Destiny 2 Update 1.2.3 Patch Notes (Destiny)

by Claude Errera , Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 11:42 (2109 days ago) @ INSANEdrive

• Upon capturing a third zone, all three zones lock for 20 seconds.
  
• After 20 seconds, all three zones reset to neutral and must be recaptured.

Oh. ._.

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I think this is a pretty good change. Power Plays can quickly make a close game not-close. The vast majority of times I've seen one in an IB game, it's taken a game where the losing team had a chance... and moved it into the 'not gonna come back... ever' category. (Only a couple of times have I seen a losing team actually catch up because of a Power Play. If you're good enough to take - and hold - three zones, you're good enough that you're not usually losing in the first place.)

This still gives teams a bonus for doing a difficult thing... but it's up to you to capitalize on that bonus. (And if you're winning, and you let the opposing team grab all the zones, you better play REALLY well for the next 20 seconds, or you'll pay for your carelessness.)

Dunno. Sounds fun to me.

Prismatic Matrix

• The Prismatic Matrix has been temporarily removed. It will return in Season 4.
  
• Prismatic facets have been deprecated. Dismantling deprecated Prismatic facets will grant Bright Dust.

You get 150 Bright dust. Meh.

Last week was the 4th week in a row that I had every single item the Prismatic Matrix contained. That means I could grab something I already had, and delete it (for anywhere from 5 to 500 Bright Dust, but usually around 100), or I could simply let my newly earned facet expire, and get nothing. 150 seems like a better deal than both options.