Destiny can get real tough real fast. Even a slight gap in experience between players and enemies can mean that damage output plummets, and weapons and abilities can become ineffective at the drop of a hat. On top of that, the difficulty only gets worse when trying to play one of Destiny's late game Raids or Strikes.
However, there does exist a fix, and it doesn't require tons of grinding or searching for rare loot. All players have to do is turn on high damage, invincibility and infinite ammo, and Destiny becomes a breeze. It may sound impossible, but thanks to a new mod coming out of the Destiny community, the powers of God Mode are within players' grasp.
As long as you don't mind modding your console or never playing online with friends, that is.
It's easy to see that Destiny was never meant to be played like this. Enemies go from actual obstacles to mere speed bumps, as players can either take them out with one shot or simply run past them. Even an invincible Hallowed Knight can't do a thing to stop the player, and infinite ammunition and ridiculous jump height only break the game even further.
There are some restrictions to the mod, though. For the time being, the mods are last-generation only, and the mod in the video seems specific to the Xbox 360. On top of that, it seems that the user behind the mod won't be releasing it for some time, as the source code will be kept private for the time being. For now, it seems that these superpowers will be limited to just a select few.
While it is neat to see Destiny played like this, the experience is rather limited. The game was meant to be played with friends, and connecting to Xbox Live with a modified console could end with a permanent ban from the service, which means the mod is a solely single-player affair. Playing a game by one's lonesome without any challenge is going to get boring quickly, and that doesn't even include the time or knowledge it takes to modify the console itself.
Mods are common within the PC gaming community, where changes to a game are not only allowed, but encouraged. Microsoft and Sony are much more careful about their machines, and so modding a console requires a lot more work, immediately voids the warranty and breaks the Terms of Agreement. Typically, it's just not worth it.
This isn't the first time Destiny has seen mods of this nature: infinite ammo mods were being developed as early as September, just weeks after the game was launched.
So, if you enjoy playing a multiplayer-centric game alone with no challenge or strategy and don't mind the hours of extra work involved, then modding Destiny might just be your thing.
