Destiny 2 dev thought it would be “impossible” for someone to clear the MMO FPS’s new horde mode solo until now: “I’ll never underestimate this playerbase again”

“I hereby bestow the ultimate honor, you’re That Guy”

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Destiny 2’s latest big update, Into the Light, launched with a hardcore horde mode called Onslaught that at least one member of the development team thought would be impossible for a solo player to complete. You can probably guess where this is going: somebody has already soloed Onslaught on its highest difficulty.

That someone is a French player who goes by the name Xeneris. Overnight, theytweetedthe results screen for the “World first solo onslaught legend.” You can check out the stats readout below - 90 minutes, 1676 kills, and all 50 waves cleared. It doesn’t look like there’s a video of the clear available yet, but members of the dev team atBungieare already offering congratulations.

I’ll never underestimate this playerbase again.I hereby bestow the ultimate honor, you’re That GuyApril 15, 2024

When Onslaught was first detailed,associate designer Noah Lee reckoned that it would be “impossible” to solo. “I’ll never underestimate this playerbase again,” Leetweetedin response to Xeneris’s accomplishment. “I hereby bestow the ultimate honor, you’re That Guy.” And, indeed, Xeneris has taken that moniker with pride, making it a part of their Twitter profile.

Into the Light is a sort of stopgap content update intended to help fill the final months leading up to the long-awaitedDestiny 2: The Final Shapeexpansion. On top of Onslaught, it’s alsobrought back some of the most broken guns in the MMO’s history, though Bungie has asserted they’re a bit less broken now.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape suddenly looks like the coolest thing to ever happen to the MMO thanks to a new Prismatic subclass and Exotics designed to break the game.

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