Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.1: Explosive Payload Fixes & More Revealed!

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This latest Destiny 2 update (8.2.5.1) addresses problems with Sundrered Doctrine and Explosive Payload Weapon Perk, among other issues.

As an ardent fan, I’ve often pondered about the efficacy of the trusty old Explosive Payload perk over the years, with many instances leaving me in doubt about its true value.

It’s been discovered that Destiny 2 players have faced problems lately due to the ineffectiveness of one specific aspect, as its damage output didn’t match well with perks like Master of Arms. This problem will be addressed and fixed with the release of update 8.5.2.1.

The new update will additionally address progression-blocking errors that plagued the Sundrered Doctrine dungeon. Plus, competitive players can look forward to new Crucible changes that tweak performance bonuses.

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.1 full patch notes

The complete patch notes for Destiny 2’s March 18 update read as follows.

Activities

Crucible

Competitive

  • Points Gains/Losses
    • Increased the granularity of the performance bonus portion of the Rank rewards.
      • This will allow the performance bonus to grant additional positive points more often.
    • Increased the maximum amount the performance bonus can grant from +10 to +20.
    • Increased the maximum amount the contribution scalar can grant from +50 to +60.
  • Matchmaking
    • Fixed an issue where smurf protection could be erroneously applied to players who had been highly ranked in previous seasons but placed lower than expected this season.
      • This was increasing the effective rank that these players were matching in, leading to the reports of lower ranked players matching against players at higher ranks.

Trials of Osiris

  • Fixed an issue where the double loot modifier was being applied twice for post-game Adept weapon drops.

Raids and Dungeons

Sundered Doctrine

  • Fixed an issue where the final boss could be defeated using pressure doors.
    • Pyramid Ships are dangerous places…
  • Fixed an issue where alternate characters that completed the quest could not collect the class item.
    • Alternate characters with no focus set can collect class item from focus chest.
    • Alternate characters with a focus set, will need to set it to the class item to collect from focus chest.

Episode: Heresy

Court of Blades

  • Fixed an issue where the Ritual of Greed armament pickups could be acquired by another player who had also purchased the armament.

Gameplay and Investment

Weapons

  • Updated Temptations Hook to match damage profiles of other modern Caster Frame Swords.

Exotic Weapons

  • Slayer’s Fang
    • Fixed an issue where Slayer’s Fang would stun Overload Champions but did not stop their constant health regeneration.
  • Barrow Dyad
    • Fixed an issue where Barrow Dyad couldn’t be crafted if the player had unlocked the fourth intrinsic.

Weapon Perks

  • Fixed an issue where weapons with the Subjugation origin trait would not exhaust boss, miniboss, and Champion combatants.
  • Fixed an issue where Explosive Payload’s damage was not being scaled correctly by some perks like Magnificent Howl and Master of Arms.

Abilities

  • Fixed an issue where players could spawn infinite orbs with no cooldown after using a Relic.

Artifact

  • Fixed an issue where the Piercing Sidearms perk granted by Tablet of Ruin wasn’t piercing some types of shields.

General

  • “Winged Victory” Holochip has been renamed to “Taking Flight” so as to not be confused with the new ship with the same name.
  • Fixed an issue where the Triumphant ornament required Season Pass ownership to purchase.
  • Fixed an issue where the “Taking Flight” Holochip’s tooltip would not indicate that it was previously purchased.

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2025-03-18 22:47