'Destiny 2' Long Goodbye Guide

Destiny 2 's latest Curated Roll is the Long Goodbye Legendary Sniper Rifle. In this guide, we'll tell you how to get it by grinding the Insight Terminus Strike. We'll also offer a handful of helpful tips to maximize your score at different points in the quest.

How to get the Long Goodbye in Destiny 2

The Long Goodbye is earned as Strike-specific loot in the Insight Terminus Warmind Strike. So, this drop operates just like every other Strike-specific loot in Destiny 2. Completing the Strike always offers a chance to get the drop you want, but earning a higher score increases the odds. There are specific point thresholds that increase drop percentages.

While those facts are good to know, however, they don't fully mitigate the frustrations of randomization. Even if you run through the Strike several times with a perfect score, there's still a chance the Long Goodbye won't drop. As such, you'll just have to keep grinding till you get the reward you seek.

Tips to Complete the Insight Terminus Strike

Insight Terminus is a fairly linear strike with obvious objectives, but here are a few tips to help you finish the mission quickly.

• In this Strike, your main enemies include Vex and Red Legion. With that in mind, any high-damage weapons are recommended. Especially during your encounters with the Kargen boss, you need to do as much damage as possible. Keep some Snipers and Rockets in your loadout.
• When fighting bosses and mini-bosses along the way, remember to take out the smaller enemies first.
• Supers and explosives are also very helpful in any boss encounters.
• When you get to the Vinculum Cell zone, use the surrounding pillars for cover against waves of Cabal.
• Further along the pursuit phase, Kargen will escape through a large door. It's your team's job to grab the two orbs from the center of the arena and put then on both sides of said door.
• During the boss fight, you need to stand in the circle Kargen spawns to deactivate his shield. You'll have to repeat this cycle several times while taking down tons of Red Legion. He'll hop to a pillar when he hits half health, but the process for damage is the same. Stand in the circle he creates to take down the shield.

What is the Long Goodbye?

For those unsure about going through the grind to get it, here's a look at what the Long Goodbye can offer the Guardians who find it.

• Adaptive Frame: A well-rounded grip, reliable and sturdy.
• Rapid Hit: Rapid precision hits temporarily increase stability and reload speed.

There are also a series of randomized rolls with varying traits as well.

• Arrowhead Brake
• Chambered Compensator
• Corkscrew Rifling
• Extended Barrel
• Fluted Barrel
• Full Bore
• Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Polygonal Rifling
• Smallbore
• Extended Mag
• Alloy Magazine
• Armor-Piercing Rounds
• High-Caliber Rounds
• Ricochet Rounds
• Light Mag
• Outlaw
• Firmly Planted
• Snapshot Sights
• High-Impact Reserves
• Dragonfly
• Fourth Time's the Charm
• Rampage
• Rapid Hit

With these assembled Perks and traits, most Destiny 2 fans see the Long Goodbye as a very strong gun in PvP. If you get a roll that features Extended Mag or Fourth Time's the Charm, however, its usefulness in PvE skyrockets. This is a strong Sniper no matter what roll you get, but the rolls will ultimately determine precisely how the gun is used.

Destiny 2 is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

What are your thoughts on the Long Goodbye and the Insight Terminus Strike? What roll did you get? Tell us in the comments section!

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