Guardians complain about overzealous teammates in the new raid of Destiny 2: ‘It would be easier without the sweats’

In Destiny 2 there is again trouble with a hated player type: People who are in a hurry during raids and swinging swords, leading the rest of the raid into the abyss.

This is the situation:

• In Destiny 2 there are raids again. The new season brought back the raid “Crota’s End” in September.
• Many players in Destiny 2, who prefer a quiet and cozy experience, are annoyed by so-called “sweats,” who play very ambitiously, take every shortcut and want to rush through at maximum speed.
• In the new raid, these players cause particular annoyance.

Swinging Swords into Doom

What is the problem? In Crota’s End, there is a challenge that requires a consistently calm approach from the raid: In the encounter “The Abyss,” also known as the Lamps, the raid is thrown into a dark area and must navigate between lamps to get rid of a debuff.

This requires the raid to stick together, because the lamps explode after a few seconds.

However, players who are particularly in a hurry tend to use a sword and leap forward using the ability “Eager Edge” (Bold Blade), making them faster than others.

This tactic of individual movement is also known as “sword surfing“: It was established in 2017. MeinMMO provided a guide for Titans in 2018.

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A player says: On reddit, a user is upset, saying: He is really tired of “Wannabe Sweats” making the lamp the hardest encounter in the Crota raid.

Because the wannabe speedrunners are swinging swords ahead of the raid and refuse to listen to anyone. From their perspective, everyone else is the problem while they sword-swing themselves into a hole or are already 3 lamps ahead of the raid.

Without these wannabes, the encounter would be much easier.

In the comments, many agree with him.

This seems to be a case where attempting to make an encounter easier with a particular strategy only leads to extra difficulty and wipes.

While the encounter would theoretically be over quicker if everyone used the sword tactic, in practice, it goes wrong and one ends up spending more time than with the “normal, boring” method.

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