Across Destiny 2 's massive and forever-changing live service, the exotic weapon Telesto has proven to be consistently broken. Way back in the kickoff Destiny, the first recorded issues was registered when it was noticed that Telesto could be used to produce special ammo in PvP, greatly increasing players' chances of killing other Guardians. Since its introduction into Destiny 2, the weapon has had many lingering bugs that were not fixed or noticed before they were patched; Telesto has been broken or bewitched in Destiny 2 more than 35 times. Information technology'southward broken the game and then many times that there'southward a website dedicated to tracking the last time it broke the game, and if information technology currently is.

Telesto has been so problematic for Bungie because of how the weapon functions. While all of Destiny ii's exotic weapons work in interesting ways, Telesto is truly unique. The weapon fires explosive bolts, or spikes, that stick to surfaces, enemies, and sometimes things information technology shouldn't exist able to stick to. The behavior of each bolt is completely unique within the Destiny 2 sandbox, which means that it can interact with basically everything that's not coded every bit Telesto-proof. And then, when throwing armor and seasonal mods into the mix, things tin can go from foreign to completely cleaved when combined with the weapon in certain instances.

Telesto'southward Fight Confronting Bungie

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Telesto's war against Bungie's evolution team is nevertheless ongoing, and its bugs and game-breaking antics are well documented. Over its long history in the game, it'due south enabled small-scale bugs in PvE such as sometimes providing players with boosted damage with sure mods, or causing heavy ammo to spawn when it shouldn't. Information technology's in PvP where Telesto has caused the almost bug, ranging from absurdly long or even space supers, to being able to cover friendly Guardians with bolts so they can't exist damaged.

The nearly game-breaking exploits and bugs have ranged from crashing the game in 12-man raids, to crashing someone else'due south game simply by shooting bolts at their feet while they expect down. In every game style and in every activity, Telesto seems to have broken something.

The bear on that Telesto has had on the community and the game has turned information technology into a cult phenomenon. When Xur sells it, people joke that information technology'south responsible for reanimation and unscheduled maintenance. One player fabricated a custom controller fan art that honors the fusion burglarize. Players loved the thought of having a Telesto ornament that tracked every time it broke something within the game. Clearly, it has its place within Guardians' favorite weapons, from the Gjallarhorn to the Ice Breaker, but for all the wrong reasons.

Even when Bungie disabled Telesto specifically in PvP game modes because it was breaking things — Telesto decided that actually, it wasn't broken. Somehow, the weapon re-enabled itself for Guardians to exploit in a PvP meta that Bungie specifically disabled Telesto for. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean that Bungie hasn't both admitted that Telesto is a problem, and has tried its best to fix it on what has been a very regular ground upward until now.

Several patches, about of which covered the infamous exploits listed higher up, take specifically targeted the weapon. Some take been successful, with Guardians in PvP jubilant not having to worry virtually Telesto's pink mist until the side by side exploit is plant. Others accept made it worse. None accept seemed to permanently stop the gun from eventually breaking something, and there's no guarantee the Telesto won't break Destiny in the futurity.

The problems surrounding Telesto's projectiles and how the game handles them are certainly a problem. Bungie clearly can't introduce something into the game that Telesto won't eventually break. Simply the real history backside Telesto's infamy has been written by the defended Destiny ii community, who take found (and keep to find) e'er-inventive ways to break the game with the tiny fusion rifle.

The Hereafter for Telesto

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The Destiny 2 community is known for being one of the most dedicated and passionate in gaming today. The achievements that they can pull off tin can be incredible, from ane-manning raids to advanced code-breaking. That same spirit also applies to players finding new and interesting ways to break the game through testing Telesto, especially with each iteration of Destiny two'due south updated live service.

Destiny 2 is constantly evolving, with larger seasons and expansions. This means the sandbox is consistently changing, with new systems — such equally the new Void three.0 and Stasis subclasses — and new assets being brought into an already massive game, making it more complex with each iteration.

During this process, someone will detect that Telesto can suddenly practice something it shouldn't be able to do. It'due south shared on social media, the fallout of which ends with PvP or Trials of Osiris matches covered in pink mist (or even a new grenade type — ane bug made covering fume bombs in Telesto projectiles a wink-bang). Much similar how Guardians flocked to Destiny'southward loot cave as soon every bit it was found, the same happens with the mighty Telesto.

It has now been effectually one-half a year since someone has found a Telesto exploit. Even so, if Telesto is kept in the game, even with existing nerfs, somewhere, some Guardian will find something that they weren't supposed to discover. Destiny, as one of the largest live-service games currently on the market that's consistently updating and changing its sandbox, there will be one exotic weapon lurking in the groundwork, waiting patiently for its fourth dimension again. Much like the pyramid ships and the unfolding mystery that the Witch Queen expansion has brought to the game, Telesto is the i mystery that Bungie itself just can't seem to solve.

Destiny 2 is available at present for PC, PlayStation iv, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox Ane, and Xbox Series X/S.

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