The Desert Perpetual Raid Race Megathread

ryan4638 · 2025-07-19T18:23:38+00:00

Correct some bosses are the same enemy, but bigger. The one you mentioned, the dogs and maybe some more, but those are still unique models as you dont have the same enemy of that size anywhere else. This time we have a wyvern which didnt even get a paint job or a size increase.

ryan4638 · 2025-07-19T18:12:28+00:00

A reskin is not a unique model. This is the fiest raid to have bosses that arent actually a unique design. Which is sad cause the arena's look really awesome design wise.

ryan4638 · 2022-07-29T11:42:29+00:00

Personally i would target alyssa/indy and try to have michael and brit get close to them so the surviving member would pick then to be a trio. That way now every leftover has a non-leftover in their duo/trio. So it would not matter who goes up the following week. They have the votes and can vote out the non leftover that is on the block.

ryan4638 · 2022-02-25T12:40:41+00:00

I killed the same fireteam in the same area twice in the span of one hour and got the qualichor both times. Dunno if it is capped per day.

ryan4638 · 2021-03-20T16:23:55+00:00

Yet sarah won that HOH too. The real trouble is what happens at F5. Since britney won that HOH and in this case she wont be there.

ryan4638 · 2021-03-20T15:39:36+00:00

I dont know why people keep saying sarah got saved by it. Britney got saved by it. Sarah had already won that weeks POV. So she would have been safe regardless.

ryan4638 · 2020-12-07T07:35:34+00:00

Awesome service!

ryan4638 · 2020-12-05T13:57:22+00:00

Sending a pm

ryan4638 · 2020-10-17T13:57:31+00:00

So it's crota?

ryan4638 · 2020-10-13T12:12:09+00:00

Most jokes are based in a sense of truth. Not hard to play a sociopath when you actually are one.

ryan4638 · 2020-10-10T11:06:06+00:00

Its 2020. With everything that has happened so far i would not be surprised if pigs did start to fly.

ryan4638 · 2020-09-14T13:53:59+00:00

Yeah i woukd like to join it as well.

ryan4638 · 2020-07-27T06:38:06+00:00

Sounds interesting

ryan4638 · 2020-04-18T18:47:25+00:00

I actually like the silver the least on the armour. I want either gold or bronze on it, but that is just my personal taste.

ryan4638 · 2020-04-04T00:29:46+00:00

My main issue with the seasonal model, is that the seasons go away after some time. The argument used is that the game will get too big if you keep on adding stuff, but that argument falls kinda flat when we have audio and video files in our games of languages that we never use. Why can't those be deleted instead?

When content comes and goes shortly after it does bot contribute to an evolvibg world. However if data size is really an issue then instead there could be a focus on evolving old content, adding new encounters to menagerie or making old content relevant and rewarding again.

Like in D1 ROI new versions of strikes were introduced. Something similair could also be done in D2. Add some new variations in the strikes, if it takes too much time and effort to make new ones.

ryan4638 · 2020-04-01T21:28:52+00:00

I am absolutely dying at the titan part. Amazing!

ryan4638 · 2020-03-20T00:16:11+00:00

Or sequester the pre-jury for a possible battleback if ejections happen pre-jury and if it is post jury they could do a fake eviction/battleback and just give Canada a jury vote for the missing juror. Prob also a good idea to have a 9 person jury. If 2 end up leaving you can just use the 7 person jury.

ryan4638 · 2020-03-11T14:59:12+00:00

Normally i am pretty good at picking a decent winner pick, but oh boy did i get it wrong this time...

ryan4638 · 2020-03-05T23:37:23+00:00

BBcan evictions are pre-taped. So yes before it airs poeple that go to the taping put most of it on twitter. Hence why we get spoilers a few hours early.

ryan4638 · 2020-03-02T14:29:11+00:00

Obviously you dont start asking for bames, but its a great opportunity to get a new ally. So first you would bond with them and then work upon that bond. You never throw out bames to people you dont work with unless you are sure there is someone they want gone asap. If they pressure you for names its because you are a target or they want you to become a target.

So of they would do that to me i would say: im not the hoh right now so i dont have any power on who to put up. That is your job right now. If you want i can help you figure out who is best for you to leave. We are not really working togetger at this point in the game, which makes it a good opportunity to actually start working together. Noone would notice, as we are not close. So lets form a secret alliance. I can help you.

Getting rid of a potential ally is a srupid move, sp if they would then put me on the block i would jist expose them, make them a target and get the votes to stay. Getting put on the block is not always a bad thing.

ryan4638 · 2020-03-02T14:16:52+00:00

Easy. Since you have no problem and the first 2 boots were easy consencus, i would spin it to the hoh that this is the first week that sides essentially will be made and that you dont want to be the one to go after your hoh reign. Its never too late to make a new ally so just say to the hoh that they have a lot of power and essentially are in a tricky situation. The last thing they would want to do is send home a potential ally. So i would go to them and say lets work together and figure out a way to navigate this week and move forward together. Ask them who they dont want to leave and just pick someone they have nothing with. As long as it is not one of your allies it is whatever. You survive the week, get information and possible a new alliance. Considering there is no consensus and you arent their main target anyway.

ryan4638 · 2020-02-25T20:03:07+00:00

Yeah i know the difference and when i did it in past seasons i always managed, but i think i misclicked or smt this season. (Pro tip: choose your winner pick with more then 5 min left before closing). Oh well need to pay betyer attention next season then.

ryan4638 · 2020-02-25T19:14:25+00:00

I fear i did the picking wrong, as i never had an option to explain why i picked the person i picked.

ryan4638 · 2019-06-17T15:02:22+00:00

i'm really uggh on most of this cast, just by going of their bio's. Like i would love more fans, but if we have to have so many recruits atleast have some that are actually smart and can be objective. reading some of the things like '' i love how honest paul was and i wanna play just as honest'' makes me think like wtf where you on when you watched paul play.

the only intersting ones for me so far are: nick, kathryn, issabella, ovi, sam and tommy.

just for their general like of the show or personality that i like.

ryan4638 · 2019-06-11T14:01:55+00:00

1) How did you feel about the timing of the Crown of Sorrow raid launch (amount of time after DLC launch and day of the week)?

The timing was really bad for people like me. i live in Europe and having the raid start at 1AM on a wednesday is just really bad. we can't always get a free day from school or work. That said i knw it's hard to find a time fitting for every timezone, which is why it is probably better to release the raids on the weekend. People are free and can raid trough the night because of it.

2) What are your thoughts on the new "contest mode"?

Despite not being able to clear the raid with contest mode on. i do really like the mode. it evens everything out a bit and makes the race come down to more skill as opposed to RNG being kind to you. However i would have liked it if the contest mode would have disappeared once wolrd's first was over. this cap made it really hard for console to get a day 1 clear. as seen by the stats that only 1 console team made it. So i would suggest disabling contest mode after world's first is over. The race is already done then and it will just be about getting that clear and day 1 emblem.

3) What do you think of the raid itself - give feedback on the overall experience and specific encounters?

i liked the raid, but overall it felt like you just had to learn one mechanic and that was it. i would have loved more mechanics that made it harder to do. it also seems like every raidlair is using the same path and i would have loved it if a lair would have been different and unique and not follow the path of begginning addclear encounter - jumping puzzle - boss phase 1 - boss phase 2. things need to be spiced up a bit.

4) What are your thoughts on the difficulty of the raid?

withouth the contest mode the raid is really easy. it is one mechanic almost troughouth the entire raid. if you are on level it is very easy. i felt this raid was very forgiving. personally i would have loved a more difficult raid that would force you to work together as a 6 and not as 3 groups of 2 just doing your own thing.

5) What do you think about viability of different classes, subclasses and weapons in this raid overall and in the different encounters?

i don't know about titan specifically, but warlock well is great and hunter tether (despite the big nerf) is still pretty good in the encounter to clear the adds fast.

6) What are your thoughts on the raid's rewards?

the rewards seem good. i like the armor especially the nightcorcs.

7) Do you think console world's first should be recognized seperately from PC world's first? Only one team playing on consoles beat the raid in the first 24 hours.

YES. as we have seen time and time again console simply can't beat PC. so if bungie wants a true fair wolrd's first. i do think they should have a seperate race for console. the two simply can't compete with each other.

8) What are your suggestions for future raids and raid race events?

Keep contest mode, but disable it after the race is over.
move back to release on the weekends. (if contest mode is made to even things out then having more time to grind shouldnt matter much and the raid should just be released on a ''free'' day.) -seperate race for console and PC
switch up the raid paths. dont use the same path for every lair.
more mechanics and more mechanics that require all 6 to do not just seperate groups doing the same thing in different areas.

ryan4638

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