It’s been stated on Twitter that they have a [i]potential[/i] fix for Duality lined up for October 18th:
https://twitter.com/BungieHelp/status/1577770556250034177?s=20&t=hQ9iOtb-woZCNFcLggeo-g
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Unfortunately the tweet itself isn’t particularly revealing, so it’s unclear if the intended fix will address the timer issue as well or just the instant death problem.
As such we’re either going to have to wait for them to release further info possibly in the next TWAB or hope that both are fixed when the patch goes live.
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