[b]Live Stream Recording of House of Wolves: [spoiler]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z6sq_KWeGU [b]THE HYPE IS REAL![/b] [b][u]Key Highlights!!! •Deej stated, that every week leading up to HoW launch, they would be doing a live stream of the new events and activities. •Etheric Light is used to upgrade our old items, you get it from Nightfall, Trials of Osiris OR the Arena •Exotic shards used to upgrade exotic items instead of Etheric Light •Queen Emblems/Shaders WILL BE SOLD AGAIN and items will be loot drops in the Arena •Can now reforge legendary weapons at gunsmith •Speaker now has currency trading (Ascendent shards for trading glimmer and energy, etc etc) •Trials will be on the WEEKENDS (Friday -Tuesday) •Arena apparently will be dynamic meaning changes to it every week •House of Judgment Vendor will sell the "raid gear" every week (one piece at a time I think) but is bought with a reward from the Arena (so no more RNG based drops) For ALL information available in the stream, nicely summarized in one place. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/117091303/0/0 [/u][/b][/spoiler] __________________________________________________________________________ Why no Raid isn't something to cry over: [spoiler] [b]This was a picture taken by Data Miner Megaman.[/b] http://i.imgur.com/V3RhakD.jpg [b]Here is the actual proof this image is legit and was not in anyway posted by Bungie.[/b] http://planetdestiny.com/house-wolves-images/ [b]This one however, is the official image that Bungie did create. Notice something? No raid or details were ever mentioned about HoW on the purchase image.[/b] http://thedestinyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image1.jpg [b]And then there's this. Literally smashing all reasons you had to complain about the lack of a raid and all your bullsh** entitlement.[/b] http://i.imgur.com/bCIjVBb.jpg -[b]Credit for image to Jay P[/b] [b][u]AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS, WE ALL SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT BUNGIE HAD THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, AND EVEN REMOVE ANY CONTENT, IN-GAME, OR DLC, ANYTIME THEY WANT.[/u][/b][/spoiler] __________________________________________________________________________ Let me break this down so even the trolls can understand: [spoiler]VAULT OF GLASS - A great raid that was riddled with glitches for months, received mass hate, but still was successful. A minimum of three people was required for this raid. Gear had to be grinded for like no other. CROTA'S END - A small raid, no bigger than a strike, and could be beaten in the same time. Team was not required whatsoever, whole raid cheesable. Gear tossed around like candy, and full of so many ghosts in the system, Pac-Man quit his day job. Received incredible amounts of hate, and overall was considered a failure compared to VoG. The Arena - A mode surrounded by mystery, but full of rewards. Will have its own vendor, and is an activity that will change every week, so it should prove less grindy. Something fresh, still offering an end game vibe in rewards, and in difficulty. Has some involvement with Queens Wrath, and was stated that armor dropped would allow you to reach Level 34. This activity will be scheduled on a weekly reset basis, meaning new chances for rewards every week. Trials of Osiris - A PVP event that will take place Friday -Tuesday (reset). It will have it's own vendor, and will take PVP to a new level. This event is not replacing Iron Banner, and is said that it may occasionally overlap with IB. Unique armor that is rumored to be Level 34 with an Egyptian style theme will be rewarded to those that participate, allowing multiple outlets to reach max level and customize your appearance. (A LIVE STREAM OF THIS EVENT IS SCHEDULED ONE WEEK FROM TODAY AT THE SAME TIME THIS ONE TOOK PLACE, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE DETAILS.) Next Raid - Still announced for release, however assumed to be delayed for further testing to prevent another Crota's End from happening. Smartest decision yet given that rushed content is bad content. May come with comet, may come out late HoW. TBD. All in all, if you quit this game over not getting a Raid at release of HoW, good riddance. We didn't get VoG the second we bought Destiny did we? And yet it still worked out perfectly. I'll be enjoying two new additions to Destiny while you cry over a delayed raid.[/spoiler] __________________________________________________________________________ [b][u]WHY I CALLED CROTA'S END NO BIGGER THAN A STRIKE:[/u][/b] [spoiler]The first strike (Devils Lair) in the game has: 1. An opening area (Spawn) 2. A three wave battle room. 3. A hallway leading outside. 4. A mini-boss fight/room. 5. And a boss room. Crota's End has: 1. An opening area (Spawn) 2. A big dark cave where you have to run from one side to the other. 3. A bridge where you have all players cross a bridge. 4. A hallway with some thrall and 2 Shriekers. 5. A medium sized area where you fight the Mini-Boss and Main Boss. And the Devils Lair is one of the faster and smaller strikes in the game. I rest my case. Now VoG however has: 1. A spawn WITH a building phase. 2. An opening jumping area. 3. A three step battle room. 4. An 7 step battle with Oracles in that same room. 5. A Mini-Boss fight in that same room. 6. A labyrinth filled with Gorgons and 2 chests you have to navigate. 7. What was intended to be a jumping "puzzle". 8. Another room with 3 steps and 3 Gatekeepers. 9. A Main Boss fight in that same room, consisting of 2 other mini maps [/spoiler] [b][i][u]Funniest thought just came to mind. This is the first time Bungie has actually mentioned another raid since CE. In other words, Bungie just told its community that they were working on more content, and people are still crying. [/u][/i][/b] ***EDIT*** So I simplified this post into Spoilers so it wasn't such a huge wall of text and to make it easier for my readers to navigate. Hope it helps :)