Destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.7 patch notes

Bungie has dropped the latest hotfix for Destiny 2, and if you're curious as to what's included in hotfix 7.0.0.7. Let's get into these Destiny 2 patch notes.

Daniel Hollis

31st Mar 2023 11:29

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The Lightfall expansion of Destiny 2 may have only been released a few weeks ago, but Bungie is working hard to ensure it remains balanced and squashing any bugs that have emerged over the past month.

Following other changes to the game, another hotfix has arrived that aims to smooth out the Destiny 2 experience even further. Whether it’s changes to Trials of Osiris or difficulty tweaks, there’s a lot to dive into with the latest update.

If you’re curious as to what’s included in hotfix 7.0.0.7, here are the full list of Destiny 2 patch notes.

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Destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.7 patch notes

destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.7 patch notes

Luckily, the patch notes for hotfix 7.0.0.7, as found on the Bungie website, are fairly brief but do manage to incorporate quite a few changes to Destiny 2.

GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT

Trials of Osiris

Fixed an issue where wins on a seven-win Trials Passage would reward unfocusable Trials of Osiris engrams.

Neomuna Freeroam

Reduced the prevalence of elite (orange healthbar) enemies to lower the base difficulty of Freeroam.
Fixed an issue that was causing Cabal turrets in Ahimsa Park to respawn too quickly.

Root of Nightmares

Fixed an issue where Nezarec would not react to players that were positioned in a Well of Radiance.

Difficulty

Combatant health scaling for two- and three-player fireteams reduced in the Season 20 Legendary Exotic mission.
Reduced enemy health in Legend- and Master-tier Nightfalls, Battlegrounds, Lost Sectors, Offensives, Hunts, and Legend/Master campaign missions.

UI/UX

Reduced the Commendation score required for Guardian Ranks 7, 8, and 9:

Rank 7 is now 200 (was 460).
Rank 8 is now 477 (was 790).
Rank 9 is now 910 (was 1290).

Removed Guardian Rank objectives that require players to give Commendations from Ranks 7, 8, and 9.
Reduced the number of Commendations required for Hawthorne's weekly challenge from 20 to 5.

GENERAL

Armor

Reduced the number of additional scorch stacks added by the Flare Up artifact perk in PvP to 15 (down from 30).

Weapons

Fixed an issue where the Target Lock trait was not correctly deactivating on a miss if the weapon was firing at 720 RPM or higher.
Fixed an issue where some players were unable to acquire the Riskrunner catalyst.
Fixed an issue where Quicksilver Storm and Touch of Malice were not receiving the 40% damage bonus against minor enemies.

Power and Progression

Fixed an issue where certain Ghost and Weapon mods were not correctly unlocked when progressing through Guardian Ranks.
Fixed an issue where certain new players were missing access to patrol destinations.

And that’s all the patch notes for hotfix 7.0.0.7 patch notes for Destiny 2. We imagine more hotfixes and patches will be dropping over the coming weeks, so be sure to check GGRecon for everything Destiny 2 related.

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That's all you need to know thanks to our Destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.7 patch notes guide.

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About The Author

Daniel Hollis

Daniel is a former Guides Writer for GGRecon. Having originally focused on film journalism, he eventually made the jump to writing about games in 2020, writing for sites such as NME. Eurogamer, GamesRadar, Tech Radar, and more. After a short stint in PR, he is back in the world of games media writing about his favourite games, including Bioshock, Fable, or everything Fortnite and Xbox Game Pass related.