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One ofDestiny 2’s oft-forgotten Exotic weapons, the Wish-Ender bow, has been unusually popular this entire season thanks to a bug. Since the Season Of Dawn started in December, Wish-Ender has been dealing almost triple its intended damage, making it deadlier than most weapons in many modes. After an odd silence, Bungie now say they’ll fix it next week.
Some players aren’t best pleased because bows are a bit blah and this made Wish-Ender feel special. Me, I’ll be glad to see this blight stop dominating Destiny’s PvEvP mode, Gambit.
While the bug only works against NPC enemies, not other players, it cuts through a lot of PvE activities and is a real nuisance in Gambit, where two teams race to summon then squish a big Taken boss. Wish-Ender is the strongest Gambit weapon right now and single-handedly changes the pace of matches, shredding rando swarms and Taken big’uns with ease. I’m often seeing over half the players in a Gambit Prime match wielding Wish-Enders. I can (and usually do) choose not to use it myself but I know I’m harming my team’s chance to win. If you’re up against a team of four Wish-Enders, welp, I hope you find some satisfaction in your moral superiority while you lose the match.
“This will be fixed in next weeks update,” a Bungie community manager saidon Redditlast night.
“I fully understand this will bring some negative feelings to players, as they enjoyed the unintentional increase to damage. We’ve brought this feedback to the team, which could be considered for future updates when looking at Bows overall.
“Again, not a promise, but wanted to give more info.”
It is frustrating that other balance-busting bugs caused Bungie todisable Telestoearlier this season anddisable Wormgod Caressthis week, yet Wish-Ender will have been left for five weeks. The harm has been clear. Gambit and Gambit Prime need more care and tuning from Bungie in general, and this bug has made it feel like a dismally low priority. Particularly as someone who does play Gambit Prime for funsies, I’ve found it a real shame.
