The Devil's Lair was the first NF I tried to solo when it came around last. I can't count how many times I died back then. This time, I died when I got careless. It felt easier, though I guess the majors were buffed. I think the big difference between then and now is a) solo'ing these strikes has made me a better player--I've learned to switch between all three weapons to fit the need, throwing in supers and grenades when appropriate; and b) maybe even more important is that I had all 300-power weapons to bring to this party this time, a Cryptic Dragon scout, Patience and Time, and an arc 300 Deviant Gravity machine gun. Those captains that were so tough last time pop pretty easy now as the P&T pops their shield + damages them about a quarter to a third, and I think if I can headshot them while the shield is down, kills them outright. And it one-shot-crits all the yellow sniper reavers too, so those aren't a pain anymore (plus, the cloak makes lining up the shot easy), and 2-headshot's the first boss.