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Alright, so the clan is up to 70+ members now.

Who *hasn't* done the raid?  Or who's attempted it and wasn't able to clear it?  Who LFG'd it or tried guided games and had a less than stellar experience?

I'm thinking of putting together some low speed/high drag raid runs this weekend, to help people experience and learn about Leviathan.  These are gonna be normal difficulty, very laid back, low pressure attempts.  

I ask a few things of y'all who want to try this.

I ask that you be at least 270 power level, and the higher the better - you'll deal more damage against enemies, take less damage from enemies, and your rewards will drop at higher power levels as well.

Classes/subclasses don't really matter, they're all viable, bring whatever you want.  Hunters probably have the most challenging time in Leviathan, but if a leveled hunter is what you've got, cool, let's roll, you'll be fine.  Bring whatever weapons you want, that doesn't matter a whole lot either.  Nameless Midnight is good, hell, let's be honest, it's probably the best answer to most situations that require a kinetic weapon in PVE.  Hand cannons are fine, pulses are fine, auto rifles are good, Merciless is good, Wardcliff is good, cluster bomb launchers are good.  You won't really need a shotgun or a sniper rifle, but if you like using them, cool, bring it.

I ask that you come in with an open mind, and be willing to listen and follow instruction - part of that is having a decent mic.  You need to be able to hear everyone else in the fireteam, and we need to be able to hear you.  I say decent mic, because it's a pet peeve of mine, but if anyone's still using them, I don't like Kinect mics because they tend to pick up a lot of background noise.  But if that's all you've got, we'll work around it.

Along with that, don't be shy.  Speak up, ask questions, call out.  I've been part of too many raid teams where for whatever reason, people are shy and don't really say anything.  There are no stupid questions, only sarcastic answers - not really, but if you're not sure about something, please say so and I'll be glad to explain what we're doing and why.  There will be sections of the raid where we need to call out specific situations or circumstances so teammates can respond accordingly, otherwise at best we'll lose some progress in the encounter, and at worst it'll be a wipe.  Communication is encouraged!  Don't be shy!

Plan to dedicate some time to this.  Accounting for inevitable wipes that'll occur from learning and shit-happens type things, depending on how the team as a whole is laid out and how we're doing, figure at least 3-4 hours for an initial run.  We're going slow and explaining in detail as we go.  Like any first-time raid or a raid you may not be super familiar with, it can be a lot to take in at once, so we're gonna take it easy and talk things through from each different point of view and each different task or role a person may have at whatever encounter.

If we've got guys in here who know the raid and are willing, I'd really appreciate any extra help as well.  Having extra players who know what to expect will help a ton with the why and how of what we're doing at any given encounter.  I'm hoping to have a team together and ready to go around 7-8PM eastern this Friday for starters, and I'll keep going as long as we've got people and time throughout the weekend.

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Alright, so the clan is up to 70+ members now.

Who *hasn't* done the raid?  Or who's attempted it and wasn't able to clear it?  Who LFG'd it or tried guided games and had a less than stellar experience?

I'm thinking of putting together some low speed/high drag raid runs this weekend, to help people experience and learn about Leviathan.  These are gonna be normal difficulty, very laid back, low pressure attempts.  

I ask a few things of y'all who want to try this.
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If we've got guys in here who know the raid and are willing, I'd really appreciate any extra help as well.  Having extra players who know what to expect will help a ton with the why and how of what we're doing at any given encounter.  I'm hoping to have a team together and ready to go around 7-8PM eastern this Friday for starters, and I'll keep going as long as we've got people and time throughout the weekend.

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Just sent request. Gamertag is ColtN0ir

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Yeah, new docs this close to a hearing? I don't like the sound of that either.

Well crap. Need me to get another box and receipt? I'm having a hell of a time trying to find those damned rockstar cans. Everyone here sells them, but they're not the Destiny cans.

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So the first group looks something like Fallen, rippin, gifted, drok, Clutch has graciously offered to help, and tentatively Jeanyus is in depending on scheduling. 

Cool, we’ll try to get this thing started around 7pm or so eastern on Friday. 

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So the first group looks something like Fallen, rippin, gifted, drok, Clutch has graciously offered to help, and tentatively Jeanyus is in depending on scheduling. 

Cool, we’ll try to get this thing started around 7pm or so eastern on Friday. 

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So the first group looks something like Fallen, rippin, gifted, drok, Clutch has graciously offered to help, and tentatively Jeanyus is in depending on scheduling. 

Cool, we’ll try to get this thing started around 7pm or so eastern on Friday. 

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So the first group looks something like Fallen, rippin, gifted, drok, Clutch has graciously offered to help, and tentatively Jeanyus is in depending on scheduling. 

Cool, we’ll try to get this thing started around 7pm or so eastern on Friday. 

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So the first group looks something like Fallen, rippin, gifted, drok, Clutch has graciously offered to help, and tentatively Jeanyus is in depending on scheduling. 

Cool, we’ll try to get this thing started around 7pm or so eastern on Friday. 

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People find the stupidest things to get an edge.

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It could be worse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrupted_Blood_incident

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First come, first served, so our first attempt will consist of:

Fallen (tentatively)
rippinboostalk
Gifted
drok
Clutch and myself will round the team out, with Hammr available if needed, and Jeanyus, we'll have you on deck to fill in if someone else can't make it or has to drop out otherwise.

Venelar's out for Friday, but I plan on making as many pulls as I/we can if we've got people and time this weekend.

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I may have to tap out. The roads are horrific from what I’m hearing, so it’s iffy on getting home by 3. (7EST) If someone on the alt list is on at go time, just snag them. 

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Alright, no worries and be careful. We’ll still have you penciled in, but @TheJeanyus, be ready. 

ws450r is also available as well if we need help. That gives us a lot of team flexibility, and Clutch, Hammr and Ws, I thank all y’all. If we need to, depending on how things go, we can rearrange and stack the team where we can have three or four guides, and either three or two new raiders if needed to really stomp the raid out. We may get more help in if we end up struggling on encounters, but we’ll see how it goes. 

Right now, we’ve got Fallen with the Jeanyus as a sub, rippin, Gifted and drok. Clutch and I will be the tour guides. See y’all tonight. 

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I thought about a few things last night after i kinda mentally replayed some of the encounters and runs we had last night.

First and foremost, I'm not picking on anyone, i'm not calling anyone out, i don't think anyone sucks... etc.
I know this is the first time some of you have even seen the raid so you're just as blind as i was on my first run. (Except ws had me in his backpack. )

I noticed a weak spot during the gauntlet, and kinda stepped on Quintin's toes and made a change. It worked for the better as Gifted turned out to run the gauntlet better than he did the outside part. (Again not picking on you, but it is true.)
There's also a change that should be made for the dogs.

Right side is doing fine as far as i can tell. (Great job fellas!)
Left side however is having some issues with DPS on the furthest dog. (Once again, not picking on you Drok, but i have an idea.)
The closest dog to the safe room on the left side is getting handled just fine, as well as the tree dog (Mine). I believe these dogs are easier to get to and get back to the safe room from. Which gives the player a few more seconds for DPS.  
I have the advantage on left side as i'm running the prism and already elevated with a better view, so i'd like to switch with Drok and take the furthest dog, we'll give him the tree dog.
Which i think he'll have an easier time of finding during go time when things get hectic. Plus it's a much shorter distance back to the safe room, which will take away a bit of the panic of getting back. Or we can give him the closest dog and switch up the whole left side..
I can throw 1 or 2 pulse grenades and fire a rocket causing some decent DPS and have plenty of time to make it back from the furthest dog, and if needed fire a rocket or throw a remaining grenade at one of the left side dogs if someone needs a hand with theirs. There's actually a rock i can stand on and see all three of the left dogs at go time.

It's Quintin's raid, so i'll let him make the call. Just an idea i had.

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with the understanding that I suck, as ricketty and clutch can attest..