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Destiny Update - 02/09/2016

2.1.1 - The one with Crimson Days

With the February Update, players of Destiny will find a new playable activity, enhancements to the way the Crucible operates, as well as some fixes and changes for the overall experience.

New Event: Crimson Days

• Grab a partner to celebrate gggggggggggCrimson Days from February 9th, 10AM PST to February 16th, 1AM PST
  
• Grab Quests
  
  • Go talk with Lord Shaxx in the Tower to receive the quest "Crimson Bonds" 
    • Players must be at least Level 40 to be eligible to obtain this quest
• Play Crimson Doubles
  
  • 2v2 PvP Event Playlist: Crimson Doubles
    • Requires Pre-made Fireteam of 2 
    • In Crimson Doubles, "Heartbroken" buff is applied to you when your teammate is down that provides maxed stats and faster reload
    • Weekly Shaxx bounties have been replaced with special Crimson Doubles bounties for the duration of the event

General

• Fixed an issue where some emote incidents would appear twice
  
• Fixed a rare issue where the Refer-a-Friend buff was not being properly applied when joining an in-progress activity
  

Weapons

• Fixed an issue where an extra icon on the kiosk was appearing for players who acquired MIDA Multi-Tool exotic weapon for both Year One and Year Two
  
• Fixed an issue with Hakke pulse rifle damage scaling to bring them back in line with other pulse rifles
  

Armor

• Fixed the icon for Titan class item Mark of a Kellslayer 
  
• Fixed an issue where the icon for the Hunter artifact Unerring Compass was missing on PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
  

Activities

• Fixed an issue where the Vienna Singer ship was not dropping at appropriate rates
  

Nightfall

• Reduced the chance for ghost shells to be awarded from completing the weekly in favor of other rewards
  

Raid: King's Fall

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to become immune to the Totem room damage by using a sword's block ability
  
  • Totems will now kill players under the totem after an extended period of time
• Fixed an issue on the aura holder when exiting 3rd person, the camera forward would get reset back facing the direction of the players feet
  
• Fixed an issue where the Ogres would teleport when it had issues path finding around previous dropped bombs
  

Crucible

General

• Bounties have been moved to the top of Shaxx's vendor screen
  
• Players now start without special ammo in all 3v3 modes
  • See developer comments from Derek Carroll
• Fixed an issue where the quest step to "Complete a match with 6+ Auto Rifle kills" was not properly registering
  
  • The temporary fix applied previously has been removed once again to allow this quest to be turned in properly
• Fixed an issue where the text display for Nova Bomb score bonuses was incorrect
  
• Damage Referee has been enabled in the Control playlist for the Crucible
  • See developer comments from Paul Lewellen

Playlists

• New Rotating Playlists
  • See developer comments from Jeremiah Pieschl
  • Freelance 3v3 featuring Skirmish, Salvage and Elimination - only accessible by solo players, no fireteams
    
  • Freelance 6v6 featuring Control, Clash and Rift - only accessible by solo players, no fireteams
    
  • Inferno 3v3 featuring Inferno Skirmish, Inferno Salvage and introducing Inferno Elimination!
  • Inferno 6v6 featuring Inferno Control and Inferno Clash

Iron Banner

• Iron Banner returns on February 23rd, 10AM to February 29th, 1AM PST
  
• Iron Banner armor pieces from Rank 5 packages will now be granted immediately, instead of appearing once you return to Orbit
  
• Increased the base win rep amount by +20% (50 to 60)
  
• Waypoints have been added to Lord Saladin when the Rank 3 and Rank 5 packages are available
  
• Players can no longer recycle into Iron Banner matches after the event has ended
  

Trials of Osiris

• Reduced the postgame wait time by 15 seconds
  
• Adjusted loot tables to make rewards more consistent and less likely to have a non-payout match
  

Maps

Crossroads

• Fixed an issue where some players are able to perch in an advantageous position on a giant tree root
  

The Timekeeper

• Removed dynamic objects and moved overtime objective to help it play better in Elimination
  

Items

• Fixed an issue where Reputation was being awarded when dismantling the Future War cult ship "The Climb" 
  
  • Access to the ship via the kiosk has been re-enabled
• Fixed an issue where the icon on Gunsmith vendor screen to display the correct reputation