Last night, I was finishing up my Atheon kills on all my characters to end the week.
First two went smoothly, then I went on my 32 hunter and found a random team. (yes shoot me I don't have friends on all the time)
The team consisted of 3 32's 2 31's and a 30. I should not have assumed, but did that at least 2 people will be able to handle the relic. Turns out, we spent an hour and never got it done because I was teleported once everytime, the second time the relic holder always died.
As a 32, you should be able to handle the relic on atheon and on the templar. Some of you might say "but we never get the chance to". Go into normal mode and train yourself.
Some of you also might say "oh ha, scrub you should get him in one go anyway". Tell that to the people that think word of crota/plan c is doing a lot of damage on Atheon.
Point is, 32's AND 31's AND 30's should be able to or at least try handling the relic. It's not really that hard.
What do you guys think? I want to hear your thoughts on those that have had the same problem as me or from the people that haven't learned how to use the relic.
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I'm with you mate. While on Hard Mode I had a level 32 ask me what times vengeance did! But to be honest I don't even blame the player. It was Bungie's call to make vendor gear L31 and easier drops on Crota's End. It used to take us upwards of 3 months to hit L30, and by then we knew everything about the game mechanics, raids and weapon burn. L30+ should be reliable, but because it's so damn easy to hit 32, our community is now overwhelmed with powerful yet inexperienced players. I've started judging players by their Grimoire score - your soon learn if their fresh blood or not. It saddens me that so many original guardians worked so hard to beat atheon on hard, earn their flawless and learn the mechanics - as without the appropriate knowledge and skillsets, success was unlikely.