MICROCOSM EXOTIC QUEST GUIDE - Cooperative Focus Mechanics Explained - Destiny 2

How to get the Microcosm Exotic Trace Rifle in Destiny 2 The Final Shape.
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[@keanu7318]

Damn this expansion is really anti solo players

[@jayswan9623]

Lmao yea kinda booty

[@josephatkinson6280]

Boo fuckin hoo lmao

[@Scuf-]

Team based game hit fireteam finder get a raid team just gotta do it

[@keanu7318]

@@Scuf- forsure yah. Been in the LFGs recently and clan hunting at the same time

[@RaisenKiri]

Dual Destiny and/or Verity: “lol. lmao even”

[@AshleyRobinson-os1xb]

3:14 players 1&2 call out Triangle. It's a 2 player quest not 3 ✌️

[@yjimboxp]

As a solo player im glad FS is getting us to play more end game content and get into raids

[@al3jandr051]

Literally did this, but it won’t show me that’s finished

[@NinjaPups]

I’ve heard that’s happened to a few people. I genuinely don’t know why though, it must be a bug

[@drunkendruid9335]

It should've had anti-barrier since it's strong against shields

[@c_l_a_d_d_i_x]

What we need is an intrinsic overload weapon in the kinetic slot. That is the only slot in the game not occupied by an intrinsic anti champion exotic for each of the three champions. There’s only coverage for barrier and unstoppable. Thorn lowkey should be intrinsic overload

[@drunkendruid9335]

@@c_l_a_d_d_i_x agreed

[@codylujan]

Man, solo players really got the shaft in this DLC. Just about every other quest requires other people 😭

[@Itz__Swifty]

Solo players that think destiny 2 is made for them. Smh. The entitlement

[@codylujan]

@@Itz__Swifty the entitlement? literally everything else besides raids is matchmade or available to do yourself. Why should these be any different?

[@bugsbunny5514]

It’s a game, they need to make money. And according to Sony, they aren’t lol

[@tbinc.9160]

@@codylujanmaster and gm nightfalls are not match made, neither are dungeons, the game is way more fun with a team. people say that their solo players and act like they couldn’t play with other people if they tried

[@ZarChasmOfficial]

​@@tbinc.9160 This dlc really exposed the social anxiety of some players.

[@Che9009]

Not hard mechanics, just a pain in the ass extra steps just to get you to talk.

[@Almagest77]

Mate in all honesty, this is the first time I’ve come across your channel and can say that this was probably one of the best, concise and simple guides I’ve ever seen

[@MySackSweat]

Big same

[@GregPiggot]

Why are bungie so obsessed with call out mechanics. I have no problem using lfg but because this requires callouts i cant do it. Same as the new exotic class items. I wish they would make combat super challenging instead of forcing you to speak

[@MrDilldock]

I did a coop mission last night for the first time and the other 2 used text countdowns for shooting simultaneously. Same for calling out the symbols. Didn't need a mic.

[@GregPiggot]

@@MrDilldock yeah i know ive done all of them for the weapon and guardian ranks. I will probably never have the class items though

[@gravity-arbor]

Aye, the call-out mechanics are another level of coordination difficulty in a PUG LFG.

[@NinjaPups]

For those wondering, it does work with Chromatic Fire. Now if Chromatic was good, it would probably be a combo worth running. 😑

[@R6SpeedRacer05]

The guide would be better if ya told me how to get friends to do it

[@NinjaPups]

You can use the LFG in game or through the bungie app or through Destiny 2 LFG discord servers

[@R6SpeedRacer05]

@@NinjaPups fireteam finder?

[@pi3t3r]

@@R6SpeedRacer05 yeah and tell them to watch this video first cause some are just going in blind without knowing even the most simple mechanics. Probably the same players who don't finish lightbearers ghosts.

[@patyolo9627]

Wish I can do it solo since I don't have no friends that play often, as of right now this exotic will be on the back burner for a while. Before anyone say it, I'm don't want to use fireteam finder or lfg due to anxiety and my fear of failing others(mainly why I been a solo player for so long).

[@oyasumichansu]

don't wanna seem like an ass but maybe a game where you need to communicate with people with 90% of the content requiring other ppl and communication isn't for you

[@NinjaPups]

Sorry to hear that you have anxiety over that. I do hope you can eventually give some of the activities that require LFG a shot. Even if its not a raid or even this quest, you should still try things like nigthfalls, some dungeons and 6-player activities that require a pre-made team. Those things don't require much communication and can help you start to get comfortable playing in front of other people. And for most LFG situations, I don't even bother using voice. Almost all of my LFG experiences that aren't raids are done just through text chat, which I'm sure you are more comfortable with. I have used LFG hundreds upon hundreds of times, maybe even thousands at this point if we include D1, and 99.9% of my experiences have been positive. Most people are the same as you, they don't really want to have to seek out other players, they just want to complete the activity and get their loot/quest completed. I find that most people are pretty forgiving/understanding and I'm sure you're a great player so if you die or make a mistake, it happens.

[@blaserq]

Was right with you as a solo player not too long ago. You could try lfg for low level activities or activities youre more familiar with to get more used to lfg. Theres bound to be fireteams that’ll try to bring you down for not knowing some mechanic, but they need you more than you need them. You can just hop into a new group or find a group thats willing to teach/help

[@punkassbitch1013]

@@oyasumichansufor 90% of the content you literally dont what are you on about😭💀

[@patyolo9627]

​@@oyasumichansu minus raids, I have been doing everything solo for 10 years. I'm not bad at communicating, I just don't have enough confidence.

[@christianhumphreys4343]

Ok so I’m locked in guardian rank 6. Best 120 bucks I’ve ever spent. thank you bungie

[@thenightingale7405]

This was such a waste of development time. I know for a fact that I will do these missions precisely one time.

[@devils_advocate2650]

You get a pinnacle drop daily from one of the missions

[@carsonhunt4642]

@@devils_advocate2650it’s dumb. For ppl who run their same group often it’s just an easy boring repeat grind. For everyone else it’s a PIA to even get it done once with randoms , and won’t ever do it again

[@kevindeas7106]

THANK YOU!!!!! This is the first video where someone isn't posting the whole run OR nort explaining the mechanics. Thank you so much for keeping it simple. Continued success with your channel.

[@Bobbysmith54999]

Why would they make this expansion like this? This is really horrible design…

[@omarlocke4351]

this dlc is garbage. that is a fact. all the destiny youtubers love it. that’s how you know this is garbage.

[@carsonhunt4642]

@@omarlocke4351 yea it really was awful. I had to search KZbin 2x just to find out what to do for regular mission… now here again because they don’t explain these focus debuffs , then I try team finder and everyone just quits out after they have no clue what to do. Lame af mechanics

[@omarlocke4351]

@@carsonhunt4642 bro! i absolutely hate that stupid fracture debuff. you have to wait till after 7 and then in certain area it won’t transfer. getting this crap done was a horror story! i hate whoever designed this crap. they should be fired immediately. and the timers are just the cherry on top of this content NEVER being replayed. i won’t ever touch it again. final shape has more content but is as bad as curse of osiris because no one can actually play it or wants to replay any of it.

[@Sk4tman91]

Fracture debuff is not in Iconoclasm. In it however the Glyphtouch guy can't enter the places where the others go to get the symbols. Also in Dissent and Iconoclasm only one player can pick up the shield relic that is used in a couple of boss fights. Don't think that applies in Witness boss in Iconoclasm.

[@NinjaPups]

You are correct, yeah.

[@Trevlee74]

COOP Focus is the worst thing Bungie has done to the game in a long time. Hate it. It’s ruined the game.

[@justdragogames]

Way better than rick kahkis taking almost 25 frickin minutes 😂😂😂😂

[@NinjaPups]

Haha oh my gosh

[@JS-nh3lu]

Fuck this game!

[@TakenbrickPlayz]

Exactly what I said! I'm just going back to Halo. The GOOD Bungie Era.

[@Bownzinho]

I don’t understand, you manage to clearly explain this in 5 minutes but Kackis had to take 23. I’m confused lol. Seriously, nice guide

[@H_U_Br]

I've been running solo since d1 Rise of Iron and I hate how many quests are locked behind some sort of multiplayer barrier. I've done multiple dungeons and everything short of raids solo, but a quest that is barely any harder than the legend campaign is impossible for me now...

[@SkeddTV]

Not Impossible, it's a choice 👌

[@H_U_Br]

@@SkeddTV How do I defeat the enemies that require to be shot from the front and behind then?

[@spy-v-spy1848]

​@@H_U_Br he is being a prick by saying your choice to opt out of co-op he is another low self-esteem petty tyrant who gets off by thinking he is better than others because he gets carried through everything by friends, the type that can't solo shit...basically a casual who likes to tell himself he is a hardcore player because he has 1 or 2 friends he plays the game with. Kind of reminds of the kind of guy who joins a gang to pretend like he is tough guy, if you need 5 friends to help you do anything you are not hardcore.

[@Anakin-h3c]

same bro d1 was a game i used to play when i was like 5 and even then i could run it solo but now they’ve js decided to say yk what f*ck u if u don’t have friends u don’t play😂

[@legi0naire]

Ok now I understand why I can't solo, which seems to be a theme this expansion.

[@mrblack6439]

bungie why, why did you do this? people don't want to text or use their mic..... can select the right symbol if people don't speak

[@JoeDhirk]

if you playing duo, fractured debuf is going to be movable only after x9

[@xGuardianAngelx]

he said that

[@m0nztam0nk]

Damn us solo players git shafted in final shape…the same with the exo class item…damn you bungo

[@Randomonium66]

Added to the list of shit that's not remotely worth the effort. Now if I were a streamer, and this was my job, sure, but wtf bungie?

[@JamesStull-m5z]

That's because there hoping to screw over all the solo players they have it's do what we tell you or you can't progress

[@iCore7Gaming]

ugh yet again more un-soloable content.

[@needless974]

Even the class exotics are un-soloable, i hate bieng forced to talk

[@ZarChasmOfficial]

God I'm glad I don't have social anxiety anymore. You guys can do it!

[@iCore7Gaming]

@@ZarChasmOfficial I just cba trying to find a fireteam lmao

[@qstar710]

I think I’m good on this I play solo and no one uses a mic when I matchmake

[@TakenbrickPlayz]

Fuck this game, I'm going back to Halo.

[@DirtySancheeezz]

This dude is Anti Kackis 😂😂😂 thanks so mucb brother

[@NinjaPups]

You got it man 😅

[@joebideno1687]

oh yeah I love dogshit raid mechanics in my exotic missions

[@JunkyardGod]

@ 1:15, That debuff sounds a lot like the one you get in the first encounter in Crota's End.

[@xerohuntus6785]

Yea, definitely extremely similar to Chalice of Light. Least its just that and not...other mechanics from certain raids...😐

[@Johnston212]

Great... More social content...

[@Ovenmidget]

explained everything ! mechanics and straight to the point! Thumbs up! thank you!

[@JackSnow-wj7sv]

Bro I tried by myself last night and I managed to kill the berserker but I couldn’t carry on because you need a friend to help you hitting the stones for the next faze of the battle.

[@tanyadavies265]

I'm at the harbinger boss and going by his video u need others with u to break the orange shields 🙈 I come so far running this solo 😔

[@chrisb.4496]

Once again screw us solo players!!!

[@deadlyalliance8281]

What if this trace rifle had a catalyst that let all other team members shoot you with their microcosm. Like, call It "Travelers Final Stand". 5 players shoot one player with microcosm during a boss dps phase, it extremely increases that one players microcosm activating the new perk "Travelers Final Stand" on screen, which then shoots a bigger more powerful Travelers beam at the boss. Damage would be equal to like 8 microcosms total or soemthing like that. How dope would that be.

[@NinjaPups]

That would be sick, such a cool idea!

[@1matthew354]

I got to the witness part and my team just leaves every time I’m done screw this mission

[@NinjaPups]

Bruh that sucks. Sorry to hear that. It can be pretty difficult for some randoms :(

[@1matthew354]

I finally got it done

[@samualwindham8689]

Finally a KZbinr that actually explain the missions instead of just playing it.

[@kyoukatsu1]

You just gained another follower, no long drag of an video just a straight to the point 5 minute video. Great explanation

[@evidence62er]

Makes sense I tried to solo this, threw my whole vault at it and couldn’t drop the shield 😂😂

[@NinjaPups]

😂

[@Gloopyhalf]

What are you do if you don’t have friends to play it with

[@NinjaPups]

💀 with lfg I guess

[@SMDoktorPepper]

Not only anti solo player, its not even listed in the limited LFG function the game has.

[@NinjaPups]

Ouch, yeah that’s annoying.

[@wiegomyegoo7703]

It actually is there , go to campaigns , click Final Shape and click Saga and all 3 missions should be there . Still a bitch to have to play with randoms but it is there .

[@chinbusy6336]

Great explanation... me and my fireteam are two missions in... just need to complete the Iconoclasm mission and Microcosm is all mine! 🎉

[@ellerimkirli9543]

My dude is telling us how to complete mission impossible with random people.. damn I need to leave this quest later on when I finish every garbage quests. (saving video for future of course)

[@Anakin-h3c]

i’ve genuinely got to accept i ain’t gonna do this and i ain’t gonna be able to this shi and i ain’t gonna get alone in the dark and i ain’t getting the cloak relativism whatever tf it’s called

[@Anakin-h3c]

i’ve genuinely got to accept i ain’t gonna do this and i ain’t gonna be able to this shi and i ain’t gonna get alone in the dark and i ain’t getting the cloak relativism whatever tf it’s called

[@larryboylarry5557]

Get it done in no time. Nope. With 2 players couldn't get past the first mission's boss room fight before my mate had to bail to go to bed.

[@NinjaPups]

Yeah two players is possible but def much more tough!

[@wydaaron]

the reason I don't like doing activities with other players is because people tend to not want to communicate

[@jobroblesrobles4500]

Right thanks bungie for making microcosm so absolutely confusing 👍

[@TheBananaCompany]

I think the ironwood mission from gowr was infinitely better than iconoclasm

[@devil_master1562]

The game bugged when I tried to do it and nobody had the glyph touched buff

[@Jamesucht]

Bungie was determined to make content that Esoterrick can't solo

[@pi3t3r]

Thanks for this video, really helpful! Can you tell me how the symbols are called in general though, I had my own words for them while I was doing the campaign like triangle is triangle ofc and one is like the ghost thing and the other I called The Witcher thing cause it does like a bit like the symbol but not really sure how all these are called in general. When I was playing this, somebody in text chat send W and I didn't know what that meant.

[@maccentric]

I'm with you; I don't really see a ghost ship, I called it trapezoid. there's the split ghost, but no idea on the other besides maybe a shield?

[@pi3t3r]

@@maccentric It's triangle, ghost and pyramid/black ship. Not sure about the other one.

[@_jn0298]

I am now one of those that say “is not that bad, try it” but is true

[@michelledombrowski1120]

Just found your channel thank you so much for telling me step by step no bullshit

[@NinjaPups]

Sure thing :)

[@Anakin-h3c]

i don’t have anyone to play destiny 2 with the only thing i’ve ever done with someone is when i helped this guy do zero hour cs i did it solo

[@Anakin-h3c]

and why tf are these levels so hard to do i can’t even get the new exotic cloak bc i need to do alone in the dark to spawn the witches after overthrow but these missions r so hard i don’t have a fireteam so i can’t even get the damn alone in the dark quest

[@nated4237]

Is there a way to use in game lfg for the focus mode missions?

[@ZarChasmOfficial]

No I've looked. Luckily using the normal LFG, you can find players very quickly.

[@nated4237]

@@ZarChasmOfficial what do you mean normal lfg? Like the one on the bungie app?

[@ZarChasmOfficial]

@@nated4237 I'm on console, so I use the Xbox LFG. The Bungie companion app is just the fireteam finder but on mobile

[@JordoniusGames]

I tried the iconoclasm co op mission with some random i found in the tower. And we team wiped like.. 300 times? The mission is probably way more enjoyable with three people. It took us 4 and a half hours, and by the end of it, we had like 2800 kills between us two.. it was insane. After that, im kind of cautious to try assent and dissent.. haha

[@NinjaPups]

I feel ya. Hey at least iconoclasm is the worst one. They only get easier after that! Lol

[@JordoniusGames]

@@NinjaPups oh, okay. Good. Haha thanks for the response

[@Shiiesty]

Sooo is guardian rank 7 mission bugged where you have to do 3 of these on focus mode? I just completed descent with a fireteam of 3 and it didnt count toward the guardian rank

[@kkurt2k]

Great explanation, simple and to the point gg brother

[@thevoidscout]

Jeesus I finally managed to finish one of those with the horrendous teamfinder and it did not count to my Rank up?!?!? I just wanna be rank 7 godfuckingdamnit

[@PlzPassDaBazooka]

Which is the easiest to run 3 for the journey level 8? I ran two before I got to the level and the two I did didn’t count. The iconoclasm one is going to take me all 105 days left lmao

[@tanyadavies265]

Fantastic upload 👍 8m soloing this 😂 im at the boss Harbinger those orange shields how do i break them as going by ur video u need others to help shoot the weak spots on harbingers front and back 🤔 ? So i cant do this then ? 😭

[@oryxthetakenking8275]

Ayy yo, i just now found out that you've returned to the franchise to make these guides! It's nice to see your videos again

[@castor21]

Thank you. I just got the quest and got pulled into a guild group and had no clue about the mechanics.

[@lucaspoole8866]

i did both these twice with 0 rewards and 0 completions anyyy idea why pleaseee help me!!

[@Eldergloom]

I really hope these missions don't rotate around each reset. I probably won't get to it this week, but I don't feel like waiting around for weeks for these missions to come back.

[@vsaurabh84]

Absolutely

[@AntonLFG]

It might sound weird but I actually prefer it to not have an intrinsic anti-champ perk so that it can work with any artifact mod when trace rifles rotate back into it eventually.

[@NinjaPups]

oh that makes sense, yeah!

[@halebanger7145]

Are you going to be making a guide for the new raid? I still say you make the best guides.

[@kaisersoze5155]

Is it accessable without final shape dlc ?

[@garryguddini3279]

Спасибо за понятный гайд, с приветом из России бро!

[@R6SpeedRacer05]

I'm trying to figure out how I can get a fireteam together to do so

[@AFCA4EVER]

Great guide!! Short, clear and straight to the point!! subbed!! ☺

[@NinjaPups]

Thank you! 😊

[@warlocksnevereverdie]

thanks for actually explaining it i was having trouble finding somebody who did that.

[@NinjaPups]

You got it!

[@traedogg787]

Great video explaining the steps to get microcosms

[@kalanikersbergen2035]

What gun is he using the 1st min of the video? is that the support healing AR?

[@Kin0]

yeah new ar called no hesitation

[@JaySoFly-u2w]

Thanks i needed this.

[@Fenyxclips]

Came looking for a guide to know what to expect. Only need this and the ship for the title (which I do want) but didn't want to do this blindly. And to try bringing down anxiety levels.

[@NinjaPups]

You got this. These missions suck a little bit but it’s nothing you can’t handle, I know it! 💪 get that title bro

[@Fenyxclips]

@@NinjaPups Just cleared all 3 missions and picked up the weapon. Found them quite fun but that may be due to the Fireteam I found. Dreading to get the 4 minutes in the moth challenge...

[@NinjaPups]

You can do the time trials with a fireteam too if it’s causing you issues :)

[@Fenyxclips]

@@NinjaPups The only issue is finding a fireteam to begin with. LFG isn't going to be possible due to the cysts not being an option aside from the Discords. I'm going to sit and wait till the moth one gets toned down. Can do all the others easily with some slip ups happening. Moth-Infested Cavern just feels like it has a need for perfection to clear in 4 minutes.

[@jackthompson7546]

Bruh the fucking moth cavern can literally go fuck itself lmaooo 4min 😅

[@punkrider8758]

Good video

[@collisrory994]

Such a concise and clear guide.Thanks

[@isaak1904]

Thank you sir

[@joannothing]

Great! Thanks!

[@michaelparson4708]

Hell yeah thanks for the walkthrough

[@ohyphn9687]

Until the end of time!!!

[@g_od2080]

You're back ! 😁

[@AtlRopeGuy]

As always, Thank You!

[@NinjaPups]

Of course :)

[@richnewman]

I’m hating all the forced coop/communication crap in this expansion. Guess I’ll pass on this one.

[@deathcryr5269]

I thought it's anti-barrier?

[@NinjaPups]

I tested it against all 3 champion types and it did not work against any of them, which is a bit sad.

[@deathcryr5269]

@@NinjaPups dang

[@gallavanting2041]

@@NinjaPups trace rifle that works well versus shields isn't anti-barrier? They're just trolling on that one.

[@NinjaPups]

@@gallavanting2041 fr fr