With the latest update came some news that suggests we just might be getting the Y1 raids back with relevant loot! What does this mean? Well if and when this happens the forums will be flooded with the annoying cry baby posts about people's raid requirements. But I believe this time around it won't be so much about light level and more about experience. Example being that I'm sure many of you newer players have been blessed by RNGesus and made it to 320, however that's not gonna help you if you have no idea what the -blam!- you're doing!
So here is a list of some things to help prepare yourself and avoid being kicked from any raid group.
[b][u]Vault of Glass[/u][/b]
- Make sure you have a solid void weapon, those minotaurs are assholes.
- Learn to run the relic!! Any year one player can tell you the annoyance of getting to Templar or gatekeeper only to ask who wants to run relic and have the fireteam fall silent. Or having to wipe because all 3 players who get teleported don't know how to use it.
- Get yourself a Black Spindle, SGA, Sleeper. These will be especially useful for atheon and oracles.
- Practice! Do the raid now and learn the mechanics! Learn the gorgon maze, jumping puzzle. Learn how the raid works!
Edit - NEVER open the spirit bloom chest. (If you're superstitious that is lol)
From A Nerfed Titan - [quote]For Vault of Glass: If you are in a containment field or in the Aegis shield (bubble generated by the relic) [b][u]DO NOT USE [i]ANY[/i] TYPE OF EXPLOSIVES!![/u][/b] doing so [i]will[/i] kill you.
When fighting Atheon: If you get teleported and you see "hold X/A" on your screen [i]do not[/i] do so unless you know [i]and[/i] are comfortable using the relic.[/quote]
From The True Thienen - Don't use the sleeper inside the relic bubble. It will melt you!
[b][u]Crota's End[/u][/b]
- Hunters if you don't have a pair of [i]Don't Touch Me[/i] gauntlets, I suggest you get a pair.
- Learn the lanterns maze, most of us year one players know it like the back of our hands!
- Make good use of your subclass when it comes to generating orbs. I'm looking at you Nightstalkers, those orbs are going to be important!
- Make sure you have a helmet with infusion (health regeneration on orb pick up) there's no chalice on hard mode!
Having a [i]Red Death[/i] is also very helpful for regening health.
- Have a good rocket launcher [u]with tracking[/u]
- BRING HEAVY AMMO SYNTHS!!! Just ask a Y1 player about the NLB heavy glitch. Don't get caught without synths.
Some general advice is to learn the raid. Practice it now while they are much easier.your light level isn't going to matter if you don't know how the raid works. If you're on my raid team and don't know what you're doing you won't be on my fireteam for very long! So start preparing now to avoid the frustration of not being able to find a team when they bring back these raids!
If I've missed any good advice or you've got something to add comment below and I'll add it to the list!!
Edit: As many of you have pointed out I may be reading too much into the weekly update. That very well may be the case. HOWEVER I'd like to think at some point we will get the old raids back, it would just make sense. IF and when we do this post was simply meant as a way for Y1 players to share some words of wisdom to help prepare newer players for our beloved end game activities that we've put so many hours into. Thanks for all the positive replies and great info guys!
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3 RepliesDO NOT USE SLEEPER ON AN ORACLE!!!!! Atheon it's fantastic for, sure. But don't use it on an Oracle unless you like the beam bouncing straight back into your face faster than you realize you even fired it. Oh, and best part, when it comes back from the Oracle, it counts as the Oracle attacking you. Which basically translates into, that beam will no longer be "friendly fire" and can therefore kill your teammates when it bounces. Ask me how I know that one....😖
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DO...NOT...STEP...ON...THE...GOO!!!!
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3 RepliesHonestly if this is their form of new content I have no quarrels with it whatsoever. people have been complaining for months about how their vog gear is irrelevant and how they made half the game irrelevant, well now if they do do this, it wont be, so stop your bitching. INB4 320 LIGHT MUST HAVE GJALLARHORN GROUPS
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17 RepliesEdited by STDs101: 2/16/2016 10:09:37 PMIt'll be year ones who won't know how to do the raid from cheesing all the freaking time
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Don't use sleeper stimulant on oracles if your super close.
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Read this in the wardens voice from spongebob... not sure why
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For vault of glass bring special synths no more icebreakers For crota defender bubbles are huge and are NEEDED
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Scrubby scrub scubmister scrubbington scrubby scruburger scrubbulosis scrub scrubby mama scrubbychips scrubby scrub
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2 RepliesExtra advice: Opening the spirit bloom chest does not ruin your chance at an exotic
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3 RepliesPlease, just bring a Zhalo supercell into maze and you're set.
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Edited by jay036976: 2/16/2016 8:23:42 PMSGA is a beast for slaying oracles. I have a 320. ; )
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Edited by TripleJ: 2/16/2016 9:28:14 PM2 shots from bolt caster knocks down crota's shield, and it does lingering damage which prevents his shield from coming back immediately giving your 2nd shot time to hit. This is also the best way to solo thalnok without invis.
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I think you read too much into the update.
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im a year 1 retired elitist
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3 RepliesThere was nothing in the update that suggested old raids. Sometimes y'all just take it too far lmao
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2 RepliesEdited by Commander B_rice: 2/16/2016 6:16:37 PMOnly one requirement is needed MUST HAVE GALLY/BALLERHORN/GHORN/GJALLARHORN......I wish this were a thing.........I did Crota last week for old times sake and Gally is a shell of its self.....tsk tsk tsk
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Where does it say anything about old raids?
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This was quite informative.
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Can wait to take all my strange coins and finally use them on synths(heavy ammo) from Xur.
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This is a good informative post. Good job mate. Get these taken tots to learn how to do Vault anyways
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You're probably right. I feel that this would be the easiest way for Bungie to release content that was significant in size. All Y1 raids, armor and weapons at Y2 levels would be their way of new content. I wouldn't put it past them. I thought the same thing also.
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This would matter to a great many more ppl than it currently does now had LFG been included in game. As it stands only regular raid groups will run them. Everyone else gets to sit on LFG or just skip them completely. VoG will always be the Superior raid.
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1 ReplyAnd for the love of god, DO NOT shoot the Oracles directly with the Sleeper. Bad things happen. [spoiler]I got some good hits in though, right?[/spoiler]
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I could never get a tracking launcher in TDB. Had to wait till HoW (rerolling a launcher) so I wouldn't get kicked.
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Ahh yes it feels nice not needing to learn anything just sit back and watch the scrubs fail
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1 ReplyIf they do revamp old raids I wonder if they are going to do it the easy way. I hope thay actually change the apperance of armor and weapons. The POE stuff look lime you took magnets and ran thru the cosmodrone, Cortas end is more bones, but VOG has me torn it actually looked like you took a vex and made armor out of it.