A First. I was a random on Hard Siege. And we won.
The other two Marines were pretty awesome so this isn’t a self congratulatory post.
Some context I believe is warranted. I was a Destiny Player. I was not a god tier D1 or even D2 player. But. And this is the big butt… I did not need a mic to communicate, I knew the mechanics and I could stroke that game like the purple magic wielding space wizard I was. I know, heresy. Unless maybe, and this is a big one I believe. I could have been a Grey Knight. Not really. At best the Wulfen has overcome me.
I wasn’t that lucky. I’m not a Grey Knight.
Much as you would believe I, as a child just introduced to 40k gravitated towards the Space Wolves and the Death Watch. I honestly don’t care what that says about me. I seem to like the Raptors now the most after diving into the lore. And my mains reflect that. I got my secondary, tertiary and all the rest decked out in SW and DW finery. With my mains in my chosen Raptor cosplay.
I have walked away from Destiny. I put all my eggs in the SM2 basket. And I am not disappointed. For the most part this community has been awesome. I play on console and I’m realizing I am at a bit of a disadvantage. I can’t see text chat. Well… that sucks. Or maybe it’s a boon. I haven’t encountered many toxic players. I’ve met some. I’ve met other players who dwarf their toxicity with Brotherhood.
I have been playing this game and loving it. (For context I am in my 50s and played 40k when I thought D&D was cool but wanted something more Sci-fi so think “table top. As a video game” I love it.)
I forgot the most important part. Today I was a random on Hard Siege and we beat it. I wasn’t the goat, the GG or the scrub, I was playing a class I’m fairly comfortable with and I died a few times. But I did it. In a hard environment without training wheels.
The other 1st tonight was I beat all 3 stratagems on normal solo (which honestly doesn’t seem hard as I got DESTROYED in Hard)
Tonight I finally feel confident in playing the game in modes I was scared of.