An obscure new game-breaking Destiny bug lets you one-hit bosses, and I don't think Bungie's gonna let this one slide (Update: Bungie is let

**TL;DR:** An obscure new game-breaking Destiny bug lets you one-hit bosses, and I don't think Bungie's gonna let this one slide (Update: Bungie is letting it slide... for a little bit)

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Destiny 2's live service ambitions have come to an end with its final update last week. And with it, Bungie added everything and the kitchen sink, from new catalysts for every Exotic weapon to broken perk combinations. With no new endgame to grind or necessarily protect the sanctity of balance, Bungie's set us free with some of the most broken—and fun—tools we've ever had. Despite that, I don't think Bungie ever expected returning to the infamous 'Craftening' levels of bonkers builds.

For those who weren't around then, this was a bug with the crafting system where you could pinch the perks of one gun onto another, including Exotics. More specifically, players have found a new bug where you can have multiple of the same seasonal artifact mods active at the same time. It's really easy to do but, as always, so obscure that I'm baffled it was ever discovered: Queue for a competitive or Trials of Osiris match, which disables your artifact.

Once it disables your artifact, inspect it and equip whatever mods you like. Leave the queue, and it'll stay broken. You'll notice you can now equip max-level perks in any slot, including multiple of the same one. This has led to some game-breaking co

Source: PC Gamer

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