So, I just finished the hard raid with an awesome fireteam (s/o to you if you're reading this)
All level 30s. Full experience. No gimmicks.
It was really smooth, we had no deaths up until Atheon and we all had a great time.
We also beat Atheon on our first try and I got probably the best drop you could possibly get in Destiny.
I got:
Vex Mythoclast
Ice Breaker
Raid Helmet
Vision of Confluence
Timebreaker Sparrow
In the end, we finished the raid in record speed at 1 hour, which is faster than most of my normal raids.
What a great way to end the night.
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I didn't get as lucky as you, but I did join a friend doing the 28 weekly on my level 26 hunter right as they were about to kill Phogoth and got 3 (count 'em) legendary engrams! Ended up being Lord High Fixer, one of the Crucible auto rifles, and some titan boots (so shards). Then I switched to my Level 29 Titan and did the nightfall and got No Backup Plans. I didn't need them, but still. Nice to have. And earlier on Tuesday I had gotten my hunter to vanguard rank 3 and gotten Doctor Nope (may not be the best weapon in the game, but I'd wanted to have it for a while just because of its name and description). So I'd say that was a pretty lucky Tuesday. Now if I can only get that Icebreaker...