In the Destiny Twitch stream this week, Bungie reveals that the infusion system is getting tweaked and will now always guarantee a 1 to 1 swap when infusing gear or weapons.
The countdown until the April 12 content updatehas begun for many, if not all Destiny fans. After a serious drought in content, Bungie has been preparing a fairly large update that promises to not only provide new gear for players to earn, but a completely revamped Prison of Elders experienceas well. As detailed in the most recent Bungie Twitch stream, the item infusion system is also getting overhauled into something a little more player friendly.
The infusion system inwas introduced last year in The Taken King expansion in place of the old reforging mechanic. Essentially, it allows players to take an unwanted piece of gear that has better stats and use it to level up a lower end piece of gear. The problem was that this mechanic wouldn’t always take that lower item and raise it to the level of the item being infused. This led to some frustrations as players wouldn’t always get the best possible outcome when infusing gear or weapons.
Infusion now 1 to 1. No more wasted Light.— Cozmo (@Cozmo23) March 30, 2016
In this new update however, infusion guarantees that the process will always be a 1 to 1 trade and that there will be no more lost light. For example, using infusion to combine a 330 light level item into something that is only at 315 will then raise that lower item to 330, making the process much more safer and predictable than before.
April Update: Earn Light Level 335 gear
✅Challenge of the Elders
✅Trials of Osiris
✅Iron Banner
✅King's Fall Hard Mode
✅Exotic Engrams— Destiny The Game (@DestinyTheGame) March 30, 2016
The infusion system will no doubt be helped along by the news that the April update will also raise the light level cap from 320 to 335. To help players bolster their light level even further, greater rewards have been added to the many modes available in the game including Heroic and Nightfall Strikes, the Court of Oryx, and even multiplayer based events like Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner.
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The April update is free for all Destiny: The Taken King players and is set to arrive in a few weeks on April 12.
Source: Destiny April Update Hub