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[gio78]

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Thank you!

 

[Noisepurge]

That makes sense, thanks lads.
Why didn't i think of that?! Why were we running away from one minotaur in order to fight 7??!

yeah, if you have 3 guys, one player should always stay crouched behind that one rock and look at the tunnel to warn others about the minotaur. Kinda like an insurance policy

2 other players keep sniping/rocketing the boss.

Watch out for the boss' splash damage. Snipers should stay split on both sides of the opening.

 

[Shito]

yeah, if you have 3 guys, one player should always stay crouched behind that one rock and look at the tunnel to warn others about the minotaur. Kinda like an insurance policy

2 other players keep sniping/rocketing the boss.

Watch out for the boss' splash damage. Snipers should stay split on both sides of the opening.

After a while, you do get the Minotaur timing down though, and can safely snipe and switch to killing the minotaurs, ad lib.
One thing I saw from GlamFM joining my weekly the other day, and something I never think of in the game, is to use the titan's blind grenades to make it even easier to handle that minotaur.

 

[Bradach]

yeah, if you have 3 guys, one player should always stay crouched behind that one rock and look at the tunnel to warn others about the minotaur. Kinda like an insurance policy

2 other players keep sniping/rocketing the boss.

Watch out for the boss' splash damage. Snipers should stay split on both sides of the opening.

This sounds like it'll work. I'll have a bubble setup also so the lads can jump in if things get hairy.

After a while, you do get the Minotaur timing down though, and can safely snipe and switch to killing the minotaurs, ad lib.
One thing I saw from GlamFM joining my weekly the other day, and something I never think of in the game, is to use the titan's blind grenades to make it even easier to handle that minotaur.

An excellent idea. that'll give me the time it takes to unload my RL into him before he can one hit me!

 

[gio78]

Thank you for the CP DeathJR!

Lag was terrible, this is why I jumped in and died... Wouldn't want to keep you waiting forever until I make the jump...

 

[Noisepurge]

This sounds like it'll work. I'll have a bubble setup also so the lads can jump in if things get hairy.

and if you have Void weapons it's easy. It's actually harder on the Weekly as the minotaur takes a lot more punishment.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Shouldn't be an issue. Just avoid dying during the crota phase.

Carry harder!!

 

[Bradach]

and if you have Void weapons it's easy. It's actually harder on the Weekly as the minotaur takes a lot more punishment.

Does void burn work for guardians too? do we get the extra damage in the NF aswell?

 

[GlamFM]

Does void burn work for guardians too? do we get the extra damage in the NF aswell?

Yes.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Carry harder!!

Heh, we got through it in about 40 mins. Unlucky for Dhruv - no armor drops.

First time for me as sword bearer though

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

Thanks for the run guys, no armor yet, maybe next week

 

[Feorax]

Great run guys, thanks for letting me tag along.

Got Titan boots, so if I get the IB gloves next week, then all I need is chest pieces on my hunter and titan to hit 32 on both. Crazy to think I could actually have 3 level 32's by the time House of Wolves drops.

EDIT: and it must be said, Ruthless was brilliant for a first-time swordbearer.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Thanks for the run guys, no armor yet, maybe next week

C'mon mate, delete that hunter and roll a fresh one...

 

[Shito]

Does void burn work for guardians too? do we get the extra damage in the NF aswell?

Yes.
If you're lucky enough to have Truth, it melts those minotaurs.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Great run guys, thanks for letting me tag along.


EDIT: and it must be said, Ruthless was brilliant for a first-time swordbearer.

Thanks, didn't realize how much pressure there is on the sword bearer until I tried it myself.

Now if someone can share a normal crota checkpoint with me, I'll try and solo him

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

C'mon mate, delete that hunter and roll a fresh one...

I-I can't :-(

 

[Navid]

Thanks for the run guys, good fun.

EDIT: and it must be said, Ruthless was brilliant for a first-time swordbearer.

Yep, nicely done.

 

[Bradach]

Yes.

Good. my RL (truth) does void damage. that poor blind Minotaur won't know what hit him!

Yes.
If you're lucky enough to have Truth, it melts those minotaurs.

Aw yeah, truth is my only exotic weapon

 

[gio78]

Getting a hard mode Gorgons CP you ask with your newly created character that has not even finished normal mode is simply fkn priceless...

Respect to DeathJR for putting up with me and giving again the CP!

 

[noomi]

Roc strikes dropping hawkmoons every other day for you guys now huh?

*mumble mumble*

 

[Mike Works]

I got a blue engram after Deathsinger in CE. This game is weird sometimes.

 

[king picollo]

The greatest enemy on Void Nexus is not the Minotaur's, or the Nexus himself but the one goblin that rushes you with a Minotaur cannon half way through.

I have wiped more because of that guy more than anything else.

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

The greatest enemy on Void Nexus is not the Minotaur's, or the Nexus himself but the one goblin that rushes you with a Minotaur cannon half way through.

I have wiped more because of that guy more than anything else.

Why are you even fighting that goblin? Just jump over the pillars and fall down to the cave opening, the next wave of goblins won't even spawn.

The only goblins you have to fight in this strike are the ones on the cliff, just before the boss. Don't bother with the goblins, hobgoblins, minotaurs or harpies in the previous room.

 

[KennyLinder]

Why are you even fighting that goblin? Just jump over the pillars and fall down to the cave opening, the next wave of goblins won't even spawn.

The only goblins you have to fight in this strike are the ones on the cliff, just before the boss. Don't bother with the goblins, hobgoblins, minotaurs or harpies in the previous room.

Where do you mean? Hiding behind the cave under where you drop?

 

[Sh0k]

Somebody have the Gorgon CP in Hard Mode to share? I will appreciate it.

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

Somebody have the Gorgon CP in Hard Mode to share? I will appreciate it.

I can load it up in ~10 mins if you need it still

 

[Sh0k]

I can load it up in ~10 mins if you need it still

Yes please, just one character. Turning on my PS4 right now.

 

[NakedRescue]

I can load it up in ~10 mins if you need it still

I'd like that cp too...

 

[adin75]

I can load it up in ~10 mins if you need it still

If you don't mind another freeloader and are still there, I wouldn't mind grabbing it. PSN is the same as here, on vita so will thank you in advance if I can get on board

 

[Sh0k]

I can load it up in ~10 mins if you need it still

Got it, Thanks !

 

[Feorax]

Thanks RAWR.

Didnt break the ass mat streak this week...

 

[NakedRescue]

Thanks RAWR!

 

[Lemnisc8]

ME.








MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

I want one too. I've completed normal raid only twice, so I'm not sure if I should go into a hard mode just yet?

 

[gio78]

You guys can also join on me in case RAWR is no longer available

psn: giotios

 

[adin75]

Cheers Rawr!

 

[Nuszka]

Wanted to watch recorded broadcast from last nights dads of destiny stream but realized they played CE on normal. Was it not supposed to be on hard ? Have only seen the abyss part which looked very scrubby. Anyway, was any new info mentioned from devs about the game during the stream ?

 

[noomi]

Wanted to watch recorded broadcast from last nights dads of destiny stream but realized they played CE on normal. Was it not supposed to be on hard ? Have only seen the abyss part which looked very scrubby. Anyway, was any new info mentioned from devs about the game during the stream ?

Here you go

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2vmp9k/brief_synopsis_of_the_bungie_dod_crota_raid/

 

[ipitythafool32]

Running nightfall and weeklys of anyone wants to join

Psn ipitythafoo32

 

[HigXx]

You guys can also join on me in case RAWR is no longer available

psn: giotios

Thanks man!

 

[Lnkn52]

Wanted to watch recorded broadcast from last nights dads of destiny stream but realized they played CE on normal. Was it not supposed to be on hard ? Have only seen the abyss part which looked very scrubby. Anyway, was any new info mentioned from devs about the game during the stream ?

Here's the stream:
http://www.twitch.tv/bungie/b/623652254

 

[Deku Tree]

Here you go

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2vmp9k/brief_synopsis_of_the_bungie_dod_crota_raid/

Regarding that...

(Edit: other posters are saying Devs confirmed there are still hidden, unfound, chests in VoG and included link to stream and timestamp to when it was said. Cannot verify at the moment because wife is asleep haha)

Is this BS? I can't find any such links in the comments of the reddit post in question? Are there still undiscovered chests in the VoG that developers have confirmed??? I need to know!!!! If it's true do you have a link to a Bungie dev video with a timestamp?

 

[Rubenov]

R Are there still undiscovered chests in the VoG that developers have confirmed??? I need to know!!!! If it's true do you have a link to a video with a timestamp?

Paging Boguester... time to re-explore VoG

 

[Ruthless_Barbarian]

Even if there are hidden chests in VoG, do we really care about more ass mats and spirit bloom?

 

[Nuszka]

Here you go

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2vmp9k/brief_synopsis_of_the_bungie_dod_crota_raid/

Thanks Noomi.

Edit: Expected something more tbh. Wonder what we are going to get in todays weekly update , if we get one.

 

[Lnkn52]

Even if there are hidden chests in VoG, do we really care about more ass mats and spirit bloom?

It's the real carrot in the game…

 

[noomi]

Regarding that...



Is this BS? I can't find any such links in the comments of the reddit post in question? Are there still undiscovered chests in the VoG that developers have confirmed??? I need to know!!!! If it's true do you have a link to a video with a timestamp?

I missed that comment, just saw the thread this morning. Even if there are chests that aren't found, if we haven't found them by now I really doubt anyone ever will. Plus what could possible be in them? more ASCEND SHARDS :|

Thanks noomi.

Here's the stream:
http://www.twitch.tv/bungie/b/623652254

Cool, thanks for posting this, will check later.

 

[Feorax]

At the nexus now if anyone wants to join on me for quick NF.

PSN: MattIgoe

 

[silver.tongue]

I like these notes:

phatskat [score hidden] 16 minutes ago
Roughly formatted

Abyss: Ran lamp to lamp. Used a lot of bubbles. Made it to the plate with little opposition. No one stood on rocks to avoid Thrall. While defending plate all but 1 Warlock died. He ran hallway to the light then killed adds and ran back to revive dead people on the plate despite them telling him to just go. He either raised another guy or other dude finally popped radiance (hard to tell which with stream quality) and they ran to the end.

Dev notes:

It took a lot of trial and error tinkering to get the thrall spawn timers right.
They noted how 1 player can screw the team by starting a lamp early and stated they like that mechanic and we can expect more like it in the future.
Bridge:

They did it legit (obv) sending 1 person at a time. Nothing real noteworthy add it's a pretty straightforward strategy. Only a couple deaths which were swiftly recovered from.
Dev Notes:

Encounter was designed so everyone must learn to use sword.
Designed with everyone having their opportunity to shine in mind.
Thrallway:

They get 1 guy into chest room before door closes.
Dev Notes:

This was purposely designed to be like Indiana Jones and they originally planned to force you to slide under a door.
Ir Yut: They used 3 in both boomer tower strategy. Pulled the wizards by running in and out. Killed wizards, killed shriekers, then downed Ir Yut before the liturgy started.

Dev Notes:

This encounter was designed to be a gear check before fighting Crota.
No one asked, and devs didn't explain, why you have to kill dozens of adds after she's downed.
Crota: They cleared the starting room and used the left side strategy. They had a 31 (Warlock?) run the sword. It took them 5 swords to finish crota. 2 downs per sword. So yes they had to deal with ogres twice. For ogres all went in bottom room except one who stayed in crystal room and killed Thralls. During 2nd ogre phase someone died and they dealt with oversoul. Crota nearly enraged but they killed him slightly before he did so.

Dev Notes:

There are gatekeepers above the crystal room because the designer didn't want people up there.
The designers don't want people playing the raid in ways that are "inherently boring"
They are aware of the sword disappearing glitch and others and are as annoyed by them as we are. They are working in fixes.
Other Dev Notes:

It was by design that Crota's End is swiftly paced "like an action movie" in contrast to VoGs frequent pace changes.
They avoided answering whether everything had been discovered in VoG quoting something DeeJ said about them answering that question being tantamount to ruining the end of a movie for someone. (Edit: other posters are saying Devs confirmed there are still hidden, unfound, chests in VoG and included link to stream and timestamp to when it was said. Cannot verify at the moment because wife is asleep haha)
There are different teams working on different things at Bungie so just because the weapon update is getting attention didn't mean that the raid bugs aren't also being worked on. They assured they were working on them.
Queen's Wrath still needs a lot of work. Seemed they were implying not to expect it anytime soon (probably not before HoW).
They do have events planned for before the DLC launch although they didn't give details as to what.

 

[Deku Tree]

I missed that comment, just saw the thread this morning. Even if there are chests that aren't found, if we haven't found them by now I really doubt anyone ever will. Plus what could possible be in them? more ASCEND SHARDS :|

Yeah probably that's right unless it's a chest that drops exotics then it's likely not very interesting... and given the massive number of people who have looked for another chest if there is another chest then it's unlock process is probably so convoluted that it's totally crazy... I am really just calling BS on the comment in the reddit thread...

...and/or I am interested in knowing if anyone knows how to read reddit threads better than me and can find a direct link to a comment that links to a video and gives a timestamp for a bungie developer saying that there are chest(s) that we have not found yet in the VoG (with a video timestamp after all known chests had already been found).

 

[LiK]

I like these notes:

hm, they had a 31 do sword? did they have a 32?