Slash. Slash. Slash. I am keen on my assortment of Destiny 2 swords, however they’re not precisely advanced beasts. For Honor, it ain’t. It appears Bungie have additionally observed this blunt angle with blades. The boffins over at sword headquarters have shared some sharp modifications to blades arriving with Destiny’s subsequent season, promising a extra pointed expertise when bringing a blade to a gunfight.
Bungie dove into their deliberate sword modifications in a news post this week. There’s an entire lotta like to get by way of first. It’s valentine’s day quickly, which suggests it’s Destiny’s not-valentine’s Crimson Days quickly, beginning Tuesday 11th and working ’til the 18th.
It’s your typical Destiny occasion, with returning modes and unique gear and tokens to gather alongside the way in which. You know the drill by now. But I did must shout out this unbelievable, stunning Sparrow that bursts out a holographic coronary heart when driving tandem with the one you love / platonic good friend / romantically-involved mortal foe / different (delete as applicable).
Alright then. Swords.
Destiny’s sci-fi knights will quickly begin utilizing up a brand new useful resource, Sword Energy. This meter will change your melee means whereas wielding a sword. Heavy assaults and guards will burn up this meter, forcing you to take extra care in utilizing them. It seems like Bungie had been bored of blademasters mashing heavy assaults repeatedly, and are forcing fighters to combine issues up. Your gentle assault, whereas nonetheless consuming ammo, received’t devour this vitality. It’ll additionally loop extra easily, making it a extra environment friendly chipping software.
That you continue to must stuff your blade with ammo for gentle and heavy assaults is, frankly, wild. Not mechanically – I get it, you’ve gotta steadiness your game – however it’s conceptually weird. At least guarding will quickly not chew by way of ammunition.
Unfortunately, this additionally means it’s time to say farewell to Worldline zipping. Until now, Warlocks utilizing the Worldline Zero – an unique sword – might mix the blade’s teleport assault with their very own slide to realize ludicrous momentum – as demonstrated by speedrunners Shockwve and Traderkirk’s record-setting Last Wish run at this 12 months’s Awesome Games Done Quick.
I’m all for something that makes swordfights extra spectacular. It’s wild to go to all that bother of dressing up a cloaked area wizard after which decking them out with a knock-off AK-47. No, that received’t do – my hunter requires the best of blades.
Unfortunately, it leaves speedrunners in search of new tips to beat their blade-assisted information.
