The hardest raid in Destiny, Crota’s End (Hard), has now been completed in 14 minutes and 42 seconds. We have the video for it.
“I can’t even do it on normal, and you guys did it in under 15 minutes after we spent 6 hours in yesterday.”
“We wiped on Crota 6 times yesterday and you guys did it so quickly.”
“And I was proud that our raids are over in under an hour.”
Those were roughly the reactions to the Destiny video in which Guardians showcase their “speed record” from the Crota run.
Raid group in Destiny is experienced
But this is really impressive. You can see in the video that it’s not about looking good, but about going fast. The goal is always – without regard for losses – to reach the next checkpoint, everyone knows exactly what to do, and each fulfills their role in Destiny with precision.
It’s often not very elegant, but damn effective. And when the next checkpoint is reached, they might send the survivor into the water to shoot themselves. This is, for some unknown reason, possible in Destiny: Anyone standing in the water can shoot themselves.
Light Double Jump and heavy ammo trick during the speed record in Crota’s End
A “world record” in that sense is not because some players have utilized “cheese”, exploiting game mechanics that are not intended. In speed runs, that is generally okay by common gaming etiquette, but not for “world records”. However, nothing too severe happens, no one pulls a cable or anything.
For example, if you’re wondering why they suddenly switch to “No Land Beyond” and seemingly empties the magazines for no reason: That’s a “trick” that players use to ensure that a lot of heavy ammo drops.
In a video by ProNDC, this is explained:
And even in the lamp section, the players took a little “exploit”, as they also write.
At the end of the video, the winners discuss how it all went. “Perfect, perfect, that was perfect,” shouts one.
The other: “No one will beat this. Who can beat this?”
And the third is a perfectionist and says: “We can definitely be 10 seconds faster.”
Here is another video of the run from another player’s perspective:
More on kills directly from Crota can be found here with the “foolproof” tactic, an unusual Crota run completely without weapons can be seen here and an impressive two-man run we also have.
