Destiny 2’s Season 22 brings a slew of changes to how weapon crafting and the progression of crafted weapons work in the game, aiming to deliver a more meaningful and rewarding experience for players. Alongsidereworks to both Exotic weaponsandgeneral weapon archetypes, these changes culminate in some pretty substantial alterations to how some weapons feel inDestiny 2.
Weapon crafting was first introduced during The Witch Queen expansion, allowing Guardians to build specific weapons from the ground up. The process enables players to choose the perks in use on the weapon and even upgrade those perks into Enhanced versions as the tool levels up. However, before a weapon can be crafted, players must unlock its pattern by obtaining red-bordered “Deepsight” versions of the desired weapon. Crafting can be initiated via The Relic in The Enclave, accessible through Savathûn’s Throne World.
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Season 22 Changes to Crafting Currencies and Resources
Starting from Season 22, Resonant and Harmonic Alloys will be phased out of the crafting process. Like prior currencies that have departed from the game, players can trade their remaining stock to Rahool for Glimmer in the Tower. These resources will no longer be received after dismantling weapons and won’t be required for crafting upgrades. Eventually, Resonant and Harmonic Alloys will disappear from the game entirely.
Season 22 Changes to Crafted Weapon Progression
Bungie has recognized some inherent issues with the leveling process for crafted weapons. Because the leveling process, especially for crafted weapons with limited ammo, can require quite a bit of time, many players have repeatedly run enemy-rich bits of content to level up crafted weapons quickly. Instead of restricting this playstyle, Bungie is enhancing other paths to weapon progression. Additionally, an entirely new way to level weapons has come with Season 22 as an option to help players stay ahead of theever-increasing armory of potential craftable weapons.
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Season 22 Changes to Neomuna Crafted Weapons
Theevasive nature of Neomuna weapon patternshas been a point of contention. Starting in Season 22, a few tweaks should make acquiring patterns for these weapons less hassle.
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