The raid also seems to be a great place for Prime Engram drops (unless you are InsaneDrive), so you can start at a lower level and level up as you fail and learn the encounters. I went up +5 levels from our attempts at the first encounter alone.

I guess you could say I've been...

(•_•)

( •_•)>⌐■-■

(⌐■_■) ... Forsaken by the Black Armory.

No Exotics either. If this keeps up, I'm going to have to... *uggg* delve into the Bungie Help Forums.

He meant 620s, not 520s, Cody, just fyi.

Haha, whoops.

Just for reference, I am now at 625 having started the week at 600, with only a single character. I did have pretty good luck with drops (and had carefully saved some from the previous season and week), but it really wasn't too bad. Not nearly as time intensive as leveling for Crota back in the day, or trying for Redrix last season.

I managed to hit 614 (starting from 598). I had no carry-over bounties except for one Gambit Weekly from the previous week and only one character. The climb isn’t that bad, provided you actually play and do the milestones. I did playbdniugh to get five or six Prime engrams in there too.

He meant 620s, not 520s, Cody, just fyi.

Haha, whoops.

Just for reference, I am now at 625 having started the week at 600, with only a single character. I did have pretty good luck with drops (and had carefully saved some from the previous season and week), but it really wasn't too bad. Not nearly as time intensive as leveling for Crota back in the day, or trying for Redrix last season.

He meant 620s, not 520s, Cody, just fyi.

Ok never mind. Cue bitching about light level and grind and enhancement cores again.

The first encounter seems like it will be totally fine (and even pretty cool) when you aren't fighting the light level deficit.

Even at higher levels, chasing that dumb Captain down while he teleports all over the place, jumps three stories into the air, and positions himself into a corner where his back is completely inaccessible, is still going to be more annoying that fun. It is nice, though, that at 631+ you can take a direct hit from the attack he launches right after his suppression field and still have a sliver of health left. That makes things a at least a little less terrible :p

-Disciple