yes you can, even on normal mode (Destiny)

by Claude Errera , Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 19:21 (3553 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

If someone is standing behind a pillar when the oculus fires, that pillar will be destroyed. My team has done this many times.

Hmmm... My group has found the opposite to be true. We've had guardians behind multiple pillars, yet only a single pillar dissolves. I wonder if it's linked to the amount of damage done to the boss? Maybe if you do enough damage, 2 pillars dissolve instead of 1?

When we were working out the mechanics, we were doing WAY too little damage to the Warpriest to kill him in 4 rounds - and we had attempts where all 3 pillars would be taken down in a round because we didn't know to group up. I just assumed (until this thread) that everyone else had identical experiences, and we all learned to group up on a single pillar to maximize our time to kill.

I'm as confused as you are, now. :)