Future 2 Reveals Extra Particulars About Lightfall Weapon Crafting Modifications

After revealing that the way in which gamers craft weapons could be evolving after Lightfall’s launch, Future 2 has given us extra of a peek at what which may seem like. A brand new blog post has launched three new crafting capabilities that will likely be launched to the sport over the approaching yr: Weapon Enhancing, Deepsight Activation, and Weapon Degree Boosting.

The primary of those to be launched to the sport will likely be weapon enhancing, which is able to drop “a number of weeks” after the Lightfall Grasp raid and will likely be obtainable just for a choose few weapons–initially solely Adept weapons acquired in Lightfall’s Grasp raid will likely be obtainable for enhancing.

The method will permit Adept weapons to be upgraded with enhanced traits, a stage, and a memento socket, with the enhancement working on a three-tiered system as detailed under:

• • Enhancement Tier 1:
    • Replaces the present Masterwork. Grants an enhanced intrinsic, weapon stage, “first enhanced” timestamp, and memento socket.
    • For raid Adepts solely: permits full choice over the barrel and journal perks (these perks are individually gated by stage, identical as crafted weapons).
    • The price of weapon enhancing tier 1 will range based mostly on the Masterwork tier that’s being changed. Enhancing a weapon that has a Masterwork tier worth of 10 will likely be less expensive than enhancing a weapon with a Masterwork tier worth of 1.
  • Enhancement Tier 2:
    • Weapon stage 11 requirement. Permits enhancing of the left column trait perk.
  • Enhancement Tier 3:
    • Weapon stage 17 requirement. Permits enhancing of the appropriate column trait perk.

Bungie has warned that this characteristic could not be capable to be utilized to a broad vary of present weapons “till we examine additional,” however will likely be added for all raid Adepts following Lightfall.

The opposite two new crafting options are resulting from be applied in Season 21, the Season of the Deep. The primary is Deepsight Activation, which is able to permit gamers to use Deepsight to any weapon that has a crafting sample obtainable. The characteristic can solely apply Deepsight as soon as per weapon, and solely on weapons that have not beforehand rolled with Deepsight. Bungie warns that the power will likely be “tightly managed,” with the fee depending on the weapon.

The ultimate new characteristic, additionally deliberate for Season 21, is a brand new solution to improve a weapon’s stage with out having the weapon geared up. A brand new mod will likely be added that may stage up a crafted or enhanced weapon utilizing commonplace currencies. “Whereas this won’t be initially positioned as the one technique for leveling up a weapon, it might be a handy technique for unlocking early perk selections and an outlet for any spare currencies you might have stockpiled,” the put up explains. Gamers will nonetheless be capable to stage up weapons the identical method they do now.

Together with these new options, Bungie may even be eradicating some outdated ones, together with Deepsight Attunement targets, resonant parts, and Resonant and Harmonic alloys. Deepsight may even now solely drop on weapons with a crafting sample, making red-bordered drops really feel extra helpful. Whereas most of those adjustments will not be utilized at Lightfall’s launch, they are going to be launched over the following few seasons.