When Destiny came out, I played through the story, bounced off the game, and didn't return until The Taken King—a full year later. When I asked friends what I should check out, the answer was universal: raids. Raids are meaty, multi-hour affairs, combining the game's best-in-class shooting with layered puzzles and some deeply calibrated teamwork. And while I'd dumped dozens of hours into The Taken King, I didn't have a group I regularly played with, and even if I did, it seemed unlikely I'd find six hours to dedicate to figuring out a raid. My solution came from an unexpected place: a fan whose group agreed to be my raid Sherpa.Their pitch to me was pretty simple. Their group ran the latest raid, King's Fall, all the time. At this point, beating King's Fall was straightforward, routine, and a way to pass the time in search of more loot. Because everyone was so well-versed in King's Fall's setup, bringing along someone who didn't know what they were doing wouldn't have much impact.Continue reading on Waypoint.
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