The August 6 patch for Destiny 2 accidentally nerfed the Graviton Lance, and there’s no set date for when players can expect a fix.
Beloved among players for its damage output and black hole shots, the Graviton Lance continues to undergo balance-related tweaks. Bungie hasbuffed and nerfed the Exotic Pulse Riflemultiple times, yet the latest change went live by mistake.
Destiny 2’s August 6 patchshould’ve fixed an issue where Pulse Rifles displayed RPM as 395 instead of 300. The changelog promised such an adjustment would have no impact on weapons outside of visual appearances – this has since proven incorrect.
As spotted by players onReddit, the update “indirectly nerfed” the Graviton Lance, so the exotic “now shoots way slower” than it did pre-patch.
One person replying to the post lamented, “Just noticed this. It’s awful.”
Someone else in the thread added, “nah… definitely more than a visual fix. you can tell it is a lot slower.”
Developers have already addressed the issue in a Twitter/X post on the officialBungie Helpaccount. However, fans hoping for a quick fix may have to exercise patience, since the team won’t resolve the Graviton Lance glitch until an unspecified “future update.”
The studio’s message toDestiny 2 playersreads as follows, “We’ve identified an issue where Graviton Lance is firing at a slower rate of fire than intended. This will be addressed in a future update.”
Several users in the comments expressed their dissatisfaction with the indefinite wait. Some believe that had the patch incidentally buffed the rifle, a hotfix would’ve gone live right away.
Reads one such reply, “This would have been fixed within hours if it was firing way faster than intended.”
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Another frustrated player sarcastically wrote, “Please don’t worry, just keep nerfing the fun out of the game cause that will get more people to play.”
Then again, a series oflayoffs and cancellations related to Destinymeans those still working at Bungie may be prioritizing other things.
Brianna Reeves is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Pokemon, fighting games, first-person shooters, and single-player games. Brianna has bylines at CBR, PlayStation LifeStyle, and ScreenRant.
