Actually... *Raid spoilers* (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, September 26, 2016, 13:21 (3073 days ago) @ someotherguy

You might be able to do it with Cruel-style emote messages. It'd be a whole lot harder though

Heh, made it to the Death Zamboni without too much trouble last night :)

I've watched videos of the entire raid, and my impression so far is that once everyone is familiar with the mechanics, it actually requires less communication from the entire fireteam than any other raid.

RoI spoilers:

The bulk of WotM is built around working in pairs, and then coordinating actions across all 6 players from time to time. I think as long as there is 1 mic for each pair of players, you could do just fine.

On a side note, I LOVE the way the raid encourages working in pairs, but doesn't strictly require it at all times. As we entered the 2nd boss fight, we naturally split into the same pairs we had created during the first encounter. When you spend substantial time working closely with a single wingman like that, you quickly become familiar with each other's playstyles, how and when they might use their supers, etc. It cuts down on the "ok, what position is everyone going to play?" discussions that bog down Kings Fall so much. Me and my wingman last night quickly settled into roles within our duo; he was "objective guy", while I focused on crowd control. We established those roles at the very start of the raid, and never needed to discuss them again.

The thing about this "working in pairs" breakdown is that it is flexible enough to allow improvisation, while also keeping this a little more manageable for players who found KF a bit overwhelming. You can just focus on what you and your wingman are doing, while players who have a bit more situational awareness can move around a bit more, rotate to cover weak points and provide help where it is needed, or step up and save the say if things go wrong.

Overall, this looks like a raid that is going to be a lot of fun to replay :)