A player has mastered the weekly “Extermination” mission in Destiny 2 in record time – solo, as a Hunter, and without dying. He is now being celebrated massively on Reddit, receiving compliments and congratulations.
What is the Labyrinth about? In Season 14, Destiny 2 has recently introduced a new weekly mission: Extermination. This continues the seasonal quest around the Vex every week. Players infiltrate various areas of the Vex network to free the Last City of humanity from the Vex simulation where it is currently trapped. The network essentially resembles a gigantic labyrinth, primarily testing the acrobatic skills of the players while allowing them comparatively little combat.
A sort of competition has arisen around this mission, with numerous players trying to complete the labyrinth in the shortest possible time and defeat the boss at the end – ideally without dying. One player has achieved a remarkable performance. He surpassed the typically dominant Warlocks and Titans in his time as a Hunter, accomplishing the whole feat in record time.
Hunter Mastery in Perfection
This is what the player accomplished: The Redditor Herbieh achieved a flawless run of the first Extermination mission as a Hunter in a time of just 3 minutes and 26 seconds. We have not found a faster time so far (at the time of writing this article). The closest is a player with 3:28 – however, that player was using a Warlock.
Herbieh seems to glide through the massive labyrinth, every move is precise, hitting every little step with breathtaking accuracy. The boss is also defeated at the end in just a few moments, almost in passing.
You can watch his run in full length (or short) here:
What is so special about this? On one hand, the time itself is remarkable. While many players manage to complete it in under 5 minutes, and some even in under 4 minutes, completing it in less than three and a half minutes is nearly unheard of, at least solo (a team of 2 has already cracked the mission in under 3 minutes). “Normal” Guardians are struggling to complete the mission in under 10 minutes.
On the other hand, almost all top times have been primarily achieved by Warlocks and Titans, as they can maneuver better and more precisely with their hovering jumps. However, Herbieh accomplishes this as a Hunter, making him virtually unchallenged in his class.
Lastly, it’s worth mentioning the immense dedication and perseverance of Herbieh that led him to this perfection in class and weapon mastery. It cost him more than 15 hours and around 400 deaths to achieve this flawless run.
How special his performance is can also be clearly seen from the comments. The consensus is that it is the most impressive (Hunter) achievement ever witnessed.
How did the Hunter do it?
Herbieh relies on a Hunter with the Revenant Focus (Stasis) and the exotic ST4MP-F3R Boots for his run. He frequently uses the Shatterdive (avoiding fall damage), deploys the Glacier Grenade to create an ice platform, and always wields the exotic sword, The Line Beyond, during the jumping sections. With the sword’s teleport attack, he can traverse longer distances and take paths that would otherwise be impossible as a Hunter.
He ultimately defeats the boss with a combination of the exotic grenade launcher Anarchy, the raid shotgun Succession, and another shotgun. He also cleverly utilizes the boss stomp mechanic at the end to reach one of the platforms faster, where he must deposit a data bundle to overcome the immunity phase of the final boss.
What do you think of this achievement and how do you find the Extermination mission itself? How fast do you get through the gigantic Vex Labyrinth? Or do you generally refrain from such jumping-heavy challenges? Let us know in the comments along with other readers of MeinMMO.
By the way, what do you think of the return of the cult raid “Glass Chamber”?
