Fireteam Subclasses Will Decide Your Fate
By now you have probably gotten really comfortable with the guardian you created. Sure most players have created more than one, but everyone has their favorite. It is either the first one you brought to life, or perhaps the one who brought you the most success during brutal Nightfall strikes and the Vault of Glass. You may end up sad to hear that your favorite is not necessarily best suited to tackling Crota’s End.
Just as intended for the raid, Crota’s End has an extremely emphasis on teamwork. The thing is that it may work a bit differently than what you’re used to. The Vault of Glass required you to work together on every task, moving mostly in unison as you came across each obstacle. Although you were separated at times, you never seemed to be too far from help. Even when Atheon teleported half of your team during the final fight you had 2 other guardians standing with you as you took down groups of enemies that honestly weren’t to difficult to overcome.
In Crota’s End teamwork sometimes means ensuring that your fireteam doesn’t have to worry about you. You will need to be able to survive on your own more often than not if you want any hope of coming out victorious at the end. In order to do so, you will need to choose the subclass that has the best chance of keeping you alive on your own.
Some subclasses don’t have the required effect unfortunately. For example the Titan’s defender class is a powerful asset to pretty much any fireteam, when being chased down by thrall while under the weight of darkness however it doesn’t fare so well. Yes it provides a layer of defense but it doesn’t stop swarms of enemies from entering the bubble and tearing you apart.
The same can be said of the Hunter’s Bladedancer subclass. Getting up-close and personal with the toughest enemies the hive as ever thrown your way isn’t the best idea when you can sit back and deal massive amounts of solar damage with the Gunslinger. Remember that the end goal is to survive while your fireteam does the same as you all figure out how to advance to the next obstacle.
Take some time to grow accustomed to some of the other subclasses, specifically those that allow you to either deal lots of damage from a decent range or, in the Warlock’s case, allow you to revive yourself. The stronger you are as an individual, the better your team will be.
These 3 tips will get help prepare you for all that awaits in Crota’s End. It won’t be easy, but with a little bit of practice and dedication you will soon be able to add your name to the list of those who have managed to send Crota, Son or Oryx, to his grave.
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Safe travels Guardians.
