TL;DR:

• This week at Bungie, it’s time to celebrate!
• Earlier this week Guardians pushed back against the Endless Night and defeated the source of the Endless Night.
• In the wise words of Saint-14, it is time for a celebration. Solstice of Heroes is the perfect time for that.
• Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ShSYCyplTk
• Just like in previous years, Guardians will receive armor from Eva Levante that can be upgraded.
• For even more information, check out the Seasonal Event page
• Fatebreakers:
  • Master mode of Vault of Glass becomes available July 6th.
  • There are “Timelost” weapons available to earn with an additional perk in the third and fourth columns.
  • This also makes available the last triumphs needed for the Fatebreaker seal.
  • Note: Weekly lockouts are shared between Normal and Master mode. So run Master mode first if looking for Timelost weapons.
• Shifting Sands - Mis-season Sandbox Update
  • This is a large number of changes originally intended for Season 15, but are being moved up to next week.
  • Read the TWAB for reasoning for each change.
  • Shotguns:
    • Increased Aggressive Frame Shotgun cone angle from 4.0 to 4.25 degrees.
    • Reduced Shotgun damage falloff min by 2m.
    • Increased Shotgun damage falloff max by 2m.
    • Note: Slug Shotguns are unaffected by this change.
  • Agressive (120 RPM) Hand Cannons:
    • Reduced precision damage multiplier from 1.8 to 1.6, preventing a 10% damage bonus from allowing two-tapping in PvP.
    • Reduced aim assist minimum falloff distance by 1-2m depending on the Range stat.
    • Reduced damage minimum falloff distance by 1m.
  • Perk Changes:
    • Drop Mag:
      • No longer rolls on new drops, will have functionality changed later. (read: Next Season changes incoming)
    • Pulse Monitor:
      • Fixed an issue where the Handling bonus was no longer applying.
    • Rewind Rounds:
      • Fixed an issue where the perk would not trigger if the last shot in a magazine missed, or if the player reloaded another weapon before firing the final shot.
    • Reservoir Burst:
      • Now has the same consistency and speed fix as Dragonfly.
  • Exotics:
    • Dead Man’s Tale:
      • Removed hip-fire damage falloff scalar (was 1.8x to match zoom).
      • Aim Assist cone angle hip scalar reduced from 1.5 to 1.2.
    • Sleeper Simulant:
      • Fixed an issue where Sleeper Simulant was benefiting less than other LFRs from the Season of the Splicer LFR precision damage buff. (Now at 16.5% buff compared to the 15% other LFRs received.)
  • In the near future (after the patch) this is what weapons/weapon types they’re looking at next:
    • Fusion Rifles (large rework)
    • Breech Grenade Launchers (nerf)
    • Scout Rifles and Hand Cannons in PvE (buff)
    • Machine Gun in PvE (buff)
    • Special ammo amount (nerf)
    • Anarchy (nerf)
    • Exotic Primaries (buff)
  • In the further future they want to look at these changes:
    • Keeping an eye on special weapons.
    • Exotics that are under/overperforming.
      • Note they like to add catalysts (like Deathbringer) to fix this.
    • Long-term plan to address the issue of Exotic Orb generation and kill tracking w/o catalyst.
• Another Patch Note Preview:
  • Expunge:
    • Styx:
      • Fixed the Codestrider platform over the boss failing to have collision.
    • Tatarus:
      • Fixed a Codestrider platform failing to have collision.
      • Fixed an issue where defeating the boss before the second immune phase would block mission completion.
  • Strikes:
    • The Inverted Spire:
      • Fixed an issue where players who died in the drill area could have their Ghosts appear far back in the strike.
  • Momentum Control:
    • Decreased Trace Rifle damage in Momentum Control.
  • Gameplay:
    • Fixed an issue in which Slow duration from Withering Blade did not increase with Whisper of Durance Fragment equipped.
    • Fixed an issue in which Stormcaller Warlocks were unable to use Ionic Blink while slowed by Stasis.
    • Fixed an issue in which Diamond Lance could be generated by throwing a Glacier Grenade into a pile of Telesto projectiles.
    • Fixed a few bugs in which abilities were not properly costing Sentinel Shield energy when guarding (Celestial Fire, Withering Blade, Shiver Strike, Glacial Quake, Silence & Squall).
  • Full patch notes at 10 AM Pacific on Tuesday, July 6th.
• Prep to Patch (Support Section):
  • Update 3.2.1:
    • Releases Tuesday, July 6th at 10 AM Pacific. Players kicked from game at 9:45 AM that day.
    • Some issues fixed in update 3.2.1:
      • Resolved the issue causing players on PlayStation consoles to receive persistent BEAGLE errors.
      • Assassin’s Cowl no longer clips through a majority of Hunter cloaks.
      • Gunsmith weapons will no longer be missing masterwork slots.
      • Armor with glows will properly display their glow when transmogged over another armor set that also has glows.
  • The new Bungie Store Beta has been delayed to later this month.
  • Solstice of Heroes begins July 6th and runs until August 3rd.
  • (Relevant) Known Issues:
    • Players who die at the same time as they defeat the boss in Expunge: Styx will respawn outside of the boss arena and be unable to claim their rewards.
    • Crucible weekly challenges may occasionally not gain progress from completed matches.
    • Emblems appear off-center when inspecting players while using an ultrawide monitor.
• Author’s Note:
  • Sweating harder than in PvP due to the heatwave.
  • Planning some Iron Banner time to get pinnacles for Master VoG.
  • Cheers, dmg04

Since the TWAB was posted, dmg04 has replied to several people on r/DestinyTheGame. Here are the highlights:

• Timelost weapons can take Adept mods. (Adept mods do not drop from Master VoG at this time)
• The Gunsmith weapons being sold without Masterwork slots are temporarily being removed from the pool. (Returning when fixed at Season 15) This does not fix already purchased weapons.
• The promised glow ornaments from the 2018/2019 Solstice of Heroes will go live with the update on Tuesday.

Read the full Bungie.net post
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