So after trying with my group for a solid week (about 4-5 hours each day) and getting absolutely wrecked by bugs/lag each time we'd get close, I read a forum post that 100% fixed the issue for us. The post was buried in comments so I thought I'd make a new thread to shine some light on it in hopes that it helps you guys. Last night we were able to wreck Crota twice in a row on HM and honestly it didn't really feel that difficult without all the goddamn bugs! Here's the gold... IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE THAT THE SWORD BEARER IS THE HOST. He/she needs to go in the raid first (alone) and then have the rest of the group join on them, this will ensure that they are the host for the game. Once the fireteam joins go ahead and have the sword bearer wipe so you guys can start the fight. Bugs/lag issues that this completely eliminates: Disappearing sword Not being able to pick up the sword Teleporting swordbearer Crota standing up instantly and wrecking swordbearer Crota not going down Like I said we tried and failed the whole week but once I hosted the game as a swordbearer it was smooth sailing (wrecked him twice in a row once on my titan and once on my hunter). It completely eliminated most of the bugs (knights still don't care about glass apparently). Would love to hear your success stories after you try this. You'll still have to worry about the sword knight running off and hiding but Crota and the bugs will no longer be a threat to you and your crew. Good luck guys! EDIT TO ADD: You probably need to have a solid internet connection as well for this to work... there's a lot of feedback saying that certain groups have tried this and still noticed lag, I have moderate/ok internet speeds of 27M down/ 4M up... if your swordbro is rocking like a 5M down and .5M up it probably won't matter either way!