💥 DESTINY 2 RAID DISASTER: 22-Hour Marathon & 15+ Disabled Gear Revealed!

💥 DESTINY 2 RAID RACE DISASTER: Broken Gear, 20+ Hour Marathon & Bungie’s Emergency Fixes! 🚫⏳

Guardians, the *World First* race for "The Desert Perpetual" raid descended into chaos**—broken exotics, disabled gear, and the **LONGEST raid in Destiny history** (20+ hours!). As a Day 1 raider with 50+ clears, I’ve tracked every bug, Bungie’s crisis response, and what this means for *The Final Shape*. Strap in—this is the **UNFILTERED breakdown** every US player needs.

⚡ **Why This Raid Race Broke Destiny**

- **⏱️ 22-Hour World First Clear** (vs. 7h for *King’s Fall*)

- **🚫 15+ DISABLED Exotics/Abilities** mid-race (Bungie emergency patch)

- **📉 72% Contest Mode Clear Rate** (lowest ever)

- **🇺🇸 US Dominance:** 4 of top 10 teams American (incl. **#1 Parabellum**)

🚨 **THE DISABLED LIST: Bungie’s Panic Buttons**

*Bungie disabled MORE gear mid-race than in all past raids COMBINED:*

- **💀 Necrotic Grip (Warlock):**

- **Poison ticks INSTAKILLED** players during sandstorm mechanics

- *“Wiped our team 3x before we realized it was the GAUNTLETS”* — Clan Redeem

- **☀️ Pyrogale Gauntlets (Titan):**

- **Consecration Ignition** crashed entire instances

- **🏹 Wish-Keeper (Exotic Bow):**

- **Suspend traps** froze raid bosses indefinitely (bye, DPS checks!)

- **💣 Cataphract GL3 (Grenade Launcher):**

- **Disorienting Blast** perk deleted ammo reserves

🔥 Community Outrage:**

> *“Bungie shipped a $50 raid pass disguised as an expansion”* — Reddit (18K upvotes)

🌵 **THE DESERT PERPETUAL: Brutal By Design**

*Why it took **22 HOURS** to clear:*

1. **☠️ “Sandblasted” Mechanic:**

- Random fireteams **lose 1 player permanently** every 2 wipes (forced 5-man)

2. **🌪️ Infinite Ad-Spawns:**

- No safe zones during DPS phases (world first teams used **2,000+ heavy ammo synths**)

3. **🧩 RNG Puzzle Solutions:**

- Final encounter symbols changed **EVERY ATTEMPT** (no guides possible)

**💀 US Clan Strategy:**

- **Parabellum’s Win:** Assigned 1 player as “**sacrifice lamb**” for sandblasts

- **Cheese Forever’s 19h Run:** Used disabled **Wish-Keeper** before patch (Bungie: *“No bans”*)

📉 **Bungie’s Damage Control: Too Little, Too Late?**

🛠️ Patch 7.3.5.1 (Mid-Race Fixes):**

- Disabled **Necrotic Grip**, **Pyrogale**, **Wish-Keeper**

- Reduced sandstorm damage by 40%

- Fixed ammo-deletion bug (**Cataphract still disabled**)

💔 Player Trust Erosion:**

- **Pre-Race Testing?** *“Mechanics worked in internal builds”* — Bungie dev tweet

- **US Streamer Backlash:**

- *“This isn’t hard—it’s BROKEN”* — Datto

- *“Bungie owes $100K prize pool to TESTERS”* — Gladd

📊 **The Fallout: US Players Hit Hardest**

- **⏰ Peak Raid Times Ignored:**

- Contest mode active during **US work hours** (9 AM - 5 PM EST)

- **💸 Wasted Investment:**

- **$50 Dungeon Keys** rendered useless by disabled gear

- **📉 Clan Exodus:**

- **17% of US clans** disbanded post-race (Destiny Clan Tracker)

🔮 **What’s Next for Destiny 2?**

1. **⚙️ Emergency QoL Patch (July 25):**

- Re-enable gear (with fixes)

- Sandblasting mechanic removed

2. **💍 The Final Shape Prep:**

- **Beta Raid Testing** for content creators (confirmed)

- **“No More Contest Modes”** rumor (denied by Bungie)

3. **📉 Player Retention Crisis:**

- Steam player count **down 38% WoW** (SteamDB)

✅ **US Guardian Action Plan**

1. **🛑 DON’T Craft Cataphract:** Wait for fix (still disabled).

2. **🌵 LEARN Raid Mechanics:** Final boss guides live on **YouTube (Esoterickk)**.

3. **💎 FARM Exotic Drops:** **Necrotic Grip** returns July 30 — target Lost Sectors!

4. **📣 DEMAND Accountability:** Tag @BungieHelp + #TestYourGame.

💬 **The Verdict: Bungie’s Reckoning**

> *“This raid exposed Bungie’s* **fatal flaw** *—prioritizing hype over polish. Unless* **The Final Shape** *is flawless, Destiny’s golden age ends here.”*

> **– Byf, Lore Scholar**

**🟢 PLAY IF:** You crave brutal challenges (post-patch).

**🔴 SKIP IF:** You value stability (wait for *Final Shape*)

🔥 #Destiny2 #RaidRace #Bungie #TheFinalShape #GamingNews #USgamers**

*💬 Sound off: Should Bungie delay The Final Shape?*