merritt k

merritt k

merritt k is Content Manager at Fanbyte, covering Destiny 2 and other live games.

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Destiny 2 Might Finally Be Killing the Power System

Power has long been a sticky issue in Destiny 2. The mechanic is a kind of abstract leveling system, the idea being that players get stronger over time by acquiring better gear and level...

New Destiny 2 Compassion Concentric Emblem Supports Turkey and Syria

As a company, Bungie is no stranger to harnessing their fanbase for social causes. In the wake of the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, the Destiny 2 dev...

New Fragments Coming to Destiny 2 in Lightfall

Destiny 2 players are getting the new power of Strand to mess around with in Lightfall, but the old Light subclasses aren’t being neglected. In a blog post today, Bungie...

How to Hide What You're Playing on Discord

Discord is a tremendously useful piece of software that lets people communicate via text, speech, and video. Since it was originally built for gamers, it has a number of gaming-specific features as we...

The Most and Least Important Stats in Destiny 2

There are six character stats in Destiny 2, each affecting different aspects of the game. Through the use of armor pieces and mods, you can build into desired stats, though it’s impossib...

Destiny 2 Players Rejoice, Blue Engrams are Dead

They did it. The absolute mad lads, they finally did it. In today’s TWAB post, Bungie announced that the much-despised blue engrams in Destiny 2 will stop dropping after players hit...

Destiny 2 is Adding Keyword Abilities to Many Exotic Weapons

With the 3.0 subclass reworks, Destiny 2 built its gameplay around a series of keywords that are themed to the game’s different damage types. However, many older Exotic weapons in&n...

Destiny 2 is Boosting Kinetic Weapons in Lightfall

Kinetic weapons have been in an odd place for a while now in Destiny 2. With the addition of Stasis weapons in the kinetic slot, regular old bullets seem a little lackluster in comp...

The Best and Worst Subclasses in Destiny 2 — PVE Tierlist

Wondering what the best Destiny 2 subclass is? Or what the worst is? With Stasis in the mix, there are twelve different subclasses across the game’s three character types. When Stra...

Fel Taradiddle Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in the Witch Queen expansion to Destiny 2, Fel Taradiddle is a lightweight kinetic bow associated with Savathun’s Throne World. Let’s take a look at some of the best...

The Destiny 2 Narrative Team on Season of the Seraph's Storyline

In the run-up to Lightfall, Fanbyte recently had the opportunity to speak with Liz Baker and Nikko Stevens, two members of the Destiny narrative team, about the Destiny...

Destiny 2 is Removing Freelance Matchmaking Nodes from PVP

Crucible Matchmaking in Destiny 2 has been something of a hot-button issue in the game for the last little while. Bungie has been open about the challenges involved in designing matchmak...

Champion Changes Coming to Destiny 2 in Lightfall

One of the most irritating aspects of endgame Destiny 2 content is Champions. These enemies have powerful abilities (teleportation, impenetrable barriers, etc.) that can only be shu...

Big Changes to Mods Coming to Destiny 2 in Lightfall

Big changes are coming to mods in Destiny 2 in Lightfall. In a news post on their site today, Bungie explained some of the changes players have been anticipating to th...

Destiny 2 Increasing Deepsight Drop Rates For All Raids

Weapon crafting in Destiny 2 can be a bit of a pain sometimes. In order to craft a weapon, you need to first obtain Deepsight drops of it. That’s not too bad for seasonal weapons, w...

Blowout Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph, Blowout is an adaptive frame Arc rocket launcher. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look.

How to Complete the Destiny 2 Absolutely Stunning Challenge

Each season, Destiny 2 presents players with a list of Seasonal Challenges to complete. These challenges award experience, Bright Dust, and occasionally other items. One typical cha...

Exalted Truth Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph, Exalted Truth is an adaptive frame Void hand cannon. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look.

Unwavering Duty Destiny 2 Guide – God Roll and How to Get It

Added in Destiny 2 Season of the Seraph, Unwavering Duty is an adaptive frame Solar LMG. Is it worth using? What are some of its best perks? Let’s take a look.

We Should Turn The Destiny 2 Postmaster into a Gun

Of all of the threats that Guardians have faced in Destiny 2 — vast armies, alien gods, time traveling robots — none can match the malice and cruelty of the game’s true antagonist: the P...