Destiny 2’s ‘Shiny’ Weapons Are Its Best Loot Pursuit In Ages, Minus One Thing

“I experienced being genuinely excited for a loot drop for the first time in probably 4+ years thanks to the holofoil versions of weapons. I forgot what that was like.”, one of Destiny 2’s highest profile content creators, putting forth a thought that has been on my mind not just since Into the Light launched, but for years.

Now, with its BRAVE arsenal, Destiny has brought the concept of shinies into the game. Those shinies have a unique look to them that set them apart from the base model. They come fully masterworked. And they have four perk options instead of just two. And they areTo me, the concept of shinies dropping is a much, much more satisfying loot pursuit than it is finding five red borders to craft almost any weapon in the game, or even getting an adept drop with a good roll.

This was back in 2021, and arriving here today this is…essentially what happened. Shinies have a unique look that other weapons don’t have and can’t get. Shinies do not have a unique perk pool, just more perk options. I did suggest something about shinies being different elemental drops to mix things up more, like in this case, a Solar Recluse or something, but that messes with the element 3.0 perks now that those subclasses are fully rolled out, so that wouldn’t work now.

The one problem I think is pretty obvious, the fact that there is a ticking clock on these limited edition shinies, which only runs for the next two months until The Final Shape gets here. After that, these shinies will stop dropping altogether and only the base versions can be farmed. A true “you had to be there” thing, but everyone just views this as FOMO. Timegated FOMO, in fact, given that six more weapons are being rolled out in the next three weeks.

I do think that Bungie has learned that people like this concept, however, and we will see more of this in the future. For what activities? I don’t know, though I don’t think it will replace crafting or anything. But I’d rather hunt for a shiny raid or seasonal weapon than I would just getting the borders to craft one. And lest we forget, Bungie is introducing a system to enhance these base perks on these BRAVE weapons, so they will compete with crafted weapons soon enough.

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