"...by the sheer will of those who believe that any ordeal can be conquered, any foe vanquished, any god cast down."
Our team was a bit sloppy, we died a lot, had to boot the 12 year old, and find replacements before the Gatekeeper. There was a guy named Larry. He had a southern accent and died more than anyone else, but he claimed "I won't die again! I promise!" I didn't believe him.
I had considered leaving to find a more fit fireteam, but I put my faith in our friend Larry. I mean, he was trying hard. After many failed attempts, we defeated the Gatekeeper by skin of our teeth, just like earlier with the Templar. Atheon was brutal, but after ~10 failed runs we HAD to finish. Most of our team died, but Larry survived inside the time portal, and I was outside with about 15 supplicants. He killed the last oracle, but the portal wasn't open yet. I leaped onto the pillar with my trusty Icebreaker, sticky grenade, and not so trusty Atheon's Epilogue (NERFED). I killed about 4 supplicants as fast as possible, fired a last burst killing a 5th as the portal opened, and leapt behind cover, because I couldn't die yet! I warned him "the portal is open but covered in supplicants!" We both barely survived and made it to the center where we put up our bubbles. I realized I was the only DPS left, so I burned my sniper ammo perfectly, threw another sticky, unloaded my AR... but I realized I had one rocket left! We had one second left to live, so I leaped off, fired my rocket, and died a hero. Larry was the last survivor.
And that's when I got my Vex Mythoclast. Yay :D
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it would be pretty stinking awesome if those kind of experiences were consistently rewarded with epic loot...