Suffering SOLO to Max Rank in Competitive (Untested to Ascendant) | Destiny 2 Lightfall

[@bongo3808]

The thing I hate is getting 4 wins then losing all the gains from 4 wins in one loss. It’s horrible

[@SepticEmpire]

Yeah seriously I haven’t broken out of plat3 I carry every game but lose cuz my team does bad plays I notice that I lose more when I’m on top and lose less when I’m on bottom So if you lose make sure you have 0 kills and lost 0-3 or else you’ll lose 5 games of progress

[@MarkJolley]

Same with me. Is it bugged? I was in Adept 2 and I would get +5 or +70 for a win and -100 to -200 for a loss. WTH???? I couldn't take any more. So frustrating and I didn't know why it calculated it.

[@kingcurmudgeon8685]

You actually lose 100 pts for a tie. That ridiculous. Who designed this system

[@MarkJolley]

@@kingcurmudgeon8685 I had that happen to me. I about lost my mind. Suffer through rift to the time limit for a tie and lose points. What brain dead person thought that was a good idea?

[@fysean]

@@kingcurmudgeon8685 wait what? Each team should get 1/3rd or something of the points. You both were equally matched why be punished for that

[@lldavenger]

I applaud your devotion, bravery, and sacrifice to push yourself through such pain. Congratulations bud, ya earned it.

[@zetamangads]

He is a guardian through and through

[@1raised]

Glad we could help on the final game! Love to see the grinddddd

[@dreadheadeddon4828]

To see a content creator going through the same bullshit I go through is priceless and restores my faith in this game a lil bit

[@SlaineReigns]

It's pleasure to be on an Aztecross vid lol (I was Valvatorez 0:22). I was also doing a solo Ascendant grind and it was a hit or miss sometimes with teammates. I got to ascendant that day I faced Aztecross, took me about 2 days of only playing comp. The games were fun for sure, but sometimes it's a pain when you're shafted with your team.

[@jonathandejesus9494]

Two days to hit ascendant? brother you are a god

[@SlaineReigns]

@@jonathandejesus9494 My placements put me at Gold 3 instantly. That's probably why it went fast.

[@jonathandejesus9494]

@@SlaineReigns me too bro

[@jonathandejesus9494]

@@SlaineReigns are u a god at pvp tho? 😂

[@agamerjourney9146]

@@SlaineReigns gold 3 highest you can start off currently at rank. After only go up fast depending on performance each match. As most likely to get more reputation. If you win and was best player on the team.

[@isaactheforgemaster]

When you showing the games you lose as well makes this video more realistic. Very human of you. ❤

[@tinystar3010]

As a solo player who did this exact thing, I didn't struggle half this hard... My biggest gripes was having lost games that took away over 100 score, only to win the next match for 48 score. The unbalanced scoring system was way more frustrating than my blueberries.

[@T0LMANAT0R]

This. Just, this.

[@hawksaw]

+48? Not that bad considering that you can sometimes get +5

[@cwj2733]

it’s like old r6, ridiculous point system

[@agamerjourney9146]

You lose 100 because of performance in the match. Yea even if was top of leader board on your team. Simply perform so bad that game says you suck that time.

[@trevor0078]

For me the most frustrating part is rift. I fucking hate it. It seems like the kind of game mode that involves a lot more teamwork then one would think and since it’s super rare for people to talk in d2 (like does the standard voice chat even work outside of fireteams?) things like where the runner is wen the rift icon disappears is fucking ass. But if u have team u could say “hey X class over there”, “sniper over here”, “u go Deliver the rift we will take care of the enemy baiting them into thinking we’re together” etc. way more team oriented then other game modes imo and it’s a mess without proper communication

[@hiimrev345]

I soloed to ascendant 3 and it was pain. I would rather play 3’s than 6’s but the lobby balancing is so bad in comp. You either destroy or get destroyed. I had a few good matches along the way but not many. You pretty much know after the first round if you are in a hard carry match or you can breath easy.

[@dfillio8993]

The points system is ridiculous as well I noticed from adept to ascendant on matches where I had to sweat my ass off to win id get 5 points and matches where we completely annihilate the other team with no effort Id get 100 points or more lol shit made no sense

[@burns0100]

I keep hearing this and think, yet you still got to that rank right? So despite it being hard it isn't impossible. Which should be the case for playing a competitive gamemode by yourself. I bet 99% of people don't use gamechat either, so even Bungies ideal solo experience isn't being met yet you still got to that high rank. Seems fairly balanced. Any easier and everyone would just play solo because it avoids the sweaty groups of 3.

[@hiimrev345]

@@burns0100 it’s definitely not impossible, my issue is more that it isn’t fun or rewarding. If not for the emblem I would have never done it. So I mean I guess that reward did incentivize me to push through it. I would just like for the match making to make sense. If we are going to have ranks/brackets then you should be match making players within those brackets. The point system should reward you more points if you beat a team that is higher rank and be less punishing when you lose to teams that are higher rank. In general though they need to add the ability to farm the weapons. Rose 3x a week is no where near enough given rng you may never get a good roll. And with it leaving that really sucks.

[@eddiebutler3]

You know if you’re carrying or not based on how fast your teammates rush in and throw their lives away.

[@hiimrev345]

@@eddiebutler3 yah pretty much, usually at the start of both solos go completely opposite directions I’m like ah shit here we go again lol.

[@gunslingerx0434]

As someone who lives in a different time zone from all my friends forcing me to play solo this video perfectly encapsulates why i have stopped play crucible which used to be one of my favorite activities

[@lagg3r1337]

I understand you so much. I don't even play myself, but as soon as I watch you, I experience the same emotions as you.

[@pooPbutwhole]

I played my placement games this week for the seasonal challenge, did 3 games after that for rose. 2/3 games the other 2 people left after losing the first round. 10/10 can recommend.

[@samsvensson2659]

2:26 that is SUCH a specific sound. I like your taste in indie horror, mr. editor man.

[@ness-ee]

It sounds like a sample from the DnB tune The Message by ShyFX

[@JtsTubes]

You all are insane. After playing comp for rose a few times I don't think I can muster up the patience to do this.

[@tinystar3010]

Its not that hard solo, hardest part is getting up into plat because solo, its rng on your teammates. Once I reached plat, it was a breeze going forward solo.

[@jonathandejesus9494]

@@tinystar3010 I just made it to plat, lets see

[@JtsTubes]

@@tinystar3010 Isn't it still rng after plat?

[@Gee-bg2rv]

@@tinystar3010 not that hard my ass , I had games that lost me 200 and some that only gave me 5.

[@sealryuwong2752]

Congratulations Cross, the pain is something I feel deep in my soul right now.

[@kris-cruise]

The edit of this video is amazing! I was actually laughing out loud by myself many times because of the timely sounds etc etc etc. Well done! Keep em comin'! And I applaud your devotion!

[@AustinPulsipher-v5e]

I love the editing

[@Anthony-og1by]

Editing of these last two videos have been godlike. I don’t know what Luke’s doing but keep it up!!

[@tex9419]

getting kicked in the balls is nothing compared to solo comp

[@KazeSenseii]

Oh yeah buddy. I got reintroduced to the competitive meta the hard way doing this. I enjoyed it tho the grind was fun looking back on it. Games were close and felt rewarding to win. Literally had to swap subclasses for rift tho because as a hunter to compete with how fast others move with infinite shoulder charge, icarus dash, and grappling. I needed grapple nades myself

[@tenacity25]

Correction on that last part. Hunters can also just get good with Blink. That's what I do. Works very well.

[@Gee-bg2rv]

Grind is not fun when some games reward you 5 and some games make you lose 200 lmao

[@rickyyang8963]

​@@tenacity25 wym?

[@tenacity25]

@@rickyyang8963 Blink is fast

[@dylon5959]

i feel your pain cross i did my solo grind in comp and it was the worst grind i ever done

[@thenexus7343]

I'd love the FULL amount of games it took to do this. Like a straugbt 3 4 hour vid

[@LakerTriangle]

Can't you rewatch the Twitch stream?

[@bm2844]

ZK does this every season. It’s an interesting watch

[@chriscarty1216]

Editors bringin' the heat

[@peeperization]

Editor with the fart noise at 14:14 - you got me, that was funny. xD

[@rwilliamson238]

Cross: ".. firmly grasp it" My brain recalling the ridiculous amount of SpongeBob quotes: "FIRMLY GRASP IT!"

[@MXMUHD]

Editor snapped this vid

[@Bhackett7777]

Ive been a solo player since day 1. I think its about time i find some people to be in a clan with.

[@Phantom-of-Tallon-IV]

Top tier editing

[@dredgendorchadas6770]

Cross, youre such a good sport. I mean a titan failed to do anything with his super, and you just gave him knuckles as a way to cheer him up.

[@khan_inc_]

2:03 CAT BOPPING matches the song so well 🥶😭🤣

[@KhaleelWard]

This is a great edit

[@brandonspeed]

This video is the kind of the definition of why I won't play comp unless I have to, it's either fun or an absolute disaster

[@Sempiteral]

Lmfao this video was golden much love and respect has been EARNED ❤

[@thelament]

all the le monarque make we wanna cry

[@soldier1stclass638]

😂😅😂

[@sage_thunderleaf487]

I would unironically play Gambit solo before I ever touch competitive solo

[@mr.dr0bot731]

It's ok to be a PVE loser who is probably bad at PVE.

[@sage_thunderleaf487]

@@mr.dr0bot731 You can tell me how good I am at PvE after you touch grass

[@Mateus.G.Garcia]

man I'm so bad with Destiny momentum, the game of our lives seems to be always growing but at the same time falling for all types of players, I always keep playing but lately it's been hard

[@DrChili1428]

Dude the Adept 1 blender was real for me, I spend 50% of my time playing comp climbing to Adept 1, and then the other 50% in matchmaking hell getting ping ponged around in Adept 1-2 across dozens of games. Winning two Survival games for 110 and then 72 just to lose one Rift game by 1 point and lose 200 was brutal. I finally went on a 9 game winning streak(with 3 games only giving me +5) to close out the Ascendant promotion. Also to the one guy reading this, Conditional Finality pumps in Crucible, don't sleep on it, literally S tier in any activity you take it into.

[@GhostKillerEntertainment]

Been soloing too, getting stuck between Platinum to Adept is great lol

[@leonardchurch814]

Seeing that second match with someone named Spoonerism brought back early YT memories.

[@T0LMANAT0R]

Honestly, having done the solo ascendant climb myself both last season and this season, I found blueberries up to and through platinum were generally just horrendous. Once I got to adept, I felt like the quality of blueberry jumped significantly, whether we lost or won, it just felt like they more often than not made relatively smart decisions. The most frustrating though was the scoring system. I remember two separate times in adept we tied the match and I lost 150-something points each time. Or when you'd play 4 matches and win all of them for a total of 90 points gained to then lose 120 points for a single loss. I just felt so cheated by the scoring system very often. Now, if perhaps bungie had given me a breakdown as to *why I received or lost the points I did, I would be more understanding. Overall though, it was a decently fun and rewarding experience. (rewarding internally at least haha)

[@ginorvdw]

I picked up le monarque back in the black armory days. don't think I'll ever put it down. void hunter, oathkeepers and high mobility *chef's kiss*

[@christopherrivera9299]

I have given up on this I give you so much respect. I got to adept two and I will stay there

[@beardpower6886]

Today I managed to hit Plat 3. Didn't think that would even happen since I'm less than average. Ascendant is too far for me to reach right now at least, but I'll keep trying! Congrats dude.

[@WalkinWhiskey]

U want me to take you?

[@beardpower6886]

@@WalkinWhiskey you help people in pvp? Goes without saying, legitimately right?

[@dredgendorchadas6770]

It would be cool if, for trials and comp, bungie made it locked loadouts for the rounds but inbetween rounds right after the match summery there was a 10 second timer where you could switch your gear around without the ability penalties. So while youre not going to instantly get rid of "curass of the falling star" after super activation, it is still useful rather than the 10 seconds of use a match it would normaly apply.

[@mr.dr0bot731]

They can barely keep this game running. What you're asking for would be impossible without shutting the game down for an entire season.

[@treysmith9371]

I could get behind this idea

[@BoboKoyo]

10 seconds is not enough time especially for older console players who take 10 seconds to simply load into the screen, so this wouldn't work out at all

[@rhinocort1184]

that rift clutch was so dope

[@IxAmxOlek]

The edit makes this extra fun to watch. I appreciate you editor guy.

[@NiffYT]

Meanwhile I keep getting teammates who do absolutely nothing whole game.

[@kooxii]

0:30 I felt that already, teammates be letting people get away with murder then have the nerve to have a slow reaction time

[@cookieice6753]

I straight up died @3:55😂😂 I was not ready for that

[@ak-1832]

Editors have been popping off lately with the jokes in these past few “chill” videos. Super entertaining stuff outta y'all!

[@ADAM_FOOOO]

Your reaction should honestly be the real wake up to call to bungie on how the state of pvp really is

[@JstWiser]

3:56 I lost it when it played “Slumber” editors going crazy

[@Tappat]

Dave Chappelle at 1:52 got me😂😂

[@thepearsonfinest]

I think what hurts me is how punishing a loss is. Like, for me, once i get to the point where win progression feels damn near miniscule, the loss amount feels almost egregious at some points. I understand it's about getting better in Comp. That's the point, right? But, holy hell. It's discouraging at points.

[@denny1122000]

I stopped playing cause of this! The match-making is fing terrible that it nulls any progress that you make. I'm an ok player in the crucible but playing against the 1%ters with absolutely shit teammates is soul-crushing!!!!

[@iDannyism]

"Gotcha bitch" made me spit coffee everywhere... Requesting new keyboard from the AzteTeam.

[@way2g009]

Totally agree. And there should be a freelance playlist pool, no mics. That emblem would be a real flex imo

[@treysmith9371]

I’m in my promotion series to get to ascendant. I won my first game but I’m terrified of potentially losing my next two and being that much further away from ascendant so I just haven’t touched it lol

[@sealryuwong2752]

Do you mean promotion series? Relegation series doesn't make sense

[@RychNovsky-ld3hf]

I have at least 10 people on my friends list who got ascendent within 8 hours from the leaving losing games bug without losing any score, and I have to say, after suffering in comp for a month, I'm slightly annoyed.

[@kelvincalloway5968]

I am currently going through this myself personally. It’s literally eating away at my sanity. Or what’s left of it. I am perpetually stuck between Platinum III - II.

[@bongo3808]

Same

[@iamglooo]

how?

[@darthvaydor6716]

@cameronhunt6327 The in game system has a rank it thinks you should be at and does everything it can to keep you there so you will win a couple and rank will go up but then as soon as you get too high you will start matching incredibly skilled players all the while having donuts on your team. It’s especially bad in promotion series

[@Kastor0311]

I'm genuinely curious, why are you doing this? There's no tangible reward or anything.

[@iamglooo]

@@darthvaydor6716 oh ok, i hit max rank solo qing but i never had any issues. i would get some shit teammates every now and then but my grind wasn’t terrible. i was in plat playing people in ascendant bc of my skill level

[@JakePog-]

The worst part for me when getting ascendent was when my wins would give me +5 sometimes like wth

[@jujuyago]

Probably cause u were meant to win those games, so they don't reward much

[@seanbest8621]

I was expected to see alot more rift in this vid seemed like every other game for rift for me and my bud on our grind up to ascendant.

[@MrOmegasis]

that feeling at 7:20, that´s what I feel every time I go to do crusible

[@creedxdesign]

Blueberry Jesse with the “Oblivious” title. Well played editor well played 😂

[@FrostSe7en]

I soloed this season as well. It took 82 games to reach 9411 and it was a living hell from start to finish. There was nothing rewarding about or in the experience, and I never want to do it again. I can't even muster the sanity to go back in and get the last 589 points, I just can't.

[@PaulyP_13]

Gilded my glorious title yesterday. Felt good to get it done.

[@alexclopez]

I remember when they announced it, and we were hyped

[@Sfwsolutions]

Love it bro keep the video coming

[@Theactman7]

0:08 I can't hold it anymore I'm in public all people looking at me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ls7205]

also solo queued till ascendent a couple of days ago. I was trying to climb legit, but after I got LITERALLY 10 wins in a row giving +5 rank and 1 loss giving me more or less -200, I had to exploit the go to orbit bug. I only needed to climb from adept 3 to ascendant, and it took me about 40 wins. take note that if u win 100 points per match, u should be able to climb in 5 matches, so 15 wins should've been enough

[@carternorton2682]

“Next time I talk about solo, I’m just gonna lie” at least he’s honest

[@modoboko]

Hey cross! im that underdozed guy :) glad you made it to ascendant ! it was nice playing with and against you.

[@deanohoff]

"These blueberries are carrying me" perhaps you have become the blueberry.

[@jdeezel5078]

we needed more Mitchi moments. If yall know then yall know.

[@toriellsimon9075]

Yea. That solo dungeon is the death of me. The pure agony of the Harpy boss is heartbreaking

[@gavin2551]

Is it just me or is this editing similar to SirD. I like it 👍

[@WarauTR]

when he yells 'lets go' and wiggles his head

[@ninthfriend3347]

I have been suffering through rumble Playlist to get 4 resets this week. It was well worth it because I now have an alh and chill clip riptide!!!

[@fiftytwo_ny]

I actually utilized stay-sus warlock, with igneous hammer and frac. That load out was very capable of locking down multiple ranges and was great for team shooting and play making alike. I would consider myself an average player so stasis was a big help at combatting a ton of destiny's frustrating crucible tribulations to say the least ...

[@juanpablobecerra2779]

The real Final God of Pain experience:

[@LumenPsycho]

Yeah, PvP has its up's & down's. If you're aiming for a gun & finally reach that point through trial & error (dying & getting better at it), it's quite rewarding.

[@ringolennon4836]

i’m excited to learn from this gameplay

[@1leggeddog]

TDT had been doing this with no gear from the start, only with stuff he gets along the way. It's impressive

[@J0Nramirez]

See, after doing OG comp (before Shadowkeep changes) during the worst mm against comp gatekeepers and recovers back in Forsaken to become Unbroken and get NF. I NEVER could care about comp again tbh. That shit traumatized me tbh as stupid as that sounds. Doing 3 comp grinds to 5500 is enough for me. Plus, OCD just doesn't let me play.

[@vanitysfire]

As someone who's not great at pvp and have no one to join the grind i can say that solo comp is a nightmare. I'm still grinding through gold rank currently.

[@HANTER2171]

Tx bungo for skill ballance, somtimes i remembered Raiden. "Pain... thats why i fight"

[@sleepyginger9388]

I had to come back and watch the ending when I finally hit ascendant. Got it was so bad but I got my emblem

[@jasmineholt9926]

When someone has an alt well placed. Shoot the glowing orb at the top of it to destroy it. Don't bother with the people unless you have a void suppression grenade handy.

[@yoursenpait]

you didn't even show mitchi but loveto see the grind

[@ColonelPopkorn]

25 points away from promo matches for ascendant and i had 4 games in a row with 1 afk player and the other 3 i had a leaver. Wins got me 5-25 points and those 4 losses hit hard, with each lose varying from 140-200 :') - currently sitting now at 8113

[@kprime1981]

We NEED an exotic emote of Aztecross turning to the side and putting his fist up, like he did when he cleared a match. I've seen him do it in so many of his gameplay videos. 😂

[@fettuccine9896]

The fear of loosing to a bow makes bows harder to fight

[@Kreau]

I placed plat this season, and it's taken about a week to get adept a bit over five more weeks to get to ascendant. I feel the struggle. What I hated above all else, was only getting 5 points for a win. Even when I was getting 15+ kills or a 5.0+ efficiency, it seemed like my point gain was solely based on RNG

[@tinystar3010]

Exact same complaints, the rank score system is so dumb. You get so little for being the best player, but on a loss, you can lose over 100 rank

[@hydractra]

Editors, the fact that you didn’t include cross raging about that one guy talking about aggression is criminal

[@Rinickulous1106]

My 5 month old son just watches and laughs everytime it zooms in on your face. Compliment or insult. Youre welcome azzy

[@On11sama]

05:38 Amen 🙌 If I get a message while playing Comp, I already have a comment ready to clap back at the potato who's angry I couldn't support them and their "Hold W" addiction. 09:43 I thought you were huffing copium a while back. I never should've doubted you 😆

[@malcolmmaxey6967]

This has been extremely frustrating. The scoring system is so bad. I’ve been stuck on platinum I, trying to make it to ascendant III, for three days. I can lose multiple wins worth of points in one loss 😡

[@BrightonsPriest]

I play solo competitive and those spawns are weird right now. I totally agree, 2 die 1 ahead so push … yeah

[@SirMetalThunder]

Competitive experience transformed Aztecross to Waluigi with all the wah wah 😂

[@gamerprodigy107]

Me looking at mine still saying untested: well mine going to stay that way lol.

[@iiniijewelry]

Someone once told me the key to successfully being a master at Destiny ………. Never wear flower shirts 🤣

[@normalhuman15]

i got to ascendent III today (solo) all i can say is good luck with ur teammate rng and if u win 5 matches and u lose one then you're back to 0. good luck to everyone though