Bungie has adjusted the drop rates of Skywatch Engrams for those chasing the new Legends title after plenty of backlash from Destiny 2 players—but did so indirectly by increasing the number of enemies spawned and not by upping the rate of engram spawns.
The triumph, introduced as part of Bungie’s 10th Anniversary update in Destiny 2, requires players to equip the new Legends Armor set or ornaments and head to Skywatch in the Cosmodrome to defeat enemies and pick up their engrams. Engram spawn rates are incredibly low and only drop after killing a fair few enemies, so Bungie is increasing enemy density so players can more reliably earn engrams.
“We’ve heard your feedback on the Skywatch Engrams and we are planning to boost enemy density in our next update,” the Destiny 2 team said in a short update on X/Twitter today. The update has yet to go live, but angry players are already sharing their displeasure as the planned change doesn’t exactly cut that much time out of the grind.
“Enemy density was fine. The engram drop rate was the issue,” one Destiny player said, referencing the only consistent way to earn the engrams was by defeating the Blighted Ogre nearby to the spawn. By killing the ogre and then returning to spawn, the ogre would reset, letting you farm the boss for a higher chance of earning an engram. However, as more people joined the instance by spamming respawn, fewer people could actually kill the ogre and earn the engram as it simply won’t spawn in time.
Others are frustrated that engrams only spawn in one zone on the Cosmodrome and that, even with an increase in enemy density, players will be competing for kills in a very small tract of land. “I’m annoyed I’m still going to have to sit in one singular patrol zone for hours just to get 14-ish engrams: It’s not a fun activity,” one said, while another player believes there may be no technical way to increase engram spawn rate which is why Bungie has found a (less-than) happy medium.
One player even put off grinding the triumph as they assumed Bungie would make changes, while others brought up other achievements that had to be retroactively fixed or given out to all players due to a technical issue.
In all, it’s been a very mixed reaction to the free 10th Anniversary update and we wouldn’t be surprised if Bungie makes further tweaks to the triumphs needed to earn the Legend seal and title.
At the very least, you’ve got plenty of time as Destiny 2 players have until Codename: Apollo’s release next year to earn the title, so take your time on your way to Skywatch.
