Bungie found a damage-breaking bug in Destiny 2 — and left it in on purpose
A glitch lets weapons hit for near-bottomless damage. Bungie's answer wasn't a hotfix — it was a blessing: leave it, go farm, have fun for a week.
Destiny 2 is Bungie's free-to-play online looter-shooter, where the whole point is grinding tough bosses for better gear. Right now those bosses melt in seconds, and the studio decided not to rush a fix.
The timing is bittersweet. It lands as veterans are already writing goodbye notes, and the free intro campaign that once hooked newcomers is gone. A great week to raid, a strange week to start.
What this game is
Destiny 2 is Bungie's free-to-play online shooter, a shared-world hybrid of FPS gunplay and MMO grind. You pick one of three Guardian classes and spend your time on story missions, three-player strikes, and six-player raids, all in pursuit of better weapons and armor. There is competitive PvP, but the heart of it is cooperative: shoot tough enemies, collect loot, chase the perfect roll, repeat. Nearly a decade of expansions has layered seasons, subclasses, and sprawling lore on top of that loop.
What happened
A bug slipped in that lets certain weapon and ability combinations deal absurd, near-bottomless damage. The expected move from a live-service studio is an emergency hotfix within hours. Bungie did the opposite. It publicly acknowledged the exploit and said it would let the situation ride for roughly a week, effectively telling players to go enjoy it. Bosses that normally demand a coordinated fireteam now evaporate on contact, and a quiet stretch turned into an unofficial farming holiday. That is exactly when the reviews started pouring in.
Player voices
The flood skewed sentimental, as long-time Guardians used the moment to reflect. One, who has stuck with the game across its rocky history, looked all the way back to launch:
"played since the Red War when it launched 9 years ago on my PS4 … i'd do it all over again." — a player with over 1,100 hours
Others mixed the love with a real loss. A veteran flagged what newcomers no longer get:
"The main campaign is gone … Never have played a better game in my life. 10/10." — a player with roughly 690 hours
Verdict
✅ If you've drifted away, this is the week to reinstall: broken damage makes farming bosses and stubborn raid encounters genuinely silly fun, and the studio has blessed the chaos. The asterisk is for brand-new players. The free introductory campaign that once eased people in has been removed, so starting cold right now means landing in the deep end during a very strange week. Returning lapsed players win big; first-timers should wait for a calmer on-ramp.
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