Destiny Update - 10/13/2015
2.0.1 - The one with Eververse Trading Company.
General
- Tess Everis has returned from her vacation and is now back at her station in the Tower
- Added a new currency, Silver, that can be purchased from console stores
- Tess's booth has been given a facelift to reflect her new venture with the Eververse Trading Company
- Lord Saladin has returned from his hiatus and brings new wares for Iron Banner challengers
- Players who may have deleted their pre-order Ghost Shells after the Taken King Launch can now obtain them again from the Speaker
- Fixed an issue where some Taken King Collector's Edition purchasers did not receive their Shaders
- They can now be obtained from the Shader Collections Kiosk
- Fixed an issue where some of the Year 1 Special Order Emblems and Shaders were not appearing in Collections
Weapons
- "Shot Package" perks have been removed and replaced on Shotguns with a non-range-boosting perk
- Fixed an issue where Black Spindle had an unintended +20 Attack bonus
- Fixed an issue in which Rare Sniper Rifle scope upgrades did not correctly show progress
- Fixed an issue in which activating the "Eye of the Storm" perk was not using correct feedback when readying weapon
- Fixed an issue in which the "Second Wind" perk was incorrectly applying on the initial spawn
Armor
- Players can now reroll Stat nodes and Upgrade nodes on Exotic armor via the "Twist Fate" node
- Twist Fate will require Glimmer, Armor materials, and a Glass Needle, which will be available from Xur during his weekly visits
Exotics
- Fixed an issue where No Back Up Plans did not consistently trigger Force Barrier on Shotgun kills
- Fixed an issue where the "Air Traffic Control" perk on Taikonaut Helm did not properly increase heavy ammo drop rate with a Rocket Launcher equipped
- Smoke Bombs used with Sealed Ahamkara Grasps no longer costs two charges
Quests & Bounties
- Fixed an issue where Hunter and Warlock class level-up quests were not giving rewards for the correct level
- Fixed an issue with some Year 1 Exotic Bounty items that were causing lingering waypoints to remain over various NPCs
- Fixed several issues where some bounties were not correctly requiring players to complete Court of Oryx encounters within the stated time on the issued bounty
- Affected Bounties: "Challenge the Court: Reciprocal Rune", "Challenge the Court: Stolen Rune," "Challenge the Court: Antiquated Rune"
- Fixed an issue where some Vanguard bounties were incorrectly granting credit across entire Fireteams
- Affected Bounties: "Heavyweight", "Specialized Rampage", "Enemy in Every Corner", "Invincible"
- Fixed an issue where it was possible to not get charges on an Agonarch Rune if another Rune was completed in the same week
Strikes
- Weekly Heroic Playlist now shows how many Weekly Bonus Legendary Mark awards remain
- Fixed an issue where players were not transitioning to Return to Orbit upon Phogoth's death
- Fixed an issue where players were not transitioning to Return to Orbit phase upon Omnigul's death
Raid: King's Fall
- Increased the number of potential Shards and added additional materials in the first King's Fall chest
- Blighted Light explosion size has been changed to encompass the entire Arena
Crucible
- General
- Shaxx's Weekly Bounties now unlock across all characters after completing the Crucible Questline on one character
- Damage curves have been adjusted for all power-enabled playlists to account for the new Light levels in Year 2
- Distinct audio cues have been created for teammate and enemy revives
- Weekly Crucible bounty "Featured Matches" now properly progresses in weekly featured playlists in addition to daily featured playlists
- Weekly Crucible bounties "Featured Matches" and "Making an Impact" now also count top 3 finishes in Rumble as wins, to be consistent with other Crucible quest and bounty steps
- "Hold the Line" bounty now only requires being near only one of your teammates (instead of two)
- Fixed an issue where the "Largest Multi-Kill" stat on the Mayhem scoreboard did not accumulate correctly
Playlists
- Thieves' Den has been removed from the Rift playlist
- Added Twilight Gap and Asylum to Elimination playlist
- Removed Thieves' Den from Doubles playlist
- Removed The Anomaly and Firebase Delphi from Inferno Salvage and Inferno Skirmish playlists
Iron Banner
- Iron Banner is now enabled for the week of 10/13 - 10/19
- Requires a minimum Character Level of 40
- Recommended Light for Iron Banner is 230
- Game completion rewards have been reworked to be a more valid source for Iron Banner rewards
- End-of-match rewards now include both weapons and armor (including items available on Lord Saladin)
- New Emblems have been added to Lord Saladin's inventory
- Lord Saladin now has three daily bounties and three weekly bounties that award Legendary Marks
- Gear purchased from Lord Saladin now requires Legendary Marks (instead of Glimmer)
- Tempered buff is now automatically applied to your character and continues to grow in effectiveness each day of the event week
Trials of Osiris
- Trials of Osiris will be enabled the weekend of 10/16-10/18
- Requires a minimum Character Level of 40
- Requires a minimum Light of 251; Recommended Light is 290
- Winning teams now receive Trials gear rewards directly at the end-of-match completion
- Players that go undefeated on their Passage will continue to be invited to The Lighthouse
- Players may continue to play in the Trials past 9 wins (but rewards are maxed out at 9 wins)
- Trials Passages now have a Details page containing your Boons
- Player must now purchase Boons from the Details page on their Passage instead of from Brother Vance
- Boons can no longer be applied to Trials passages after starting a run
- Trials gear can be purchased from Brother Vance (including some items found at the Lighthouse)
- Brother Vance now has Bounties that award Legendary Marks
- Crucible Bounties can now also be completed in Trials of Osiris
- Matchmaking has been updated to make it more competitive to reach The Lighthouse
Economy
- Sources for Motes of Light have been adjusted:
- From completing Public Events have been increased by approximately 100%
- From earning XP post-40 have been increased from 3 -> 5
- From Faction Rep packages have been reduced from 5 -> 4
- From dismantling Rare and Legendary Items have been reduced by approximately 25-30%
- From Daily Vanguard and Crucible Bounties have been reduced by approximately 50%
- Sources for Strange Coins have been adjusted:
- From Faction Rep packages have been reduced from 5 -> 4
- From Daily Vanguard and Crucible Bounties have been reduced by approximately 50%
- Weapon Parts from dismantling Uncommon or Rare Weapons have been reduced by around 25%
- Weapon Part turn-ins at Factions increased from +50 Rep to +75 Rep per turn-in
- Materials recovered by Ghost Extractor upgrades reduced (but still guaranteed)
Inventory
- Ghost Shells will now be recovered at the Postmaster in your Lost and Found, if you don't have inventory space for them
Technical
- Fixed multiple situations that resulted in the game client crashing, including the "Ward of Dawn" and "Firefly" crashes
- Fixed some issues where audio would drop
