Bungie is looking into the possibility of adding something like Halo’s 8 vs. 8 Big Team Battle PvP mode to Destiny 2. However, some technical issues make implementing a 16-player mode in Bungie’s FPS MMO difficult.

Destiny 2 might get a version of Halo’s Big Team Battle

Former host and current Destiny 2 weapons designer Mercules recently joined the 64th episode of the Firing Range Podcast. During the interview, the host asked him about the possibility of bringing Big Team Battle to Bungie’s MMO.

“So, we’re investigating it,” Mercules replied. “It is an ongoing active investigation at Bungie.”

However, some “really weird” technical issues crop up when that many players load into a single activity. “We want to make sure that we can make it happen in a way that ends up being fun and stable,” the Destiny 2 dev explained. “Like, the stable part is pretty important.”

The 16-player Big Team Battle mode first appeared in Halo 3 multiplayer and has been in every Halo game since. Given the overlap between Halo and Destiny 2 fans, many players would no doubt consider it a great addition.

It might also do something to recover lost players. Going by the game’s player numbers on Steam, Destiny 2 hit its all-time peak in February 2023 in anticipation of the Lightfall expansion. However, the year-long post-Lightfall dip has seen the lowest PC player numbers since its release. While console numbers are harder to come by, they likely follow a similar trend.

Hopefully, The Final Shape expansion will reinvigorate Destiny 2 when it arrives in June. Considering the upcoming expansion will reportedly overhaul the game’s core mechanics, it might be an excellent opportunity to implement the Halo-inspired mode.

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The Final Warning exotic sidearm introduced in Destiny 2 Lightfall might need to be nerfed. Several fans have called the gun as “absolutely cracked,” “insane,” and even “game-breaking.” Not only can gun fire multiple rounds with increased stability, but its bullets can track targets around walls and over cover.

Final Warning works like Titanfall’s smart pistol

The new Strand sidearm Final Warning is absolutely CRACKED in PvP! | #Destiny2 pic.twitter.com/RZb9qMvMG5

— Destiny Bulletin (@DestinyBulletn) March 3, 2023

To boil it down, the Final Warning exotic functions similar to the smart pistol in Titanfall. To demonstrate the power of this sidearm in Crucible, Destiny Bulletin on Twitter shows off a video (posted above) of the gun’s bullets homing onto targets like a hawk. This is due to the exotic’s Pick Your Poison trait, which also gives bullets greatly increased velocity and the ability to deal extra critical hit damage on marked targets.

Then for a tactical advantage, DestinyTracker on Twitter highlights how the bullets can be shot over a shield (for instance, the Barricade ability of a Titan character) and hit an enemy without much trouble. A YouTube user named Luckyy 10P explains this defensive strategy even further, calling the sidearm “game breaking.”

While some users comment that Final Warning may need a nerf or be disabled in PvP in an update, some believe that it’s actually working as intended. Players do need a fair amount of skill to bring out the gun’s full potential, and there are some strategies to avoid its tracking abilities. It’s still early to say whether this exotic needs a nerf, so we’ll see what Bungie does with the gun in future patches for Destiny 2.

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