Destiny 2’s Vault access bug will become a feature, in a surprising twist

As many Destiny 2 players are sure to be aware, Bungie used the release of Season 23 to push out a hugely important quality-of-life improvement, allowing Guardians to access their Vaults from the Orbit. This, however, was bugged, with the feature being available even after loading into an activity.

Naturally, Bungie’s original intention was to fix the bug and contain Vault access as it was originally envisioned, but that doesn’t seem to be the plan any longer. According to Bungie’s latest Reddit post, even though the bug will be fixed in a new hotfix, there are already plans to bring it back as an official feature “based on the positive reception [from the community].”

Destiny 2 is finally letting you access your Vault from activities

As per Bungie’s clarification, Guardians can expect to lose access to their Vaults while playing activities such as dungeons, but this will only be a temporary setback.

“We’re planning on reverting [December 5’s] fix in a January update,” says the post. Even though the bug is a janky expansion of the feature’s original design – having the Vault accessible from Orbit – Bungie has decided that the right way to handle this was to eventually keep the bug as-is, collect feedback from the players, and then reimplement it in a full-fledged format down the line.

“Our goal is to allow your full fireteam to be able to vault from anywhere in an update after The Final Shape,” Bungie clarified.

Combined with the recent introduction of endgame-tier matchmaking features, Bungie’s decision to embrace this bug shows a newfound dedication to delivering quality-of-life improvements that Destiny 2 has sorely needed for quite a long time now.

Of course, Bungie does need all the player goodwill it can get, given that The Final Shape got postponed following a series of problematic developments at the studio, including layoffs. Even though Bungie is now on track to resolve some of Destiny 2‘s in-game fumbles, the company’s real-world troubles are still very, very fresh indeed.