The recommended power is 300. Power level in Leviathan is literally capped WAY before players even get close to 385. Players have been doing Leviathan literally since it came out without having to be 385.
It's almost impossible to find people on ANY lfg sites because the rare few posts that are for the activity you want all have ridiculously high standards like this.
It's because of THIS that only a fraction of the playerbase has completed a Raid. I'm far from a stranger to Raids, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult to get a group together for this shit. Imagine how hard it is for a player who's never done it before? People put shit like "10+ completions required", "Must have [insert Exotic Weapon here]", and "must be [max power]+" in their posts, and of course it's going to put new players off!
This elitist mindset both demands experience and makes it incredibly hard for new players to get it. It's goddamn -blam!-, and it needs to stop.
You don't need to be 385 for a Leviathan run, especially not on NORMAL difficulty! People who demand max light allies for crap like this can go -blam!- off.
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New player can always go find 5 other new players, build a team, and the learn the raid like these people did. Except whining new players dont want to put in time and work. They want a carry to the the clear and Light Level. So they bitch about people wanting to raid with people , who have like experience.