There are some players in the Destiny community that have, as they say, “Got Gud.” They stand out among their peers as skilled warriors, masters of their craft. Their craft is the Crucible, where true heroes are forged. We’ve had a few talented Guardians in our spotlight before. You may remember names like KJHovey and TrueVanguard. Today, we have another to add to the growing list of top guns. He’s a modest individual who makes light of his own PVP prowess, but he is a skilled player who can hang with the best of ‘em. Please meet RealKraftyy.
Who are you, and what would you say you do here?
RK: Hey! My name is Jesse, or RealKraftyy, and I'm 24 years old. I've been playing/streaming Destiny since it released. My stream is heavily focused on Trials of Osiris help. More specifically, I try my best to carry two people at a time.
Another streamer huh? There are a bunch of you, what separates you from the pack?
RK: Yeah, I'm just another streamer guy. I think what separates me from the rest is just how mediocre I am at pretty much everything that I do. I rely 100% on aim assist and luck to land my snipes. I play as a Bladedancer so that when I die I can blame it on the Subclass instead of me just being bad. Seriously though, I think the fact that I do double carries and don't take the game too seriously is a big part of the appeal of my channel.
We all have our coping mechanisms. DeeJ just throws grenades. I blame my deaths on the map when I Blink off the edge. Where all can we find you on the web?
RK: I've been trying to get back into streaming every single day, so you can hopefully find me doing that at Twitch.tv/RealKraftyy. Some pretty hilarious stuff happens on my Twitter as well, so follow me @RealKraftyy.
What is your favorite weapons to use in the Crucible? Are you one of those Thorn users?
RK: I'm a Last Word and 1000 Yard Stare kind of guy. Sniping in Destiny is the more fun way for me to play in the Crucible. I will say that, in year one Destiny, I used to run around with a Light/Beware and the Fusion Rifle play style is super fun and appealing to me. I just wish they were in a better spot. Thorn? THORN? Thorn is the worst and most annoying gun that has been in any game ever.
I’ve heard you’re pretty good with the Last Word. That explains your photo on the front page. What was your most epic moment from streaming Destiny?
RK: I think one of the most epic moments for me while streaming was when I helped a 7 year old to the Lighthouse. He was SO excited to play with me, and the chat was exploding with comments about it. I'm not sure I've ever seen my chat get the hyped up. When I got him to the lighthouse I feel like a lot of people were touched by it. I wasn't aware that I was going to be playing with a 7 year old until we actually started playing. I also did not expect the kind of reaction I got from the community. There was a huge Reddit post, articles on different websites, and the highlight of the games got like 40k views. I was pretty blown away by it. Another epic moment was when Anomaly was the trials map that ONE time (cough cough). The Anomaly is my favorite map and I was able to get a “We Ran out of Medals” in Trials while playing it.
You truly are a molder of young minds. Are there any hot tips you can give to up and coming streamers?
RK: As far as tips go, try your very best to not take the game too seriously. Sometimes you can't help but get mega salty over something, I struggle with it sometimes too. People don't want to watch you get mad at the game or your team, they want to see you brush it off and keep having a good time. Chat feeds off of your emotions. Also, just try not to get discouraged about how many viewers or followers you have. If you genuinely want to be a streamer, then just play games and be yourself. Don't stress about numbers because they will come in time.
That’s good advice, keeping your cool and staying off tilt is important. What would you like to see added or changed about Destiny?
RK: Honestly, I would like to see a better system for buying Legendary Engrams from the Cryptarch. I can't even tell you how many times I've bought a special weapon Engram and got a Havoc Pigeon. I just want a good roll on my sniper. Maybe make different types of special weapon Engrams that are ONLY for purchase? I would REALLY like to see rotating maps come back to Trials. In my opinion, that was the best week of Trials. Other than that, I think we all want private matches to play with our friends/viewers. It would be SUPER awesome if the hit detection with melees and Arcblade got a little bit of a tweak as well. Oh, and Firebolts.
We hit one of those requests with Trials of Osiris rotating maps this weekend. If you’d like to see RealKraftyy in action, give his channel a visit. It’s possible you could accompany him on a future expedition to the Lighthouse.
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