Destiny 2’s contest mode clears for Destiny 2’s Root of Nightmares raid totaling over 45,500, according to data from Destiny’s raid report. This is a staggering number as it is higher than the number of raid kills in Contest mode compared to other raid races combined in FPS gaming.
For Root of Nightmares, Bungie has extended Contest mode to 48 hours from the usual 24 hours, giving Destiny 2 players an extra day to complete the raid and potentially opening up access to players who may not have been available. a weekday to complete the raid. Within 24 hours. hours from its original start time. However, this alone does not explain the marked difference in the number of wipeouts compared to previous raids in FPS gaming.
The Hard in the Paint Root team completed the Root of Nightmares raid and defeated Nezarec in approximately two hours and 26 minutes. This is a stark contrast to First World’s first raid clears, which typically took longer. For comparison, the team that completed the Last Wish World’s First Raid Race took 18 hours to complete.
But when it comes to Root of Nightmares, players quickly figured out the raid mechanic and thus were able to complete it quickly. This reportedly led to some teams cleaning it more than 20 times during that 48-hour period.
Many players complain that the raid is exceptionally easy, but it’s worth noting that only around 44% of teams that started in Contest Mode were able to complete it within 48 hours. However, this is still far more than previous Raid Races, such as Last Wish, which had less than 0.009% success in the first 24 hours of Contest Mode. It appears that the overall increase in contest mode runtime alone could not explain the differences, as the Destiny 2 Raid Report Twitter account showed 89,984 account deletions in the first 24 hours, compared to the first 24 hours 12 of Last Wish.
Difficulty aside, two factors that could explain the increase in completions are the fact that it’s generally shorter than some previous raids and was developed in a way that allowed teams to bypass the more complicated mechanics of the final encounter. Ultimately, it is most likely a combination of all of these factors.
Interestingly, what has been hailed as the easiest raid yet comes after discussions about the difficulty of Destiny 2 activities. Even seasoned players have complained that the recently added Mars Battleground Nightfall is extremely difficult and that the renewed Lesector are much more difficult. than their predecessors. Bungie recently implemented difficulty changes in Destiny 2 starting with Lightfall to appease players who complained that the content was too easy.
Despite complaints about the content of the Lightfall campaign, Destiny 2 Season 20 ushered in a number of Lightfall Exotic weapons, which assuaged some complaints players initially had about the most recent multiplayer expansion. .