Destiny 2 Update 8.2.0.2 patch notes: Lodestar & Flashover nerfs, Exotic fixes, more

In the progression of Episode Heresy, Bungie has rolled out Update 8.2.0.2 to tackle various problems encountered in Destiny 2. This includes an excessively powerful Exotic weapon and a combination of gear that was hard to overlook.

In response to Lodestar, which took over the PvP gameplay following its introduction and necessitated its complete disablement by Bungie, they have now decreased the range at which it loses effectiveness when fired casually. This change makes it slightly more challenging to utilize.

In simpler terms, the power of Flashover (the Artifact Perk which enabled Bolt Charge to instantly defeat enemies in The Crucible) has been reduced. This perk was particularly troublesome when paired with Arc Titan, as it allowed even less skilled players to effortlessly win firefights.

Furthermore, the patch notes below detail an array of bug corrections for Finality’s Auger, Barrow-Dyad, Blight Ranger, Speaker’s Sight, and various other Exotic items that have been addressed as well.

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.02 February 25 full patch notes

Activities

Episode: Heresy

Fixed an issue where Sigil Stones could drop from defeated combatants much faster than intended.

Crucible

Trials of Osiris

Reduced how much going Flawless affects Weekly Performance Based matchmaking for solo players.
Lighthouse Passages can no longer be reset from the Director if a loss has not been recorded on the passage.
Fixed an issue where the Seasonal and Lifetime Flawless Passages trackers were incorrect.
Fixed an issue where wins were not correctly granting progress points towards Ghosts dropping.

Competitive

Rank point gains and losses have been adjusted.
- Increased the effectiveness of the quitter compensation aspect of the contribution scalar.
- Reduced the number of points that the skill modifier can add or remove.

Dungeons and Raids

Sundered Doctrine

Mission Complete should now fire shortly after defeating Kerrev and receiving loot unless players are actively trying to open the vault door.
Fixed an issue where the drop rate for Finality’s Auger was not properly scaling with boosts from Triumphs.
- In addition, all players that complete Sundered Doctrine will receive an additional boost to its initial drop rate.
Fixed an issue where opening one of the hidden chests could lock that character out of acquiring focused gear for that week.
Fixed an issue where hidden chests could despawn shortly after being opened.
Fixed an issue where Pyramid Switches could be activated by AOE damage sources.

Exotic Missions

Zero Hour

Fixed an issue preventing players from completing the activity which also affected rewards and pursuit progress.
- Zero Hour has been reenabled.

Gameplay and Investment

Exotic Armor

Hunter

Blight Ranger
- Cancelling Arc Staff with Blight Ranger now triggers Bolt Charge.

Titan

Arbor Warden
- Arbor Warden’s “Barri-nade” now picks up the benefits of Storm’s Keep.

Warlock

Speaker’s Sight
- Fixed an issue where the Speaker’s Sight healing turret was healing more than intended in The Nether.
Solipsism – Spirit of Filaments
- Fixed an issue that caused Spirit of the Filaments to not reward class ability energy properly.
Solipsism – Spirit of Necrotic
- Fixed an issue where Spirit of Necrotic was granting Devour.

Weapons

General

Fixed an issue where Redrix’s Estoc could not roll with random Stocks.
Fixed an issue where, after unlocking a pattern from Vault of Glass, the Deepsight mod socket would still appear visible.

Exotic Weapons

Lodestar
- Reduced the damage fall off range when fired from the hip.
- Fixed an unintended aim assist disparity between mouse/keyboard and controller when using Lodestar’s hip fire.
Finality’s Auger
- Fixed an issue where the turret could linger after swapping to another Heavy weapon.
Barrow-Dyad
- Fixed an issue causing Barrow Dyad’s particles to not render correctly when impacting Phalanx shields.

Abilities