Players are disappointed with new exotic weapon, but Bungie has hidden a secret

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In Destiny 2, a raid exotic from Destiny 1 came back in September 2023, the Necrochasm automatic rifle. But players were disappointed with the weapon in PvE. That could change now, because resourceful players have noticed a hidden synergy in the weapon.

What kind of item is this?

  • “Necrochasm” is a raid exotic that already existed in Destiny 1. At the time, many people were disappointed with the weapon: it was ridiculed as a “pea gun.” The Necrochasm fired quickly, but did little damage. With the return of the “Crota’s End” raid in Destiny 2, the weapon also returned.
  • Although the weapon caused a stir in PvP, PvE players found the automatic rifle in Destiny 2 to be underpowered and not worth all the effort. Because the item only triggered the famous explosion if you knocked out opponents with a headshot, not otherwise. The “explosion” of a mob is considered ideal for killing swarms of enemies.
  • Without this explosion from body kills, players found the weapon unsuitable. It was said on reddit: Destiny 2 has no place for the Necrochasm, there are much stronger alternatives.

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    This has now been discovered: A player has now discovered a secret hidden by Bungie in the Necrochasm.

    If a target suffers from a Weapons of Sorrow debuff, the enemy will explode from Necrochasm even with normal body hit kills.

    So if an enemy is already suffering from the Throne or Necrochasm poison and then dies, they will explode, which can take out more mobs.

    This effect is exactly what Bungie wanted, as is clear from an emote from the developer Mercules, who shares a corresponding video on Twitter and thus draws attention to the effect.

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    Before joining Bungie, Mercules was a content creator who delved deeply into the mechanics of the shooter. He was considered the absolute weapons expert in Destiny. Bungie hired him as an “Associate Weapon Designer” in March 2022 (via Twitter).

    4 cursed weapons in Destiny

    What are the “Weapons of Sorrow?” The weapons are infamous instruments of destruction, twisted and cursed by Hive magic. The weapons are associated with destruction and tragedy. They corrupt their wearers and tempt them to do evil deeds. In the game they poison or curse their victims.

    There is an excellent background story, especially about the “Thorn” and its carrier Dredgen Yor, which “My name is Byf” has prepared.

    The 4 known Weapon of Sorrow are:

  • Thorn
  • Necrochasm
  • Touch of Malice
  • Osteo Striga

    • What does that mean in practice? In practice, the Necrochasm could be an exciting weapon in the team due to the synergy if another player uses another “Weapon of Sorrow”. The submachine gun “Osteo Striga” is particularly suitable because it leaves a 9-second debuff on the opponents.

    If the player uses the Necrochasm to take out such a weakened opponent, the explosion could quickly clear a room.

    The Necrochasm itself can also trigger a debuff on the opponent and then cause the explosion with a body hit: but the time window is only 2 seconds.

    More about powerful weapons from earlier days:

    The 5 most powerful weapons in Destiny & Destiny 2 history

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