Destiny 2 Update 8.1.5.1 full patch notes: Dawning launch, Raiju changes, and more
Destiny 2 Dawning is live with the recent weekly reset, where players can craft several new recipes from currencies, and also earn a seal. That said, with the reset, players can also expect multiple changes implemented on the current sandbox, all of which have been listed below.
This article lists every official patch note released alongside Update 8.1.5.1.
Disclaimer: Patch notes mentioned in this article are based on the official Bungie website.
Destiny 2 Update 8.1.5.1 official patch notes
1) Activities
Seasonal
Destiny 2 The Dawning
- The Dawning is now live.
- Snowballs are available to use against combatants in several activities.
- Three new emblems can be found inside of A Gift in Return packages. Check the December 5 TWID for details on how to increase chances.
- Confectionary Commander emblem
- Epicurean Extraordinaire emblem
- Handcrafter Hunter emblem
- A New Weapon has been added.
- Mistral Lift - Adaptive Void Linear Fusion Rifle
- New Astral Stasis Drake armor has been added.
- Available in the Eververse store.
Tomb of Elders
- Fixed an issue where players waiting for revival after the final Tomb of Elders boss has been defeated would spawn in the Warden's Office and could not claim rewards.
Onslaught Salvation
- Fixed an issue where the bonus Heatwave round was occurring less than intended.
- Fixed an issue where an invisible ledge was present near the third defense location on Kell’s Grave.
Crucible
Matchmaking
- Updated backend thresholds to improve matchmaking times and quality of matches.
- Adjusted fireteam MMR weighting in 6v6 playlists to avoid redundancy with Fireteam Matchmaking.
- Increased the score threshold at which teams are broken up, to allow more matches to recycle and improve matchmaking times.
2) Dungeons & Raids
Vesper's Host
- General
- Fixed an issue where the first secret chest would only reward the first player opening it.
- Fixed an issue where the Icebreaker Catalyst was not always awarded to players who died during their run.
- Fixed an issue where players could crash during the boss's death.
- Second Encounter
- Fixed an issue where the boss would sometimes not reform properly after DPS, resulting in an infinite damage phase.
Garden of Salvation
- Fixed an issue where the Consecrated Mind boss could be pushed off its starting platform and immediately end the encounter.
- Feel free to keep using Stasis, if you want...
Salvation's Edge
- Fixed an issue where the incorrect wipe text was displaying during the Witness encounter.
Exotic Mission Rotator
- Fixed an issue where the Featured Exotic Mission was not granting Pinnacle rewards.
3) UI/UX
Fireteam Finder
- Fixed an issue where the Vow of the Disciple raid was missing the Master option in Fireteam Finder.
4) Gameplay and Investment
Destiny 2 Exotic Armor
Hunter
- Raiju's Harness
- Re-tuned Super energy granted by defeating Arc-debuffed combatants.
- Minors: Increased Super energy granted from 0.3% to 1%.
- Majors: Increased Super energy granted from 1.7% to 2.5%.
- Players: Increased Super energy granted from 3.1% to 4%.
- Minibosses and bosses: Decreased Super energy granted from 4.5% to 4%.
- Decreased amount of Super energy granted for defeating Arc-debuffed combatants while Gathering Storm is being cast to approximately 80% of the previous value.
- Maximum total energy granted this way remains the same, at 50%.
- Note: The lightning summoned by Raiju's Harness on allies and enemies near the user will always apply status effects before dealing damage.
Revenant
Tonics
- Fixed an issue where Tonic quest progress could become blocked on specific characters.
- Fixed an issue where the Tonic of Worldly Arms Armor and Tonic of Worldly Chest Armor had incorrect descriptions.
- Fixed an issue where Legendary Tomb of Elders Weapon Tonics were targeting the incorrect weapons.
- This fix went live last week in a hotfix.
5) General
- Updated the Destiny 2 Gjallarheart armor ornament sets in Collections to use their appropriate names.
- Reduced the requirements for the Fight to the End Triumph from 5/15/30/50 to 5/10/20/40.
- Fixed an issue where the spawn sound effect can be heard briefly before the ship goes into the warp screen animation.
- Fixed an issue where an unintended sound effect can be heard in Orbit when joining a Gambit match in progress on Cathedral of Scars.
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