Prepare to die 200 times in Destiny’s first raid

By Adam Rosenberg Published September 23, 2014

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Destiny‘s first raid, released on the one-week anniversary of its September 9 launch, is… challenging. Like, you’re probably going to die more than 200 times challenging. See here:

Congratulations to @PrimeGuardHQ for completing the Raid. Now, try it on hard tier. http://t.co/DGQNBvYkoa pic.twitter.com/s9Txlrqm80

— Bungie (@Bungie) September 16, 2014

That right there is the stat sheet for one of the first successfully completed Vault of Glass runs, taken on by six players ranging from levels 26 to 28. As you can see, there are 281 deaths listed. Apply some simple math using the kills and kill/death ratio totals for the rest of the players and notice how all of the death totals hover around the mid-200s.

Yup. Looks crazy. Any of you make it to level 26 and take this on yet?

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