The Raid That Was Set Up & Doomed to Fail - Destiny 2

[@evanf1997]

Thanks to Calus for the voice lines! This raid was doomed to fail from the start due to rushed development and pressure by Activision as well systems in the game at the time, but this one to me has aged well! Enjoy!

[@ozmium1418]

Did you actually get the VA for Calus?

[@KoPT01]

@@ozmium1418 Either he got Darin De Paul to do it for him, or he did a really good impression. Either way, impressive.

[@ozmium1418]

Agreed

[@nimbusshadow-wings]

i still loathe double primaries, so tired of having two auto rifles 3 snipers etc, i liked the old system wayyyy better, primary was your all rounder, decent for mos things, special was more playstyle and was powerful but situational, heavy was well heavy, now i have two hand cannons with like no difference between them

[@samw4251]

Hey will you be doing each raid lair separately or will you lump them together? Also what happemed to prison of elders in d1, its not a complaint I just wanted to know if you would ever do a video on it? I enjoy the vids keep up the great work 👍

[@alstoyle]

Idk why but I absolutely love calus' character. Like he saw the darkness and was like "welp I guess nothing matters and we're all gonna die" so he made the world's best party boat and decided to eat worlds and steal their species and artifacts for fun.

[@aznjay94]

He didn't make the leviathan. When he was ursurped from power, those that overthrew him made this so it would seem like he would enjoy his banishment. He was still a beloved emperor during his reign so the conspirators had to do this to placate the masses.

[@Moobeus]

Jay Patel you are right about him being usurped but he did build the leviathan and used it as a pleasure boat prior to being usurped. When he was exiled they preprogrammed and locked the navigation system so it could not controlled from within the ship. Eventually his ship reached the edge of the universe and unable to plot a course through nothingness, the navigation system short circuited and allowed him to regain control.

[@thevoidlord1796]

@@aznjay94You're right that he didn't build the Levitathan, but it's strongly implied he commissioned it's transformation into a party boat

[@BirdOfHermes83]

I did all that one month into all this Covid crap! ............. basically, I'm very bored!!

[@Astrapionte]

Hell yea lmaooo

[@slizer_]

Man, remember when 20 was the character level cap? Oh wait, I should rephrase that. Man, remember character levels?

[@brooksmanis7782]

Remember when there was no bull shit seasonal model and content that was actually worth playing! I do the taken king.

[@windmill4581]

@@brooksmanis7782 exactly.

[@windmill4581]

@@brooksmanis7782 D1 year 4 age of Triumph was the best time to be a destiny player

[@RafitoOoO]

No

[@nicholasrozwalka2768]

@@brooksmanis7782 year 2-3 of d1 was the golden age of destiny. Its just been a downward slope since then with like 1 up time (forsaken).

[@lukefurno1151]

Tbh Calus wasn’t much of a surprise if you got the collectors edition of Vanilla D2 Had a whole book detailing Calus inviting us onto the Leviathan and everything

[@ballom101]

Not even that, there are I believe two adventures on Nessus that foreshadow Calus. I know one directly name drops him and ends with Cayde cutting comms to go find Ikora the second he realizes we're talking about a Cabal Emperor. But I believe there is a second adventure that indirectly foreshadows Calus or at least the Leviathan. Calus wasn't as "Out of left field" as many people think he was. He was name dropped in the Red War campaign and name dropped again on an adventure on Nessus, with Cayde freaking out. So we knew something was up.

[@DarlCron]

And the vision in the very beginning, after we lose our light, has the Leviathan in it.

[@Haggispk]

On top of that it was hinted that we would be encountering the emperor in the future all the way back in the story missions of TTK in D1

[@dertlash]

Haggis PK that mission mentions Ghaul. Who was the leading Dominus. He didn't want to go by Emperor but the people couldn't see it any other way as he was the new leader after coip

[@Haggispk]

@@dertlash really? Huh I never made that connection. Back in D1 I made the guess after that mission that D2's first raid would be us killing the emperor. When D2 released and we got Leviathan for the first raid and emperor Calus was the final boss (or so we thought), I was so surprised I was right that I didn't think about the Cabal looking towards the dominus as the emperor and calling him by that title. What lore tabs clarifies this distinction? I'd love to understand the full story here.

[@thetoxicraptorz3482]

Sweatcicle feeds Calus a new exotic every week.

[@abdansyakuro1105]

"Hey calus, it's time for a new exotic dps" "yes honey"

[@thetoxicraptorz3482]

@@abdansyakuro1105 I approve this message

[@AVillainChillin]

One of my fav series from Sweat lol

[@skeleydear]

This aged well

[@brucehc4975]

"Grow big and chunky with strength" - Calus Calus

[@PiccadillyBlue]

"Grow THICC with strength" - Calus

[@KR-wx6nz]

From*

[@AsianSpidey]

@@PiccadillyBlue you mean "grow DUMMY THICC from strength"?

[@snowboundwhale6860]

"Get *THICC,* then crush their bones with the clapping of your cheeks" - Calus (paraphrased)

[@evanf1997]

Bruce HC -Calus

[@nat040496]

I dont care what anyone says, i love Leviathan. Its such a great, laid back raid that’s fun to run while chatting with clan mates. Its not stressful or difficult, just fun to play

[@Celestialnighthawk]

Nah crota takes that one

[@drogu504]

So everything a raid shouldn’t be? Lol

[@BleezyBandit]

​@@drogu504 you play video games to be stressed out? That sounds quite stupid

[@davigomesantunes6097]

The raid was good, The mechanics are unique not just: break the shield and damage the boss

[@pheonixgaming3504]

Little do most people know, Floridians (for the most part) couldn’t compete in leviathan due to hurricane Irma making the power go out. (And internet wasn’t back for an extra week after that for most)

[@nivekzelaznog4151]

OMG I remember buying the game when Irma and Maria passed in Puerto Rico and couldn't play because of power shortage for about two months😭😭

[@rpgquester]

I doubt they cared. It wasn't their biggest problem

[@qorso]

Floridian here. Most of us actually had power on. The problem came when we had to clear out the alligators from inside our PC.

[@Second_Splitter]

I remember still play Fortnite during the hurricane lol.

[@BirdOfHermes83]

@@qorso who do you call to get them out of there? I doubt a normal computer store will do that shit!

[@TigerBears11]

I’ve been playing this raid recently to hunt the catalysts, and it’s honestly not a bad raid. It’s still one of the raids following the formula I hate where if one tiny part of an encounter is messed up you’ve pretty much got to wipe, but aside from that it’s all really enjoyable, and the underbelly is still one of the most interesting ideas brought into any of the raids.

[@tumei1851]

One of the coolest looking raids, but not necessarily the best (still alright) gameplay wise. I think this has been the consensus since launch.

[@MrJunglewhite101]

Well I enjoy this type of raids ... everybody needs to know wat they are doing

[@BirdOfHermes83]

@@MrJunglewhite101 what

[@SonOfHubris]

Not a single whipe mechanic in any game is fun

[@nostop7794]

Calus is really good fight, dogs is interesting but not really that good, gauntlet is too long, and baths is boring.

[@Bread_n_buttur]

I Sherpaed over 100 first time teams through this raid using LFG. As someone who didn't play Destiny 1 at all, this experience was amazing and felt great to teach people every little tip and trick there is to learn. I have over 300 completions of leviathan lol

[@arcanevoid9199]

sherpaing people is cool, but flexing clears and how many people you have sheraped isnt :/

[@falynns]

@@arcanevoid9199 oh no, they shared their experience, how horrible. /s

[@arcanevoid9199]

@@falynns completely missed my point but ok

[@lulhighman3428]

@@arcanevoid9199 Completely missed his point too, but ok. Just because he has more clears than you doesn't make it flexing, shitter

[@nGEnigma]

@@arcanevoid9199 Do you not know what "/s" means?

[@iam_FLAME]

*Alright the raid might have sucked, but the shaders are beautiful*

[@imperialphoenix1229]

Very much yes

[@tompramanaaccount8892]

Still one of my favorite shaders to pick. If weapons/armor looks ugly with other shaders, calus selected is the last one to make it look good everytime and if it still ugly, then that armor/weapon is the problem.

[@alstoyle]

Calus' selected is my favorite shader

[@shade7887]

I liked the Leviathan raid. But I hated eater of worlds and spire of stars

[@colorgreen8728]

Truly a man of culture I see

[@Sin526]

19:52 "It felt like Leviathan was just one big game show, and you were the contestant" *Super Smash TV flashbacks intensify*

[@rattoast1709]

“It’s basically Mario kart but with your feet” lmao

[@sleepyva7281]

FEeEeeEEEEeeEEeEeeEeeeeet....

[@the_ZAMURAI]

This raid was great; idk why everyone always says “it was polarizing” cuz no one I’ve talked to has said anything but praises for it

[@theirishviking9278]

true and it wasnt that complex once you knew what to do so it was also a good tutorial raid or warmup raid hell think i managed to finish it within a hour once but that was because of one guy in the raid group being a hard carry and everyone else knowing what to do

[@AsavageMustache]

I loved Leviathan raid, every section felt different and the fact we could explore the under belly was a great addiction. My 2nd favourite raid with WoTM being my 1st

[@abstraksone]

I’m mad evan didn’t talk about the loot a palooza and the dance party key. Plus, apparently you can still get it

[@evanf1997]

Shit my bad, next vid :)

[@ballom101]

Yes, you can. It's an EXTREMELY rare drop in Prestige Leviathan.

[@someonesomething7058]

@@ballom101 Its not only from prestige, I got it on my first normal run.

[@MrJunglewhite101]

@@someonesomething7058 that was recently? Coz if so will 2 man it till I get it

[@EndAllWeebs]

Got one earlier this season

[@brock.6918]

Calus may be the impostor of this raid but he does give us some nice shaders

[@benjaminaltube8731]

No glowhoo No good shaders

[@crota1411]

Benjamin Altube no weldfire

[@ILOV3BUTT3R]

Calus sus

[@hersh3445]

calus: cayde is sus everyone:........ cayde was not the imposter

[@midnightcoupe228]

Agreed

[@Aichi1138]

"Imagine an boss in the underbelly" So...The entire eater of worlds raid? Or Expanded strike as it should be called?

[@zachsuarez1830]

it’s not an expanded strike it’s a heroic adventure

[@shebdjsnwddjdnbssjbdbdbejd5589]

@Zach Suarez Its a patrol zone

[@Xportbob]

Giga Olive Hey atleast it isnt a 10 second bounty like crota’s end

[@AymenDZA]

You mean a lost sector

[@Xportbob]

Aymen DZ I think I can beat pre age of triumph crota’s end before I load into destiny 2 on console

[@savagebear4374]

I really liked the raid it had some good loot. Midnight Coup and Sins of the Past where great. And the SHADERS!

[@falynns]

Where great what?

[@alexth3legend791]

The shaders were really good. Made you look like a billionare

[@Wolf-hf9fv]

@@falynns Bro it was great, you just hate it because of the mini games that you had to do in order to get into the boss fight and you were able to finish it in 1 hour and not like the raids nowadays where you have to waste 2 to 3 hours

[@AdrianArmbruster]

I'm pretty sure the Dreadnaught is actually quite a bit larger than the Leviathan. Nessus is actually really small, it just makes the Levi look massive in comparison.

[@snipeluisarcher]

the dreadnaught did look quite big in the rings

[@Phoenix6942-7]

So I wasn't the only one

[@roguechlnchllla6564]

Nessus is tiny. Less than 75km in diameter

[@mh-60t]

Leviathan is roughly 350km. Dreadnought is like 1100km.

[@MW2proification]

Dreadnaught was roughly the diameter of the moon

[@cody4243]

It wasnt until I played Destiny raids, that I realized there’s a lot of stupid humans

[@aaronazzcalibur4261]

ENOUGH TO FILL A LEVIATHAN!!!!

[@smallen6872]

HOOO HOOO HOO DUMMY THICC WITH STRENGTH

[@BirdOfHermes83]

But comment on here! You win a cookie! 🍪🍪🍪

[@1RuneKing]

Think of the average person. Then remember that half the people are dumber than that

[@harborwolf22]

The word 'inept' just leaps into my mind.

[@Silkie_Dragon]

Love how the raid really shows how powerful Calus is by showing us how we consider a GAME of his to be a worthy opponent to go up against life or death. It really puts into perspective that we couldn’t have beaten him if he REALLY wanted us dead there

[@slackstarfish8133]

I’ve always enjoyed the environments of the OG leviathan though. I had a fun time doing it for the first time but it’s definitely not one of the best. I think the environment design for a good majority of D2 raids have been very weak though, so I think that’s a place where it excels

[@savagebear4374]

Going through the underbelly was an awesome experience.

[@zachsuarez1830]

Fax

[@slackstarfish8133]

savage bear fr

[@Unlimited-D-Works]

Garden of salvation, scourge of the past, eater of worlds doesn’t have a good environment? It’s freaking beautiful.

[@evandelck8541]

@@andersask5503 kings fall is overrated

[@austey8969]

3:17 seeing “PvT Nuclear is online” really hit different.

[@codylucynki1279]

Why?

[@notfunny5018]

cody lucynki He is a KZbind who last uploaded 4 years ago

[@austey8969]

cody lucynki He’s a Redeem member that just disappeared and stopped uploading after worlds first Wrath of the Machine

[@MrJunglewhite101]

@@austey8969 anyone knows why?

[@MrJunglewhite101]

Does evanf knows why?

[@komradekhabarovsk727]

The Leviathan is the raid I play when I want to just go mess around and have some fun. It's nice and simple in this day and age and the setting gives it a much more laid back atmosphere.

[@undifinder6643]

For me personally, The Leviathan raid is one of my most memorable of all raids, the underbelly is for me one of the most unique feature connecting the whole raid together, and till this day I can still remember it even the password lever to access the underbelly although I'm not play Destiny 2 anymore after the Season of Dawn 2019. It was one of the greatest journeys to create plenty of friendships that I keep till today, the learning experience, and giving that to new players and teach them how to do it from the mechanics to the tips to the shortcut of the underbelly! Everytime we kill ads in the throne room, we always prepare to hear Calus hand door clapping noise as if we want to CLAP THOSE CHEEKS OF CALUS. The mechanics are strong, sound, different variety of them makes it never bored, and everyone gotta know their part, A TINY MISTAKE could lead the whole team to wipe in hell. Over hundreds of runs + prestige, I can feel the excitement to do it with different people, it wasn't not just a chore for pinnacles or specific items I need, it was about enjoying with my squad and having funny moments to remember. And yes those FREAKING SWEET SHADERS. Oh I love that one Titan use bubble in the bathroom, you know what I mean... >w=

[@andersgeye4375]

The raid may have sucked, but Calus is hands down the best character in the entire franchise and nothing can convince me otherwise

[@ballom101]

That voice, I'm gonna miss it. I really am. That deep, rumbling laugh especially.

[@carlosurquiza1021]

Uldrens better

[@andersgeye4375]

Carlos Urquiza I think Uldren is ok and am exited to see what they do with him now that he is a guardian

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

Ahh, yes, but I think your forgetting that, wether we wanted to or not, we've stepped into a war with the cabal on mars. So let's get to taking out there command, one by one. Vallus Tal'arc, from what I can gather he commands the siege dancers from an imperial land tank just outside of rubricon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defense's, take this beast out, and break there grip on freehold.

[@matthewcassaday2733]

d i n g

[@ObesePanda52]

“Grow dummy thicc from strength” Calus 2020

[@stanbrusky85]

Going blind into this raid was so much fun for me and my clan. The end was absolutely hyped. We weren't racing, but just wanted to figure it out ourselves

[@dilloncastro8674]

bungie: so let's fight the cabal emperor in vanilla d2 on this cool planet eating ship players: ok sounds legit CURSE OF OSIRIS bungie: so let's fight a cool huge vex hydra with elemental shields you need to shoot off to damage it players: not bad bungo bungie: and it'll be in the the core of- players: mercury!? like the infinite forest! wow that sounds gre- bungie: of the leviathan players: oh ok that's fine and all, we totally didn't want an infinite forest raid or anything WARMIND bungie: let's fight- players: the wormgod in it's throne world?! c'mon bungo that's obviously what it'll be, we're not stu- bungie: a red legion commander players: oh... at least it'll be on mars where we have not had a raid bef- bungie: it's on the leviathan players: what, what the fu- im not hating on the raids, just saying they had these amazing planets and areas and set ups for raids, and then had us go on a ship in orbit of nessus again

[@strangegreenthing]

Panoptes and xol could have been amazing raids

[@dilloncastro8674]

@@strangegreenthing ik, imagine like an osiris mechanic in the infinite forest or a being erased from the universe encounter

[@johnromero6315]

@@dilloncastro8674 we did have the "erased from the universe" counter in VoG

[@dilloncastro8674]

@@johnromero6315 true, idk, i was just spitballing ynkow?

[@mrsuncameup6401]

don't forget about a year later were you go back and kill a giant hive controlling cabal warrior on what? you guessed it, the leviathan.

[@chillylytical9410]

I would imagine the Calus bots are a way of saying, "yea, that's why you can keep doing Levi"

[@Themidamultitool]

Isn't that most of the bosses?

[@MrDarkknight914]

@@Themidamultitool no other raid boss was just a replica.

[@Themidamultitool]

@@MrDarkknight914 they still had lore reasons to their return though, like riven constantly coming back because of the wish

[@tsukopara2054]

GoodbyeMy Angel Atheon, Crota & Oryx had no lore explanation.

[@johnromero6315]

@@tsukopara2054 I always explained away Atheon's return as being the Vaults time twisting properties. It may not be explicitly stated in the lore, but it makes sense to me. The rest of the bosses don't make much sense, though.

[@CJ-by8ij]

I really enjoy the videos you put out. Not only do we get to relish in the nostalgia, but I love the fact you provide, not only a nice summary of the event(s) and time period, but a nice summary of what was happening within the community as well. I am a huge fan of lore videos and I have played on and off since D1. I try to keep up with everything if I can - but life happens so... I am eternally grateful I can catch up on things I may have missed. Seriously, thank you for sticking with it. To be honest, I wasn't completely sold about this type of content in the beginning, but after having followed along and watched so many of your videos (yes I subscribed) - I have acquired a huge amount of gratitude for the throw-backs and the insights you provide; all in one amazing package at a time!! Seriously bro, keep up the good work! (I also enjoy watching the evolution and improvement of your editing skills!)

[@sudilos1172]

Yall are Crazy. The Raid was friggin Awesome!!!! The Secrets, the lack of instructions, the Challenges. Teaching New People and finally winning 5 hours later , was as satisfying as a well oiled team doing it in 30 minutes. (debatable). Anyhow I loved the raid

[@donWWE31108]

I love the leviathan so much it holds a special place in my heart

[@J2ojuiced95]

The best part about this raid were the shaders, you can’t go wrong with gold shaders.

[@BananaBoat-qo8tt]

I always loved the leviathan one of my favorite raids no matter anybody else’s opinion on it

[@lloydtancred]

Yeah I like this raid too, still don’t really know the underbelly but yh it’s a good raid.

[@visibledisappointment5403]

I like the mechanics of the raid and I don’t particularly hate it. It was the first raid I ever done. I just hate how I have bad memories of it. Some of the people in my raid group were douchebags and ruined the experience for me.

[@alliedanchor8864]

Yeah me too. Loot is good, shaders/ cosmetics are good, and the mechanics arent too baf

[@shebdjsnwddjdnbssjbdbdbejd5589]

Too bad you’re opinion is incorrect as the best raid is factually Kings Fall

[@Khronik_]

@One Eye King no no he's got a point

[@davidhodge0201]

You forgot there is a 4th entrance to the leviathan. The pressure plates under the main entrance. Loved the vid brother.

[@cehaem2]

Technically, the "waterfall" was a glitch, so still 3....lol

[@davidhodge0201]

@@cehaem2 the waterfall with the 6 switches you pull and a door opens is a glitch? I thought that was supposed to be in the game.

[@nubbieeee]

I need something to comment. **Boiterious laughter**

[@somebrokemetalhead2159]

**Even more Boisterous Laughter**

[@cantanuh]

clever

[@BirdOfHermes83]

What's so funny?

[@bladehunter1097]

@@BirdOfHermes83 Calus

[@BirdOfHermes83]

@@bladehunter1097 phallus?

[@zackphy]

I think the ending was a cool in game lore explanation for us redoing it every week. The robot just gets replaced on reset so it doesn't break logic. It's similar to how this game explaines respawning in ghosts.

[@eroarinspace]

I feel like the beginning was a Michael reeves reference eh Evan

[@charlesperrow7298]

Now that you mention it me too. Gotta be

[@evanf1997]

Adith P I like his stuff, I just felt like it fit here, not directly ripping, but his style is dope

[@eroarinspace]

Omg I didn’t think you would reply Evan and also I didn’t really mean it in a mean I meant in a more like you’re a true gamer kinda way

[@eroarinspace]

Also you got any tips for KZbin success

[@henryschroder3450]

My favourite themed raid, i hope we get a new leviathan raid at some point

[@Moobeus]

Leviathan is actually my favourite raid in all of destiny. I’m a day 1 d1 player so I was there for vault, crotas end etc. but for some reason just really connected and enjoyed leviathan. It’s the only raid I enjoy teaching aswell, I think because of the way the encounters are designed you can walk people through a lot of what they need to do without starting the encounter. For example with riven, it’s very difficult to explain the fight without starting and actually progressing through since people need to see all the different rooms. Anyway just my 2 cents. :)

[@zenmelodyy]

Having not played Destiny 2 at launch and coming into it later despite being a D1 player. I'm pleasantly surprised to find out when I got into it and played through the raid my first time with a group we actually got the day one raid pattern

[@harborwolf22]

I'm a simple man, I see Evan has made a Destiny raid video, I watch it and click 'Like'.

[@endlessbagel8744]

Love how datto always gets shafted by shared fate in raids

[@nekotyrant1629]

The underbelly is my favorite part of the Leviathan.

[@AJ-tc9nr]

The callouts in the leviathan were almost as abysmal than the callouts in last wish. I once played with an lfg team with a guy that called sun wheel and called axes pliers. I see where he's coming from but damn.

[@Raime-tn1to]

I had someone call dog "animal"

[@fitzviandraduivenab2790]

@@Raime-tn1to calling dog "animal" or "wolf" isn't rly that bad tho. Atleast you can instantly recognize his point

[@Raime-tn1to]

@@fitzviandraduivenab2790 still a bit odd mate

[@iyhan242]

I ran an LFG raid group, but it was Gauntlet day, and we continued to wipe for 5 hours.

[@julianlak1017]

Lmaoooo gauntlet was the end of many lfg teams

[@beast2545]

I’m loving how high quality these vids have gotten editing wise! The commentary is still S- tier as usual, and it’s been a few months since I’ve last watched. Keep up the good work Evan! Also, only real OGs remember the cold fusion rally barricade / merciless rally barricade meta year one on calus also the better devils meta

[@purdyd2]

thank for you shouting out our levi speedrun ❤️

[@benrose6627]

Really enjoying these raid documentaries, it's cool to review and reflect on all of the greatest activities to ever come from Destiny. Hope we see the last raids get covered soon soon.

[@chief8825]

I remember the first time I ever played this, me and my buddy thought it was a regular mission so we hopped in and tried for 6 hours to beat it and never figured it out, up until recently I never knew it was a raid

[@Alurich]

When I first started this game, when my light level was at the absolute minimum my friend who was guiding me dragged my confused ass through leviathan for the shaders, I was able to get selected and treasured, and the people who joined us were thankfully patient since I was a new light

[@Astrapionte]

You're the reason I listen to Cuphead ost on repeat btw

[@Pekins_]

D2 Leviathan was my first raid experience with the Destiny franchise, I pugged it and I will never forget how amazing it was, when I discovered the underbelly it blew my mind even more.

[@azzaacegaming6892]

The intro, oh my god the Michael reeves vibes. I loved it.

[@p0nts3]

i wish leviathan had a day 1 emblem man its the only raid ive attempted to do day 1 but there was basically nothing for it

[@droo9600]

"THE GAUNTLET, BASICALLY MARIO CART BUT WITH YOUR FEEEEEEET"

[@Herojuana8]

I remember me and my squad tried to do Prestige mode when it came out and good god the Bathers were brutal.

[@weinerbacon3008]

I quite like this raid if I being honest, it’s my favorite one out of all the d2 raids.

[@alliedanchor8864]

Same

[@Unlimited-D-Works]

Seriously? Your mind is something else. Raid was dogshit.

[@ians9549]

@@Unlimited-D-Works u prob like scourge or some dumb shit

[@brunofrusa]

I never played D1 and this was my first raid ever. I got to ve honest, no matter how many raids i do, i always come back to this one. I was in one of the top 10 fire teams to complete it and it was a blast. I still remember my own clan talking shit about this raid because they were comparing it to D1 raids, but i really liked it. I just hope i am not the only ome.

[@AdrianArmbruster]

I'd say this Raid is still the most mechanically sound of D2's raids (and I've done all of them but Last Wish, which from what I've observed is also pretty solid) -- rarely do I feel cheated from a wipe, nothing requires the coordination of a Navy Seal Team like some aspects of Garden or SoS, and it's not a glorified strike like Eater of Worlds.

[@schooper.]

Brandon Choate garden doesn’t require navy seal coordination I’m sorry

[@AdrianArmbruster]

@@schooper. Eh, I've beaten every element aside from the harpy-boss with relative ease, but something run-endingly bad always goes down on the boss-eye-shooter-team's end. Spire of Star's boss is more what I have in mind with regards to requiring every member of a random LFG team to run up and down the map like that one sport in Fantastic Mr Fox.

[@schooper.]

Brandon Choate I will agree with the spire comparison tho, you have a very very short time to get your teams shit together or you’re getting wiped lol

[@strangegreenthing]

@@schooper. i spent 6 HOURS on that goddamn boss I beat every other encounter in 30 minutes but the boss and the motes flying everywhere glitching through the floor. The boss facing the wrong way during damage phase. It was altogether horrible. But for some reason its my favorite raid.

[@devak45167]

I love Leviathan and would play it day 1 if they re-released it

[@carlostoledano4716]

I liked the raid. My main problem was having to use double primaries

[@simplecliche5833]

Evan I really don’t mind the length of the video, and I don’t think anyone else does either. Even if I can’t watch it all the way through all at once I always finish the video because they are interesting and fun. Keep doing what you do.

[@zacharyhull7612]

As someone who only played through the first Destiny a handful of times with no DLC experience, going into D2 was actually super fun. The campaign was enjoyable, especially the opening sequence and the social City area at the end. I'm a filthy casual who just liked exploring the planets and doing public events and lost sectors, so i never felt like the double primary thing was an issue.

[@TigerBears11]

As a Destiny 1 veteran, I promise you you’re not alone. D2 year 1 had its flaws, but I loved it for the most part, and while the double primary system took some getting used to I never really got the hate surrounding it.

[@zacharyhull7612]

@@TigerBears11 I don't think I've ever really experienced a time in D2 that i didn't enjoy until i got busy with school and didn't get to finish forsaken and unlock the dreaming city. Darn shadowkeep changes

[@TigerBears11]

Zachary Hull - Agreed. The game has always had its ups and downs, it’s been like that since D1 really, but I’ve never once played a main release or expansion that I haven’t enjoyed as a whole.

[@slayye5677]

Zachary Hull omg finally someone who actually enjoys the game

[@slayye5677]

Zachary Hull what console do you play on??

[@eeeeeetp]

My first and only raid. Loved every moment of it from the Calous fight to the under belly

[@noah-tl1gv]

leviathan is still my favorite raid, i would literally give my kidneys for it to come back

[@Bammah_]

its somewhat strange seeing the Leviathan all shiny and clean without the ooey gooey Darkness fungus

[@thedarkgenious7967]

Much as I love it back as a patrol space I really miss the clean Leviathan.

[@Xylophytae]

watching destiny players crowd around a loot chest is like looking at cats when you pour food into the food bowl

[@Pants207]

i started playing in WQ. i wish i would have thought to look a video like this up when i was trying to figure out how to navigate all the challenges for the seasonal activities lol. this makes so much more sense. thanks yt autoplay

[@guan_yu2375]

The armor, the shaders and the lore behind about Calus is godlike. At least Bungie took a different approach with raids imo, you cannot delivery Oryx or Riven levels every time.

[@Al-cf9qi]

Calus seems like a cool dude to hang out with ngl

[@GryphinHusky]

Oh my god, Sweat looking like a baby during that Prestige run. Granted that was nearly four years ago...

[@Enriquee_]

*3 years ago

[@awesomeface7777]

This raid after forsakens rework was honestly one of my favorites, I’d love a remake to this in the legends tab in the future

[@funnypilz]

12:35 excuse me evan ? A dog on caves in normal mode ? I know you dont do levi often but come on sir.

[@chasecunningham4615]

It really sucks that I won’t get to ever experience the early raids of destiny. I’ve played since D1 year 1 but never had a group to play with. I just joined a clan so I’m gettin stuff now, but I just wish we still had the option for these older raids

[@gatorkid3653]

Yo Evan, you’re sitting on a gold mine with those Calus voice lines. You should try and do ASMR’s with them. “Calus reads you the story of Thorn and Last Word on a rainy day”

[@eirho]

I loved leviathan raid and it’s prestige mode, I also loved teaching it. I pray it returns

[@BT-3025]

The intro alone had me dead

[@RamenTHD]

crazy how the void room is really just a mindscape

[@Mo-gc4xp]

I actually liked Leviathan. It was pretty fun and had hilarious moments when you had some not so bright teammates. 🤣

[@aliteraleldrichgod451]

I haven't played many raids, just Last Wish, Scourge, and Levi, but Levi was my favorite. Just simple, easy to understand and use mechanics, and, to me at least, a very memorable environment.

[@chickenjimmy6552]

I mean, its bad. I still like the vibes it gives off though

[@evanf1997]

Chicken Jimmy oh I love it still, just it was set up and doomed from the start, still lots to love

[@Not_Rui_]

@@evanf1997 you are absolutely correct, however, its fun with friends, and it is basically easy raid and exotic loot

[@thetute59]

@Jolly Guardian I came late to the party for this raid (just picked up destiny 2 a year ago) but I found it a good fun raid.

[@tubadude07]

I don't play Destiny anymore but the one raid i did complete was this one. Definitely some good times with that. Great stuff as always Evan

[@stephenosborne7855]

I always loved watching XQC have his "big brain" moments xD

[@mikelreese6320]

New to destiny and normally don’t like longer videos, but this was really interesting. Thank you

[@ChocolateMilkDrinkers]

Correction: Dogs majors are Legionaries, not Centurions. Those monkeys don't fly or use Centurion weapons, but good try.

[@MeDsCP]

By the by, Evan, there’s another entrance on the right side outside if you stand on four buttons. It’s the opposite side of the Underbelly. Waterfall goes quickly to Baths, Pipes goes quickly to Dogs, Buttons go quickly to Gauntlet.

[@cobborjr4651]

I can tell Evan been waiting to use his Calus voice changer in a video for the longest time.

[@Olivia-dg4fb]

I just gotta say its crazy to see the footage from the launch and how much its changed. 305 light is insane.

[@lukefurno1151]

Awwwwww The Leviathan Raid.....good times 😎 Too bad they are finally murdering Sins of the Past aka the best legendary RPG

[@falynns]

Finally? You mean two years ago? And Curtain Call was the best rocket launcher before Bad Omens. The best RPG is probably still Mountain Top, being the rare rocket propelled grenade.

[@mike-0451]

Why are you calling it an rpg?

[@dracothedrangonful]

I loved playing Leviathan with my buddies. We explored all over the place to get whatever loot we could. I have fond memories, especially with the exotic arm I got from it.

[@realspartan5206]

the taken king and april update had more content than most of D2

[@sneaklone_]

forsaken was bigger than taken king, don’t even start, and age of triumph was literally just repurposing D1 raids and fixing up some cheeses

[@realspartan5206]

I said ‘most’ of D2, I meant like the base game, curse of osiris and warmind all combined,

[@Ironsharpensiron89]

The gardens were my favorite encounter in that raid

[@inarb]

Ok, commenting this before I watch the video. Leviathan is one of the best raids imo and the only things I'm going to miss in Beyond Light

[@YoungCub]

The year 1 summary was so accurate it hurts. Glad I came back & didn’t give up on d2 it’s incredible now

[@mulliganlounge6912]

I honestly love leviathan, it isn’t that good to be honest and the loot is pretty meh (apart from midnight coup, alone as a god, and sins of the past) but the encounters to me are so fun that I can look past those flaws.

[@tylarcarr4689]

Another good one is the pulse rifle. Outlaw and killclip (name is inaugural address I think). Used it even in forsaken

[@mulliganlounge6912]

Supreme Gamer Carr I don’t have the pulse rifle since bungie hates me and wants to give me 20 scout rifles so I can’t speak on that.

[@ballom101]

Acrius is also just...MWAH, perfection. Even without its catalyst, it hits as hard as 15 trucks launched by a shoulder charge. So pretty much anything in its range is dead, no questions asked. Even supers die to one shot from Acrius. The catalyst just refines the big lug to be...less of a lug.

[@tylarcarr4689]

Mulliganlounge 69 oh ok. Def would farm (especially now due to unlimited) for it. Really good void (I think it’s void, not sure) pulse

[@KevinBrevin]

Love your stuff my new favorite creator keep at it this is amazing

[@pwj86772]

No one: Literally no one: Clan redeem: “I’m coil glitching!!”

[@yovaperez1045]

Bring calus back