Complete All the Raids on Hard (There’s Always Someone Willing to Help)
Some of the best content that Destiny has to offer is waiting for players in the end game. After killing what is essentially a Vex god and running through all of the various Strikes made available to you, all that’s left to prove you are a true legend is to take on the raids introduced throughout the game’s life. Each one has its own theme of sorts and some wicked boss fights to get past, but the rewards are also among the best in the game, and you’ll want to be able to say proudly that you beat these challenges at least once.
A big hurdle to overcome, though, is the fact that raids are designed for Fireteams of six players. While some can be beaten on standard difficulty with less (especially if everyone is at 400 Light with decent weaponry), for your first run, try to get the full six-man experience. Reach out to other players, get a team going, join a clan, and build your legend.
Now that you’ve finally got some players together and triumphed over each raid one by one, it’s time to do it all over again, but on a more serious note. Heroic Raids are the same raids you know and love, only with a couple of twists thrown in. Bosses are tougher and may have new abilities, enemies come in larger waves and bring along some majors to make things interesting, and reviving your buddies is a thing of the past. If you die, you’re out until your Fireteam clears the encounter or everyone wipes. Sure, if you’re a Sunsinger Warlock you can self-res, but that doesn’t always help the team as a whole.
When Destiny 2 hits, you’ll find plenty of players hanging out in the Farm or one of the other new social spaces reliving past glories. Sooner or later everyone’s triumphs over Heroic Raids will pop up, and sure, you can lie and laugh along with everyone else, but deep down inside you’ll know the truth. So to avoid awkward moments and the need to fib through war stories, go face each raid the way they were truly meant to be faced.
