Developer Note

The purpose of these dev updates is to share systems currently in development and to give insight into the early stages of design as the project evolves. What you're seeing right now are the foundations and skeletons of systems, nowhere near their final versions.

Things like names, values, stats, and organisation are often placeholders or early iterations. My current focus is building the core structure and functionality of systems first. Refinement, balancing, and polish come later in development.

Because of this, please keep in mind that everything shown in dev updates is subject to change. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome, but constructive feedback with reasoning is far more helpful than simple reactions. It's also worth remembering that seeing a system from the outside doesn't always show the full context of how it connects with other systems or the wider project.

This week's dev update is a smaller one, but an exciting one - the weapon system is changing again.

I know weapons have gone through several iterations at this point, but that's a natural part of development. I'd far rather make these changes now than after launch, where adjustments like these could make existing gear feel redundant or force unnecessary reworks down the line.

Random Roll Perks

One of the biggest changes is that weapons will now use a true random roll system for perks.

Rather than fixed perk sets, weapons can now roll with different perk combinations each time they drop, giving far more variety and replayability when chasing gear. It also makes future expansion significantly easier - post-launch we may be able to introduce new perks into existing weapon pools and naturally refresh older loot without any major overhauls.

Power Level Ranges

Alongside this, Weapon Level has been renamed to Power Level and reworked entirely. Rather than static levels, weapons now have a Power Level Range assigned to them.

For example:

Halfdan-D Power Level Range 30 - 50

When a weapon drops, its Power Level is determined by your current Player Power Level, with the following rules:

Examples

Scenario Player Power Level Weapon Drop Reason
1 20 30 - 33 Below minimum range
2 75 47 - 50 Above maximum range
3 40 37 - 43 Within range

The range itself varies between weapons, and the variance (±3 in the examples above) can also differ depending on the weapon and its intended progression space.

"This makes weapons feel far more dynamic, relevant, and diverse throughout progression, while making loot drops more rewarding and meaningful overall."

Work is still ongoing on this iteration, and if further changes happen, we'll keep sharing them here. As always, everything shown in dev updates is still in development and subject to change.

New Website - Launching May 22nd

The new official Destiny Playground website is launching on May 22nd. Built from the ground up, the new site gives the project far more flexibility, better organisation, and much more room to grow - including properly structured dev updates, lore, project information, guides, and future content.

Transition Timeline

What's on the New Site

The new site isn't just a visual upgrade - it's been built as a proper home for the project. Here's a full rundown of everything it includes.