Cheese spots don't exist. These strikes are terrihard. Bungie no one here knows what they are talking about. Just keep going onto the next thread ----> that way!

Where cheesing seems like an oversight by the developers its actually us playing right onto their hands. Destiny 1 is the trial run where they get to see how we approach fights, find loopholes and come out on top. They counter cheese with RNG. Gamers these days try to find cheese in everything and try to claim fame on youtube. I don't mind cheese as these bosses are a little over the top and i think inappropriately balanced. There needs to be a greater boss mechanic like atheon or gatekeeper that warrants a win. Not hiding behind cover, killing adds and taking down a bullet sponge. Of course that's a boss mechanic in itself but it's overused. Atheon if you can get through the portals alive and everyone in the center you are rewarded with damage to the boss, that's good boss mechanics. We are just their guinea pigs.

I cheese on Phogoth on two areas: behind the rocks and above Phogoth on that beam. XD For Nexus, it's on that ring and for Archon Priest, it's under the sniper platform. And finally the Sepik Prime, I hide inside the window on the left side on the second floor. It's sorta glitched out so you go inside the window and receive no damage or shoot out from. You just have to stick out a little more too but going back to safety. XD

Keeping in mind that there appears to be a spot that is safer, but by no means a slam dunk, I'd say that it is intentional. All the "safe" spots I know of are still very prone to AoE damage (most prevalent type in boss fights). Examples: Devils Lair - In entrance to boss room: Captains spawn (only way they spawn in that fight), AoE damage, Vacuum attack can kill you, grenades from dregs. In side room: Boss AoE and vacuum attack can kill you, grenades from dregs. On top of fork lift: yeah, you pretty much can't get hurt there. Summoning Pits - Room behind shrieker room: Wizards and knights will shoot into that room and kill you. In "rafters": you pretty much can't be killed there. Nexus - In entrance tunnel: Boss AoE damage can kill you fast if it hits the ceiling, Axis Minotaur spawns and can kill you fast. Behind stone structure: are pretty much completely vulnerable when you come out to shoot the boss/adds. Archon Priest - On top of rocks: Can be sniped, dreg grenades, have been killed by vandal seeker shots. Under platform: vandals can snipe you dead before you realize they are there (unless you keep a look out), AoE damage, boss melee attack can kill you, and basically anything can kill you there. The cover helps though. Cerberus Vae III - Behind crates - Rockets, minigun, Phalanx melee attack can all still kill you with shocking regularity for a shady spot. In chamber before the boss room: Phalanx spawn. Dust Palace - I don't know of any shady spots. So seems like with a few exceptions, every on of the "safe" spots are just a few moments away from straight murdering you. One thing that I don't mention is that in all those spots, there is very little maneuvering room. So if things do go sideways, you pretty much have no options for recovering. I'd say they are "safe" to a point and that point.

These spots were clearly intentional additions by the level designers. Geometry like that doesn't just happen. That safe little hidey-hole in the wall right below the long drop into Sekrion's Nexus? Absolutely put there on purpose. My thought on it is that the developers put these spots in for a reason, and I feel absolutely no compunction about using them. I would much rather the game be a little less focused on super-damage gimmicks for enemies (which to be fair the player can use too), but for so long as enemies are getting Burn mods and Lightswitch, yeah, I'll be using those terrain tricks.

It seems to me they are there to help solo players pass the nightfall/weekly heroic (28) missions. The archon priest strike would probably be near impossible on solo if you couldn't hide under the platform.

Not for Sepiks I don't think.

Dude it's not cheese at all. I suppose you went solo on a nightfall and stood in the open? You still can die in these spots mate

The spots are the for a reason, I think devs made them that way, they are too obvious in my opinion, there are also ways to cover and stay safe without using them, I don't think they are a mistake