Destiny 2 Epic Raid Information Better Late than Never

Bungie added NotSwap during the Rite of the Nine event before the Edge of Fate release. At the time, players have complained that the system does not impact loadout swapping in a conducive and positive manner. Since then, Bungie doubled down, making players lose ammo and orbs on the ground. It got worse than that after players tested the new Not Swap in Gambit and discovered it applied when your stats change. Player initially expected it to be a bug. The Destiny 2 Team clarified that it is intentional: “To provide some clarification for NotSwap: any stat value change — including from armor mods — is considered an Armor Swap.”

The change and lack of earlier clarification have added further fuel to players’ distrust of Bungie. Saltagreppo pointed out that players will now “play this weird hybrid where you still do 3/4 swaps x phase but you sit on the same stats.” He also noted that it would be better to have locked loadouts when triggering NotSwap.

Destiny 2 Epic Raid Requirements and Rewards

Destiny 2 Players must meet multiple requirements to participate in the Contest Mode of the Desert Perpetual Epic Raid:

• All players need to own The Edge of Fate Expansion.
• Completion of the Desert Perpetual base version (fireteam leader only).
• A fireteam of six players is needed to launch the activity.
  • Players who wish to play the raid with fewer than six players will need to start the raid and then have other players leave the activity.
• Fireteam Power is disabled, and players are recommended to be at least 300 power to prevent dealing less damage and receiving increased damage from combatants.

Rewards and Loot

All loot that drops from a player’s first clear of the Contest Mode drops at Tier 5, with each subsequent run dropping at Tier 4. The World’s First team will receive a custom-designed raid belt, while all players who complete the Epic Raid before December 5th at 9:59 AM PT become eligible to purchase the Epic Raid Ring.