Destiny 2 Update Finally Reduces Weapon Swap Delay

Destiny 2 update 7.1.0.1 comes with a number of simple bug fixes and the arrival of a promised reduction in weapon swap delay. A free Marathon themed goodie is also available for Destiny 2 players.

The biggest practical change is that weapon swap delay has been reduced from two seconds to less than one second. In May, Bungie implemented the weapon swap delay to combat a damage-boosting exploit. With the two-second delay in place, Bungie promised that the delay would be reduced in a future update. That day is now here.

Other substantive bug fixes include repairing an issue in Salvage where players lost connection to the activity during the Boss encounter. In Bounties and Pursuits, the H.E.L.M. portal previously failed to appear during the In The Depths pursuit, halting progression. That issue has now been fixed. Problems with Guardian Ranks where the Champ title did not count for progress and where the Rank 7 objective Centrifuse was not progressing have also been repaired.

The update also drops a new emblem celebrating the announcement of the Marathon reboot. You can redeem it on Bungie's website with the code JND-HLR-L69.

The full update notes are below and on the official Destiny 2 website.

Destiny 2 Update 7.1.0.1 Full Patch Notes

Activities

Crucible

• Fixed an issue where all players could hear all Crest pick-up sounds in the game mode Supremacy.

Salvage

• Fixed an issue causing players to lose connection to the activity during the Boss encounter.

Guardian Ranks

• Fixed an issue in which the Champ title was not counting for progress related to Guardian Ranks objectives.
• Fixed an issue in which the Rank 7 objective Centrifuse was not progressing when using the weapon in PvP.

Gameplay and Investment

Armor

• Exotic armor focused at Rahool now has similar stats to dropped Exotic armor.
• Fixed an issue where the Exotic Warlock helm Cenotaph Mask didn´t have the correct description.

Weapons

• The two second window where a weapon cannot be fired after swapping to it from the inventory screen was reduced to ~1 second.
• Reduced the size and intensity of the muzzle flash on the Perpetualis Auto Rifle.
• Fixed an issue where Dark Decider did not have firing audio.
• Trials Glaive Unexpected Resurgence:
  • Moved Impulse Amplifier from the right trait column to the left.
  • Added Swashbuckler and Voltshot to the right trait column.

Abilities

• Fixed an issue where Hunters could lose their Suspending Slam after being revived.

Bounties and Pursuits

• Fixed an issue where some players were unable to progress the Into the Depths pursuit due to the H.E.L.M. portal not appearing.