Bungie says Destiny 2 Titans deserve class identity that's "more than the sum of its fists," responds by giving them stronger fists – and also a lot of cooler buffs

Continuing a trend of deceptively important blog posts, Bungie shared a laundry list of buffs aimed mostly at Destiny 2's Titans, with a few trace Super and ability changes also coming to the less punchy classes among us. Titans, as it happens, are becoming less punchy, but also – and this is the important part – more punchy. The class is, quite simply, getting some of the most interesting buffs in the history of this MMO.

Back in February 2023, I asked design lead Kevin Yanes about pre-Lightfall feedback on Titan Supers being kind of similar. At the time, he argued that the Strand Super Berserker, still a key part of one of the best subclasses in the game, is really its own thing (I would generally agree) and commented on the Titan fantasy. "Titan mains, we love you," Yanes said. "We do. But remember that we try to reinforce your core fantasy. And at some point, your guy's holding the fist on the cover of the game." 

This sentiment became a bit of a sticking point in the following months, and I struggle to read Bungie's newly published "Titan buff train" as anything other than a direct response to long-smoldering complaints that the Titan class is too simple, melee and close-range builds are often impractical in Destiny 2's sandbox, and punching stuff while wearing oven mitts woven from different colors of Space Dust can get old. 

"Titans are the bulwarks of their fireteam," Bungie asserts this week. "They live and die on the frontline of battle, barking out orders while never backing down from an encounter. Titans wield defensive staples like Barricade and Stasis Crystals with practiced ease. They specialize in doling out lifesaving buffs like Void Overshield and Woven Mail to their grateful fireteams. And they throw a mean right hook, to boot. But Titans deserve a class identity that’s more than the sum of its fists." 

So, what are Titans getting? Hilariously, one buff is a blanket damage increase to their unpowered melee attack – 5% in PvP and 20% in PvE, with