SotosolicePLEASE READ: This category specifically forbids using out of bounds to get around. We decided to run this category because we quite enjoy the egregore link puzzle sections and didn't particularly enjoy just pulling to each encounter via OOB.
Also a rule was introduced to stop timing on final scan instead of mission complete, as there is about a minute twenty of just waiting around and it varies by a few seconds for no apparent reason.
Over all pretty happy with this time to start with. We will probably come back in a week or two to put in some more work and get the time lower, however this is where we decided to call it for now.
Presage Speedrun World Record [7:43] (In Bounds Category)Sotosolice2021-02-20 | PLEASE READ: This category specifically forbids using out of bounds to get around. We decided to run this category because we quite enjoy the egregore link puzzle sections and didn't particularly enjoy just pulling to each encounter via OOB.
Also a rule was introduced to stop timing on final scan instead of mission complete, as there is about a minute twenty of just waiting around and it varies by a few seconds for no apparent reason.
Over all pretty happy with this time to start with. We will probably come back in a week or two to put in some more work and get the time lower, however this is where we decided to call it for now.
Socials: twitch.tv/sotosolice (where I livestream these runs) twitter.com/sotosolice (where I tweet out when I upload/go live)Root of Nightmares Day 1 completionSotosolice2023-03-10 | Shoutout to HITP for having fatter nuts than us on this blessed day.Insane Solo Taniks DPS! Destiny 2 Sunsetting BUG/GLITCHSotosolice2021-03-31 | Previously there was a glitch with sunset weapons causing them to do more damage than intended with the damage showing up as kind of a "damage lag" (you would shoot and not do much damage, then after you stop suddenly the health bar updates and you deal normal damage).
Well here I found a way to somehow get my recluse to register so much more damage than it should. I think quick swapping with the heritage somehow caused it's dps get applied to the recluse when the "ghost damage" updates.
Sadly final stand is very difficult solo, If I was better prepared I might have been able to get a bit closer, However the solo DPS start strategy is insanely annoying to pull off so I was not really prepared when I did get it. TY to Schendzie for showing me how to do it (he'll have a video up soon)
Also it is April 1st here in New Zealand so yeah pretty much all this is BS.2 Man Consecrated Mind (GOS Harpy Boss)Sotosolice2021-03-28 | A neat garden challenge, a lot of fun. Fun movement and rotations, add clear, and a really tight damage phase. S/O SKE for doing this with me and also to Boop and Faldo who did it first.
For a short explanation: Most of this challenge relies on very tight timings for killing minotaurs and picking up motes.
Phase 1: I pick up 5 motes SKE picks up 5 motes SKE picks up voltaic overflow I pick up 5 motes and go to bank SKE picks up 5 motes and I bank my 10 I go back and pick up 5 if possible I get voltaic overflow I pick up 5 motes (or 10 if I didn't get 5 before voltaic) I bank and start damage
Phase 2: I pick up 10 motes immediately SKE gets voltaic overflow SKE picks up 10 motes I dunk 10 motes and head back I pick up 5 motes if possible I get voltaic overflow I pick up 5 motes (or 10 if I didn't get 5 before voltaic) I bank and start damage.
The reason for waiting before dunking motes is that the minotaurs only spawn when there are fewer than a certain number of adds alive, and banking motes spawns a heap of supplicants, so if you were to dunk immediately, the supplicants would spawn and prevent the minotaur from spawning until they are dead.Walking Up to Atraks-1 While Colorblind Like:Sotosolice2021-02-12 | Not my normal type of video, but I can never resist the opportunity to make a meme out of something silly.
Socials: twitter: twitter.com/Sotosolice twitch: twitch.tv/sotosoliceEyes Of Tomorrow Kinda Sucks Now [Bug]Sotosolice2021-02-09 | Edit: Confirmed a Bug not intended In the latest update, bungie stealth nerfed Eyes of Tomorrow, making it almost useless against Atraks-1. This used to be one of the places it excelled, being one of the highest DPS output weapons on this encounter, now its not really even a consideration.Bungie Changed The Scanner Augment ModSotosolice2021-02-08 | As far as I'm aware this wasn't documented anywhere, but it is no longer possible to stack this debuff with other debuffs. It used to be finnicky to get it to work, and it would also often bug out divinity. Now it does not bug out divinity, but it also can not stack with tractor like it used to.
S/O to Mango, Cynical, Yiro, Ryouji, Steel and Matt for helping me test stuff at odd hours of the morning.
Socials: twitter: twitter.com/Sotosolice twitch: twitch.tv/sotosoliceDebuffs Still Do NOT Work on Atraks (Despite what people say)Sotosolice2021-01-25 | I wanted to bring this up again because bungie has patched the only way to apply Debuffs to Atraks-1, and I recently saw a video claiming that Debuffs did in fact work on her, which is incorrect. Debuffs have never worked on Atraks' clones (as demonstrated in Scrub's video) and they still do not currently work, now with the added annoyance that you can't even go OOB to apply them to the real captain instead.
I don't mind it when bungie fixes issues, but fixing issues which help the players while ignoring ones that inhibit us is very annoying, especially because we only needed those bugs because of this (still unfixed) bug in the first place.
Original (correct) video about Atraks and Debuffs: youtu.be/LDMllsMlPZQ More recent (incorrect) video about Atraks and Debuffs: youtu.be/7o7Om2QC69sDeep Stone Crypt Speedrun World Record [12:25]Sotosolice2020-12-31 | After running for about a month, this is the time we settled with as we are taking a break from runs. Still improvements to be made, hopefully will come back after our break and fix a lot of our mistakes.
Strats evolved a lot over that month so pretty fun to run, since the strats are fun and interesting for the most part.
Our attempts were streamed, with my POV streamed on my twitch channel: twitch.tv/sotosolice3 Man Flawless Deep Stone CryptSotosolice2020-12-09 | This is our run a few days ago of our 3 Man Flawless Deep Stone Crypt. This was streamed live on twitch, which you can check out at twitch.tv/sotosolice where I mainly stream Destiny 2 Challenges and Speedruns.
I'd also like to shout out Slap, VileFate and Saltagreppo who were the first to complete this challenge.Worlds First Deep Stone Crypt Raid Completion! - Full VODSotosolice2020-11-23 | This is the full twitch stream exported straight to YouTube, If you would like the shorter, edited video, showcasing only our successful attempts at each encounter, please watch this instead: youtu.be/g7FnLH01kBs
Unfortunately can't trim the end of it off as its too long for youtube's editor, so there's an hour and a bit of me just trying to do quests without getting distracted. 0:00 - Stream start 12:04 - Raid Starts 23:42 - First Encounter Starts 1:19:13 - First Encounter Successful Attempt Begins 1:26:57 - Arriving at Second Encounter 3:41:51 - Second Encounter Successful Attempt Begins 4:03:03 - Third Encounter Starts 4:19:00 - Third Encounter Successful Attempt Begins 4:26:10 - Arriving at Final Encounter 5:29:15 - Final Encounter Successful Attempt Begins 5:38:57 - Final DPS Phase 5:39:33 - Final Stand Begins 5:41:24 - Officially Over, Start just messing around in orbit etc.
Socials: twitter.com/Sotosolice twitch.tv/sotosoliceWorlds First Deep Stone Crypt Raid Completion! - Successful Attempts HighlightsSotosolice2020-11-23 | Cut together all successful attempts at each encounter during our world's first run. Quality might be a little bit low in places due to this being grabbed off twitch.
Huge shoutout to everyone who was cheering us on and supporting us throughout the raid and the massive amount of hype right at the end.
0:00 - Raid begins (Sparrow and Pike Entrance) 11:47 - First Encounter 20:08 - Second Encounter 39:07 - Third Encounter 44:56 - Clovis Calls Us All Rats 46:38 - Final Encounter 56:17 - Last Damage Phase and Final Stand
The full highlight is available here if you are interested to see us tackle each encounter: youtu.be/cH9i7_md_PULeviathan Speedrun World Record 13:15Sotosolice2020-07-29 | Pretty much the same Strats as last levi week except for one shown to us by VortexVR where the plate person on round 3 of gauntlet stands where the orb is for the runner to pick up. This “traps” him in the gauntlet (which we were told is similar to how you could trap Templar in VOG I think?)
SKE’s pov: youtu.be/L0A8slzy-Mo3 Man 1 Phase Consecrated MindSotosolice2020-03-04 | Pretty fun challenge, definitely a lot more tight for damage now that there's no oppressive darkness nor relay defender bug.
Apologies for the low quality video, had to record in 720p due to an issue I was having. Also parts of the run are sped up where we are waiting on something, its all explained in the first 35 seconds.
Still work to be done. Unfortunately my load in times are just straight terrible, which is why I don't join with the rest of the team and instead wait to be revived in throne room once all the interesting stuff is pretty much over.Riven Cursing The Entire Dreaming City (Riven Got Em)Sotosolice2019-03-19 | Ladies and Gentlemen. She got us.