So, looking at the DestinyLFG sites, I remember seeing one entry for Guardians to take on "Crota's End" in Hard Mode that ended with, "NO 31 WARLOCKS. Idiots."
And I was all, "Heyyyyyy...I'm a 31 Warlock. Why you gotta' be like that?" NOT actually replying to the post, but just inner monologue. I haven't done a lot of raids yet, so I probably don't have enough experience (or powered-up weapons/CE raid armor) to lead a raiding party. But I've noticed want ads for CE either seek out a swordbearer, or lead with saying they can be a swordbearer.
So...would it be possible for a 31 Warlock like me to be a Swordbearer? Usually, I have end up being the "medic" and reviving (if possible), or having to contribute in some other minor role. I don't have any other characters--my job and my travels take away from my "Destiny" time. (Cases in point: I was out of town when Xur was selling Icebreaker, and again out of town during most of the last Iron Banner) Of course, I'd have to study some video on the swordbearer role during that part of the raid...and the other part of that is finding a raiding party [u]willing[/u] to give me a chance to step up to the plate and take a few swings. So to speak.
I'm 2 pieces of CE raid gear away from 32 (I have the Deathsinger gauntlets, and I've been using Starfire Protocol until I get the CE raid armor to swap out). I'm just trying to maximize my opportunities to get those raid armor pieces since I missed out on the Iron Banner boots.
So yeah, any helpful thoughts would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration.
EDIT: I should clarify that I'm probably sticking to just CE on Normal until I do get to 32; I got lucky with one group in my only attempt on Hard Mode. And thanks for the comments!
-
Any class [i]can[/i] run the sword, but because of the invis hunters usually get the nod just to make things easier, plus the titan and warlock jumps can be problematic at times to get away quickly without getting hit. For normal I'd say any class can do it fairly easily, I ran it on warlock and titan on normal without too much difficulty. For hard mode I usually prefer a hunter to run it just to make the fight run smoothly, but any class can do it if needed, it just takes practice.