Ingenuity and determination – this is how deaf players mastered the Leviathan raid in Destiny 2. Impressive!
The raid in Destiny 2 is the toughest PvE challenge, where one thing matters above all: Good communication. In several phases, the Guardians must be able to communicate quickly and precisely, otherwise, a wipe threatens. If the Guardians do not talk to each other, the raid cannot be completed – or can it?
But it can!
Recently, a post in the reddit forum caused a huge stir. This post is about a clan of 11 members called “DestinyErrorAlwaysFamous”. The unique aspect of this clan is: All members are deaf. They cannot communicate using spoken words when playing Destiny 2 together. The abbreviation for “DestinyErrorAlwaysFamous” is [DEAF] – English for “deaf”.
With Ingame Signals and a Chat App to Raid Victory
The post on reddit, which received 11,000 upvotes, comes from trojanguy. He writes that one of these deaf players was once in his clan before switching to the DEAF clan. They still play together occasionally and chat regularly on Discord.
This clan of deaf players not only plays activities that require little to no communication, such as public events or strikes. No, they also raid together. And recently, they succeeded for the first time in defeating Calus!
With Calus, communication is absolutely essential. Three Guardians must announce three symbols that only they can see. The other Guardians then need to defeat a council member with the symbol that was not announced. How do you manage that if you are deaf?
The answer lies in a chat app, in this case “Glide”. The announcers quickly type letters into the chat during the fight, and the Guardians in the throne room must not only deal with the enemies but also pay attention to the chat history. The Guardians used an A for Axe, an S for Sun, a D for Dog, and a C for Chalice. So when the players in the throne room read a C, an A, and a D, they know that the council member with the Sun needs to be eliminated.
trojanguy concludes his post by stating that this truly is a hardcore Destiny group and that he is impressed by how they can enjoy Destiny content despite their deafness. This clan and these players are an inspiration.
Hundreds of Reddit users reacted to this post. Redditor Broshambo admits that this method at Calus is likely more efficient than announcing the symbols with words. He has often experienced the Guardians calling their symbols at the same time or having microphone issues, making it hard to understand which symbol is next. The letter method is brilliant.
But members of the DEAF clan also chimed in, like the admin Ic3bear76. He explains that the Circus phase was also difficult to master: in it, runners have to pass through barriers in a tunnel that only open when the Guardians outside shoot the correct arrows. The runners need to provide the right instructions.
They mastered this phase using ingame signals. A jump from the runner means upper arrow, the wave emote means middle arrow, and when the runner crouches briefly, that means lower arrow. So when the runner waves, the other Guardians know: We need to shoot the arrows above and below.
One can only respect that!
