“Crota’s End,” the new raid in the MMO shooter Destiny, will be designed for Guardians at Light Level 30, which should be easier to achieve than before.
In recent weeks, significantly more Guardians than in previous months have reached Light Level 30, as Destiny has relatively generously distributed legendary boots and gloves that can rise up to a Light value of 30.
Some have speculated that Bungie was generous with the better gear in Iron Banner because the new DLC “The Darkness Looms” is intended for Guardians at the previous max level. They wanted to broaden the target audience. For months, they were stingy with the 30 armor pieces. Three weeks before the DLC’s launch, they finally made them available outside the raid “The Vault of Glass,” and thanks to various bonuses and gameplay mechanics, at least two of the pieces were relatively easy to obtain.
As we now learn, there might be something to these speculations.
Maybe you need to quest before you can enter “Crota’s End”
As Luke Smith, the raid designer at Bungie, tweeted, the next raid “Crota’s End” is designed for Level 30. The raid launches on the release day of the DLC, on December 9. Previously, it was mentioned that the raid begins at 28 and does not immediately open, but with some delay after the release. However, it might be necessary to progress sufficiently in the story quest from Eris Mornhere to enter the raid. Smith, however, does not say anything about that, only that the raid is indeed designed for Level 30 Guardians.
Crota’s End, the next Destiny Raid will begin at Level 30 (Normal) when it goes live on 12/9.
— Luke Smith (@LukeWasRight) November 30, 2014
However, for those panicking about not being able to reach 30 by December 9 due to never being taken along or having legendary bad luck, you can relax: There will be new ways to reach this level with “The Darkness Looms” – even without farming the raid “The Vault of Glass.” Also, you can actually enter the raid before reaching Level 30; it will simply be accordingly harder.
In The Dark Below there will be other ways to get to Light 30 – and Crota’s End – beyond running VOG. — Luke Smith (@LukeWasRight) November 30, 2014
And for those who find that too easy: The new raid will obviously also be available in a “hard” difficulty level. That will go up to 32 or Level 33, so that Guardians at the new max level of 32 have a good challenge ahead.
For more information about Light Levels in Destiny, you can check our guide on Light value . And if you’re wondering what will happen to the beloved exotic weapons and armor when we all soon reach Level 32, this article may delight you.
