I get the impression though that the raid is something we won't be doing for at least a few weeks, perhaps even months (until we reach somewhere in the 20-30ish levels with one or more of our characters).

I really despise exclusivity like you are proposing. It smacks of elitism.

If you have real friends...

These are kind of contradictory. People looking to forums to find people to Raid with . . . likely don't have the "real friends" requirement. I usually associate the elite with having friends XD

Count me in. I can set my group to DestinyBungieOrg so we may get the 'Raiding Party' achievement.

So yes, if our time zones for some reason align, I may have to join you. When/if the time comes, I'll hand in my resume.

Remember, committed to the Raid and being the best at the game don't always go together.

You first Raids are likely to be very iterative. That's when you need low maintenance, highly invested players.

Sorry for butting in but my alarms were going off.

I know I should not reply to this. I don't even have a PS4.

I really despise exclusivity like you are proposing. It smacks of elitism.

The idea is to be INCLUSIVE. The raid is supposed to be super hard. If it is, then I'd like to play with others who can commit.

If the raid actually isn't as hard, then well it doesn't matter so much does it?

I think maybe I wasn't clear.

I'll try to say it better:

If you want to do the raid, let me know, and I'll try to hook you up. Maybe not immediately, but at some point for sure. If you can do it elsewhere, then that's fine too.

I really despise exclusivity like you are proposing. It smacks of elitism.

If you have real friends, take any of them with you on a Raid. If they happen to be good, great. If they happen to be so-so, think about how much more fulfilling it will be to complete a raid with them. Failure with friends is still a success story.

Sooner or later you'll cobble together a successful raid team. Why does it have to be the finest and the first?

I know I'll be happy to go into a Raid with any one of my hundred or so friends. Some of them are older than me too.

What are you looking for, fame?

That being said, if you are good, and you are on the PS4, I want YOU. Due to the supposed nature of the activity, this group will have to remain somewhat exclusive at first. It's going to be invite only the first few weeks, but if you are interested tell me about yourself, leave your PSN tag, and I might just reach out.

How exclusive it will be depends on how difficult the raid actually is :-p

After September 9th, we'll start forming the ultimate DBO raid team. As time moves on, it will open up so that everybody can get to try the raid if they haven't already.