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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3 RepliesHow can one hold 15 sleeper ammo ?
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Im doing this!
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That's awesome
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Very nicely done.
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Very impressive
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Impressive!
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Awesome job! And great patience! I am also sorry you have to shoot down all the naysayers who don't read the title.
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Congrats man! Awesome job. I'm surprised you didn't have to use the rock, the reason Clarke failed final stand is because he jumped for it and fell off :/
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4 RepliesThis was solo'd months ago on hard mode....just remove it. This is nothing special anymore...
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If this video didn't make it to video of the week I'll be disappointed Bungie. GG OP GfreakenG
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for all you giving this guys shit........IT HAS NOT EVER BEEN DONE ON HARD MODE FFS PEOPLE. LOOK IT UP.
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First to solo hard mode oryx.... nice, and congrats man.
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7 RepliesPSA: ALL [u][b]SOLO[/b][/u] COMPLETIONS HAVE BEEN ON NORMAL MODE PRIOR TO THE APRIL UPDATE DUE TO IT BEING LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE LIGHT LEVEL INCREASES.
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Nice job :) Apparently some of the people commenting don't understand "first HARD MODE solo"
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1 ReplyAnd here I am not even completing with 5 other people 😐
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Wow, very impressive. Please ignore the idiots below saying this has been done before, they just read a title and make a comment to bring attention to themselves. Good job bud.
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1 ReplyEdited by Benzene21: 5/8/2016 12:15:48 AMYou could stagger oryx with one sleeper even before the update came out. The person would just go to the platform closest to oryx and shoot from there.
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5 RepliesHow do you put up the plates?
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7 RepliesWhat did you use to be able to hold 15 sleeper shots? & was the only reason for using star fire protocol for the extra special ammo? Since you didn't use fusions
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25 RepliesSo you claim to be world first just because you showed it being done? I have watched this being done on at least 2 other streams 2-3 weeks ago!!!
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CARRY ME THROUGH PLZ
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You couldn't show us that sweet loot? But congrats tho, I've always found it interesting that when bungie developed the raid, I'm assuming, they created it to be beaten a certain way and you solo guys took that way and wiped your arse with it.
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2 RepliesThis was solo'd months ago on hard mode....just remove it. This is nothing special anymore...
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1 ReplyThis was solo'd months ago on hard mode....just remove it. This is nothing special anymore...
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1 ReplyThis was solo'd months ago on hard mode....just remove it. This is nothing special anymore...