How to Get Weapon Core for Basic Machine Gun Frame in Destiny 2
By Nicholas Barth ·
Knowing how to get a weapon core for the basic machine gun frame quest step in Destiny 2 will help you in your Black Armory adventures.
Black Armory is now out for Destiny 2: Forsaken, and the new content update has brought new activities, weapons and gear for Destiny 2 players to experience. One of these activities is the first quest that the Black Armory leader of Ada-1 will give you. This basic machine gun frame quest will task you with heading to the European Dead Zone (EDZ) of Destiny 2 and acquiring a weapon core that will then need to be charged up with compound ether. This means that knowing how to get a weapon core is vital in players being able to complete the basic machine gun frame quest step in Destiny 2.
How to Get Weapon Core for Basic Machine Gun Frame in Destiny 2
Guardians will be able to find a weapon core in one of the two stolen black armory crates that can be found on the Destiny 2 EDZ area. These two stolen Black Armory crates that will bestow a weapon core to you for the basic machine gun frame will be located at the Outskirts and The Gulch areas of the EDZ and are large black structures.
You can find a video representation of where to locate these crates thanks to YouTube channel WoW Quests below.
All that Destiny 2 players will need to do in order to get the basic machine gun frame quest item is to loot the Black Armory crate. Guardians will not need to kill any enemies in order to secure the core for the basic machine gun frame from the Black armory crate.
However, there will be group of Destiny 2 enemies defending the Black Armory crate housing the weapon core for the basic machine gun frame that will include a Forge Saboteur boss. This means it will be up to you and your fireteam if you want to defeat the enemies before collecting the basic machine gun frame weapon core.
Once you have obtained a weapon core for the basic machine gun frame you will need to empower it with 25 compound ether that can be found be eliminating enemies belonging to the Fallen faction. After completing this step guardians will be tasked with collecting multi kills and hive kills with a power weapon. If you are looking for more help in navigating the content of the Black Armory update for Destiny 2, be sure to check out our guide for the location of the Volundr Forge.
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