The latest Destiny 2 expansion, Lightfall, has brought an influx of players to the Bungie FPS, with some of them already completing the Root of Nightmares raid. Like previous Destiny 2 races to world-first completion, players were quick to complete the raid, but the team that did it may have made unprecedented timing.Bungie has confirmed reports of a Destiny 2 party that was able to complete the Root of Nightmares raid within hours of its addition to the popular FPS. Each major Destiny 2 update has its fans that delve deep into the offerings to see what they can complete and acquire, but the race to world first has also become an anticipated event for the community. Though Destiny 2's Clan Elysium is known for claiming the top spot in such speedy raid timing, this latest race to world first has been achieved by a different fireteam.Bungie has revealed that a squad of players has become the world's first to finish Destiny 2 Root of Nightmares on its Twitter account after validating some reports that it was sent. According to the announcement, the Destiny 2 fireteam called Hard in the Paint was composed of characters named Grangalf, Kai, Osiris, Punz, Roen, and SK, though the Guardians' composition hasn't been confirmed. Similar to prior world first raid winners like Clan Elysium, the aforementioned Destiny 2 team was awarded a digital championship title, with this purple one featuring a central skull.
Given that every Destiny 2 season and its raids and dungeon receive walkthroughs that help players that are late to the party make their way through the new content, it's become a measurement of success to be one of the world's first. Although team Hard in the Paint may not have had an idea of what to expect from the Destiny 2 Lightfall raid, it's currently unclear whether they were able to exploit an issue to finish Root of Nightmares as quickly as they have or if it was as smooth as runs get. Now that the Root of Nightmares race has concluded, Destiny 2 players will be left waiting until a future date for another opportunity to earn the title as this team has.
Ahead of the beginning of the Root of Nightmare raid race to world first, Bungie hyped the community up with a trailer that anticipated the action that would take place based on previous events of the same nature. Some Destiny 2 players warned the community ahead of time that a damage bug could speed up the race to world first this season, but they may not have anticipated just how quickly Root of Nightmare would be conquered.
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