Throughout Destiny 2's life, players have had to contend with an annoying but pervasive problem: the HUD, or Single Display. There are limitations to the way Destiny 2 uses its screen space that means it can only show you four messages about boosts or buffs at a time, even if there are more than four in effect – meaning that sometimes, You get killed because you didn't realize an important timer was running out. It may also cost you to run in a difficult activity.
But now, seven years after Destiny 2's release, the HUD problem has finally been solved — in Destiny 2's next expansion, The Final Shape.
Bungie has teased an update coming to the HUD in its latest build This week's blog post is on Destiny, explaining how the UX and UI team updates what you see on screen. There are over 2,000 of these little status messages, from things like boss mechanics in raids to subclass actions like “Amplified” or “Radiant,” so new status messages are constantly pushing old status messages off-screen.
The changes allow more information to appear on the screen by moving some status messages to different places on the HUD. More important information, like the kind that includes a countdown to your impending death, moves from the bottom-left corner of the screen and instead appears in the middle and near the top. Meanwhile, statuses related to your weapons, such as Feeding Frenzy, will appear at the top of your power meter.
Buffs and debuffs will also have new icons that appear with messages that give you a quick idea of what type of status effect you're dealing with, and Bungie has changed how certain messages are prioritized so that the most important status messages are the most prominent.
“All of our green and red augmentations now have a thick font weight at the top or bottom respectively to make them easier for color-blind players to read,” Bungie wrote. “Power-ups and buffs related to subclasses maintain their diamond shape, but more clearly indicate whether they are buff or buff in nature.”
The four-message issue has been an issue in Destiny 2 literally its entire life. Most of the time in normal content, it was fairly rare to have more than four status effects triggered, so the HUD issue did not arise truly Theme. But the four-letter issue was often an issue in high-level activities like raids, where players were almost always required to keep track of different timers and effects as part of the activities' mechanics.
The problem has only gotten worse as Bungie has added to and enhanced Destiny 2's subclasses. There are now many more Effects and knowing which conditions occur and when are key to using your subclasses effectively.
This makes this Unbelievably The change is welcome, especially with Bungie introducing new Prismatic subclasses that will combine elements of all existing ones. Finally, your teammates will always be aware that the impending detention effect is about to kick in while fighting Atheon at the end of the Vault of Glass, ruining the race for everyone. Or at least they won't have an excuse.
There's a lot going on in Destiny 2 right now. Check out our guides on the new Assault activity, how to get Bravery Awards, what to look for in The Recluse's awesome menu, and how to get the crafted version of the Whisper of the Worm Exotic sniper rifle.
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