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Before the release of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, there was a very important weapon at the heart of the game – the controversial, amazing, badly-judged grenade launcher, The Mountaintop.
The gun – the sort of thing you’d brag to your mates about once you managed to secure one in your inventory – was one of a few special ‘Pinnacle’ weapons that Bungie added to the game to enliven Destiny 2’s early seasonal content model. You could get one of these special weapons by spending hours, maybe even days, grinding out unforgiving challenges in some of the title’s lesser-populated playlists (hello, Crucible and Gambit!). Your reward? A unique weapon with unique utility.
Was it worth it? Yes. Amongst all of the ‘Pinnacle’ armaments, The Mountaintop was the most (in)famous. It was a one-shot kill in PvP. Its splash damage was absurd. In PvE, it could make chum out of adds in seconds. For the competitively-inclined FPS fan, The Mountaintop is a thing of legend.