipped resulted in the player appearing to freeze in a melee pose.
You can read through the complete patch notes here.
Update 7.3.5 will bring about several ability changes as explained above. This will directly impact the power dynamics in Destiny 2. Moreover, the update will also feature some weapon changes. Bungie’s collaboration with BioWare is now available. Although the update is a few weeks away, there’s plenty to keep Destiny 2 players busy until then.
About Destiny 2
Destiny 2 is an MMO looter-shooter developed by Bungie and is available on platforms like Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia. It will also be released for Playstation 5 and Xbox series X.
Destiny 2 is a delight for all the fanatics of multiplayer, first-person shooting game. From offering melodramatic cut scenes to exotic weapons, Destiny 2 does it all!
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