In Destiny, the hard mode of the raid Crota’s End starts on January 21 in the evening. Four new legendary weapons, the exotic auto rifle Necrochasm, a shader, and a ship will be up for grabs. Well, there will also be some surprises. Bungie has learned from experience.
We predicted it yesterday: The Weekly Update on the night from Thursday to Friday only had one topic at Bungie: The hard mode of the raid Crota’s End will open.
The hard mode is said to be tougher than last time
A patch is supposed to come as early as Tuesday to prepare the raid. The next update, therefore, is patch 1.1.0.4.
On Wednesday evening, German time, around 7 PM, the “hard mode” of the new raid in Destiny will open. This is an unusual time. It is also expected to be a manual start. Delays may occur.
Bungie warns: They have learned some new tricks to make the raid more challenging. There will be fewer opportunities for raiders to heal themselves, and the enemies will be tougher. The new baseline level is now light level 33.
The hard mode in Destiny in practice
The hard mode in Destiny is an opportunity for Guardians at the top of the food chain to test their skills and gear against “even tougher” enemies.
In practice, it works like this: Guardians who only do the “hard mode” will receive loot “twice” from each boss, once for a “normal” kill and then for the “hard” kill. For example, there are known screenshots of Atheon, the final boss, where someone immediately got two exotic weapons.
The hard mode in Destiny is already a challenge in itself because Guardians deal significantly reduced damage with an unfavorable light level difference to the target.
What loot is available?
The main part of the loot consists of the four new primary weapons with elemental damage, which can drop from the final boss Crota:
- The hand cannon Word of Crota, Void damage
- The pulse rifle Oversoul Edict, Arc damage
- The scout rifle Fang of Ir Yût, Arc damage
- The auto rifle Abyss Defiant, Solar damage
They reach a value of 300/331 and are particularly sought after for the weekly nightfall strike and other activities. Each of the four weapons also has a bonus against certain enemies in Crota’s End. We have already introduced the weapons in more detail in this article.
The highlight of the raid will be the exotic auto rifle Necrochasm. It is the next evolution of the “white rifle” Husk of the Pit, which can then become the Eidolon Ally .
Crota now drops an item that turns the auto rifle into the exotic Necrochasm: The Crux of Crota.
In the image, the Necrochasm deals Arc damage, but unlike the Vex Mythoclast, it has no “strange” damage value, but remains at 331. Whether it can ultimately take the place of the Vex Mythoclast as the “new king weapon in Destiny” will remain to be seen.
What else is there in the Destiny raid?
There will be a new shader with the beautiful name Glowhoo. And a new spaceship will also drop, probably from Crota: Bane of the Dark Gods is the gem that also serves as a model for the cover image.
Fame and recognition are also up for grabs. Bungie has announced that they will elevate the first raiders to a virtual podium.
And speaking of Bane of the Dark Gods, on Friday, January 16, Xur will be back: Destiny: Offer and position of Xur, the Agent of the Nine, on January 16.
