Exotic focusing was a system introduced to Destiny 2 with the release of season 21 to offer players a new avenue for chasing down better rolls of specific Exotic armor pieces. It’s a huge quality-of-life upgrade in theory, but in practice, Bungie admitted the system’s steep prices were turning away a lot of players from interacting with it to any major degree. That’s why a huge change is on the way.
In a This Week in Destiny blog post released today, Bungie’s Economy team announced they will make Exotic focusing a lot cheaper in an update going live on Oct. 17. These cutbacks in cost include a complete elimination of the need to spend Exotic Ciphers for tier two focusing, as well as a reduction in the amount of Ascendant materials players will have to use across the board.