While previous exotic-driven community events inDestiny 2have seemingly been impromptu, it appears Bungie may be planning one in the near-future around the exotic fusion rifle Telesto. The weapon has a history of bugs, most of which cause the weapon to do significantly more damage than what it is meant to, despiteBungie’s constant balancinginside the game’s sandboxes. Players' suspicions about a possible event, though, began as a result of new, unusual effects on the weapon while firing, though this appears to be the only clue thus far.Telesto first debuted inDestiny’s major expansion,The Taken King, as a random exotic drop from exotic engrams or endgame activities including the raids and Grandmaster Nightfalls. It returned insideDestiny 2’s first expansion,Curse of Osiris, once again dropping from similar loot sources as it did in the first game. As mentioned above, though, the weapon has been one of the most consistently bugged weapons inside theDestiny 2sandbox despite Bungie’s best efforts to keep it balanced.RELATED:Destiny 2 Adding New Dungeon Next MonthIn regard to a possible community event centered onTelesto, the new weapon effects were posted on Twitter by Forbes' Paul Tassi, who regularly coversDestiny 2for the outlet and on his personal social channels. He pointed out the exotic fusion rifle now smokes and sparks while the bolts shoot out slower than normal and even float off before holding down reload to make Telesto fire normally again. Tassi also suggested the bolts could be firing in “coded patterns” and could be hinting to something else, but didn’t speak on it further.
A potential community event around a bugged weapon wouldn’t be anything new forDestiny 2, though, as mentioned above, it would be the first time Bungie intentionally hinted toward such an event. The most notable examples of impromptu weekend events were held for the Lord of Wolves exotic shotgun andPrometheus Lens trace rifle, the latter of which became affectionately known as Laser Tag weekend. Both weekend events occurred as a result of the weapons bugged state causing much higher damage than intended, leading Bungie to have some fun with theDestiny 2community before nerfing the weapons and rewarding players with special emblems to commemorate the weekends.
Given how the previous events unfolded inside the PvP-focused Crucible, it would not be surprising to see Bungie go a similar route for a Telesto-centered community event. The weapon’s unique design coupled with the unintended damage boost would lead to chaotic matches for players to enjoy and offer a break from the more competitive side of the game’s multiplayer. On the other hand, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Bungie cancelTrials of Osirisfor a weekend or turn off Telesto’s use in the mode, ensuring the competitive nature of the mode isn’t ruined for a weekend by a Telesto event.
Destiny 2is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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