Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXRsp22xlc
After the 335 update, a 335 Sleeper can stagger Oryx on HM which made it possible for a hard mode kill.
There's 2 primary strats being used for this, one was the double Fusion Grenade much like the normal version. I used the Firebolt/Sleeper shot which makes it a bit easier to group the Ogres for the 4 stack.
The primary difference from normal mode vs hard mode solo'ing is the speed in which you need to kill the ogres and detonate bombs. The light-eater knights come out extremely fast, meaning you have a very small window to get the bombs off before the knights eat them.
The Ogres health pools also don't work as nicely as normal mode did, requiring additional Primary shots in order to get their health low enough if you're using the Fusion Grenade strategy. This means you have to stay up top and shoot all 4 Ogres to get them lower before jumping down, making timing a lot more rushed. On Normal Mode the Sniper shots were enough to get them to the right health thresholds (where a single Primary shot would kill them).
Along with the ammo nerf for special, it makes ammo management a lot more difficult than before.
Requirements for this would be:
-335 Sleeper Simulant
-333-335 Warlock
-333-335 1000 Yard Stare with Triple Tap
-Starfire Protocol Chest (for extra Special Ammo, and if you're using the Fusion Grenade Strategy especially)
-Increased Sniper Ammo Boots
-Increased Sniper Reload Speed Gloves
It was a difficult challenge, spent ~20-25 hours working on this over the least week. Definitely a big step up from normal mode.
Would also like to give a shoutout to the following players who have also been attempting this and developed a lot of different strategies to get this working:
[url=https://www.twitch.tv/textbook_1987]Textbook_1987[/url]
[url=https://www.twitch.tv/cl_rke]cl_rke[/url] (who also got the very first Final Stand on Hard Mode)
[url=http://www.twitch.tv/frostbyte3]Frostbyte3[/url] (who got the second Final Stand for Hard Mode, and was the world first for normal mode)
[url=https://www.twitch.tv/Pl4y3r82000]Pl4y3r82000[/url]
[url=https://www.twitch.tv/spartanstheone]SpartansTheOne[/url]
If there are any others I apologize for missing you, these are just the people I have seen working on this!
Any questions feel free to ask. Thanks!
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2 RepliesPatched in 4... 3... 2...
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4 RepliesEdited by ClassyGit: 5/9/2016 7:51:40 AMIt's already been done... You're not the worlds first to do this.... Edit - And it was done long before the 335 update!
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This is amazing.
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Cool, but you could have shortened it. Just saying.
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7 RepliesEdited by Der Sheff: 5/8/2016 2:44:43 PMThat was cool, but wasn't that the same strategy as GreatGatsby? I know you listed some other folks, but that kid was first for normal and this completely echoed what he did. Edit: https://www.bungie.net/Mobi/en/About/News?id=14176&transparent=true
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5 RepliesThis isn't the world first. I've seen other people do it before this
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I wish this had commentary. I would love to heard you go "fuuuuuuuuck" on those occasions that your health was at 1 percent. Good job.
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Very nice
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Impressive.
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3 RepliesWhat is a Final Stand?
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1 ReplyI'm impressed equally by your feat as I am by your recognition of other players. You are Legend.
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U Sire have huge Balls i salute u
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That was AMAZING!
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7 RepliesNot world first. Its been done before update.
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Unreal. Great job!
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5 RepliesWhile I highly doubt this has been done before, there is always the possibility someone has already accomplished this feat and not recorded evidence. So world's first at least as far as evidence goes seems more appropriate. Regardless excellent work on this. Very impressive.
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2 Repliesthis has already been done...
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It's nothing special.
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12 RepliesThis was solo'd months ago on hard mode....just remove it. This is nothing special anymore...
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66 RepliesThis right here is why sunsinger needs to be nerfed so that you can only self rez if you have at least 1 team member alive so far warlocks have broken every raid they are a problem.
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4 RepliesThis was already done months and months ago.
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1 ReplyGg. Now do it on a Hunter.
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41 RepliesI would be impressed if you were using a class or subclass that couldn't revive.
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16 RepliesEdited by CitrusTheNile: 5/8/2016 3:39:13 PMHave you not been paying attention? Someone already did this. You are not the first. Not to mention you needed the extra light level to do it.