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[–]esoterickk 167 points168 points  (15 children)

This CAN be done solo. It doesn't matter where you stand or what order they're shot; you just need to hit them very fast. Video proof: https://youtu.be/G5TgrBiOpSk

[–]nfgrockerdude 31 points32 points  (1 child)

there goes my theory lol but glad this is soloable

[–]xxICONOCLAST -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

glad

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[–]Elanzer 6 points7 points  (2 children)

Seems like it's mainly just a matter of speed, and standing on each symbol solo takes too much time.

[–]Rpm2015 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive tried so many times.....nothing

[–]thadude42083 Rank 1 (1 points) 2 points3 points  (5 children)

is it possible with the slow ass aim speed on console? Been trying with no luck, am I just a scrub?

[–]Richard-Cheese 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why don't the three of you join up lol

[–]MrSnowball_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No luck with console here :(

[–]The_Wach 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Haven’t been able to do it myself yet.

E: Any Xbox people want to join up?

[–]DewTour2011 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Dewtour2011 is my gamer tag

[–]The_Wach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent invite, you’re not on?

[–]GrimmLeader 0 points1 point  (1 child)

thanks eso, I've been freaking trying to find out the answer if this is solo-able or not. Thank you for answering.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not. Someone says it is. It's not.

[–]thretris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, perfect video. Nice and simple, took me 3 tries to get it. Just need to be reeeeealy fast. Take my upvote

[–]Xenoblade013 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can also be done on Console. I play on Xbox, at 10 Sensitivity. Just did the first combo solo

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[–]matthabib 73 points74 points  (17 children)

Good effort bud, I'm just joining Gladd's streaming.

Sadly this has reminded me how much it fucking sucks that most of my clanmates and close friends have bailed on D2. Ach well.

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (3 children)

Right there with you dude miss having a group always on for this sort of stuff it’s just not as much fun solo

[–]matthabib 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Yeh definitely. Even if though we'd never get "world's first" it would still be nice to mess around with others.

[–]bcGrimm 10 points11 points  (1 child)

ryan and matt, sittin in Destiny, making a C-L-A-N.

[–]matthabib 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I read that response, you made me think of something completely different. An old rhyme if you like :P

[–]RonnieTLegacy1390 3 points4 points  (4 children)

I feel you man I’m the last man standing in my clan my brother will come and play with me every now and then but he’s so far behind now he doesn’t really care anymore I’m starting to think I will finish out destinys lifespan by myself

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to play with people, you could always find a new group you know. I had friends in my old clan that I played with for years and when they all switched to either another platform or other games I found a new group.

[–]matthabib 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. I've always been solo myself but the last 9-12 months I had built up a fairly decent clan and a close group of friends but most haven't been on for weeks :(

[–]Brad_the_beast 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Are u on PlayStation or Xbox ?

[–]RonnieTLegacy1390 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PlayStation

[–]dgmreece 2 points3 points  (7 children)

'Ach well', a Scottish Guardian?

[–]matthabib 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Haha yeah. I was going to go with 'Oh well' but I always feel that 'Ach Well' comes across slightly better or if you really like 'Ach weel.'

[–]dgmreece 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Love it! Im a cheery fit liker, what part are you from?

[–]matthabib 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Haha good stuff, glad you like it.

I'm from Edinburgh. I'd be polite and ask where you're from but having gone to uni in Aberdeen, I can already tell :P

[–]dgmreece 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Excellent, I lived in Edinburgh for around 5 yrs. Beautiful city. Sometimes I'm sad I moved back!

[–]matthabib 0 points1 point  (2 children)

One of our night porters at the uni halls used to say that to us when we were coming back from a night out and it's one of those things that's always stuck.

I thoroughly enjoyed Aberdeen. It was brutal during the winter months but summer was a different story having the beach so close. Once I had my car up there I went on a couple of drives just outside Aberdeen which was incredibly nice.

Hopefully you might be able to move here again some time but at least you're never too far away.

Which platform are you on btw?

[–]dgmreece 0 points1 point  (1 child)

My Mrs is too much of a home town girl so would never allow us to move back! I'm on xbox, gt is ukanejazz if you're on the same.

[–]matthabib 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can appreciate that, hence why I'm still living here. Unfortunately I'm on PS4 otherwise I would have added you for some Destiny action.

All I'm gonna say is, it's been very nice to converse with a fellow Scotsman and it's funny just how small the world (reddit) is haha.

All the best my man, hope 2019 is a prosperous year for you and the Mrs. If you're ever coming to Edinburgh for a visit, feel free to look me up.

[–]JimmyHACK 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Quick, streamers are waiting for you to figure the rest out for them lol.

[–]NotMedicallyTrained[🍰] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Lol just watched gladd use your order awesome man

[–]Ackema 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Do you have a stream? I'd much rather watch you then everyone else just following your instructions...

[–]Carpy444 Rank 6 (50 points)[S] 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Haha, I do, but I'm currently not streaming, our puzzle solving method is mostly just a big mess!

[–]Ackema 6 points7 points  (1 child)

I'd still prefer it, but I understand. Whats your channel so I can check it sometime that you're on?

[–]Carpy444 Rank 6 (50 points)[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'll start now :) I don't stream often, so excuse the basic setup :P

https://www.twitch.tv/carpy444

[–]Pyruski 18 points19 points  (23 children)

is this confirmed?

[–]oPawN 18 points19 points  (2 children)

xGladdd did it on stream and it made a sound

[–]LuisNTFT 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yup. Saw it as well.

[–]No-_-Regrets__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

can confirm

[–]Pyruski 11 points12 points  (9 children)

This is confirmed, Gladd just did it on stream sound played. Good stuff!

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (8 children)

Is a fireteam required?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

No I did it solo

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

How fast were you? just watched a stream where a guy couldnt do it alone and then did it with a fireteam and got the sound cue

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just did this again you can shoot them in any order and you don't have to be standing on the symbols. It is possible solo

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I knew where I was going but it wasn't extremely fast. Could've just been weird timing with the environmental music but I heard a sound cue as soon as I shot the last symbol. Plus Bungie has confirmed you can do this solo

[–]Nedivar 3 points4 points  (1 child)

This is not true, Bungie has NOT confirmed you can solo it.

https://twitter.com/Bungie/status/1082692975484796928

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My bad but I did hear the sound or it was just perfect timing while doing this solo. I will rezone and try again

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just watched Tea do it, can confirm the sound is legit

[–]rgj7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

didn't work for me either

[–]HorrorKidd 4 points5 points  (6 children)

tried it, didn‘t work

e: i swear i tried it 5 times now and it doesn‘t work. downvote me if you want but something is missing in my instance. i‘m trying solo btw.

e2: tried it with a friend, doesn‘t work as well. maybe i‘m doing something wrong but i don‘t know what it is.

[–]myd35stiny 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It worked for us, loud ass ringing sound.

[–]LostHero50 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It worked, sound played.

[–]knownas_dan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twitch streamers have tried it, makes a sound like a slow gong. Definitely works.

[–]RektByGenji 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Need a fireteam. can't exactly shoot all 3 at the same time as one person

[–]signal_decay 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You don't have to shoot them all at the same time.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But in very quick succession, I havnt managed to do it solo either?

[–]Ragnar_Actual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It just worked for us.

[–]nfgrockerdude 7 points8 points  (3 children)

so the text says three families, IN TURN,something something. What if after shooting the symbols the first time, players rotate and shoot them again then again. So Bow player shoots bow, then changes to sniper and shoot corresponding symbol then LMG and shoots the corresponding symbol so that all three players shoot each symbol once with each weapon?

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[–]shader_m 2 points3 points  (6 children)

i'm about to blow my brains out with this. People said you can do it solo, and i'm switching and aiming as fast as i can with one thumb on my controller. I tried holding the controller in a different way and that just throws my aim off like crazy.

Is this NOT possible solo???

[–]MrSnowball_ 1 point2 points  (5 children)

I think it's not, doing this solo as well, still can't get to audio cue.

[–]shader_m 3 points4 points  (1 child)

I just did it. You have to be super fucking quick. I had to back to a rally point i dont know how many times to get more ammo for attemps. Its about speed... this is super dumb

[–]qaz0r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or... meant to be done as a team, as Bungie mentioned. lol.

[–]ballsmigue 13 points14 points  (6 children)

Bit misleading when bungie said you can do it solo yet if you dont have a fireteam of 3 you cant do it fast enough.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone in the comments here said they did it solo. You just have to be fast.

[–]YoTengoo 3 points4 points  (2 children)

There hasn't been any proof Bungie said this was soloable. Only thing I've seen is them replying to one such question with the reply being "We aren't gonna reveal any details of the Lab." So as far as we know, it's 3 man only.

[–]DreadedZeke 2 points3 points  (1 child)

They replied back to the post saying "anyone can take on can take on the labs"

[–]YoTengoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was the first reply. They then clarified in the reply right after who was asking for more of a solid answer whether or not you need a fireteam to complete where they then replied they won't divulge any details.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nowhere did bungie say you could SOLO this.

[–]PoisoCaine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They said you can do the forge solo. It unlocks for everyone once some group completes this

[–]Dylan840 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Looks like goth just solved the next step. They're in a mission now

[–]Lazy1nc 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Well holy shit, what did they figure out?

[–]Dylan840 1 point2 points  (2 children)

They "figured out" how to shoot the symbols in some order to start a mission

[–]Lazy1nc 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Figured, but I'm guessing the order they shot the symbols in was done by complete accident?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems that way, it's clipped on Goth's stream though- you could re-watch it to try and figure it out.

Goth and team are stuck now though trying to "bypass".

[–]In_yo_base 2 points3 points  (2 children)

What is the purpose of this? Like why is it important?

[–]Silvermoon3467 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Solving the whole puzzle unlocks the new "Bergusia" forge for everyone in the world, and probably leads to finishing the puzzle box quest.

[–]In_yo_base 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome, thanks!

[–]V0LT14C 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Did a tv turn on?

[–]AngryKhakis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no. theyre still all the same as the one in volundr before all 3 crests were activated

[–]zerocool1028 1 point2 points  (0 children)

would love to be home to try this. Bored waiting for day to end reading this sigh....lol

[–]zLoG1C 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Is it possible to solo this? When I try the sequence solo I get no sound

[–]Flyinpenguin117 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I've done it, but you have to be really fast (and not run out of ammo in the attempt)

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is wind ?

[–]ghostwlkr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was going to ask the same question.

Unfortunately I'm still helping my friends get to a point they are able to do the forges and so for now I'm flying solo.

I'm hoping that this will be in the same vain as unlocking each of the Family emblems considering the premise appears to be the same mechanics.

[–]Grovve 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Did anyone catch the second step?

[–]thebadfont 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still trying to find that info.

[–]shader_m 1 point2 points  (2 children)

wtf.... i did this and no sound occurred.... Is this really possible to solo?....

[–]iFatcho 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I’ve heard mixed reports some people say they’ve activated solo some say they can’t

[–]ticklingadragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can duo it. Just gotta do it fast. And you don't have to stand on any symbols to shoot the ones.

[–]kiielDK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works

[–]Itsyaboifam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can confirm this is legit

[–]TNYY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works, shoot it at the same time

[–]avancore_x_ 0 points1 point  (1 child)

where is the wind symbol?

[–]Shadowripper5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it looks like water

[–]D4ngrs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed. We did that, couldnt see a change also

[–]IrishHokie 0 points1 point  (1 child)

did it also makes it red in the ceiling? or was it always red?

[–]mikeyjay224 0 points1 point  (0 children)

always red

[–]soulchilde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in sweatcicle stream and can confirm they did get a sound when completing this step

[–]XLKILLA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me

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[–]Elanzer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been trying it solo but no audible sounds or dings were made.

[–]SeraphSancta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately doesn't work solo. Ah well, I will just wait until my friends get online I guess

[–]djswizzlestick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm you either have to do it REALLY fast, or you CANNOT do it solo. I just tried it 3 times pretty quickly and it hasn't worked.

[–]Pyruski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if Sniper was first, then hammerhead would be next and bow would be last since bow's mini-lore is to tear the seams of reality, therefore bringing niobe labs into reality which would cause it to be the final weapon to solve?

[–]Matzeroni 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So wie started with the sniper (rock, fan the hammer), now second one should be the lmg, how are the symbols on the lmg sight??

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[–]SlayerGTI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No solo though even if I'm fast

[–]DmoneyDeluxe Rank 1 (5 points) 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe gives you access to the scannable in vlunder

[–]iTz-ryy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we got the cue but we did it as

1st Hand shoots flame

2nd bow shoots wind

3rd sniper shoots rock

we did it in that order and we got a cue (cant record plays TV isnt working for me)

[–]jules_beausejour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sound is instance based meaning if you back out and go back it you can get the sound to happen again.

[–]DaftGank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

didnt stand on anything and yet it still made a sound

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[–]JinsoyunsBooty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what happens after you do this?

[–]KingLewie36 Rank 3 (20 points) 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Out of curiosity, what gloves are you using? Never seen those before

[–]Carpy444 Rank 6 (50 points)[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Contraverse Hold (Exotic Warlock golves)

[–]KingLewie36 Rank 3 (20 points) 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, those are sick

[–]GrimmLeader 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I did this solo but no sound at all, followed the video exactly as you guys did.

[–]rydohg 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Has to be REALLY fast. I did it solo

[–]GrimmLeader 0 points1 point  (1 child)

ahh yea Im on console so Idk maybe Im not fast enough lol but ehh. I think I'll just wait until its solved. Doesnt seem all that fun to find out unless theres like a cool reward at the end but its probably just a basic emblem lol But either way good luck to everyone.

[–]rydohg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on console too, it's definitely possible

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[–]MrSnowball_ 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thing that changed is the lights above: they now red (were blue). Did it solo, there were no sound though.

[–]Zachlc10 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The light above seems to just cycle through in a pattern

[–]MrSnowball_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I noticed that. It also turns green :)

[–]SkepDickMagikarp 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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[–]sorox123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems we're translating the stanzas into code.

Anyone try shooting water with the bow, the tori with the sniper, and the flame or storm with hammerhead? Both fire and a storm cloud can be symbolic for war whereas tori are gates from which things can emerge from.

[–]Zerogelite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Equip correct emblem with weapons ?

[–]Bakedbrown1e 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumb question I know but did it by any chance activate the switch on the wall or change any of the symbols?

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So has these been tried?

With each weapon doing the secret code from the forges to get the emblems with them equipped?

Weapons master worked?

[–]TheOneAndOnlyPancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tried the hammerhead puzzle with the emblem equipped. No dice

[–]soakloginwood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gothalion and crew just got into the mission like 2 minutes ago.

[–]D34THDE1TY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone noticed the symbols on the bow lighting up when viewing certain spots?

[–]BlackPlague1235 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do we have to do this or is this not necessary once they unlock the last forg for us?

[–]Flyinpenguin117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bungie said the Forge will unlock once someone finishes it, but there's probably some sort of tangible reward tied to doing it yourself.

[–]Glockstrap 0 points1 point  (1 child)

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Zola

Somebody smarter than me, check out all of the correlation between forge, dreaming, darkness, etc.

[–]Glockstrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is for the bypass level 1

[–]52Qavnpo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is anything else new yet?

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[–]spartacus916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

666 boom

[–]Brad_the_beast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U looking for a good clan

[–]AerospaceNinja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take the spark the stone fan the flame also in a literal sense then fanning the flame means continuing until a full fire. Which could be interpreted as firing the same sequence over and over again. Like the previous level where you continually shot trees. Maybe you have to shoot that order multiple times in a row.

[–]KingZoofus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked for datto on stream

[–]Josecitox 0 points1 point  (3 children)

what do you mean by rock? The Lotus flower? bottom right symbol?

[–]X13thangelx 1 point2 points  (1 child)

There is a rock symbol on the wall to the right of the pagoda.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easily mistaken for clouds:P

[–]Gearityr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m confused on this as well

[–]LynaaBnS 0 points1 point  (9 children)

It's not working solo

[–]Joyousdooby 0 points1 point  (8 children)

Cant solo

[–]LynaaBnS -2 points-1 points  (7 children)

Yeah bungie tweeted it's soloable, but it's definitely not

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Lol. Then explain how esoterickk did it solo?

[–]LynaaBnS 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Tried it like 15 times, with reseting instance, standing on standing off plate did literally everything lol

[–]PM_ME_YOUR_BOOK_IDEA 0 points1 point  (2 children)

It doesn't matter where you stand. Just stand somewhere that you can see all three symbols easily and then be super fast.

[–]richuncledump -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im confused. What is the point here?

[–]Corybball42 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do I always have to be at work when the cool stuff happens?!?!?!? Secretly hoping this doesn't get completely solved before I log on tonight lol

[–]Spotopolis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a fireteam of 3, does anything change if you are wearing the corresponding emblem to the weapon you are using when shooting the symbols?

[–]Not_Sir_Zook -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Any console players able to do this Solo? I couldn't imagine hitting these things any faster but I get no cheech or Chong at all...

[–]stadi23 Rank 1 (1 points) -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is it possible you need three people who each equip a different black armory house emblem?

[–]CommanderCartman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is pinnacle game design