Episode #006: Baby’s First (Successful) Raid

If you’ve been tracking with us on Happy Hour from the Tower: A Destiny Podcast then you know that Brandon, Nick, and Tee have never been on…Continue readingEpisode #006: Baby’s First (Successful) Raid

If you’ve been tracking with us on Happy Hour from the Tower: A Destiny Podcast then you know that Brandon, Nick, and Tee have never been on a Raid.

Check that — never been on a successful Raid.

When Bungie revealed their new armor for the Age of Triumph, the guys knew they had to up their game, one Raid at a time; and recently, Tee and Brandon got a fireteam together and headed into the original (vanilla) edition of Vault of Glass.

Here’s how things went…

Share with us your own favorite (or least favorite) Raids at 703.791.1701 or podcast (at) happyhourfromthetower (dot) com. We’d love to share them with the Guardians on the show!

00:00 — Introduction

Nick has his own soundtrack. Did you know that?
Brandon kills Demigods for the fun of it.
If Orion is the foundation, then Brandon is the gravel.
#TankLife
#DieOmnigoulDie

3:15 — Baby’s First (Successful) Raid

Holy Cow — we completed a Raid! And yet Brandon’s salty about it…
Nick did not join Tee and Brandon on this Raid. Our team included…

WikiReedia (never completed a Raid)
TheTeeMonster (never completed a Raid)
Th3rmalw0lff (never completed a Raid)
Nitrolad (Veteran of Raids)
ObiOrion (Veteran of Raids)
ZoneMudKip (Veteran of Raids)

Heading into the Vault of Glass, we — looked — great!

The Vault of Glass with Nick Kelly as EmCee

Digging into the Grimlore about the Vault via the Destiny app…
Six Guardians total
Brandon’s first Raid, depicted with drop-in’s
Subclass Breakdown
Nobilis’ strategy, similar to OneActual’s on Twitch: Have a Defender on call.

A few words on Sherpas

What makes a bad Sherpa
What makes a good Sherpa
Shameless plug for Rev3
ObiOrion, ZoneMudkip, and Miss Anubis — ideal Sherpas

Brandon is jonesing for that AoT Vault of glass armour.
Tee faces a nasty jumping puzzle that eats away at his final nerve….
Why did we go with Vault of Glass?

For Brandon, it would be a taste of what was to come for his #AoTGoals.
Lowest level of the vanilla raids
VoG Unfinished Business for some of us.

15:27 — Nutty Bites

16:07 — Baby’s First (Successful) Raid: Part Two

Why did we go with Vault of Glass? (continued)

Nick will get to do a Raid…eventually.

Could we do this again at 390?

Well, maybe?
Tee wants a Light buffer before giving it a shot.
If Orion had that armor, he would be wearing the new armor.

So, how did we get along?

Remember The Rage Tee owned in the last episode?
What was pushing me to the edge…even beyond the Jump Puzzle…
ObiOrion, the Calm of the Storm
What would be nice before the Boss Battle: A Rundown of What I Need to Do?

The Key to Raid Success: Communication and Coordination

Tee learned a lot when watching an H1Z1 Event.
On OneActual’s feed, one person is making the call.
Another #DestinyGoal: A chain of command.

Vault of Glass’ Boss Battle: Atheon

Just let Brandon do his thing…

Was the Raid worth it?

Did WikiReedia have somewhere else to be?
Enjoy the scenery…

Anyone else think the Vault looks like this?

The adrenaline crash is nuts!

What’s next?

Please avoid “easy” when describing these Raids…
Leaning towards Crota’s End…

What is your favorite Raid? LET US KNOW!

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Eyes up, Guardian!

Time to give up the Ghost.

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