In Destiny there’s confusion about the weekly Nightfall strike on December 9, the release day of “Darkness Awaits.” The strike is already possible this week, but some groundwork must first be done.
Today, Guardians in Destiny must act against their intuition. Normally, the Nightfall, the weekly Nightfall strike, is the first task you complete each week. After all, it gives a 24.5% bonus on experience and reputation, along with a flashy “smoking head.”
This week is particularly important, as the new DLC “Darkness Awaits” starts and brings a lot of stuff that still needs experience. The reputation rise is also now more lucrative, as there are “recommendations” from the Vanguard and Crucible needed for the new legendary gear, which can be upgraded to light level 33.
“Weekly Nightfall strike not working. How do I get in? How do I complete Eris’s quest?”
The weekly Nightfall strike only works this week if you have activated the DLC “Darkness Awaits” and have progressed far enough in Eris Morn’s story missions. Otherwise, it will say “Eris’s quest is missing.”
First, you need to complete the three “normal” story missions. After that, you will receive two bounties: One revolves around Xur and the Urn of Sacrifice. You don’t need that one.
The second bounty, “The Extermination,” you need to complete (for that you need to kill 25 Witches or Knights, which is easiest if you play the second new story mission on the Moon again).
After that, there are three more bounties from Eris Morn. You also need to complete those. They are 3 patrol missions on Earth. Only then do you get to the new Nightfall strike.
And for those who are annoyed that Bungie is being stingy and excluding players without the DLC from the Nightfall: You are right. However, it is the only new strike in the rotation. Next week you should be able to participate even without the DLC.
The modifiers of the Nightfalls this week: Jovian Complex
It’s about the strike “Jovian Complex”, or the strike Will of Crota. This is the new strike that came with Darkness Awaits and Xbox players can also join (the other “The Immortal Spirit” can be viewed here).
The enemies in Destiny’s Nightfall are now level 30. Since this is the level that most Guardians currently have, the strike is extremely deadly this week. The modifiers are:
- Nightfall – after a wipe of the entire team, back to orbit
- Epic – ensures that the difficulty is really challenging
- Lightswitch – enemies deal double melee damage, quite nasty since the strike includes cloaked melee enemies
- Angry – enemies are undeterred by heavy wounds and their target is, after all, you
- Arc-Burn – everything that deals arc damage deals triple damage, which applies to both Guardians and enemies
What arsenal is recommended?
With increased arc damage, weapons that cause arc damage are recommended. This would be a usable armament, although it is still made up of pre-DLC weapons; perhaps we will have something completely different next week:
- Fatebringer, Fatebringer, as a primary weapon. The legendary hand cannon serves well as a versatile weapon.
- Patience and Time, the exotic sniper rifle Patience and Time is a solid choice, especially for players who want to approach the new dangers cautiously from the background. Otherwise, an arc primary weapon from Crucible or Vanguard vendors will also do. Generally, you want something with range in the Nightfall.
- Thunderlord is a rare exotic machine gun, since it’s never been at Xur. If you have it, you should probably use it.
Tips and tricks for the Jovian Complex, the Will of Crota?
Everything is new, there are some brutally fresh spots: snipers that hit hard, fire from side corridors, and the stealth enemies are brutal. Additionally, you don’t have a 2-tier level advantage; the Nightfall is as tough as the raid otherwise. Therefore, you should probably carefully explore the strike and look for two good friends. As always, the best approach is to duck after one hit; in some cases, you won’t survive the second one.
We will upload videos and guides from teams that have conquered the strike throughout the day.
Current updates can be found in this post today: Destiny: Darkness Awaits has launched – experience the first hours in the live stream (+ live ticker). We follow the first hours in the new world of Destiny with a live stream and live ticker.
For those wondering where the videos are: There is, for example, a nice one from AngryDeathBox, who usually starts playing right away on Tuesdays. For the Will of Crota, he also found a wonderful loadout of Patience and Time, Thunderlord, and the Praedyth’s Timepiece.
However, his video is already titled “Attempt” (not a good sign) and in the description is the following hint: “Do not solo this, do not solo this, do not solo this.”
So if even some of the pros are capitulating – this week, there is no shame in doing the Nightfall in a group. If someone really wants to try solo: Extreme caution. The snipers, wizards, and knights pose various dangers for lone wolves, and much in the Will of Crota is extremely deadly.
http://youtu.be/fqv8XIlRUm4
Okay, Safe-Sport for the final boss. Normally we don’t do this, but this is a special situation in the first week. It’s not the refined English way, but the efficient Swiss way. CheeseSpot for Omnighul. Only works with 2 players, one fights, the other revives.
http://youtu.be/sSSdK402TRI
