Ahead of The Edge of Fate expansion coming toDestiny 2on July 15, some of the new Exotics coming in this expansion have already been showcased, either through leaks or official reveals. Among these new Exotics that players can get their hands on whenThe Edge of Fate expansion forDestiny 2arrives are at least one new armor piece for Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans, respectively. However, despite initially seeming like a powerful buildrafting tool, the new Exotic armor coming for Titans might ultimately be dead on arrival.
Alongside some of the new Exotics coming in The Edge of Fate expansion, some of the balancing changes for this new era ofDestiny 2’s looter-shooter sandbox have also been revealed. One of the most notable of which are changes for all three character classes' melee damage, which will nerf overpowered melee builds inDestiny 2. So, given these across-the-board melee nerfs coming in The Edge of Fate expansion, the Titan’s new Melas Panoplia Exotic gauntlets, being a melee-based buildcrafting tool, means it may not have a place in the new meta.
Destiny 2’s Melas Panoplia Titan Exotic Is a Case of Right Place, Wrong Time
What Does Titan’s New Melas Panoplia Exotic Do?
With credit toFallout Plays’ YouTube videofor their exclusive coverage of this new Exotic coming in The Edge of Fate expansion, Melas Panoplia will be delivering one of the most highly requested QoL features for Titan melee builds in the form of a dedicated Exotic. Unfortunately, though, this new Exotic Titan armor will be arriving at arguably the worst time possible inDestiny 2’s endgame meta, given the upcoming melee nerfs coming in this expansion.
In a nutshell, the balancing changes for melee damage coming in The Edge of Fate expansion will change all melee damage modifiers from multiplicative to additive sources. The buildcrafting tools affected by this change will have the potency of their new additive buffs increased, but this will overall be a nerf for melee builds across the board. Naturally, while these universal melee nerfs will affect all three character classes, they will generally affect Titans the most, as this character class’ current meta is heavily revolved aroundhigh-DPS Titan melee ability builds, whereas Hunters and Warlocks’ PvE meta builds are less reliant on melee abilities for their primary source of DPS.
While these changes for players’ powered and unpowered melee damage are ultimately nerfs, Glaives are also being changed to finally benefit from buffs that increase players’ unpowered melee damage in The Edge of Fate expansion, further upgradingGlaive-melee builds inDestiny 2’s meta.
Destiny 2’s New Melas Panoplia Exotic Highlights One of Titan’s Biggest Weaknesses
There’s no doubt that the Titan’s new Melas Panoplia Exotic will have a place in casual, low-difficulty content, since players are already likening this Exotic’s playstyle to a power fantasy similar to Marvel’s Thor and his iconic weapon, Mjolnir. However, this Exotic will arguably be useless against endgame bosses, at least compared to other meta Titan Exotics.
Unfortunately, Titan’s build diversity when it comes to endgame-boss DPS is already extremely limited compared to Hunters and Warlocks, withCuirass of the Fallen Star and Synthoceps buildsoften considered the undisputed meta for Titans. Especially with the upcoming melee nerfs, Titans will seemingly have even fewer options for endgame-boss DPS builds in The Edge of Fate era ofDestiny 2’s meta. Hence, with the Titan’s new Melas Panoplia Exotic being a melee-based buildcrafting tool, this could ultimately make it dead on arrival.
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