[quote]Seriously this has to be the worst news with my current situation. My 2 week training would've ended on June 14th which if they stuck with their raid schedule with releasing the raid 9-10 days after an expansion/season, I could then get Day 1 with my clan mates and friends which I've been prepping with for the past year. Really hoping they re-consider to appease not just me, but many other people I see they've hindered with the announcement. Also with the date in mind, what about the power grind, the gear prep, loadouts, meta switching, getting to enjoy the story and not have to speed run everything to be ready for Day 1.[/quote] You won’t be getting first in the raid race, which I assume you know, so the best you got is going to be finishing contest mode, which shouldn’t be that hard considering how ridiculously powerful we are right now, not even considering the Final Shape. Power grind is not necessary, as fireteam power will exist in the Final Shape, meaning your highest light on the fireteam will be everyone’s level. Meta switching/gear prep/loadouts. It’s a day one, not a speedrun. We’ve already made it clear you are no where near competing with the sweats who get World’s First, so there’s no need for you to stress about any of that stuff. Load up the raid, and do your best. If you can’t tackle it, that’s fine, it’s just a game. Me personally, I think they moved the raid forward to reduce the blunt force of the crazy power creep we will have in TFS. Exotic class items and prismatic will be absolutely insane in endgame content, and this is how they limit people from grinding that stuff out for a week and easily having a leg up over casuals, and definitely booting them from the day one experience. At the end of the day, the world isn’t about you, and this is the situation you have. They may change it, but for now, deal with it.