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Forsaken-Era-Returning player who just bought the legacy collection (2024) on Xbox. What are some insights you can share? (self.destiny)
submitted 4 months ago by Konn to c/destiny
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Hey guys!

For a bit more context:

I played A LOT of Destiny a couple years ago, up until the forsaken DLC (and a teeny tiny bit of the annual pass, wasn't really my cup of tea). I dropped the game hard due to bungie sunsetting content - something I entirely despise (and still do to this day). Gotta fuel my gaming addiction tho and after playing some similar games recently, I got the old itch again...

I used to be a pretty casual-PvE player, only raid I completed was the Last Wish. I enjoyed the story missions and just grinding on strikes/nightfalls, sometimes I even enjoyed gambit (shocker, I know) and just vibing in patrol and doing public events. Getting gear and exotics, upgrading them, completing bounties, etc.

Is this all still feasible at the moment? Will I miss out on epic stuff if I wait on buying the latest dlc (what I know of Prisma does sound pretty cool) or the episodes (like hell I'm gonna shell out 50€ for 3 episodes of content that could disappear in a year)?

Also, any general tips, suggestions or other insights, stuff to focus on when starting completely new characters (which is my current plan, I could import my old chars, but not sure yet).

If nothing else: what are your favorite builds? Meta and off-meta suggestions welcome, I like experimenting with stuff. :D

TL;DR: see title

Just wanted to get some friendly conversation going :)

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[–] jontree255 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You could probably buy Witch Queen and The Final Shape and get a good amount of Destiny out of those two expansions. Both have good campaigns and Raids. Skip Lightfall and Beyond Light unless you get them in a bundle. Most of the content in those is dead and the campaigns suck. They’re really only good for unlocking Stasis and Strand.

So far Episode 1 has just been Seasons with a different name and I’m not really impressed. From what they’ve said I think Episode 3 will probably be substantial but we’ll see.

[–] Konn 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Hey!

Thanks for the quick response. :)

Like I mentioned in the title, I bought the legacy bundle on a whim, which seems to include every dlc "pack" + Witchqueen and Lightfall and the 30th anniversary thingy. This does not seem to include dungeon keys for two DLCs (Witchqueen and Lightfall, I think?) as they're only in the eververse shop (yikes). Gonna have to look into those, they could be interesting.

I do plan on playing all the campaigns that are still available, as I did like the story (at least most parts) back when I played. EDIT: At least for the new subclasses, I guess.

Also: thanks on the heads-up on the episodes. Doesn't really sound all that interesting to me then.

Is there any other type of free content dropped during the seasons or do I get "left out" for not buying the annual pass?

[–] jontree255 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I forgot about 30th Anniversary pack. Super fun activity with good guns. Absolutely farm that.

I think the only thing that was free that you still can access is Onslaught. A horde mode from last season. It drops very popular guns like Mountaintop and Recluse. In August they’re pushing an update that lets you focus what gun you want to drop at Zavala.

Dungeons are hit or miss. I don’t think you’re missing much there. They can be fun but after doing it 5 times and not getting a good roll they get old. If they had craftable guns I’d say consider it.

[–] Konn 1 points 4 months ago

That sounds great. Thanks for your thorough replies! :)

I guess I'll just try moving through the campaigns and activities and get a grip on the new mechanics and gameplay loops first.

If you're down, are there any builds/pieces of equipment you would suggest for having some fun? I used to like ability-heavy builds for spamming grenades/refilling your super real quick - is that still on the table?

[–] Caesium 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd recommend Beyond Light and Lightfall just for the subclasses alone. BL also has the added bonus of having decent story. I vehemently hate LF so the only thing I have to vouch for it is funny green powers.

You should keep at least one character I think. Sometimes you get different dialogue for having a 'veteran' character based on your achievements! idk how often they do it anymore but I always found that lol flair pretty neat

I'm a weird Hunter who ignores the meta in most cases. My favorite exotics are Liar's Handshake (Knife Hands), Gyrfalcons, Caliban's Hand and Orpheus Rig. I tend to just build around their gimmick without much thought. Hands down my favorite exotic weapon would be Witherhoard (affectionately nicknamed Coom Cannon). It's a great ad clear and decent fire and forget boss dps. Use it all the time in content I have to try in.

Uhm I'd also say at least start Witch Queen because that should unlock weapon crafting which should be pretty fun! Not every weapon is craftable but there's still a lot compared to launch.

All in all, I'd recommend at least going through the campaigns. There's a lot of content in those years that you've missed out on, and that should give you enough time to mull on the idea of sticking around or not :3

[–] Konn 1 points 4 months ago

Hey!

Thanks for the (late) reply. I kind of sprinted through all the campaigns and I found them to be (at the best of times) serviceable to really good - with Lightfall definitely being the weakest one, Witch Queen being absolutely phenomenal!

I did this all on a fresh Warlock and while the dialogues did imply that some other strong Guardian accomplished some major feats, I kind of liked this perspective of just having that be my main from the other account. Gave me some flavor of actually being a 'new light' just being tossed into the world and having to face all these new threats. :)

Thanks for the build recommendations - tough, as I haven't even touched any other class yet, I think those will take some time. But I get the spirit of your decisions and I'll keep my eyes out for some fun stuff. Haven't found the Witherhoard yet, as I've just about finished the campaigns and am now trying to tie up loose quests and exotic quests while pushing my Power Level.

And the best part is: I haven't even touched crucible yet and don't see any reasons to :D