Everyone's like "congrats on having no life" Please, go back to whichever job you need to work 12 hours every day to support your shitty lifestyle and stop worrying about how other people spend their free time.

Our team got to Crota in about 3-4 hours when the DLC dropped. We spent the next 10 hours trying to beat crota with all level 30s. Sadly we did not. We got him below half health maybe 40 percent but inevitably...Enrage took us all out. We then realized we would not be able to beat him until after enrage, so we found a spot behind the right tower where adds cant hit you and you have a perfect line of sight with the oversoul. 25 minutes later the enrage is still going strong with no end in sight. We kept formulating different strategies to deal more dps... In the end we lost to Crota. Level 30 raid that apparently cant be beat with level 30s...

It's pathetic the raid was able to be cleared in so little time. FAIL BUNGIE.

Can a level 29 go in?

god dammit playstation beat us, gg

I thought a 31 was a must? That 27 owned. Fair play to them.

No lives..... wow. This is sad. The dlc isn't even out 24 hours. Don't people have finals?

Me and my crew made it to crota in 3 hours. With no tutorials or help.

Congrats guys. Your team rocks. Much respect.

My team was at Crota by 8AM. We practiced time and time again and were pretty much running it as fast as humanly possible. It just isn't possible without a level 31 swordbearer to do enough damage to Crota before Enrage. I feel kinda cheated that these guys swapped in a 31 for the Crota fight. I vote that their clear doesn't count and that Bungie is stupid for making the raid impossible without a 31.

Congratulations to them, I envy having them for having the time to sit up all night during a weeknight just to be the first to beat the mission in a video game. Humanity as reached a whole new level of achievement. Forget the industrial revolution or the enlightenment, what will truly be remembered is that there was a group of guys who were the first ever to complete a mission in a video game twice!

Our team of 30s got to Crota by 8am ET. We then proceeded to endure 6 hours of wiping. We got Crota as low as 25% by the Enrage but realized it just wasn't possible without higher level players. Since the world first title was taken, we thought it best to not waste any more time and level our players, instead. Admittedly, we were a bit irked to learn that the winning team knew that a 31 was necessary and had a team of 6 30s push through the raid to give a 7th enough time to increase to level 31 with hoarded bounties and close rep levels for commendations. They were cunning, but they had a bit of an unfair edge over the competition.

Congratulations! You must have no life!

So what you're saying is, that it takes a "fake" 31 to beat the raid?

360 lvl 29 warllock looking to raid crotas end

I think it will be a couple weeks of studying mechanics and watching videos before pugs have a chance

I think they had a sub because one of them went and leveled up their character to 31 while the others did the raid and then switched with another so they can have that advantage.

Did they get a shader? Or just a stupid emblem?

Does anyone know what they got as drops from beating Crota?

I think it is possible for 6 30s to beat Crota, only because the raid requires a 30 to get in. Why require a certain level if that particular level can't complete the activity? Makes no sense. However, with 6 30s and good tactics this is still very difficult. We had 6 30s (2 Warlocks, 2 Hunters, 1 Titan- all good players). We had 3 maxed (pre-dlc) g-horns and 3 maxed (pre-dlc) ice breakers. Every was also running maxed pre-dlc power primaries (i.e fatebringer, VoC, ran mytho for a while, thorn, etc). In addition our titan ran weapons of light (more damage against Crota), and had the Helm of Saint-14. All special and heavy guns were maxed or near max as well. We camped on the left side of the spawn, using ice breakers against the boomers and everything else against everything else (ammo seems to drop at a higher rate in this raid). We never got his health below half, and after we found our rhythm no one died until after he enraged. You either need 30s with more skill than us, or more upgraded post-dlc weapons. I would imagine a maxed g-horn (post dlc) would pack a punch. Dragon Breath (or whatever it's called) would be great for damage and crowd control. Ice Breaker would take down Boomers faster, and all weapons would do greater damage against Crota. Honestly, it's not hard to get to 31, so I think my team will be doing that this week and hitting Crota again this weekend. I have DB boots and gloves for my Warlock, but not enough REs to get them above 27 light. Hopefully I'll find more this week through bounties and quests, but I doubt it. I already have the new vanguard boots maxed as well (replaced VoG boots) and can buy a helmet to replace my VoG helmet. While I do have DB boots, vanguard boots give me 6 more light right now since they don't need RE. So instead of relying on these new radiant mats, I'll be upgrading my exotic chest friday which should take me to 31 along with the vanguard gear until I get more RE for DB gear.

Doritos confirmed