Destiny 2 Aug 20 patch notes: Graviton Lance and Glaive nerf fixes

Destiny 2’s 8.0.5.2 update fixes a couple of nerfs that impacted Glaives and the Graviton Lance Exotic.

Bungie released a Destiny 2 update on August 6 that nerfed the fan-favorite Graviton Lance rifle. While the applied changes were meant to adjust visual appearances only, they instead nerfed the exotic to shoot much slower than intended.

Fortunately, the 8.0.5.2 patch released on August 20 corrects this error by returning the pulse rifle’s RPM to its original state.

Destiny 2’s latest update also addresses another weapon nerf, specifically an issue that resulted in the Glaives having reduced melee damage.

The patch additionally reworks Trials of Osiris‘ Special ammo rules, with one change ensuring every crate grants one kill’s worth of ammo.

Patch notes for Destiny 2’s 8.0.5.2 update

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The full patch notes for Destiny 2’s August 20 update read as follows (via Bungie):

Activities

Crucible

• Trials of Osiris
  • Updated the Special ammo rules for Trials of Osiris.
    • Players will no longer spawn with one kill’s worth of Special ammo at the beginning of the round.
    • A second set of Special ammo crates will now spawn at two fixed neutral locations 10 seconds before the Dominion zone becomes active.
    • Each crate will still grant a single kill’s worth of ammo.

Gameplay and Investment

Armor

• Osmiomancy Gloves & Spirit of Osmiomancy
  • Fixed an issue where Coldsnap grenades were not consistently granting energy back when used against Champions.
• Added an unkindled (non-glow) version of the Solstice 2024 Sublime armor as universal ornament options for Hunters and Titans (see note below).
  • For players that have unlocked the armor glows for these sets during this year’s Solstice, both versions will be available to unlock in the appearance screen. If a player has not unlocked the glows, they will not be able to view the unkindled ornaments.
  • Note: We’ve identified a last-minute issue where the unkindled ornaments are not appearing on Warlocks. Additionally, these ornament selections do not currently have text strings. We plan to fix this in a future update.

Weapons

• General
  • Fixed an issue where after acquiring all six of the Salvation’s Edge weapon patterns, Adept weapons did not drop with a third perk in the right trait column.
• Glaives
  • Fixed an issue where Glaives had their melee damage reduced.
• Graviton Lance
  • Fixed an issue where Graviton Lance’s RPM was unintentionally nerfed.
• Fortunate Star
  • Fixed an issue where the Fortunate Star Bow was showing incorrect stat values on the inspection screen.