TL: DR Version: Light Level does NOT equal experience, so the 310+ only group posters need to get off their pedestal. I have lots of raid experience in Destiny. I have 3-316 characters and 3-low 300 characters. The link to my main GT's stats are provided above. I decided to attempt the Heroic WarPriest Challenge Mode, so I went to LFG in search of a group to join. Yes, I am aware it is that groups choice who or who not to invite. Anyways, I finally came across a group of 308+ guardians who invited my 305 Warlock and we gave the WarPriest a shot. I did my job - I killed all the ads on the right side, then worked my way to the middle to help finish off their ads and hallowed knight. From the start, people were standing in the open getting killed by the WarPriest, killing the adept before the acolytes and somebody getting killed, but the biggest issue seemed to be with the brand. Nobody seemed to know how to use it, and time and time again people were dying from it. One after another, people would die because they were unfamiliar with the brand, and by the end of the first cycle we were already down to 3, so naturally we would wipe again. I couldn't understand it. These high-level guardians were struggling with the WarPriest, and we are wiping over and over again because of rookie mistakes. I stayed with the group, but eventually everybody disbanded. I think it's funny how so many people are requesting 310+ for a HM challenge group. Even 310+ for a NM raid group. Doesn't matter if they're experienced, they just have to be 310+. I guess it's the elitist part of the Destiny community that makes people feel important. For the record, I'm not whining about whether or not these people are inviting me to their game. I'm merely pointing out that too many people need to over-compensate with high-light characters when the raid is doable at a lower light. I've been in raid groups with all 315's who were very inexperienced. Many did not know how to use the brand on WarPriest, take gaze at Golgoroth, run the relic on Daughters/Oryx, and have a difficult time figuring out the direction of counter-clockwise. At the same time, I've raided with some pretty low guardians and we could clear the entire raid on the first go because everybody knew what to do. Sorry to burst your bubble, but RNG isn't a reflection of skill or experience, it is a reflection of luck. Your elite team of 310+ guardians to complete the challenge mode means nothing if your team has no idea what to do and/or can't stay alive long enough to kill the WarPriest. The number of Sherpas or people willing to raid with lower light levels is dwindling. I understand people's time is valuable, and many people just want to get it done in the easiest way possible. But that's how so many people get sick of Destiny so quickly. They stop playing to have fun, and start playing for the rewards. EDIT 1: Just completed the HM challenge on my Warlock with the help of my normal raid team. Thanks for the people who were cool and wrote something constructive. As for the rest, you are the reason why this community has become so toxic. EDIT 2: Just completed the HM challenge on my Titan with some randoms as a 302. The next lowest was a 310 or 311. After about 8 attempts, we finally completed it. As a 302, I died once (with the exception of wipes). Maybe the elitists should think about that next time you're asking for 310+ in your raid group and a lower level asks for an invite. Give the 305 the benefit of a doubt and shoot him an invite. Your chances of wasting time with a 305 could very much be the same as the 315 you prefer to invite instead. EDIT 3: Thank you to all the trolls for making me the center of your pathetic lives. EDIT 4: 524 views in about 12 hours. It seems as though I've hit a nerve with the elitists in this community! If you are a higher light level, that's great. I applaud you for having RNGesus on your side. If you are skilled and experienced, that's even better. However, experience doesn't mean raiding with all high-light level guardians. If you truly have enough raid experience, you should have no problem bringing in someone who has never done the raid before. Teach them what you know - teach them the mechanics of the raid, help them through their first KF raid, and be a part of their first Oryx kill. Pass your experience onto another player. If you can do this, you truly are an experienced raider and the satisfaction you will receive from sherpa'ing another guardian to their first Oryx kill will be much more rewarding than any 320 raid drop. However, if all you can do is raid with a team of 315+ on Heroic KF, there's a good chance that someone on your team is expecting another player to pick up the slack for them.