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The video explores the new upgrade system for weapons in Destiny 2, showcasing the process of enhancing and reshaping weapons using various materials like Spoils of Conquest, glimmer, legendary shards, and enhancement cores. The enhancements unlock new abilities and traits, with escalating costs for each tier of upgrade. The speaker discusses the limitations of changing Masterwork traits but emphasizes the importance of customizable features in crafting weapons. They highlight the benefits of crafting weapons for adapting to metas and transitioning between PVP and PVE gameplay. The video emphasizes the commitment required for enhancing weapons and the potential benefits of crafting weapons in the evolving game landscape.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates upgrading a weapon using the new upgrade system. To upgrade the weapon, they need 12 Spoils of Conquest, 10,000 glimmer, 27 legendary shards, and 20 enhancement cores. The weapon is enhanced, granting a Memento socket and reshape options. This enhancement aligns with the weapon’s current Masterwork stat. The speaker then Masterworks the weapon, which enhances it to weapon level 11, requiring further leveling up. The enhancement to reshape the weapon is specific to raid Adept weapons currently, with plans to expand to other weapons. Leveling up the weapon unlocks the ability to change Masterwork perks, barrel perks, and magazine perks, with increasing material costs for each tier of enhancement. The speaker notes that these enhancements are not cheap and expresses concern about the escalating costs as they continue upgrading the gun.
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In this segment of the video, the content creator discusses the enhancements and upgrades for a Trace rifle in Destiny 2. They demonstrate adding different shaders, modifying perks like barrel perks and magazine size, and leveling up the weapon using enhancement alloys and glimmer. The narrator reaches level 17 upgrades, discussing how each tier of enhancement unlocks new abilities and traits, alluding to the importance of balancing upgrades on both traits. Additionally, they address the cost of enhancements, mentioning the disabling of certain features until both traits are enhanced, along with the final enhancement requiring more resources like glimmer, enhancement prisms, and an alloy. The segment concludes with reshaping the weapon to showcase the final upgrade.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the inability to change Masterwork traits in Destiny 2 weapons as previously expected. The speaker highlights the importance of customizable traits in crafting weapons and points out that despite the current limitation, players can still enhance weapons with other customizable features. The video mentions the differences between Adept weapons and crafted weapons, emphasizing the benefits of each. The speaker notes that crafting weapons provide RNG protection and the ability to modify the Masterwork, which is currently unavailable.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the ability to change the masterwork of crafting weapons to potentially surpass the craftable versions. They mention material requirements for enhancing weapons, such as enhancement prisms and ascended alloys. The speaker emphasizes the importance of obtaining a god roll for the perfect weapon trait combination. They caution against jumping to conclusions about power creep, urging patience and noting the commitment required for enhancing weapons. The speaker highlights the potential benefits of crafting weapons in adapting to changing metas, despite the time and effort involved in the process.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the versatility of craftable weapons in transitioning from PVP to PVE gameplay. They highlight the costs associated with changing weapon traits and express a desire for permanent unlocks on craftable weapons. The speaker praises the customization options of craftable weapons but acknowledges that Adept weapons offer a more complete package. They express curiosity about future expansions of this system by Bungie and emphasize the appeal of craftable weapons with enhanced traits over previous Adept weapons.