by Patsy Anderson on Jan 21, 2015
Within mere hours of going live, Crota's End Hard Mode has already met its defeat. Bungie announced and then launched Crota's End Hard Mode today at 10am PST. Fans of the game took to Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit to watch the story unfold and eventually see the guild tripleWRECK lead the pack to victory. As the hardest content in the game currently, Crota's End Hard Mode will give the best players new challenges to overcome. If you weren't in the run for the World First competition, you'll have content to look forward to. In order to enter, you are required to be level 33. In return, players have a chance at Primary Weapons that come with a maximum attack rating of 331.
Don’t forget that Hard Mode is also the only place to obtain “Crux of Crota,” the final piece needed to upgrade the Eidolon Ally (the gun formerly known as Husk of the Pit) to its full, Necrochasmic glory.
There's also a new Glowhoo shader, which is a color somewhere between Robin's Egg Blue and Turquoise. The official Bungie statement didn't really tell us a whole lot, but luckily the Reddit community over at /r/Destiny has been on the ball. While I highly recommend this currently stickied thread for more information, the OP can also be found below the break. Special thanks to the community for putting together all of this information in one easy place. Congratulations to tripleWRECK on their confirmed World First!