New Pinnacle Weapons Arrive With the New Season
Written by Jonathan Lee, November 30, 2018, 9:45am. Tweet to: @Writerscube
After the fantastic Forsaken expansion, it’s up to Bungie to keep Destiny 2 players engaged until the Annual Pass: Black Armory content drops. With Destiny 2’s Season 5: Season of the Forge starting, there are some things of note that will probably keep us all occupied for at least a few weeks. And they come in the form of what we all love about Destiny 2…
Weapons!
Sweet Guns (and grenade launcher…)
With the Season of the Forge comes new Pinnacle weapons. One weapon, the grenade launcher known as the Mountaintop, can be earned through the Crucible. But there are two others that can be earned through Gambit and Vanguard Strikes. According to Bungie’s own community page for Destiny 2, we can thank the combined efforts of the Destiny community for speaking up about earning new and cool weapons through other game modes other than PvP.
The Mountaintop
Crucible-lovers, there is a sweet lightweight grenade launcher waiting for you! The Mountaintop is a kinetic weapon (explosive, naturally) and is capable of one-shot killing opponents with direct hits. But Bungie has decided to give it the Sticky Grenade selection, allowing more tactical flexibility for this weapon if you choose to not use its “Micro-Missile”, which grants the grenades a straight firing line instead of an arc. It goes without saying, this weapon earned through Crucible is also designed for Crucible players.
Getting the Mountaintop
This is going to be a bit of a process, and for good reason. You just heard that it can one-shot most Guardians if you manage a direct hit with this beast! Here’s what you’re going to have to get done to get your hands on this sweet weapon:
Step One: You’ll need to talk to Lord Shaxx and reach the Glory level of “Brave” within a season.
Step Two: Earn 750 points in Grenade Launcher Final Blows. Non-competitive play will grant 3 points per kill, while competitive play kills grant 10. You will also need to quickly kill groups of two opponents or more. For those multi-kills, you’ll need to earn 200 points, and they come with point awards different from the Final Blows requirement. And last but not least, you will need to earn Calculated Trajectory medals. A fair number of them.
Best advice for this is to get your points in Competitive playlists because the point awards for all three things in Step 2 are over twice as great in that playlist versus Non-Competitive.
Step Three: Step 2 might’ve left you ragged, but it’s not over. You must attain the “Fabled” rank in Crucible to complete your quest for the mighty Mountaintop. When done… talk to Lord Shaxx and claim your prize!
The Loaded Question
Here’s my personal favorite of the three: The Loaded Question fusion rifle. Season of the Forge has just started and I’m already loving it. Fusion rifles have been a favorite since Destiny 1. This mean gun has an ability called “Reservoir Burst” which causes extra damage and even causes enemies to explode! This one could be useful in Crucible as well, great for bottleneck skirmishes. But I think the real place for this weapon will be in Strikes, Nightfalls, and taking down mobs in Raids. And what do you know? This weapons is earned through doing activities in Strikes or Nightfalls!
How to Get the Loaded Question
Step One: Talk to Zavala to get the quest. Pretty simple, right?
Step Two: Don’t let the numbers scare you, but doing any Strikes and/or Nightfalls, you’re going to need to get 500 Fusion Rifle Kills, 1000 Arc kills, and 40 completed Strikes or Nightfalls. Might take you a while, but find some dedicated friends or clan mates and the time will breeze by.
Step Three: Great job! That’s actually it. Head to Zavala and claim your prize (and it’ll be Masterworked!)
The Breakneck
Breakneck is an auto rifle that you can earn through the Gambit play mode, and for good reason! With its crazy ability “Onslaught”, this weapon’s rate of fire increases with every stack of Rampage. In a game mode like Gambit, with mobs all over the place, you can bet this weapon’s going to have no trouble turning from a bullet hose to a lead blizzard. It almost makes me think I won’t pick up my top fave auto rifle Sweet Business again.
How to Get Breakneck
Step One: Stop by the Drifter to pick up this quest! Then head on to Gambit
Step Two: Here comes the list. In Gambit, you’re going to need to get 500 auto rifle kills, 100 Auto Rifle multikills, 150 challenging enemies defeated, and 40 Gambit matched completed.
Step Three: Head back to the Drifter and claim your prize!
Final Thoughts
And there you have it, folks! Three really fantastic weapons, born from Bungie listening to the fans. Just from these three weapons, I know I’m excited for this season! And what’s more, if you got the Annual Pass, the Black Armory content will be dropping in less than a week now. That means even more goodies, more activities, a new level cap, and what sounds like a new Raid. Stay tuned, folks! Bungie wants to keep Destiny 2 on our minds, and with three phases of Annual Pass content, something tells me it’s going to work!
