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Destiny 1.0.2 patch adding Engram changes

Bungie is making some changes to Engrams you encounter with next week's scheduled patch.

Ozzie Mejia

September 26, 2014 2:45 PM

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Bungie is preparing to deploy its next patch for Destiny, with some notable changes set to come to the game's Cryptarch and Engram system. More specifically, it should be easier to come across some Rare and Legendary items on the level of whatever Engram you encounter.

Legendary Engrams, for example, will always produce Legendary or better quality materials. Likewise, Rare Engrams will produce Rare or better items and offer an increased chance to receive Legenrary items. Engrams will also become more frequent when departing on daily and weekly Heroic quests.

Bungie also makes a bit of a candid admission with one of its last statements. "Legendary Engram items that exist in your inventory will be demoted to Rare quality when the patch goes live, so decode them while you can. But let’s be honest--even if you don’t, we all know they were blues already..."

For the full list of changes set to hit next week, check out the Bungie website.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?