Highlights
- Season of the Witch in Future 2 brings a brand new Strand grenade launcher, Cataphract GL3, to Trials of Osiris, increasing the endgame PvP exercise’s arsenal.
- Trials of Osiris gives thrilling rewards, together with fascinating weapons and armor, and an opportunity to go flawless for a visit to The Lighthouse on Mercury.
- Whereas heavy grenade launchers haven’t been in style for endgame actions, buffs and potential perk mixtures might make Cataphract a viable DPS choice sooner or later.
A brand new season of Future 2 brings with it loads of new weapons for gamers so as to add to their arsenal, together with a brand new Strand grenade launcher, the Cataphract GL3, within Trials of Osiris. The endgame PvP exercise has been given common care by Bungie in the case of its gear for the final a number of seasons between new armor units and at the very least one new weapon each season for the reason that launch of Lightfall. This pattern continues in Season of the Witch with the exercise’s newest heavy weapon, making it solely the second Strand heavy grenade launcher within the sport for the reason that subclass’ introduction.
Trials of Osiris has been a marquee endgame PvP exercise in Future and Future 2 since its introduction within the franchise’s second-ever DLC, Home of Wolves. The mode pits two groups of three guardians towards one another in an elimination-style sport the place the primary workforce to win 5 rounds wins the match. To additional entice gamers, the exercise has typically acquired a number of the most fascinating weapons and armor within the sport together with adept gear for going flawless on a Trials card, incomes a visit to The Lighthouse on Mercury.
The most recent addition to Trials of Osiris’ arsenal of weapons is the Cataphract GL3, an adaptive body Strand heavy grenade launcher that may drop randomly from finishing matches, engrams, or from hitting rank 10 at Saint-14 to unlock it for Trials engram focusing. By way of perks, Bungie made certain to load up the Cataphract with a number of in style perks equivalent to Bait and Change, Auto-Loading Holster, and Hatchling for gamers working Strand builds that depend on Threadlings.
Cataphract comes at a time when grenade launchers are nonetheless not the go-to alternative amongst gamers for endgame actions equivalent to raids and Grandmaster strikes. Whereas heavy grenade launchers acquired a buff heading into Season of the Witch, rocket launchers and linear fusion rifles have remained the favored decisions for dealing boss injury. That mentioned, some gamers argue one other buff to heavy grenade launchers might lastly make them viable once more as a DPS choice and, if that occurs, Cataphract would change into an excellent alternative as a result of doable perk mixtures.
The grenade launcher’s debut additionally got here alongside the return of Igneous Hammer, a Photo voltaic hand cannon initially launched in Season of the Chosen. Its return in Season of the Witch means the weapon comes with a refreshed perk pool and the addition of Origin Traits for each Crucible and Trials.
Future 2 is presently accessible for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X/S.
Supply: Bungie
