Bungie Is Nerfing New Destiny 2 Exotics That Are Dominating The PvP Meta
If you been playing recently in Destiny 2’s PvP arena, the Crucible, you’ve almost certainly faced a lot of players tossing healing turrets and laying down a ton of fire with Khvostov-7G0X, the new and grindy-to-unlock Exotic auto rifle that can be earned in The Final Shape expansion. Khvostov has dominated PvP as of late, but Bungie is nerfing the gun in ways that are likely to reel in its Crucible supremacy.
It’s not just Khvostov that’s getting adjusted, either. In its latest This Week in Destiny blog post, Bungie addressed three Exotics that are currently seeing a ton of use in the Crucible, and particularly in high-stakes Trials of Osiris weekend multiplayer event. Those are Red Death Reformed, a pulse rifle players get from the current season pass, and Speaker’s Sight, an Exotic helmet for Warlocks. Khvostov and Speaker’s Sight work particularly well together for an easy-to-use strategy that boosts the gun’s power, while Red Death Reformed hits hard and heals its user when they score a kill, making it the go-to response to Khvostov.
A few things are going on with Khvostov to make it so strong. First off: It’s bugged. Khvostov’s Exotic perk makes its bullets occasionally ricochet, bouncing around and hitting multiple targets while dealing additional damage. Bungie said it wanted to reduce the recoil created by those ricochet bullets in particular, but the glitch in how the gun works caused all the bullets to receive that reduced recoil.