Overview
- Game director Joe Ziegler, who disclosed the changes Thursday, said some arrive in the next patch with more about a week later.
- Bungie will tone down bubble shields, knife power scaling, thermal scopes, and sniper rifles that now dominate fights.
- The studio plans to boost the underused Vandal and Recon runner shells to make them more competitive with other picks.
- Bungie teased two SECRET items: one to help solo players recover when downed, plus one that lets crews choose a more merciful outcome.
- The shift follows March updates that reduced enemy health, adjusted thermal scope use, tuned combat audio, closed a slide-cancel exploit, and reworked Outpost loot.