Destiny 2 puts an end to constant bad luck with raid exotics for 48 hours today. But only if you are brave enough to face the challenge of the “Crota’s End” legacy raid in competitive mode. If that’s not a problem for you, you will definitely get the raid auto rifle “Necrochasm”. MeinMMO tells you how tough this will be and how it works.
For 48 hours, bad luck ends: A raid exotic is considered a trophy in Destiny 2 that only the luckiest players can snag in no time. Except for the “Garden of Salvation” raid for the support exotic “Divinity”, all exotic weapons in the endgame are random drops and heavily depend on luck.
This has caused quite a bit of frustration among guardians. Because for many, it seemed after hundreds of runs in a raid for an exotic, bad luck was guaranteed.
However, today a raid weapon returns to Destiny 2 that once had to be “crafted” in Destiny 1.
- Back then, players received a white version of the raid weapon along with a quest.
- There were partly random drops, and if you had all of them, you could “complete” the weapon and eventually turn it into its exotic form through several intermediate steps.
This complex principle has not been adopted by Bungie in 2023. Instead, they dangle a finished Necrochasm carrot in front of the guardians and announce: There is a guaranteed reward (the raid exotic and more) for all who are brave enough.
This is what the raid “Crota’s End” looks like graphically revamped in 2023 in Destiny 2:
Destiny 2 guarantees rewards for Day-One players with raid exotic
This could really make you sweat: With the introduction of the competitive mode in “Crota’s End,” all guardians who want to take on the challenge have the chance to snag the returned raid exotic “Necrochasm.”
This also means: You need to defeat the nightmarish version of “Crota’s End” and prove yourselves on Day One. Everything you need to know can be found here:
Now some may think that this raid, which has been branded as a strike, will surely be no problem. However, Bungie seems to have adjusted some parameters. As the Game Director of Destiny 2 recently stated:
We are using the competitive mode of “Crota’s End” to conduct some experiments on how hard a World’s First raid race should be.
said Game Director Joe Blackburn
So get ready for the “Super Bowl” of Destiny.
- Your damage against enemies will be reduced.
- All enemies in the raid will be more aggressive than in previous competitive modes.
- Some enemies will have elemental shields, so Void, Solar, Arc, Strand, or Stasis.
- But at least: The damage you deal remains unchanged.
Here’s how to guarantee you get “Necrochasm”: If you are not deterred by anything in the pursuit of a guaranteed raid exotic, here are all the details you need to know to ensure you get the exotic.
- For the guaranteed drop, the raid must be completed in competitive mode. So from September 1st at 7:00 PM until September 3rd at 7:00 PM.
- Once you have defeated the final boss, you can purchase the quest “Bottomless Pit” from the raid vendor. No currencies are required for this.
- Once you have purchased the quest, it will be automatically marked as completed, and you will receive your rewards directly into your inventory.
- The rewards include “Shroud of the Pit,” Eidolon Ally (as a complete masterpiece), and the raid exotic “Necrochasm.”.
That will no longer just be a bland badge that you can show off in the game. Rather, you will have directly in your hands what everyone wants from their first raid completion: the Exotic.
Is there a catch? Yes, indeed. Even if Bungie guarantees you the raid exotic within these 48 hours, you still do not have the catalyst for the weapon.
- The effect of the catalyst is supposed to give the weapon a upgraded “Desperado” perk .
If you want this as well, you will need to play the raid again to collect more “Essences of the Overseoul.” Because during the period of the competitive mode, you cannot progress this objective. The progress of the goal will be statically displayed at 20/35 collected Essence of the Overseoul, regardless of whether you collect additional essences.
- Other essences can only be obtained by completing raid encounters and triumphs after the end of the competitive mode.
What do you think of this option? Is this a better incentive for you to play and complete the raid directly on Day One in competitive mode? Or do you find that totally unfair? Feel free to write us in the comments how you feel about it.
If you want to enter the competition, you will have to forgo the following:
Destiny 2: Here are the items you must forfeit in the raid “Crota’s End”
