Hey everyone first off I’ve posted a few things here over the last couple days I’m just brand new and trying to get the best understanding and best route to take possible!

So my question this time what should I spend my time doing to get my self the best jump at final shape and also to best round out my account with such a small amount of time!

I’m brand new 2 weeks in I got the 1810 gear on my 3 characters but have only played my warlock! I did light fall campaign and that is it I’ve also purchased all the DLC so I’m wondering what should I do to best prep myself! Should I do all the campaigns and quest on all three of my characters first? Should I be grinding the season stuff like the coil and wishing the best quest and rivens wishes? Should I be grinding onslaught for the new weapons? Should I be grinding the weekly dungeon and raids for gear? Should I just focus on farming guns? I’m just looking for a path forward what I should focus on first or in order to best help my account and get ready for final shape as best I can I know I’m late to the party. Also I really only play Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights for about 4 hours a night

Thank you in advance for all your help and advice I really appreciate it

So I played since the beta and stopped after the first dlc (don’t even remember what it was called) came back for about a month when witch queen came out and two days ago bought all the dlc and I am working through it now. I’m completely lost with all the new stuff that’s been added, what should I be doing after I finish all these missions? Should I grind for exotics or the shaped weapons? What activities should I be doing?

Hi guys, I have played D2 quite a lot, but did not understand anything in the game. Got D2 legacy collection with all DLCs + The Final Shape on PS Plus just now and planning to start playing it now. I find the game pretty overwhelming and complicated to understand, which is why I want to know if there are any beginner-friendly guide(s) on what to exactly do when you jump in. For eg - what DLCs to play and in what order and much more.

Would love some help, thanks!

Honestly, this game is a nightmare to figure out as basically a brand new player. The combat is super fun, but the endless sifting through various menus to try and figure out what I'm doing and things not being clear is getting quite frustrating. Is there like a new player guide for 2025 for someone like me who hasn't been following along as they keep releasing content for this game?

Hey all - I’ve just started my journey on Destiny yesterday. Managed to pick up the DLC’s on the steam sale. I was just curious if there were any clans or helpful suggestions that I should follow? Currently doing the final shape, but I seem to be getting destroyed by most things lol. Not sure I understand what guns are viable either.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

So I put in approx 3k+ hours into destiny 2, from its destiny 1 beta release through the completion of the light/dark saga a year ago. Haven't touched it since because I've got 2 little kiddos and keeping up with all the content became too overwhelming and I'm a completionist lol. I keep hearing about how amazing warframe is and I tried it a little bit but there's so much to it and it feels overwhelming.

I know there's a ton of content and just need to take it slow but it's been a while since I played and need some help sorting through the content to figure out a route for myself to start something new

So, probably too general, but how does this game all work? Anyone willing to hop online with me and walk me through some things? I'm on ps5

I know there's a clan system in the game but not sure how to go about that

Any help would be greatly appreciated:)

Hey Guardians,

I finished The Final Shape right when it was released but haven’t played any of the episodes that came afterward. With The Edge of Fate DLC on the horizon, I’m looking to jump back in — but I’m not sure what I should focus on grinding or collecting to get ready.

Are there weapons, armor, currencies, or other must-have items I should prioritize before the expansion drops? Any activities I should catch up on to avoid missing out?

I’m good on the lore — I can always watch it from our amazing Destiny 2 creators — but I don’t want to miss gameplay-related stuff that could go away or be really useful in The Edge of Fate.

If there’s nothing major or important to grab, I don’t mind skipping and just jumping straight into the new content.

Thanks for any advice you can share.

Eyes up, Guardians.

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Hello Guardians. Like you I was new not so long ago and I had no idea where to start, what to do or where to go. Everything was pretty overwhelming. I wrote a simple guide to help you get acclimated to the world of Destiny 2. I hope it helps you.

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I started at the beginning of beyond light.

The first thing you are going to want to do is complete the "a guardian rises" storyline (tutorial) it will take you through the cosmodrome and the first few hours will familiarize you with the game.

Once you get to the tower I would recommend picking up the gun bounties from banshee 44 since they can be done anywhere. (Also the dawning spirit ones if you want to grind out a few rewards before it ends on december 5th)

What I did was grind public events for a few hours from here as it was a really good way to get a feel of the game, interact with a bunch of guardians in multiplayer play, and get a ton of gear. I was soft cap in just a few hours of doing public events.

You can start on the cosmodrome if you like but my personal recommendation is go to the EDZ. This place has (in my opinion) the best cycle of public events with fast travel spots nearby. I am almost always in an active public event with very little downtime here. This will help you get your power level up quickly and expose you to a lot of different weapons. Hell you might even get a world drop exotic.

Once your bounties are complete you can turn them in for season pass experience. Let me know if you happen to purchase the season pass as there is more info to share here.

Once you have reached around 1100 gear score you can start doing strikes. Strikes are your first taste of more challenging combat and there are mechanics involved in them.

Strikes are missions 10-15 minutes in length with a fireteam of 3. Dont be afraid to dive into them as your team will usually get through it with minimal effort. If you do decide to hop into strikes here - pick up the strike bounties from Zavala. You can pick an individual strike you enjoy from any planet if you find one you like but it is recommended to go through the vanguard playlist on the destination screen as you can get "pinnacle gear" if you complete three strikes a week.

Pinnacle gear is gear+1 of your current level so it is very useful after 1200 power level to help keep you getting better gear.

Important note: running the strikes to get the 3 strike completion for the week requires you to use the corresponding power (arc, solar, void) - you can tell which one the current week is by clicking on the vanguard strike playlist and right before you click launch game - if you look at the left side of your screen you will see three circles with symbols in them. It will say in one of them: arc singe solar singe or void singe. Use the matching subclass and you will get progress towards the pinnacle gear.

Want more pinnacle gear? Go play 3 matches of crucible or gambit. Dont forget to collect some bounties first!

You dont need to win you just need to complete 3 matches, and the pinnacle gear is yours.

Crucible, you are in for a bad time for a while. The people who play are really good. I suggest rumble as its free for all. You shoot who you see. You might get a frag or two, awesome. They are short. (About 5 mins)

Gambit is a fantastic game mode. I highly recommend before going into a match watch a few guides on youtube to get a general idea of your purpose before going in. Your teammates will thank you. It wont take long before you start topping the leaderboards here to be honest. It gets a lot easier and your understanding will develop quickly.

Want even more gear? If you complete 8 bounties for either Zavala Shaxx or The Drifter (strikes, crucible, gambit) each week - you will get one piece of powerful gear (you will need to collect it from them)

And thats about it to start. The rest is up to you. Completing the campaigns is a good idea. There is gear to be collected along the way but public events are quicker. The real benefit is exotic questlines after beating each campaign and of course the new subclass stasis.

So lets recap;

Tutorial

Public events

Strikes

Powerful/pinnacle gear

Crucible and gambit

Story/Campaign

Let me know if you have any questions as I was pretty lost when I first got started but am in a pretty good spot now.

Oh a +1

Take a look at the mods that banshee 44 is selling every day. Some of them are very useful and you will want to start collecting them sooner rather than later as they will be detrimental to your end game activities.

And a +2

Learn how to trigger heroic public events. Most of the time other guardians would like you to do this as there is a small chance at better drops if you do. You can find more info on the web regarding these.

A +3

Check out what xur is selling every friday (exotic gear vendor)

This is a great way to build up your exotic collection and pick up an exotic cipher quest. You will need to spend legendary shards to purchase one of the three items he is selling, or am exotic engram. You get legendary shards by dismantling legendary weapons.

Cheers.

I’ve been playing destiny as a whole since taken king, but I stopped after shadow keep. Coming back to the game tho after final shape came out and I’m enjoying again, but what stuff should I prioritize doing? I don’t have like hours at a time to sit down and grind but I do get on for 1-3hours a day