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Edited by x BL4CK J0K3R x: 2/5/2015 6:13:17 PM
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The struggle of a 31 in the hard raid.

I have a 32 warlock and a 31 hunter. my warlock finds groups fairly easily but its like pulling teeth trying to get a group for my hunter. Even now I have the hard crota cp and everyone wants 32 only. Thats ridiculous. I get the perks of being 32. extra resistance and damage. But I'd much rather an experienced 31 (which I am) than a 32 who is garbage. 31's are capable of doing the raid. I've done it before and I've been in groups with 31's. Frankly, I'm not the sword bearer so being a 31 doesn't make that much of a difference. I go invisible so nothing ever kills me (save for oversoul) and have maxed out ice breaker to snipe boomers. RNGesus has not blessed me with gjallahorn even though I've been playing since day 1. I missed week 2 when xur sold it. I've also been in a group of ALL 32s that failed because they sucked. made me wonder how they got 32 to begin with. I guess my point is that just because someone is a 31 doesn't mean they can't do the raid and just because someone is 32 doesn't mean they are better. I wish people would be more open minded. Edit 1: I'm on 360

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  • You don't have to be good to be a Level 32, you just have to keep playing the normal raid. That said 32's do have an advantage over 31's and going in with Randoms I think most people would take the 32...

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  • Edited by BigOrockz: 2/6/2015 10:15:52 AM
    I have been apart of a few teams that have [b]carried[/b] multiple lvl 31 guardians through the raid. If we are talking about just the crota checkpoint then having a couple of 31s really isn't that bad as long as they have leveled weapons. The current strats using the ledge for that fight make it easy for everyone to not die. The same strat makes it simple for all 5 people to dps crota at once so bringing him down with 31s really isn't horrible. However the rest of the raid is a real struggle with 31s especially at the bridge where 31s get destroyed very quickly by all the enemies. The struggle is real and I can't blame anyone for choosing to have all 32s in their fire team. You are [b]not [/b]entitled to do the hard raid on your 31 just because you beat it a few times. Teams looking for only 32s is not closed minded nor an elitst attitude it's simply the best strategy to actually complete the raid the quickest. I don't care who you are how skilled you may be , being 2 levels below all the enemies is not good for the team and you are indeed getting carried. Yes I do recognize there are some 32s who lack skill and get carried too. But that is not a good excuse for 31s to think they deserve to be included in the hard raid. My suggestion is stick to the normal raid with the 31 hunter until you get it to 32. But seeing as you are on xbox 360, there is a streamer on twitch http://www.twitch.tv/deftdel who helps two 31s each time through the hard raid a few times a week You should check him out you may be able to get your hunter through hard raid.

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    • I agree with you. Most people mistake luck with RNG for skill. Here is an example. Player 1 finishes the raid ten times on easy mode and has a completion time average of 45 mins and still gets stuck at 31 because of RNG. Player 2 completes the raid 4 times on easy mode with a completion time average of 2 hours and is lucky with RNG and makes 32. Player 2 then takes to the forums to berate Player 1 oh how much of a scrub he or she is for not making 32 and how much they suck even though Player 2 takes longer to complete raids and dies more often. Same idiotic approach people take when it comes to "Earning" Exotics through RNG instead of buying from Xur. But the again this is due to Activision's Favorite Key Demographic of 12-18 yr olds making up 30% of the community and another considerable amount of the community that has the maturity and intelligence of said demographic.

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      • You poor fool, you actually think this, the most elitist community ever, will care for your problems.

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        • we did it with 3 31s and 3 32s in 15 minutes so stop bitching

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        • We did crota hard with 5 31s and a 32 sword bearer. Beat him in less than 10 mins. Anyone that wants 32 only sucks black dick.

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          • If you are sniping boomers on hard I've found your problem

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            • Beat with a 30 and two 31s did it twice took two tries both times no problem

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            • You got 4 months to hit 32, focus on normal and getting shards, you can at least do first 2 parts of hard, although crota caters to elitiest with it's 33 mobs and lack of actual game design (more hp, more dmage, less guardians!)

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            • WhT console?

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              • Last night we had 3 31's. Easiest hard raid ever. It's all about skill ladies. But your elitism is precious.

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                • Beat it as a 31. Just don't state your level.

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                • I have this issue with my Titan. I'll even say in my LFG post that I've done it before, and then just say that a level 31 purple nurple is the same as a level 32. And I have max weapons and heal spec gear. I don't really want to host if I can't be sword bearer. Every HM raid I've done had at least one 31 in it. (not that I've done a ton of them) 99 problems, right? ;)

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                • When you're running your warlock and find a good group, ask them if anybody needs to do it again for alts. If that run went well, you'll probably find at least a couple people who won't balk at running it again with your 31.

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                • All I'm saying is that there is a random chance of you not noticing an incoming boomer shot or you get stuck for a second by a little glitch and ogre lasers you, but a 32 could have avoided that death twice, you see where I'm going with this?

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                  • Here's the issue, there are bound to be an even percentage of bad players for each level. So the idea of bad 32 is bogus, because 32 are just as likely to find a bad 31. Second, you can not change facts, you simply can not take as much damage as a 32, not can you dish it out. Did the hard Crota raid yesterday. We had one 31. We wiped twice because he died right at the end. Love the kid to death, but the fact is, as a 31 he wasn't able to tank the damages that are a matter of fact. Before you say he was bad, did the raid again with some alts, he switched to a 32. We beat crota without a problem. Numbers don't lie, people do.

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                    • I hate or did hate having to justify a level 31 character. I have over 20 Crota finishes & finished hard 5 times I think. I'm happy now I've a core team of 4 guys & we have regulars to fill the gaps.

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                    • Edited by CTDMUDRUNNER: 2/5/2015 7:39:33 PM
                      I know this is a huge waste of time to post but here it is. Yes 31s are capable. He'll we had a very good clan member come lvl 30 before. Just because they have always been around to help even when not receiving rewards. Anything less then 32 is taking 20% more damage and dealing 20% less. Now let's think of all the fish factors while in the hard raid during Crota. We have these over powered boomers. Ogres that can -blam!- a 32 if not paying attention. Pissed off thrall running about with there blue glowing buddies. All this sounds fun and exciting. But let's now bring in some random person we have never played with and watch them junk around a nimbly bimbly like some cat. Alright meow. So this random dude (or chick) that is a risk factor to our success in defeating Crota. Skilled or not all it takes is a random lucky boomer shot, cursed thrall kabluey, I missed jump and now we are tasked with oversoul while trying to prepare with the next phase of the battle.

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                    • I've done it with a mixtures of lvl 30 and 31 in my group. Of course sword guy was 32.

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                    • Edited by Totenswander: 2/5/2015 6:27:50 PM
                      What's funny is that I was just with a group last night that beat Crota on hard. We had TWO 31s and still kicked his ass. The best part was that, on our first run, all of us were killed just before or after downing Ir Ut except for one of the 31s and he cleared out the place with an Icebreaker, Song of Ir Ut & an Abyss Defiant (all maxed out) [i]solo[/i]. Yes, I said [i]SOLO[/i] (it was awesome fun to watch). After an hour of dealing with glitches and figuring out a working strategy, the final run had that 31 killed (we just said [i]'F*ck it. Keep going'[/i]), then, after ogres, one of the [i]32s [/i]killed (we just said [i]'F*ck it. Keep going'[/i]) & then the final four of us taking down Crota (remember, one of them was a 31, as well). It was EPIC and so much fun. So anyone saying 31s can't do the raid, take it from someone who's seen the truth first hand--you don't know what the f*ck you're talking about. A team of great players, regardless of light level, can do anything.

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                      • As long as you do ya role and stay alive I don't mind up to two 31s. I also tell em to fire extra rockets to make up for damage

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                      • [quote]Yo momma so fat, that when she uses the rest room, your whole team has to wipe.[/quote]

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                      • I've ran HM as a 31 and with three 31s. The hardest part is the lamps. 2 thrall hits kill which sucks, but once you get past that it's cake. Let the 32s kill the gatekeepers on the bridge. At it yut, everyone died except my 31 ass and one 32. We went into ir yut and downed her, he died and I lived. After killing all the adds, I was the hero lol. Crota is the easiest part for 31s.

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                      • Three solutions: 1. You create the group and have yourself and as many other 31s as you like 2. Run normal until you get to 32 3. Complain on the forums Sorry just realized that last one isn't a solution

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                      • What system? And your medal score says you haven't been playing since day one. No reason to lie. Example, I have a medal score of 1 million, you have 90,000. Also, the fact that you snipe boomers on hard mode says you are inexperienced. Either way, I'll still help.

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                        • Needing only 32's shows a serious lack of confidence and skill in your team mates. My 1 and only time beating Crota on hard was a friend inviting me in as a level 31 hunter because they needed an extra gun. The team was made up of 3x32, 2x31, and a 30 if I'm not mistaken. During our second attempt at the hard Crota fight, the other 31 got disconnected and we kept going and beat Crota without him with 5 people consisting now of 3x32's, a 31, and a 30. For anybody who doubts me I have the Word of Crota and the Glowhoo shader to prove I actually completed Hard mode. At the time I only had 1 hunter and 1 titan. Made a second hunter recently to increase odds of getting Crota chest piece.

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