merritt k

merritt k

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

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Anti-Champion Weapon in Destiny 2, Overload Champions, Barrier Champions, Unstoppable Champions, anti-Champion Exotics
Several Exotics Are Getting Anti-Champion Abilities in Destiny 2

There’s a new TWAB up detailing sandbox changes coming to the next season of Destiny 2, and wow are there a lot of them. Seemingly every weapon archetype is getting some form of tweak, m...

What Does "New Adventures Available" Mean in Destiny 2?

If you play Destiny 2, you might have occasionally seen a message pop up on the side of the screen noting “New Adventures Available.” If you started playing in the last couple of years,...

Two Falls is an Upcoming Narrative Game Set in 1600s Canada

Not many games are set in Canada, and fewer still are set in Canada’s past. But the upcoming narrative title Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina) is looking to change that. Set in 17th Cen...

How Should Destiny 2 End?

Endings aren’t something we often talk about when it comes to live games. But everything ends, and presumably Destiny 2 will wrap up at some point before the heat death of the unive...

Xur Has Survivor's Epitaph With a Weird Masterwork in Destiny 2

Xur is back in Destiny 2 for the weekend, and can be found in the Winding Cove in the EDZ. In what has become something of a running theme with him lately, he’s selling some weapons...

Throwback Thursday: The Magic Schoolbus CD-ROM Games

When I was a kid, I adored the The Magic School Bus. The television series based on the original children’s books aired from 1994 to 1997, and I was the perfect age to be e...

How to Get a Bare-Assed Titan in Destiny 2

Destiny 2 players are an enterprising bunch. Put a new perk, weapon, or ability in the game, and they’ll find a way to break it and force a nerf. Give them movement tools and they’ll use...

How to Use the Dream Work Origin Trait in Destiny 2

EDIT (7/28/22): Bungie has patched Dream Work, removing its ability to Overflow other weapons. It’s now essentially a worse Overflow.

There's a New Destiny 2 Prime Gaming Drop

Head over to Twitch today to get a new Destiny 2 Prime Gaming drop. This particular drop doesn’t include any Exotic Weapons, but since most players who’ve been around for more than...

The Micro Mini Sparrow is Available for Bright Dust in Destiny 2

Do you like comical Sparrows in Destiny 2? Do you not want to shell out Silver for the Mario Kart-themed one? If you answered yes to these questions and you don’t already have t...

The World Ends With You is So Zetta Old Today (3*5 Years)

When The World Ends With You was first released back in 2007 (on this very day), I wasn’t much of a JRPG fan. But nonetheless, when it was released in the west in 2008, I picked it...

The Destiny 2 Quadracycle Sparrow is a Neat Mario Kart Homage

With the Solstice event in Destiny 2 comes a whole mess of new cosmetic items available via the Eververse. As is customary, there’s a few new ships and Sparrows available for purcha...

Xur is Selling Vulpecula With an Impact Masterwork in Destiny 2

Xur’s on Nessus this weekend, and our favorite Emissary of the Nine is selling something weird — a Hand Cannon with a Masterwork that doesn’t belong on it. Specifically, he’s offering a Vulpecula from...

Destiny 2 Banshee Gunsmith
Gunsmith Vendor Changes Are Coming to Destiny 2

A while back, Destiny 2 reworked Banshee-44 to be in line with the revised Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit vendors. That means that Guardians gain reputation from completing bounties...

7 Forgotten Destiny 2 Characters Bungie Should Bring Back

There are a lot of characters in Destiny 2, so it’s no surprise that some of them get sidelined once in a while. That said, some characters with a great deal of narrat...

How to Complete the Torch the Taken Challenge in Destiny 2

If you’ve been running the Solstice Event activity Bonfire Bash this week in Destiny 2, you might have noticed a challenge called Torch the Taken. It tells you to “defeat Taken in the Bonfire...

PSA: Don't Leave the Bonfire Bash Activity in Destiny 2 Right Away

EDIT (7/20/22): You don’t have to interact with the bonfire to get your Silver Ash — it converts automatically as long as you’re wearing the Candescent armor. But be sure to stick around and confi...

What Does Degendering Video Game Character Creators Get Us?

Character creators in video games have always had limitations reflective of their designers’ priorities. Whether it’s specific hair types, body sizes, or disabilities, something or someone ends up bei...

Xur is Selling Corsair's Wrath With a Weird Masterwork in Destiny 2

Xur’s in the Tower this weekend, and our favorite Emissary of the Nine is selling something weird — a Linear Fusion Rifle with a Masterwork that doesn’t belong on it. Specifically, he’s pushing a Cors...

Wavesplitter (All Trace Rifles, Really) is Great Right Now in Destiny 2

Aside from niche builds or moments when they’ve been bugged, Trace Rifles have rarely been go-to picks in Destiny 2. But I gotta let you in on a little secret: they’re pretty great right...