The moment I fell in love with the Deep Stone Crypt Raid

[@AztecrossGaming]

*Forgive the bad hunter jumps.*

[@oh033]

Yes

[@cmdrshprd4219]

Forgiven

[@Blooviolin]

Nice job on the raid the other day.

[@glitch_re-loaded6757]

You are forgiven 😉

[@collinferguson6259]

We don’t expect titan Moses to hunter jump perfectly

[@DrNotnert]

No matter what issues Destiny may have, one thing they never get wrong are the environment, atmosphere, and music. Some of the best in the business

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

And the lore, dont forget the lore

[@olokas2663]

Facts so much facts!!!!

[@funpinkgnome]

For real. However much criticism the rest of the game gets, Destiny always nails the worldbuilding.

[@TerraTheWise]

Straight facts. As someone who hopes to hone his skills in art and make a career out of it, I genuinely would love to work for the environment or character art team at Bungie.

[@jackmack4181]

In my opinion, there is a lack of atmosphere here Rimshot

[@Logiepogey07]

“You now face godlike judgment. May it extend eternally.” Chills.

[@KabbalahSherry]

Riiiiight 😳😬 lmaooo **nervous chuckle**

[@MisfiresShot]

Nice rouge pfp

[@xylockee]

@@KabbalahSherry *1 phases taniks*

[@sawdust8691]

Just Clovis full of himself. Good ol' Clovis.

[@saihankurnia6434]

"Guardian Down"

[@Star-wm2hg]

This sequence alone made me reflect why I fell in love with this game in the first place, thanks Cross 🙌

[@navyrobot4778]

The magic of the game we all know and love

[@mr.perfect8651]

So true my friend

[@nicolasbecerra2118]

True, it reminds me of why I love this game too

[@MrTrantrix]

Wish I could play it but my pc is struggling after the new update can’t even hit a solid 60fps anymore :(

[@flytsckoolcarter1771]

I couldn't of said it better myself!!

[@erikm8373]

Imagine how pissed off Clovis must be. He believed himself the pinnacle of humanity and spent decades working on the exo project to give himself immortality, and then learns the Traveller is just handing it out to random people

[@elitegamer9310]

The best part about it is that he would never be worthy of the Traveler's Light.

[@bspoon2529]

the fact he figured it out without the travelers help is astonishing gotta give him credit

[@Coolbone1]

Either way he had to use the Clarity Control that's basically Darkness, he cheat too

[@wingedangeltornado]

@@elitegamer9310 Read laments lore*

[@starfihgter4986]

@@bspoon2529 I mean, the darkness helped him...

[@optimusprime2890]

Even though Destiny is a Sci-Fi, this is our first space walk.

[@quinn8599]

2nd* our first was on the almighty near the sun

[@coltonbradley9293]

I consider the moon space.

[@optimusprime2890]

@@coltonbradley9293 That would be called a moon walk. *_ Shamone! _*

[@aceofspades4935]

3rd or 2nd as the dreadnought from d1 was in space

[@quinn8599]

@@aceofspades4935 oh yeah. That too

[@l8dawn]

when I heard "You now face godlike judgement. May it extend eternally." the first time, it gave me shivers... especially after Atraks ;p

[@austinb1378]

Hearing this exact line at 3:30 AM on day one after just having spent 13 hours at Atraks with my friends was bone-chilling. literally felt chills go up my spine. I will never forget this moment.

[@RECProductionsTv]

this moment legitimately made me cry after being stuck in atraks for 8 hours. i am so glad you loved it too cross

[@majora919]

atraks was the real raid boss imo

[@adamschmitt6491]

@@majora919 yeah it tool me and my team 12 hours to get there and I still have not slept since

[@_Tetanus]

Atraks took my team right around 2 hours and in believably we figured it out and finished the encounter before redeem. We were on pace for worlds first and we are just a group of friends in highschool. Sadly we got stuck on shaniks for 8 grueling hours, we were convinced that xenophage was the move until I doubled my damage with anarchy/sniper. We beat it 2 tries after that with a 14hr 32m 7s clear. 1,728th in the world out of millions of other teams is pretty cool. Already passed scourge for my favorite raid.

[@benschmitt7035]

@@_Tetanus how do you know your overall placement ? Thats awesome though, congrats !

[@somethingwittyeh8831]

@@_Tetanus about 6,000 other teams, not millions

[@hat3rgaming959]

Crypt AI - "Enjoying yourselves, intruders?" Me - "Yes. Yes I am."

[@blademaster4361]

YES, I AM!

[@Cabbage22927]

I cant tell who he is talking to, the gaurdians or the fallen.

[@soulfox32]

@@Cabbage22927 The guardians

[@sterlker1106]

"and at a distance, you can see a floating ball. The line he speaks is inaudible due to a far distance but it is assumed to be saying "i'm in space!""

[@aguywith5names362]

Oh yeah, there's also another one screaming "SPAAAAAAAACE" like a maniac

[@RazaTheMaza]

@@aguywith5names362 Catch it it's also shouting too much space!

[@taken852]

better than be a potato

[@aguywith5names362]

@@RazaTheMaza catchmecatchmecatchmecatchme

[@KiteoHatto]

Guardians in exo trials: "Oh no im cold, i need fire to stay warm and live, else once i get 10 stacks i die" Also guardins: haha jumping puzzle in open space goes swoosh

[@firestrike5478]

I guess a vacuum isn’t as cold as *W I N D*

[@zanefromthegameborderlands4665]

@@firestrike5478wind go shwoosh

[@lukas753331]

Well its a simulation with its own rules..so yeah lol

[@Scarecr0wn]

Bigger problem would be radiation. Not sure how many stacks of cosmic radiation can guardian endure, but apparently a lot.

[@iterationfackshet1990]

@@Scarecr0wn we held a fucking nuke in our hands

[@phd9335]

For me, beating Atraks and this entire section immediately after emotionally moved me more than anything else in a video game has. This was my first time doing a day one raid and I will never forget that moment.

[@Red-ev8ls]

Nothing can ever top the feeling KF’s raid gave it was not only the most raid like but also the most epic raid

[@aspserpent]

its been 3 years now. Just bumping you this notification so you can come back and remember it one more time :)

[@mirzahaider3701]

This part gave me goosebumps and had me choking up. Bungie knocked it out of the park with this raid.

[@Kebbie01]

They really did, but the boss fight has been so buggy. I've been stuck on taniks for 9 hrs

[@MaximilianGordon-Claassens]

@@Kebbie01 I went in with an inexperienced team and only 2 people who sorta knew what to do. Tanika was hard but we got him in like an hour. If it’s taking you nine hours on a boss that takes 5 mins, then that’s really a stupid waste of time. No offense but find the loose link in your team and kick em. Nine hours is absolutely ridiculous

[@dadshirt6681]

@@MaximilianGordon-Claassens lmfao straight to the point damn

[@Actus_Reus]

@@MaximilianGordon-Claassens I'd say it depends on when they did it. During Contest Mode I could see it. Even after the timing could be pretty annoying. I could see your reasoning without Contest Mode though,

[@wy5874]

@@MaximilianGordon-Claassens one of my friends spent 12 hours on 2nd encounter

[@SouthpawMace]

“Humanity’s eternal struggle: Mortality.” Still gives me chills...one day we will figure out a way to keep ourselves alive much longer than these measly 70-100 years... it’s a shame that we will never see it in our lifetimes...

[@fuzzy3383]

It’s a shame that our parents cannot be granted that gift of enteral life... I’m gonna miss my mother when she passes....

[@DragonKnight90001]

Thats the thing though if we figured that out we would need to figure out housing, power, jobs and food supplies

[@mauricegreen5321]

@@DragonKnight90001 I kinda glad we don't have eternal life. I mean sure it'd be cool to live forever. But if we lived forever I feel like life would just lose its color

[@DragonKnight90001]

@@mauricegreen5321 yeah you are right there ....each moment is fleeting thats what makes life so special experiencing those fleeting moments and being apart of it. I am scared of dying no denying that part of my anxiety too but.... i guess you could say thats part of life overcoming and accepting that fact, then live a life worth remembering. I am scared but i hope my future overcomes that.

[@deathrex007]

@@mauricegreen5321 we'll it's most likely that we'll find a way to simulate death. Example: reseting your memories.

[@paperbagz7624]

This made being stuck at Atraks for 9 hours worth it

[@louistung9274]

12 hours and two group swap for me. It's definitely worth it.

[@garrettschwan9587]

Try 15 😂😂😂

[@LCEpic]

I honestly thought my group was the only one with that problem! Turns out, Atraks was a nightmare for everyone! That makes me feel a lot better about it

[@Toxxicqt]

Try 7 hours, giving up and taking cp to 3rd encounter cause fck atraks amiright

[@sporrinater]

M8 got that done in an hour first time in the raid

[@carlbruns8196]

Whoever voiced this monologue delivered perfectly. Goosebumps

[@sahzus]

I’ve been replaying it cause it really does capture the sheer..depth we’re out of. It begs a lot of questions like just how much work and yet harm did the bray’s bring on the world; siva, Rasputin, the vex portals, mixing human and vex. Even going so far as to drop nukes on a moon destroying whatever lives lived there. I’m sorry, this speech is really well done.

[@carlbruns8196]

@@sahzus the whole braytech golden age era is so damn interesting

[@anthesaurus5671]

It's crazy looking back on D1 raids to now and how far we've come. Here's to more growth in the future!

[@freighttrain6932]

God remember when they had to drop 360/ps3 support just to make rise of iron? Which had the most beautiful environments in a raid at that point. This is light years beyond any of that now.

[@anthesaurus5671]

@@freighttrain6932 I remember having to work extra hours just to get an xbox one! It was worth it tho. My favorite time was either when trials first came out or the April update. Both great times to play Destiny!

[@sahirkhan6672]

@@freighttrain6932 Can't wait to see what the game will look like once they drop ps4/xbox one support maybe 2 years down the line.

[@pjerdujmovic1308]

Kingsfall is still the best raid tho

[@sahirkhan6672]

@@pjerdujmovic1308 wrath of the machine is my favorite

[@selder248]

If anyone’s wondering “Le Fontaine de Jouvence” means fountain of youth cuz the Clovis AI was talking about how Clovis achieved immortality in some form.

[@dinonuggets2548]

This is easily the best jumping puzzle ever in a raid.

[@TheBuzzMan15]

*Hive Tombships in King’s Fall would like a word*

[@liplessnavajo4011]

@@TheBuzzMan15 I still have nightmares on that as a hunter, bones of eao saved me lol

[@jamfilledjars]

As atmospheric as King’s Fall’s jumping puzzles were, I honestly think this is the best jumping puzzle to date for Destiny. The atmosphere, while simple in concept, is so eloquently put together that it’s hard not to admire the artistry.

[@spark7612]

@Fenrir007 You can still enjoy the raid, just go afk once you get to the jumping part and then you’ll get pulled to the next encounter once your teammates finish

[@Stretch3002]

@@jamfilledjars I thought I was the only one and was weird. I have a severe fear of heights that translates to games as well. Ive had trauma trying to complete any of Destiny's jumping puzzles. This is just another one I'll never attempt.

[@IXONERU]

2:53 is beautifully perfect, while you are watching the skybox, your friends are passing by, each of them with you, all enjoying their time. Even the music was emotional. Building memories guardian.

[@mikzpwnz_3199]

Just realized something wrong with the perspective error in it. Europa is currently "ahead" but due to method of getting up to the space station with the drop pods shouldn't it be below us?

[@wraith2882]

@@mikzpwnz_3199 the launcher was probably angled

[@CalixtoErico]

“They should have sent a poet”.

[@selenialatovara6259]

I want to unlike this just to like it again

[@danny_d3754]

I got you. For who were the ones to reach out to infinity? Not the ones who spread wings and took flight, Nor the ones who kneeled before gods and prayed, But the ones who stood as firm and cold as stone. The ones who leapt into the dark, and returned bathed in light, The ones who defied gods and were seen as saviors, The ones who repelled armies, and made them quake in fear. The ones who turned their backs on destiny and fate, and made their own. For they are the ones who stand guard, Not the ones who are lying in wait, Not the ones who defend the walls night and day, Not the ones who turn tail and hide. But the ones who go above the stars and find answers, But the ones who find the beasts who threaten our people, But the ones who leave it all behind to find something new, But the ones who chose to go beyond the light.

[@ImTheChunk]

@@danny_d3754 This comment is so underappreciated. Beauty found in simplicity. I hope you continue to write more!

[@danny_d3754]

@@ImTheChunk Thanks! It's been a while since I've actually written anything, but the inspiration hit me after seeing the poet comment and before I knew it I had a doc open and was testing out different verses and such.

[@Artt8898]

​@@danny_d3754​ this is . . . . . beautiful

[@exile9024]

This reminds me of the first time i set foot on the Dreadnaught from the Taken king addon....the view of Saturn's ring and all of the detail in the skybox was mesmerizing.

[@Forcer69]

“This is ground control to Commander Zavala. There seems to be a war. With, the cabal on Mars!”

[@lukeobornik5015]

Whether we wanted it or not

[@dino1403]

I don't know why, but I read this as Kevin Pollak impersonating William Shatner.

[@elitegamer9310]

Zavala: Guardian what are you talking about? Mars disappeared along with Io, Titan, and Mercury. Having said that, *VALUS TA'URC.*

[@khaos_the_fox]

Ground Control to Major Tom....

[@pluto2909]

@@khaos_the_fox commencing count down engines on....

[@banterlegends5347]

I remember being part of the space team at atraks thinking “I’m not REALLY in space” then this happened and I just stared at the beauty of the scene in awe.

[@w0wdonger896]

can we just take a moment to appreciate that bungie managed to replicate an "Overview Effect" type feeling in a videogame during this section?

[@andreipasecinic1215]

What's that?

[@jamfilledjars]

It’s a cognitive effect experienced most commonly by astronauts in real life. Specifically when they see how small Earth is in comparison to the universe and how fragile it really is, one comes to understand how imperative it is to protect our planet (or in this case, Europa).

[@andreipasecinic1215]

@@jamfilledjars oh that's so cool. Well thanks

[@twentytimesjade]

@@andreipasecinic1215 the term also has been coincided with ‘Asthenia’, the realisation of insignificance once in space looking down at the earth

[@orion7060]

@@twentytimesjade "Asthenia" is a pathological loss of strength, what are you talking about

[@SkywardKing]

I wish Destiny had more voice recordings like this playing during gameplay. It would integrate so much more of the lore into the game. Reminds me of Bioshock. Doesn't need cutscenes, just great voice actors and have us collect voice clips. I would have loved it.

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrinRinOnishi]

better than those dumbass trading cards

[@DaToby98]

They did great with Rhulk, elevates the raid even more imo

[@mrjenchilada]

Except for Osiris because fuck that voice actor

[@DarthDookieMan]

@@DaToby98Imagine if sometime during the WQ campaign, we had a Deepsight based jumping section like this, where each of the 3 Hive Gods narrate their own pov’s from chapters/entries in the Books of Sorrow.

[@iam_FLAME]

*I suddenly wanna watch interstellar.*

[@HP-Ice]

@A Champion cultured

[@billyrayvirus4796]

Just watched it again recently, it’s just as breathtaking as I remembered.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

@A Champion Goddamit AL lmao

[@Itzzz_moose]

Same man😩 space is so amazing

[@JT-of6of]

Damn good movie

[@craigkingdon4424]

I just wish the campaign had something like this.

[@TheCorrectOpinion100]

For people to play through once and never return to again.??? I think not

[@craigkingdon4424]

@@TheCorrectOpinion100 it would at least make it worth playing.

[@ericlane8946]

Not to say story and lore don’t matter, they’re very important but this game isn’t driven by the campaign nor should it be.

[@Chicken_Rump]

Bro when you stepped into the lift in the final mission and that one track started playing, I still think of that moment.

[@PhsykoOmen]

@@ericlane8946 what a bad take lmao

[@_philthy]

“I have no reason to believe You are anything other than the wrong hands”...

[@psychoticprime4096]

Yes the current Bungie staff hands.....

[@glezard212]

@@psychoticprime4096 exactly

[@dtps_champion6016]

heavy

[@deusvult7296]

@Troy Trotter if the enemy wasnt the fallen then why would we even go into the deep stone crypt?

[@glezard212]

@@deusvult7296 why worry about a tag group of fallen anyway? There's not much we really got from the station especially since we destroyed it

[@vithederg]

Seeing that... It made me think “This is what the people of the Golden Age were capable of” Hearing about them and seeing them feels like two very different experiences. Seeing what it’s like to be on one of these space-rated machines is its own category. Think about it. We read lore about these amazing ships, we see the remnant of a shattered space station (presumably the ISS) in the skybox of the Moon. Now we’re on a space station, looking out to our sides and seeing another spaceship nearby. I really wish this wasn’t raid-exclusive, or if we could receive an environment like it for exploration.

[@phoenix-hb6jx]

the ISS orbits earth, the moon station is a diferent one that was probably constructed with similar modualr technology hence the similar look. Also I would love an exploration mode for the raid, no enemies but the crypt ai still has its voice lines and you can just go through the entire raid to get screen shots and hear all its dialouge without callouts drowning it out.

[@michaelgow7461]

You could also see a very similar station orbiting Io and satellites zipping through the sky on the moon

[@deathrex007]

@@michaelgow7461 I remember trying to shoot those things down when I first spotted them

[@deathrex007]

Don't forget the stations on the seas of Titan.

[@nickmammoliti4187]

I am happy that, in a small way, it is not anymore, with the inclusion of Seraph Station this season.

[@SynchroFPS]

The 1 dislike is from the guy who got stuck on 2nd encounter

[@Nirrith]

F

[@ggdragonblaze2151]

To be fair thats completely understandable that encounter was a bit .......

[@AlexLikesFloors]

@@ggdragonblaze2151 not good on day one.

[@chiranjeevigowda1852]

@@ggdragonblaze2151 yeah completely not good for day one but now it's a different story

[@menelcx2726]

I was stuck there for 8 hours :(

[@neekumikuvt328]

I got emotional during this watching this. This game has change my life and at one point, even saved my life because the people I met through this game helped talk me out of suicide. I basically owe this game and it’s community my life. And by the heart that beats in my chest, I am eternally grateful I decided to listen to his community and live.

[@DJohn0991]

We’re in this together now -ghost “destiny 1” One day at a time 🙂

[@Ganzo_ed]

I hope you are still kicking with us friend. Know that there will always be people here that will stick with you when times are tuff.

[@MrVad3r]

meanwhile if i fail a jumping puzzle my fireteam says i should kill myself as i am too slow for this game xdd

[@quangb9012]

hey man, glad you did not go with it. YOU are amazing and a strong person. If I could meet you, I'd tip my fedora for your bravery

[@Kyle-fy9kt]

This sequence was incredible. I kept commenting on the music but my team had all had it off!

[@ashb7]

I dunno why people do that. Destiny's soundtracks have been among the best in gaming history, and there are so many tracks I've heard thousands of times but still feel fresh.

[@warrior1563]

@@andrewmonsalve5051 I mean to be fair to them it’s so good it can be distracting, so maybe they turned it off to fully focus for a day 1 completion?

[@Revivalheb]

@@andrewmonsalve5051 It's distracting in pvp but I usually turn it on for new pve content

[@johnhall2294]

I usually listen to my own stuff but whenever I launch a raid I make sure the game music is on

[@shadowguy1011]

After being stick in leviathan when it first came out with all my friends, and then proceeding to get more stuck on garden when it came out, i grew tired of the soundtracks lol. At least for final bosses. It just felt to me like it was an extra way for the boss to say "fuck you" so i turned on some metallica and whatever else i wanted and muted my game. However, whenever there is new stuff, raids, strikes, campaign, that music get's turned back on.

[@107frenchy]

Wait this is the actual in game music? Jesus it's so good. Also, the start sounds like one of those lofi songs where someone is talking in the background for a min or two.

[@hambone3267]

Deep Stone Lullaby

[@anthonywhite4203]

Once I saw the objective to prevent Europa's destruction right after this segment, this made me feel more emotional than any raid in Destiny's history

[@IamEraaX]

For me, nothing is ever going to top the King’s Fall Vibe and Feeling

[@firestrike5478]

@@IamEraaX That was different; King’s Fall was epic, you felt like a true hero. But in DSC, it’s more subtle; you aren’t an epic hero out to destroy a Hive god - you’re simply a visitor to one of the Golden Age’s lost facilities. Deep Stone Lullaby is beautiful, Regicide is epic.

[@KazeSword]

"You now face godlike judgement. May it extend eternally" *ooooof* That shit hits my soul bro. This game needs more music and scenes like this. I feel like D1 did a great job at stuff like this and made me feel that "space mystery" they want to give us more. Partly because of the music done by Marty O'Donnell. But this here is great at bringing that feeling back for sure!

[@darthandres3428]

I’m glad to know that i wasn’t the only one that felt that way when the AI said that lol

[@jasonngim5164]

@@darthandres3428 what does it mean? You now face godlike judgment. May it extend eternally. Is that a compliment or something? Sorry I suck at English

[@TexasJiveTurkay]

@@jasonngim5164 that’s a statement out of anger. God like judgement is severe punishment for your actions.

[@shonsamuel28]

Bungie never fails in making every raid look absolutely stunning

[@ObmanaCare]

They did amazing on this one. It’s the most beautiful raid of all and this soundtrack makes it so much better

[@Ghastly_Derp]

@@ObmanaCare I still love the scenery of Garden of Salvation. The vex are just to cool with their structures. Eden is such a good song for when you are on your way to the boss, tells a whole story in it

[@kovanova9409]

1:30 that wave of sound. Like a sunrise on the first day of your new life with no memories to tell you what kind of person you are.

[@Alcander_]

Even falling is gorgeous

[@CliveThorpe]

It should have been a bit more floaty ? right ? I mean, I can't be the only one who thought that realizing it was literally in outer space ?

[@VixenTheProto]

@@CliveThorpe I mean look at moon for shadowkeep

[@Saint-XIV]

@@VixenTheProto Artificial gravity

[@VixenTheProto]

@@Saint-XIV wait the moon was fake the whole time

[@turtlemasteralpha119]

@@VixenTheProto never has been

[@bondrewd3660]

I was telling a friend of mine about the raid, about that this encounter is the closest we the player will ever get to real space in Destiny. And that music is simpler to Halo. As I was telling him about the third encounter the one where you disarm the nukes, he said that it's just like Halo 2s cutscene the one where Mater Chief jumps trow space in order to disarm a nuke by sending it to the enemy ship and then crashing down to earth. And we do jump trow space, where we proceed to disarm nukes in the third encounter right after we well crash down back to Europa.

[@nox1ck589]

This might be my new favorite destiny raid ever tbh it’s got such a great set piece and challenging bosses it’s fun

[@MesoMania]

Idk man after day 1, the bosses are a joke lol.

[@nox1ck589]

@@MesoMania not for my team we had an idiot who couldn’t do dps so we had trouble on taniks but last wish and every other raid is the same way tbh

[@andrewlance5471]

Kaiden I just did it for the first time an hour ago and the bosses were still hard. Took three hours and enjoyed all of it

[@nox1ck589]

@@andrewlance5471 nice I got to taniks and atraks is prob the hardest taniks was hella easy for me it’s just we had two bad players who couldn’t do great dps and communicate well enough idek how I don’t know how I did riven legit with that same team lol I enjoyed the raid all throughout even if it got annoying at times still great place and I still love atraks as a boss even tho he was a bitch

[@stevelopez6957]

Honestly I’m very torn on this raid aesthetically it has no rival tbh and I love that they are finally doing what other MMOs have done which is a raid that has a story or is a series of events and not just enter dungeon to kill big boss this raid reminds me of the FF14 raids where there’s a sort of mission sequence occurring, at the same time I really feel like they missed out on the encounters the bosses still suffer from destiny’s issue of the boss just being the same enemy but to damage it do a puzzle that boils down to looking at which text popped up and moving to a certain spot I really wish they had fleshed out the fights making new enemy models and unique animations, Taniks is a new model but he pretty much just floats and shoots with the occasional unique attack I really hope that one day destiny makes a raid of this scale with bosses that feel like a challenge without relying on unnecessary puzzle requirements cause aesthetically and narratively they broke the ceiling with this one

[@HorseshoeCrab1998]

Deep Stone Crypt is now my favorite destiny two raid. The lore, the environment, the encounter design, and the blood, sweat, and tears me n the boys shed in the 13 hours it took to beat it. Just an incredible experience, I don't think I've been this excited about and in love with destiny since traveling into the replication complex and destroying Sivafied Aksis back in D1

[@aron7440]

I agree, I'm extremely glad I took part in this. I haven't cared to day one any raids since Wrath. My favorite overall was King's Fall but this entire experience was incredibly special. Bungie really nailed the difficulty of this raid for the day one contest mode.

[@gmaergabe7313]

@@aron7440 It's my favorite raid of all time. Beating both last wish and d1 raids.

[@universal-remote]

Its a good raid but the final boss should not be a strike boss

[@aron7440]

@@universal-remote you can literally put any enemy model in Taniks place and it doesn't make it any less unique. We're not fighting Taniks strike fight in the raid, it's all new encounters.

[@HorseshoeCrab1998]

@@universal-remote doesn't bother me, Oryx was a campaign boss and Insurrection Prime is a normal enemy now

[@erichall090909]

One of if not the greatest moment in destiny history. When I first exited the space station heard the music and the dialogue I immediately fell back in love with a game I had merely tolerated for a few years.

[@bigpp7260]

I fell in love with it when I heard the “Guardian down”

[@kirazen3740]

🤣 That takes a whole another meaning when you're in space. 🤣🤣

[@timothymoore2966]

Omg I love you

[@guihyperion]

That's why in some video I make a few days ago, I said that games are not just some stories, or narratives, they are a "experience". Thanks for the video, Cross and is good to see you as a Hunter!

[@jamesyap3361]

the Music just hits different when it comes to Destiny

[@stevemora673]

What’s the song name?

[@gurmeetpandher5788]

Deep Stone Lullaby

[@TheShahkulu]

The track is the same one that plays when you're in orbit I think, really beautiful. Has a nice sci-fi theme to it which, despite being a sci-fi themed game, destiny lacks a lot of.

[@jareddepew1467]

This track. The track when you lose your light after the red war, and the d2 vanilla track (mild trumpets) all amazing.

[@No_Feelings]

The sentimental piano piece that plays as you exit the airlock is by far my favorite song from the games OST. It sets the mood perfectly as you hear the ai ask you if what is happening to the crypt was all worth it, and my team and i on day 1 genuinely sat there for a few minutes just in silence taking in the beauty in front of us.

[@aidansilvia2663]

The Deep Stone crypt being and space station has to be the biggest twist in all of destiny

[@tidussquaal]

Deep space, not that twisty

[@andrewgiotta4386]

@@tidussquaal last time I checked stone was in the ground

[@flowa2024]

@@andrewgiotta4386 LOL

[@turquoiseoctober1514]

@@tidussquaal it’s in the orbit of Europa, which itself is a moon of Jupiter, literally within our solar system, much much closer than Nessus or the Reef, bro wtf

[@shadowtear101]

@@turquoiseoctober1514 actually nessus is the furthest out.

[@Fipacz16]

I miss my old friends i used to play destiny with, this was last raid i played with whole team and to this day it's my favorite, life was just much easier back then...

[@saltycereal2399]

Same here. I come back to this video often. It reminds me of happier days in D2 that I know I won’t get to experience again. I’m just glad I have the memories at least.

[@keltonfowler7796]

The music.... once you make that jump and see the planet it makes you feel like you’ve reached heaven

[@CapCody]

Moon*

[@jamfilledjars]

Celestial body*, if I may (and yes, it’s heavenly indeed)

[@sakurawind6375]

The music in this area makes you feel the importance of this raid. It also makes you realize how small you are yet how much you can change the the reality inside the game. The eye candy of the scenery is just there to add a cherry on top of everything. I thought VOG was my favorite raid, now I reconsider that choice strongly.

[@lion913]

VoG was my favorite as well. This raid has the perfect balance of visuals, encounters, and meaning to it. Encounters aren’t too challenging (nowadays) visuals, well, obviously, and the meaning makes us seem like this raid is us against all odds.

[@aurioh]

Honestly, VoG is going to be so bland on release compared to the European environment because of just how far Bungie’s design team has come in the last 6 years

[@CapCody]

I think they are gonna redesign the environment of the raid for something more blue and Vex futuristic... unless they become lazy like always

[@aurioh]

@@CapCody The environment design team is in no way lazy, did you watch this video?

[@PpTheGreatest]

@@aurioh Is that so? Tell us, how updated the Cosmodrome looks to you in that case? Old content is not going to be overly remastered.

[@elvencowboy6851]

@@PpTheGreatest the cosmodrome is a patrol area, the raids are always stunning and they the majority of the work into them

[@PpTheGreatest]

@@elvencowboy6851 Little to no evidence for your claim when we've never seen them re-realise a raid before. On the other hand, we've seen them bring back old locations already and the results are not hugely promising.

[@dem7556]

Man...The music, the atmosphere, Clovis talking down to us, is just perfect.

[@carma6456]

In my opinion the Deep Stone Crypt is the best raid bungie ever made. The encounters are all very good and the jumping part just makes it better. I have 7 clears right now and my fireteam is still turning up the music and during this part no one is talking and we all just listen to the music and enjoy the atmosphere

[@Vilmer69]

I didn't buy the new expansion for the game this year. The past expansions made me more interested in other games. The love is, and will always be there still. Watching this section in the race for the first raid clear made my jaw drop. It gave me goosebumps. And it made me realize that Destiny is more than just the gameplay. The astonishing atmosphere of this game is remarkable. To have such a serene moment in a chaotic race for the world's first, or just the raid itself is art in itself. Up until this year, I've played Destiny since 2014. Thanks for this upload, @Aztecross, I'll keep it in a special folder so I can remember it.

[@slippingbugs]

Deep stone lullaby is magnificent and the Morning Star is why people love Destiny so much

[@Zelisius]

I did this raid for the first time last night. It was also my first raid. Thankfully I found a person that was looking for inexperienced players because he wanted to teach us how to do it. He didn't hold our hands as he wanted us to try and learn things ourselves, but would offer guidance when we got stuck.. After several wipes.. 5.. Maybe 7 hours later and we were through. Learning the mechanics amidst the chaos was a challange and the nuclear room gave us a fit. I didn't know what to do as the operator and would shoot the consoles too soon, but once we all understood the mechanics and got organized everything went great! Hopefully I can run this again as I had a great time!

[@ERFMXVCC]

The moment those launch pads sent us to space I fell in love, then this quiet space section with beautiful music cemented this raid as one of my favorites of all time. Not to mention the entire thing crashing down into Europa in the most intense way possible

[@Soon22400]

Can I just note how astronomically unlikely it would be for the space station to crash down directly into the same spot we entered the facility in. Like it could've landed anywhere on Europa

[@saulhernnadez9203]

@@Soon22400 there’s literally space magic

[@colinhobbs7265]

@@Soon22400 That sequence was a failsafe to destroy the facility by dropping that section of the station on the Deep Stone Crypt and detonating the nukes on board. It was pretty clearly guided into place.

[@AuraMaster7]

@@Soon22400 The station was in geostationary orbit above the facility. It's literally always directly above where we entered it.

[@Spartan-sz7km]

Man it crashes throughout the 3rd encounter, like you see on the outside the space station slowly goes into freefall

[@WillofGodwin]

This moment was the pinnacle of the raid imo. Honestly the best D2 raid in my eyes by far irdc

[@ChaperoneKnight]

Just finished the raid and its BEAUTIFUL. Side note: got the CRISPY rocket launcher first try!

[@tsudabyo]

gratz, its absolutely nuts

[@thecrimsonwarlock5494]

Lucky guardian 😑

[@adamschmitt6491]

What did you use for final boss? I was using anarchy first in last out with bubble and a guy was using divinity

[@ChaperoneKnight]

@@adamschmitt6491 we had 1 divinity, and 5 xenophage. Beyond that it was 2 celestial nighthawk, 2 well, 1 stasis, and 1 bubble

[@DerpyDimentio]

SAME my friend got so mad who tried day one lol

[@eclipse5367]

Just finished up my 20th run tonight and this is always the part that makes me the most emotional. Even the cries and groans of my teammates failing the jumping puzzle can’t make those moments any less...peaceful.

[@Chalinj]

Arguably the most beautiful raid Bungie has ever made, hats off to them 👏

[@bobbobson8087]

Last Wish and King’s Fall have some competition now

[@hawkmoon9603]

I still think Last Wish is king of raids personally, but deep stone crypt comes to a super close second

[@cuyleradams3791]

“You now face godlike judgment, may it extend eternally”

[@ToyotaCorolla-en2mv]

This part of the raid was so calming, I loved it. Just peace and beauty.

[@gebcrafter]

After being on Atraks-1 for over 6 hours, my team desperately needed this. It was absolutely beautiful

[@coranen246]

This part reminded me so much of the ship jumping section of Kings Fall. Both gave me goosebumps and made me smile. The scale and wonder these sections give off are awesome. Bungie don’t miss

[@awsomewild]

*Me getting soothed by the music* Ghost: GUARDIAN DOWN!! Me: *smiles* he is down indeed

[@unknownspectors]

This part of the raid is the sole reason why my imagination runs wild. The things we can do irl is so miniscule to what we can achieve

[@TrevorWilliams117]

Played and cleared this lastnight for the first time. Absolutely stunning. This music and the lore is incredible.

[@cosuinofdeath]

That soundtrack is amazing

[@Familiar2086]

The music is beautiful but clovis brey having an early space age grit to his voice so hits so good!

[@ShadowSlayr22]

Although I wasn't able to participate in the raid myself, watching you go through this after 6 1/2 hours of Atraks hell was absolutely beautiful. This moment alone makes the Deep Stone Crypt in my top 3 favorite raids of all time. I love the vastness of it. You truly feel small in a very large world.

[@hyperwatch721]

I found an lfg group on a discord server i joined recently. Deep Stone Crypt was our second raid together, and it was the raid that solidified our friendship. After suffering to Athrax for about 3 hours, almost losing our mind in the process, our sherpa was incredibly patient and he plays with us regularly. After we beat Athrax and were running through, we came to the door and our sherpa said "Okay, turn down your sfx and turn up your dialogue and music and shut up" And so we did. That was for many of us, the best experience we had in destiny as a whole. Suffering for hours through an encounter, and being rewarded with these moments with friends. Even now as im struggling to download witch queen, they arent playing it, but instead waiting for me to finish it so we can play together

[@chrisplaysdrums09]

I'll never forget that feeling. I muted the whole party chat so I could hear and experience everything. One of the best experiences I've had in D2.

[@screeb.3578]

Reasons why the spacewalk is the best sequence in a destiny raid: •you are in space for the first time ever, meaning all noises besides whatever message is being relayed via your ghost is muted and suppressed immensely •the space walk reveals to us the true nature of what Clovis bray I was like, egomaniacal, judgmental, and possibly megalomaniacal •the two hidden tapes in this section reveal what happened to Elisabeth-1 •*the music* •a hidden chest that can drop you a raid mod like Herd Thinner

[@cball81]

I remember the first time I listened to the Beyond Light Soundtrack and came across that song. "Deep Stone Lullaby" is one of the most beautiful and unique songs Bungie have added to this franchise. It's haunting, futuristic and really nails the aesthetic of a long lost secret lab where the dreams of thousands of people transfered from man to machine. Beautiful and tragic.

[@ValiantNomad]

The part at the end of the song, where it suddenly goes back to the intro but louder, is what really hits hard and it's what makes you know the music is god tier.

[@d.r.6022]

Awww u left out the best part when you were like it’s beautiful 😍😂😂😂😂

[@Lydzel]

This soundtrack literally gives 100% chill, I've been listening to this everyday

[@SomeGuy-rm7cr]

I hope they never remove this raid. It was legendary.

[@glago93]

I remembered experiencing this moment and this video coming out back in 2020... I remember having hope for this game because of it. Now? This music perfectly encapsulates my feelings for what Destiny was back then and has become now. It's like... if the intensity of watching your own child wither away and die from cancer was turned from a 10 down to like, a 5. That's how I feel when I look at Destiny now.

[@CombatFan134]

It’s surreal listening to the soundtrack then thinking about all the hell that happened here.

[@Ghost_in_a_Jacket]

Even though I heard it hundreds of times in the tower, once I finally felt, like I was strong enough and asked my friends to do the raid and got to that point, hearing this song in action in the area it was made for, and hearing Clovis talk with it, it all hit me like a truck, shed a genuine tear of happiness

[@678samsung]

the soundtrack was literally PERFECT

[@aquila7615]

The moment i fell for this raid was being on atraks-1 for 9 hours and never getting angry. I had a blast the whole time on day 1

[@Artt8898]

my group got stuck for 11 hours on him Day 1, and like your's, no one got angry, no one ragequit, i was so impressed by it, i join they clan afterward

[@lodicrous4493]

I was there for 12+ hours and while some of my group got angry and quit, i loved every second of atraks. Didn't come close to completing the raid day 1 and getting the emblem, but eh, god the experience was so amazing.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

"Whoa we're in space!!" *cries in 1AU*

[@alvarosolorzano5405]

1AU was about preventing the destruction of the entire solar system with epic orchestral pieces, while this is just a *“peaceful”* spacewalk on a space station while appreciating the view of Europa (well afterwards we have to save Europa of turning into spacedust but you get the point)

[@callmeshaggy5166]

@@alvarosolorzano5405 storming the Almighty would've made a better raid than Leviathan. The set pieces and arenas were incredible for a space (in space) you only go to once.

[@alvarosolorzano5405]

@@callmeshaggy5166 I couldn’t agree more with this

[@mikzpwnz_3199]

@@callmeshaggy5166 would also make you work with a sense of urgency. Though stakes that high would never be end game content sadly.

[@PlaysGamerBr]

@@mikzpwnz_3199 i mean in the case of kings fall they kinda were

[@dontajones5994]

"Destiny will only get grim beyond light; eyes up guardians🤯🤧😤🥲" This song, Deep Stone Crypt and Elsie Bray's lore about here timeline has gave me a new mood for destiny, "wonder"

[@guinnessgaming8423]

You don’t understand how hyped I was at the end of the 3rd encounter that was crazy. Don’t want to spoil it for people who haven’t seen.

[@yourstruly4931]

Just spoil me bro I ain’t going to be doing it for awhile

[@tidussquaal]

@@yourstruly4931 you realy should try its realy good to experience first time.

[@yourstruly4931]

@@tidussquaal stressful finding a raid group as I’m kind of a slow learner so I tend to need more help

[@ExtraordinaryFate]

@@yourstruly4931 Doesn't change the fact that it's an amazing experience.

[@ARavingLobster]

@@yourstruly4931 Raids generally aren't all that hard, you just need someone who knows how to teach encounters. Most of them are really simple once they're broken down in a way that you can understand (something most online guides have trouble doing), that goes even for ones as scary sounding as Riven.

[@Octavia9322]

The song made me reflect on my past experiences with the game. All raids we all did together, all the people we met on our own journey in this game. They did a really good job on this raid in my opinion.

[@yourfriendwaffles5777]

Beauty, that’s the only thing I thought while I watched this

[@weldonedwards9391]

Finally had a chance to run this last night and OMG that was such a beautiful sequence...I was in awe, and the music, ohhhh, and the way all the sounds were somewhat deafened....

[@matthewperkins1390]

I love this raid way too much, I’ve done it 5 times already, and I can’t stop, it’s so fun and so good

[@leonsky419]

At first I was so stressed because of the previous encounter all I could do was focus on the path ahead, but then the music began to seep in and finally I stopped and looked down, peering into the vast void of space and all its wonders... I was in awe

[@bguzewi0]

Aaaaand Bungie went ahead and laid off the guy who composed this beautiful piece of music.

[@kurtsell8376]

When I first went through my fireteam leader had us all turn our mics off to savor the moment. If I ever lead a team through I’ll do the same. This sequence is magnificent.

[@xNiftyBiscuit]

I can’t wait to do this raid and get hit right in the feels at this part!

[@dercarrot991]

This. This is what we need more of. This is why I loved the raids. It felt like I was truly exploring uncharted territory and I love it

[@thatonedudebaker4765]

Feels great to be first to see Cross fall in love😳

[@juanoo1348]

Bro this raid look s so beautiful and the guy in the background taking give me hope for the future of humanity

[@Gjerda]

No joke Cross, this is my favorite video you’ve ever made.