Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.3 April 1 Heresy Act 3 patch notes

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.3 is now live, bringing with it the third and final chapter of Episode Heresy as well as further balance changes for the sandbox to keep PvE and PvP feeling fresh.

The primary talking points this time around are undoubtedly the reprisal of the original Destiny’s Sunless Cell Strike and new secrets to discover in Heresy’s Nether activity.

While Act 3 doesn’t introduce any additional seasonal weapons, this patch does buff the drop rate of existing Adepts in the Nether and Court of Blades to make farming god rolls easier.

Likewise, additional nerfs to Redrix’s Estoc, which has been dominating Trials of Osiris since its introducion in Heresy Act 1, come packaged with the April 1 patch.

Read on below for the full list of patch notes for Update 8.2.5.3.

Destiny 2 Update 8.2.5.3 April 1 full patch notes

Seasonal

Court of Blades

• Fixed a potential soft-lock that could occur when defeating Shards of Hesrak too quickly after they appear.
• Removed Dire Taken Captains from the randomized fodder selection due to their excessive burst damage on Expert difficulty.
  • See you never.

Crucible

Game Modes

• Lockdown
  • Fixed an issues where the winning team could instantly win by allowing the losing team to capture all the zones.

Weapons

Pulse Rifles

• Redrix’s Estoc: Reduced stats to bring it down a notch.
  • Range – 54 to 46.
  • Handling – 74 to 69.
  • Aim Assist – 82 to 80.

Machine Guns

• General
  • Decreased the amount gained from Heavy Ammo crates in PvP.
    • When magazine size has 80 or less, should get 22 bullets.

Auto Rifles

• Support Frame
  • Fixed hit detection against damageable non-combatants, such as the urns in the Nether.

Rocket Assisted Sidearms

• Fixed an issue where detonations ignored certain object types, such as ammo.
  • Shoot to loot will now work properly on them.

Exotic Weapons

• Thorn
  • Fixed an issue where the Soul Devourer buff appeared onscreen while the weapon was stowed.
• Microcosm
  • Fixed an issue where Microcosm could not stun Overload champions when the Overload Trace Rifle artifact perk was active.

Weapon perks

• Willing Vesel Origin Trait
  • Fixed the “Willing Vessel” origin trait not gaining stacks when Support Frame Autos restore health to allies.
• Lone Wolf
  • Aim Assist when near allies decreased from 10 to 5.
  • Aim Assist when away from allies decreased from 20 to 10.
  • Airborne Effectiveness when near allies increased from 10 to 15.
  • Airborne Effectiveness when away from allies increased from 20 to 30.
• Closing Time
  • All bonuses reduced by 50% on Special weapons.
  • Primary and Heavy weapons retain the original effect.

For more Destiny 2 content, check out everything included in the usual weekly reset and everything we know about Heresy Act 3’s Rite of the Nine event.