In the MMO shooter Destiny , players quickly found ways to exploit the new mechanics within just a few days. With certain tricks and knowledge of specific Cheese-Spots the “Prison of Elders” becomes a piece of cake.
Destiny and the Cheese-Spots – a story full of misunderstandings
Cheese-Spots or glitches have been a huge problem in Destiny from the very start. “Just stand under the stairs and shoot at the boss, he won’t find you there; “Jump over here, and you won’t even have to deal with this boss mechanic” was the talk in the Destiny forums and Teamspeak.
Especially in the first raid “The Vault of Glass,” tactics were so widespread that many still don’t know how some bosses actually work. Well, back then you could say: Raiding is also new for Bungie, they will surely do better in future raids. But even in Crota’s End, the “Cheese-Spots” or safe spots, as the community affectionately calls them, were a big topic.
No luck with Cheese-safe – new glitch spots in the Prison of Elders
There isn’t a raid with “House of Wolves,” but rather the 3-player arena “Prison of Elders.” Here, fans initially thought: This is just a wide area – there won’t be any Cheese-Spots here at all. It’s specifically designed so that no one can hide.
Players were excited: “Now it’s about skill in Destiny. No hiding and camping, everyone has to go out into the open field and react.” Because it involves defusing mines, eliminating special enemies quickly – all under the constant fire of ever-advancing hordes of enemies.
Additionally, certain mechanics are implemented such as forced teleportations – all of this should ensure that the Prison of Elders can only be conquered “legitly,” as they say, meaning in the “right way.”
But this assumption also turned out to be an illusion this time.
Video shows Destiny from its weak side
Our friends from ProNDC have processed the information from the Reddit experts in a video and demonstrate Cheese-Spots in the Prison of Elders where enemy spawns are completely interrupted or where enemies cannot reach the Guardians. Both take all urgency and tension out of these spots.
ProNDC and many other players hope that Bungie will respond quickly and fix these problem areas. The past teaches us: It’s not exactly super likely that this will happen soon.
ProNDC’s announcement that they would also send the video to Bungie to alert them does not resonate well with every fan: “Why do you want to do that?” is heard under the video. “Then it gets too hard, you die, and it’s frustrating.”
