In its weekly update, Bungie dropped a bombshell on players who favor the controversial Divinity trace rifle, amongst other smaller details on how guns will be changing ahead of the Lightfall expansion. Divinity has become a polarizing weapon within the Destiny 2 community, with some players calling it a crutch that has become too dominant within high-level PvE content.
The trace rifle’s primary perk is a debuff that weakens enemies by up to 30%, and when you’ve got a few marksmen on the team who can land critical hits, the weapon can make short work of even the toughest enemies. Bungie said that it will be decreasing the weapon effect to 15% in Season 19 so that fireteams can focus on wielding a more varied arsenal in combat. Community manager Cozmo added that this nerf has been in the planning stages for quite a while, long before the Destiny 2 community started Divinity updates.
The Div change was planned before the spirited debates on social media began.
It’s fine to give your constructive feedback to Bungie, but do not harass anyone in the community for having a different opinion.
— Cozmo (@Cozmo23) October 6, 2022