In Destiny it has been achieved after over half a year by the first player to actually solo Atheon, the boss of the first raid.
The next thing that everyone thought was impossible in Destiny is accomplished: Atheon, the raid boss from “The Vault of Glass” was defeated by a single player. It was considered an extraordinary achievement to do it with at least two players. A certain game mechanic required multiple players.
It was of course a “Praise the Sun” Lazarus Warlock. His “super ability” consists of resurrecting from the dead. However, after a successful resurrection, it usually takes too long for it to be possible again. The player needs it quickly enough that he can intentionally die every time Atheon opens the portals, in order to resurrect afterward. Otherwise, he would be pulled into another dimension from which he cannot escape without a partner.
But that is just the rough framework of this idea: The fine details took months for tactical planners to figure out. The player in the video was the first to execute them perfectly. In the video, primarily grenades are used on Atheon, as they enjoy a damage buff during the time streams.
The Warlock also uses as exotic items the “Heart of Praxic Fire” and the exotic pulse rifle “Bad Juju.” The rifle is necessary to generate enough super through kills on the Supplicants or to push the cooldown of the super enough so that the Lazarus “resurrecting from the dead” trick is regularly and timely possible. The chest armor Heart of Praxic Fire allows a hail of grenades after resurrecting. Grenades deal 5 times the damage during the boss encounter.
The strategy to accomplish the impossible in Destiny, when watched, bears a little resemblance to that Tom Cruise movie “Edge of Tomorrow” – which had the subtitle “Live. Die. Repeat.” It is impressive how confidently he takes out the little creatures. If he misses just one, it’s game over.
Seems like there isn’t much left in Destiny that can still be accomplished as the world’s first after half a year. While players are still searching for the sixth chest in The Vault of Glass …
