Destiny 2’s new crafting system will get increased caps on Tuesday

Destiny 2: Witch QueenIt brought with it a new crafting method for Guardians that allows them to personalize their weapons. But while the system helped factor into the expansion’s massive success, there are plenty of complaints to be had with it. Bungie is addressing the biggest issues players have — the low cap on some crafting materials — in a new hotfix on Tuesday.

Destiny’s crafting system is a bit too complex to fully dive into here, but in short, players have to use certain guns in combat to extract crafting materials that they can then use to build their dream weapons. The process involves two currencies: a basic currency that is used to craft every weapon and Neutral Element.

Neutral Element currently has a limit of 8500. Bungie plans to increase that limit to 10,000 starting Tuesday. (For context, each weapon “extraction” nets only 200 Neutral Element.) The more niche elements — Ruinous, Adroit, Mutable, Drowned, and Energetic — will go from a cap of 250 to 1,000 each. With the small elemental cap being the main issue plaguing players, this should solve some of the expansion’s early crafting woes.

Bungie confirmed that all elements from season 17 will be permanently removed. Season 17 begins in May. Instead, players will only need Neutral Element and the alloy currencies (which come from dismantling weapons) to build new guns, further solving player’s problems.

Bungie also said it’s looking into player complaints around how expensive re-crafting a crafted weapon is, which has led to a lack of experimentation. Based on the feedback of players, the studio plans to further refine the system over the following weeks and months.

Bungie provided key dates and information for the rest of Season of the Risen.

• March 22: Legend PsiOps Battagrounds and Vow of the Disciple Raid Challenges
• April 5: Grandmaster Nightfalls
• April 19, Vow of Disciple Raid Master difficulty
• Guardian Games: May 3-24

Bungie has also added dates to its schedule for Iron Banner PvP test and Iron Banner. This update, which does not include a Season of the Risen roadmap, should assist players in planning their schedules before the May season closes. 24.