Well, after being AFK'd out of the boss room into orbit, Beaver'd out of the Wipeout section, and Watercress'd out of the boss room again, I think it's time we fix this Usurper Triumph. Now, to be clear: I don't want to make this triumph easier to obtain (that would make it unfair for those who've already completed it). I just want to make it "more fair" (for want of a better word) to obtain. Instead of tracking a single instance, and not tracking checkpoints, I suggest two possible solutions:
Solution 1: Checkpoint Fixes.
This one is more of a background fix; Fix the checkpoints in Pit so that they track solo status as well. If a checkpoint was earned during a solo instance, that checkpoint should count as a solo checkpoint towards Usurper. Taint the checkpoint if two people join into it at any point. This way, someone can get booted to orbit, fly back in on the same checkpoint, and still earn the triumph (for if they run out of banners, get error'd out, take a phone call and get AFK'd out, et cetera).
Solution 2: Triumph Fix.
A-la the triumphs for Shadow (See: "I'm not Superstitious", the triumph for completing every Crown encounter with no Guardian receiving the "Witch's Curse" debuff), instead of tracking solo over an entire instance or re-coding checkpoints, track solo per each of the five encounter completions/areas. This way, to earn the triumph, you have to have beat the individual encounters solo, but you can still get fireteam assistance back to where you were, or even complete them out of order, if you get orbited/errored out. It's possible this gets abused by the entire fireteam except the "Solo Target" leaving right as the encounter finishes, but this can be fixed by tracking solo status over the entire darkness zone/encounter.
This is just my constructive criticism on this triumph, hopefully in time for the next season. Thanks for coming to my TEDx talk 🤣.
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Yeah I did my original solo run not knowing it had to be one uninterrupted run. Was not amused when I beat Zulmak and didn't get the triumph.