Two months after Bungie shipped Destiny 2's final content update, the dust has settled and there's no more "wait for next season" to hide behind. Today's guest has logged over 18,000 hours in the game and spent that time double checking every artifact mod, every exotic ranking, and every bug the community has been yelling about.
Once again, @TheAegisRelic joins me to break down Destiny 2's final sandbox: the artifact system overhaul, the Chaos Reshaped bug and the community's reaction to it, and a full Buff, Maintain, or Nerf retrospective on the game's most broken DPS metas.In this episode, we cover:
- Aegis's honest reaction to the end of service announcement
- Whether he'd ever sink that much time into another game
- How knowing this was the final sandbox changed his testing process
- The artifact system overhaul and swapping mods mid encounter
- What artifact mods actually mean for speedrunning and low mans- The best general use artifact mods right now
- Ranking every exotic weapon, and why Choir of One landed on top
- Whether Bungie's buff first philosophy created the best sandbox yet
- Why rocket pulses never needed a boss damage nerf
- The Turncoat exploit quietly boosting rocket damage
- The truth behind the Chaos Reshaped healing bug
- Optimizing for fun versus optimizing for the top of the spreadsheet
- The Acolytes of Aegis, and why Scatter Signal deserves more love
- A full Buff, Maintain, or Nerf retrospective on Destiny's most broken DPS metas
- Why a rotation got named after a Chinese streaming site
- What's next for Aegis as he shifts focus back to speedrunning
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0:00 - Intro
3:50 - Aegis's Reaction to the End of Service Announcement
6:53 - Would Aegis Ever Invest in Another Game Like This?
8:05 - Finding Closure (The LeBron Analogy)
9:40 - How the Final Sandbox Changed His Testing
11:19 - The Artifact System Overhaul
12:50 - Swapping Artifact Mods Mid Encounter
15:49 - Artifact Impact on Speedrunning & Low Mans
18:13 - Best General Use Artifact Mods
19:44 - Exotic Weapon Tier List: Choir of One at #1
22:33 - Chasing Balance Since Edge of Fate
24:31 - Rocket Pulses Never Needed the Nerf
27:05 - The Truth About Titan's DPS Rotation
27:58 - Schrodinger's DPS & Chasing Damage Numbers
31:00 - The Turncoat Rocket Damage Exploit
34:37 - How the Crafted Weapons Spreadsheet Happened
35:59 - Is Chaos Reshaped Overblown?
37:43 - The Actual HP Math Behind the Bug
44:11 - Segue Into Optimal vs. Fun
46:50 - Suggestions vs. Personal Loadouts
47:39 - Optimizing Is Supposed to Be Fun
49:06 - How You Get There Is Not My Business
50:01 - The Scatter Signal Backlash
52:37 - Why Are People So Mad About Fusion Rifles
57:35 - Wrapping the Sandbox Talk
59:08 - The Last Wish World Record & Sax's Wife's Reaction
1:00:34 - Buff, Maintain, or Nerf Begins
1:03:49 - Still Hunt, Celestial, Hezen Solo Witness Kills
1:04:46 - Infinite Damage Throwing Hammers
1:06:31 - Prismatic Hunter Grapple Melee
1:07:33 - Exotic Primary Super Spam
1:09:39 - The Fourth Horseman Slug Swap Bug
1:11:19 - Opaque Hourglass Infinite Ammo DPS
1:12:41 - Thunderlord & Divinity
1:13:21 - Double Slug Anarchy
1:14:02 - Uncivil Discourse & Lucky Pants
1:15:34 - Contra Chunking
1:17:48 - The Izanagi/Wendigo Quickswap Rotation
1:20:10 - Destiny's Chinese Community
1:23:49 - Why It's Called the Bilibili Rotation
1:24:40 - Finality's Auger Double Rocket Pulse Spam
1:24:54 - Three Shot Goldie Orb Spam
1:27:17 - Retrofit Escapade Infinite Volatile Spam
1:28:41 - Hierarchy of Needs Ring Stacking Bow
1:29:16 - No Ammo Sword Damage in PvP
1:30:10 - Full Auto Shotgun & Crafting Nostalgia
1:31:49 - What's Next for Aegis
1:33:06 - Outro
