Along with a brand-new campaign and an entire planet to explore, The Edge of Fate expansion forDestiny 2will also be introducing major improvements to the game’s loot systems. This notably includes entirely new layers of buildcrafting tools for players to combine. It most likely won’t happen right away, but slowly and surely, this new generation of buildcrafting tools inDestiny 2will eventually come to replace the existing meta.
As players begin navigating thisnew meta inDestiny 2’s Edge of Fate expansion, players should consider prioritizing one new buildcrafting tool, in particular: the weapons character stat. Not only can this stat provide a powerful, universal foundation for endgame builds, but it can also open up countless possibilities for creativity and experimentation that previously weren’t viable in the former Armor 2.0 loot system. So, compared to the other new character stats coming in the Armor 3.0 system, the weapons stat arguably seems like the clear meta pick.
What Does Destiny 2’s New Weapon Stat Do?
Why Players Shouldn’t Sleep on Destiny 2’s Weapons Stat
Admittedly, the nature of improving players' weapon damage against Guardians ultimately makes this character stat a mandatory investment forDestiny 2’s PvP meta builds. However, this was already a mandatory investment beforeDestiny 2’s Armor 3.0 update, except instead of a character stat, players would typically use their legendary weapons’ perks to invest in improving their weapon damage. So, with the weapons stat applying to primary, energy, and heavy weapons all in one convenient package, players who invest in this stat will finally have the freedom to use their weapon perks to provide creative utilities that were previously considered off-meta.
Even beyond PvP, this weapons stat will also be a game-changer formeta builds inDestiny 2’s endgame PvE content. Alongside improved weapon damage, ammo efficiency is also widely considered to be a mandatory investment for meta builds, which players would use their armor mods to invest in. Hence, while the increased weapon damage will give players more freedom when it comes to legendary weapon mods, the ammo efficiency benefits of the weapon stat will give players more freedom when it comes to armor mods.
Destiny 2’s New Armor 3.0 Weapon Stat Kills Multiple Birds With One Stone
At first, the reveal of the new Armor 3.0 weapon stat providing universal damage buffs ultimately seemed like it was going to be quite acontroversial addition toDestiny 2. However, with the weapon stat lumping together improved weapon damage, reload speed, and ammo efficiency all into one buildcrafting tool will ultimately allow meta builds to finally move away from pre-existing buildcrafting tools that already did one of these three things individually.
Especially compared to the other new Armor 3.0 character stats inDestiny 2, which may vary in importance from build to build, like increasing the damage and recharge time of specific abilites, the benefits provided by the new weapons stat are generally much more universal. Hence, players should strongly consider prioritizing their weapons stat above all else, as this can provide near-unlimited possibilities for what kinds of builds will be viable in both endgame PvE content andcompetitive PvP inDestiny 2, finally allowing players to opt for creative utilities without compromising on their weapons’ damage.
