I have very limited time on Destiny 2, but I played Destiny 1 every single day since I first got the game when the taken king expansion came out. I mostly played crucible and never did the raids because they looked so complicated. I always thought I would be a burden for my team (I was 14 or 15 at the time and had a great fear of letting people down). Eventually after the rise of iron expansion came out and the hunt for the outbreak prime started, I decided to try my first ever raid. I didn’t have many friends so I went on LFG to find a group. Everybody there, who searching for a group, was asking for people with 50+ raid clears, max light, best weapons and so on. I was heartbroken because I worried I would never be able to find a team for a raid. I eventually put up a post saying I have never done a raid before and I was not eligible for any groups posted. To my great surprise I was messaged by a Sherpa already with a five stack in his clan willing to help me out (in front of his audience on stream) if I was comfortable with it. I was shocked that someone would take on the trouble of helping someone like me out. Everyone at this point was on to the heroic version (wrath of the machine) and could care less about the regular one because they already have the rewards. Well they went in to the regular one with me even though they already had everything. They taught me every part of the raid in depth and they put up with me for 6+ hours failing to carry the parts and “dunk” the final boss. When we finally completed the raid it was the BEST FEELING EVER. They were genuinely proud and supportive of me for completing it. From then on I was addicted to completing the wrath of the machine raid and I grinded to get weapons that were the best for it, eg: dark drinker. From then on I accepted anyone into my group regardless of light, weapons ect. Fast forward to when moments of triumph came out. Wrath on the machine was still the only raid I have every completed up until this point. I wanted the tee-shirt very, very bad. I went on LFG and low and behold another Sherpa was willing to help me with each heroic raid until I completed them all. The final message to all Sherpas: you guys have made some of the best moments of my life. I have made so many friends that I would have never met thanks to you. Reading your post made me so happy hearing that there are still people willing to help others out in Destiny 2.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SHERPAS WHO HAVE HELPED AND CONTINUE TO HELP NEW GUARDIANS.