Hello Guardians! It is Thursday so you know what that means…. A new TWAB for March 23 2023. Lets get into it!
Bungie kicks off this weeks TWAB the only way it should, with a tribute to Lance Reddick aka Zavala who passed away last week.
Bungie posted:
On Friday, we all learned of the tragic news of Lance Reddick’s passing at the age of 60. As the voice of Commander Zavala—the stalwart commander of the Vanguard—Lance brought to life a character who has become virtually synonymous with Destiny itself. For nearly a decade, Guardians around the world have found purpose and comfort in Zavala’s presence, bolstered by that unmistakable voice, so full of strength, serenity, and nobility.
The tributes that have poured in for Lance have been overwhelming; from endless heartfelt messages on social media to impromptu gatherings of respect in Zavala’s corner of the Tower, overlooking the Last City. As an actor, musician, gamer, and family man, the passion Lance brought to the things he loved was reflected in the eyes and hearts of all who loved him.
For now, we will honor his presence through his performances yet to come in the game, and in the memories that will last us a lifetime. We are deeply saddened by his passing but so thankful for the time we spent together, and our thoughts are with his friends and loved ones.
Thank you for everything, Lance. We will miss you.
Lightfall Crucible Update
Yesterday, Bungie had posted an article and graphs about Crucible and their plans. It covers Updates to maps and modes weighting, Adjustments to matchmaking, skill ratings for competitive matchmaking, future quality of life updates, Iron Banner and Trials plans as well as new and returning modes. The article is full of details and can be seen by clicking here. There is definitely a lot in there to digest for the Crucible crowd.
Raid Master Mode and Challenge Rotation Starts Next Week
Starting next week, Master will be arriving for the Raid and along with the higher risk are greater rewards which includes armor with a weekly rotating stat focus. Weekly Challenges are arriving also to add an objective to one encounter each week that grants extra loot (Adept Raid Weapon). These Adept Raid Weapons will be able to be enhanced/upgraded sometime mid-season with a patch.
There are two issues currently in the Raid, one is Nezarec not always responding to players in the Well of Radiance and will be updating in a future patch. The second is jump pads found around the Raid where players with higher framerates (above 80 but not below 60) could unintentionally be killed using the jump pads. Bungie is checking on this to address the issue.
Guardian Rank Updates
Bungie is updating the Guardian Rankings for the Legendary and Master Lost Sector Objectives. They feel these were placed a bit too early in Guardian progression so Legend Lost Sector is moved from Rank 7 to Rank 8 and Master Lost Sector is moved from rank 9 to rank 10.
Continuing on with the TWAB form March 23, Bungie Player Support is back and they provided a list of known issues reported in their Help Forum:
- The Dimensional Hypotrochoid Grenade Launcher can have a range Masterwork.
- Non-Lightfall quests show up under the Lightfall quest category.
- Hunters that die and have Strand reapplied will lose their first Strand Aspect.
- Thunderhead Grips are missing as an ornament for Armor Synthesis.
- Certain Heavy weapon archetypes are not benefitting from equipping a third reserve mod.
- Unpowered melee can produce fast melee combos in quick succession.
- Commendations are greyed out as already given in some activities.
- Master dungeons aren’t showing Artifice armor in the reward preview when selecting the activity.
- The Shielded Foes activity modifier is showing a placeholder icon.
- We are investigating an issue causing players to be unable to join Competitive Crucible matches after their in-game suspension is scheduled to expire. Players affected by this issue can resolve it by playing a match of Competitive Crucible with an alternate character.
- Players in Legend and Master Lost Sectors and Master Wellspring can become softlocked on a black screen when wiping to orbit. Players in this state can manually return to orbit to fix the issue.
Bungie also posted some tributes to Lance Reddick from some movies of the week and artist of the week. Other than that, these were all the updates from Bungie in the TWAB for March 23, 2023. What are your thoughts on the TWAB and do you think there should be a nice in game tribute to Lance, like a statue in the garden next to Cayde? Let us know down in the comments or hit us up on our Twitter account by clicking here.
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