I spoke with the Titan himself over Discord we discussed Destiny ’s competitive scene, the ins and outs of clan relationships, and how to prepare for a six-player blind speedrun.Ĭongrats on the big finish.
By his own admission, Shawn isn’t much of a talker, but he is one of the very best players in all of Destiny.
“Not many people really know that PvE can be pretty competitive,” says Modern Tryhard, “but speedrunning-wise it can be.” A seventeen-year-old high school senior from upstate New York (what he calls the “dead center” of the state), Tryhard’s first name is Shawn. But last month’s Rise of Iron expansion marked their first chance to make history forever by achieving World First, and they seized it in only an hour and fifty-six minutes. The group of accomplished speedrunners-made up of Tfue, FleshCrunch, PvT Nuclear, Ehroar, MagneticRubber, and Modern Tryhard-had previously set global speedrunning records for a number of PvE activities in Destiny. Many six-Guardian fireteams entered the Perfection Complex, but only Clan Redeem emerged victorious with the World-First finish. On September 23rd, Bungie launched Destiny ’s fourth and perhaps final raid, Wrath of the Machine.
