TL;DR:

  • New TFS Trailers from earlier this week
  • Some sick wallpapers
  • Power Level is changing in TFS:
    • Fireteam Leader is now also the Power Leader
      • All team members are brought to 5 below the Power Leader’s level
      • Un-adjusted Power Level will still determine rewards (what level your drops drop at)
      • Power Leader will get a boost to commendations.
    • Power Limits are removed from Legacy Gear
      • Sunset guns are back on the menu although I think many of them are now outclassed.
      • Bungie realizes most of us deleted these a while ago and are planning to bring them back with updated perks and origin traits.
    • Power Bands
    • Power needed to reach the soft cap is now 40 vs 150.
    • Both campaign difficulties will get you to the soft cap.
    • Legendary campaign will get you +20 into the power grind.
    • Power Floor: 1900
    • Soft Cap: 1940
    • Powerful Cap: 1990
    • Hard Cap: 2000
    • Activity Power
      • Activity Power will be easier to understand when launching the activity
      • It will say if you’re power is disabled or capped instead of showing a power number above the launch button.
      • Tooltip for the activity (where it shows what strike/rewards you get, etc.) will show the power level number and give you a combat difficulty rating out of 4 levels.
    • Artifact Power:
      • More seasonal challenges since episodes are longer
      • Artifact XP requirements will be adjusted to match more seasonal challenges (sounds like they’re nerfing XP gains)
    • Account Level Power
      • Rewards will drop at the level for the highest character on your account.
    • Reward Power
      • Drops across all activities will now drop at +1 to your power when you’re at the Powerful Cap. (Everything becomes a pinnacle drop when you’re trying to get to the Hard Cap.
  • Pantheon launches next week
  • Hardware Supremacy mode in Crucible Labs next week. Weapons Only, no abilities including class abilities like dodge but jumps are still active.
  • Last Iron Banner next week before TFS.