#The person who fastened Future 2’s weapon roster is leaving Bungie

Most gamers would agree: weapons are fairly darn vital for Future 2. It could come as a shock to among the newer gamers, then, that the top of utility within the sport was an Outlaw/Rampage combo for some time. Chris Proctor labored arduous to alter that, and succeeded.

It’s arduous to place into phrases simply how simple and downright boring the Perk meta was for Future 2 earlier on, really. Up till Shadowkeep or so, the one factor you actually needed in your gun was a potent reload perk and an inexpensive harm perk, and that was it. When Chris Proctor took over weapons design and options again in 2019, nonetheless, this all modified, and so it’s unhappy to listen to that he’s leaving Bungie for good. “In two weeks I’ll be residing overseas, and in 4 weeks I’ll publish an replace from a brand new position,” stated Proctor over on LinkedIn.

Chris Proctor is leaving Bungie, transferring to a special nation

“Working at Bungie in any respect is the job of a lifetime, sandbox design even moreso, not to mention proudly owning Future weapons for five years and ending up as Sandbox Craft Lead at a studio with a legendary grasp of core gameplay,” stated Proctor in his announcement. “It’s been a humbling expertise, and the time of greatest progress in my profession (and I reached 23 years in video games, 20 as a designer this 12 months). I can’t advocate Bungie extremely sufficient as a spot to do wonderful work with among the most expert sport devs within the trade.”

Typically cited as some of the personable and beloved Bungie workers among the many Future 2 neighborhood members, Proctor made a reputation for himself by making weapons genuinely fascinating and fascinating to make use of. And whereas it’s true sufficient that you simply do nonetheless need them to reload quicker and dish out extra harm, it’d be foolish to faux Bungie hadn’t made strides over the previous couple of years. Predictably, the neighborhood is saddened by the truth that Proctor is transferring on.

Proctor hasn’t supplied any info on what his subsequent mission may be, however he did say that he’s about to embark on a “enormous, worldwide [move],” and that “it’s an thrilling time” for him.

Underneath Proctor’s management, Bungie started introducing extraordinarily potent and satisfying crowd management Perks akin to Voltshot. To say nothing of Reconstruction, Bait & Change, or Explosive Mild, simply to record a number of. Although I’m sure Bungie would’ve improved issues to some extent even with out Proctor, the person knew his stuff, and it’ll be fascinating to see how Future 2‘s meta adjustments now that he’s gone.