TIL: One of my main problems in the game is a bug

[Sennex 1,903]

So, I ALWAYS look for armor that gives bonus ammo. and then I equip those weapons because it just makes sense to me.

 

Yet, for the last few weeks I am always running dry on every weapon type. So I have been burning up my Glimmer with buying Synth's

 

Then I saw this thread:

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2ousck/3_months_after_launch_dlc_out_all_new/

 

Yep, in case you hadn't noticed for yourself yet we are still losing ammo for any weapon type that we have a bonus to 'carry more' of.

This is getting ridiculous - not only that it's still happening but that Bungie just doesn't seem to care. Almost all boots/gloves and chest pieces have a bonus to one ammo type or another and they basically do the exact opposite of what they're supposed to. It makes rocket launchers damn near useless in raids unless you are willing to use a LOT of synths.

 

Not only is this bug still in the game, but Bungie continue to release every piece of armor with 'Increases amount of <weapon> ammo you can carry'. Today I got Dragon's Breath, I was so excited! Until I saw it has a 3 tube size perk and now I won't be using it in raids.

 

Great.

 

Here is the writeup I posted a while back, yet again (and still without answer).

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Link to my original post on reddit[1]

 

Link to my post on bungie.net[2]

 

The Bungie post is still bumped by people (not me) every day or two. The Reddit post sits at #11 for this sub and was on the front page

for days. Neither has attracted a response from Bungie at this point.

 

What is the bug?

Reduces the available ammo of a given weapon or weapon type.

 

How long has this been around?

Since game launch.

 

When does it trigger?

Death.

Going to orbit.

Returning from orbit.

Cutscenes.

 

What makes it trigger?

Any item with the buff to increase the amount of ammo you can carry of a particular type.

Rocket launchers with a bonus to tube size as a perk.

 

Methods I have used to test.

Equipping the item / using a synth and killing myself.

Gathering ammo legitimately and killing myself.

Multiple death types (suicide/jumping off cliffs and NPC death).

 

Results of testing

With items this has reduced ammo 100% of the time, without them it has never reduced ammo. This is not an intermittent bug, it is extremely easy to reproduce and should be a priority to fix.

All tests were performed with the items of the type equipped then tested again without them. Each test has been performed at maximum ammo capacity and at varying levels of ammo. Results did not change.

Items I have personally tested with and witnessed the bug

Lucky Raspberry (Heavy ammo increase)

Crest of the Alpha Lupi (Special ammo increase)

Hezen Vengeance (Tube size increase from 2 to 3)

Iron Regalia Boots (Increases scout rifle ammo)

Various other items with the same buffs. Results unchanged and the above are my 'go to' testing set.

Update post-DLC - I have retested with Dark Beyond armor. Bug still exists

Ammo types I have tested and seen reduced

All of them.

 

Workaround:

 

Items with the 'Field Scout' perk turned on are not effected by the bug.

 

Other observations

 

With rocket launcher tube size increase, the ammo drops until you are down to 2 (thus the bonus isn't active)

 

With special/heavy increases the ammo drops until 1 rocket/minimal machine gun ammo

 

With primary ammo it seems it only drops to a certain amount then stops, however when you respawn in any situation it seems you are given a certain amount of primary ammo to start with. This seems to be the threshold and is possibly just offsetting the bug. No way for me to confirm this.

 

This bug has been acknowledged by Deej on the bungie forums in the past, but has not commented further than I can find. I have asked many many times to no avail.

 

Link: http://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/78765696/0/0/1[3]

 

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Yeah. Known bug. Unsure of status. I see you leaving a lot of good feedback on this forum, though.

[BO7H B4RRELS 2,456]

Yeah, man, this has been known for a while.  It's absolutely ridiculous that it hasn't been fixed.  Drives me nuts. 

 

Nice post, gives good details.  Thanks.