A mid-season patch is coming soon to Destiny 2, and while it has been rumored that submachine guns will have less of an impact in PvE after the update goes live, Bungie says that the weapon archetype isn’t being nerfed. Instead, the developer is looking to buff other weapon classes in the patch and will adjust some SMGs with “PvP-focused” changes.
“We’ve got a balance pass coming for primary weapons in PvE in the mid-season patch,” Bungie tweeted. “That doesn’t include nerfing SMGs, which is something we’re seeing a lot of talk about. Just to clarify some of the comments: We are not nerfing SMGs in PvE to bring them into parity with other weapons, we are buffing other weapons. We will be addressing Ikelos and Tarrabah separately with PvP-focused changes.”
Happy Friday! We’re seeing some convo about weapon changes. We’ve got a balance pass coming for primary weapons in PvE in the mid-Season patch. That doesn’t include nerfing SMGs, which is something we’re seeing a lot of talk about.
We’ll have more info in the end-of-month TWAB!
— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) March 17, 2023
Just to clarify some of the commments: We are not nerfing SMGs in PvE to bring them into parity with other weapons, we are buffing other weapons.
We will be addressing Ikelos and Tarrabah separately with PvP focused changes.
— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) March 17, 2023