Destiny 2 Echoes Act 2 Brings New Guns And A Big Focus On Sniper Rifles
When the second act of Echoes, Destiny 2’s current content Episode, drops on July 16, it’s going to refresh the game with a few significant changes. Among them are new weapons for players to chase and new Artifact mods that will add some big enhancements to sniper rifles and Solar weapons, giving a chance for new builds for players to use during the next six weeks.
Bungie gave a sense of what’s coming in Act 2 in its recent livestream. The new act brings three new Battlegrounds activities that will continue to advance the story, while also adding more guns for players to chase in Episode activities. There are also five new Artifact mods for players to earn and unlock, and some significant balancing changes coming to the game, as well.
The new guns coming to the game are pretty notable. One is Aberrant Action, a new Solar rocket-assisted sidearm, a gun archetype that has quickly become one of the best in the game. Aberrant Action can roll both Incandescent, which sets enemies on fire, and Heal Clip, which heals you when you reload based on the kills you scored, which already sounds extremely overpowered. There are only two other rocket-assisted sidearms–essentially, pistols that shoot rockets–currently available, and both are excellent, so this is going likely to be the best weapon in Act 2, and possibly the entire episode.