New Destiny 2 Sniper Rifle Nerfs Result In Major Community Backlash

Some changes in games are good, others – not so much. The recent Destiny 2 sniper rifle nerfs definitely fall into the latter category, at least if you’re going by fan reaction alone. There are many amazing snipers in Destiny 2, some are pretty darn hard to get, which makes the damage they do much more satisfying. Unfortunately, that damage has just been decreased among other recent changes. 

We saw incredible buffs with the last two seasons and expansions of Destiny 2, including the famous Izanagi’s Burden advantage. Fun, but not meant to last forever because Bungie is now in the process of setting back a lot of recent buffs for this particular weapon type, including up to 20% weapon damage reduction across all snipers as well as nerfs to certain modifiers and range. 

Many took to Reddit to air out their grievances and the initial pushback has seen massive support across all social media. Many cite the nerfs as a major combat design issue, stating that many of the high-tiered enemies are not designed for close-quarter combat. Ranged weapons play a key factor, especially in raids, and limiting an entire class of weaponry this drastically has the potential to turn the entire meta on its head. 

For those needing a little catching up, here are all of the proposed changes in prep for the season ahead, according to Bungie: