In spite of a lot of criticism, Destiny ultimately went on to be successful, and become a fixture in millions of players’ now playing lists- a lot of this owed itself to the endgame in Destiny, which introduced real loot based stats, grinding, and exclusive content, such as the raids, which led to a self fulfilling, self perpetuated grind, which kept players playing. The best part of Destiny was considered to be its end game raid, the Vault of Glass. And when its first expansion, The Dark Below, was widely panned, the raid, Crota’s End, kept people playing.

Given, then, that Destiny’s success so far has owed itself entirely to the end game raids, you would think Bungie would be doubling down on those, right?

You would think wrong. The upcoming expansion, House of Wolves, will have no raid.

‘House of Wolves will not have a Raid activity,’ Bungie said. ‘We didn’t make this decision lightly. Our team has been humbled by the reception of Raids in Destiny and we are creating a new Raid for a release later this year. House of Wolves will have a new cooperative end game activity focused on variety, replayability, and skill – a new battle Arena called The Prison of Elders.’

What I don’t understand is… why? Bungie, after Destiny and The Dark Below were criticized, specifically delayed House of Wolves, because they wanted to incorporate player and community feedback. They specifically promised that the new expansion would reflect community sentiments about the game, and double down on what was good about it, leading to a fresh new direction for the game. Then why is this expansion the exact opposite of what was promised? What has Bungie been doing all this while? Why exactly was House of Wolves even delayed?

House of Wolves will launch for Destiny later this year, on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4.

People are dedicated to Destiny, and it is not hard to see why. In spite of all of its flaws, Bungie has managed to craft a uniquely addictive and fun multiplayer shooter, and people are clearly willing to invest a lot of time in it.

Which is why we keep getting news of all the crazy stuff that people do in the game. Take this, for instance. In Crota’s End – the end game raid that is made available as part of the Dark Below expansion pack that was released for the game back in November – a player has apparently managed to, all by himself, finish it up without ever firing a single bullet. In case you don’t understand, this is a big deal. 

Of course, the player in question used offense – it would have been impossible to win otherwise – but he used only his Warlock’s melee abilities, as well as its quickly respawning grenades. The entire thing was streamed live on Twitch, and can be caught in the video above.

The short version of what would otherwise be a long introduction, is that the Minecraft community consists of devoted users that border on being insane when it comes to creating new content in their favoured sandbox world. Destiny’s challenging mission Crota’s End has been remade in the world of Minecraft where everything comes with 6 sides, even the foes of the universe so it would seem.

This awe inspiring Mega Craft recreates the world in which Crota’s End takes place, but thankfully minus the Thralls baying for your face on their plate.  Though I know that some people would much rather have Thralls than a Creeper coming after them, Creepers are well known to ruin hours upon hours of work whereas a Thrall just slows your grind a little bit.

It goes without saying that this is a build for fans that have an invested interest in both IP’s. But regardless of that, it’s a very impressive project.