r/destiny2 • • Sep 24 '26

Info / FAQ New & Returning Player FAQ

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\An effort will be made to update this list once we know more, or see new questions pop up**

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Q: Is the game worth getting back into?
A: Yes. The state of the game as of Monuments of Triumph is widely considered the best version of Destiny 2 we've had in a while. There is no content that will be removed. And, in the future, previously vaulted content will be returning!

Q: What is currently F2P/What is currently paid?
A: This post details that information as of September 2026.

Q: Linux?
A: Nope, sorry!

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Q: What happened?
A: On September 21st 2026, Bungie announced that they will continue the Destiny Franchise &, as a show of good will, will be unvaulting Destiny 2 content so that we have a complete game. You can read more here: bungie article or watch it here: youtube interview.

Q: What is being unvaulted?
A: The campaigns Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and Forsaken. The destinations Titan, Io, Mercury, Mars, and the Tangled Shore. The Raids (sometime lairs?) Leviathan, Eater of Worlds, Spire of Stars, Scourge of the Past, and Crown of Sorrow. These are all that have been currently confirmed. We do not know if Seasonal content will be returned!

Q: Should I start now or wait for unvaulting?
A: This one is up to you. IF you want to experience the 'entire story' of destiny 2 from start to finish you could wait for unvaulting. The main reason to start now would be to get a head start on acquiring things that wont really be changing (filling out subclasses, acquiring exotics, acquiring 550 power). So, IF you'd rather have a head start, start now so you can focus on new things later.

Q: Will the unvaulting be F2P?
A: Yes.

Q: Will Holiday events be returning?
A: We don't know yet!

Q: Is Destiny 3 in development?
A: As of now, no, but Bungie have stated that the Destiny franchise will continue somehow.

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Q: Why am I Light/Power Level 10?
A: During Edge of Fate, Bungie decided to give us a stat squish for the purposes of readability. You will notice that your damage numbers are now primarily below 5 digits as well, while in truth, you're usually dealing a higher % of damage than before due to new systems and stats like Weapons and Super. If you complete almost any activity you will be shot up to 300 power very quickly and will only have to grind up to the cap of 550. Its recommended that you infuse weapons you enjoy including exotics. However, old armor Is essentially useless and can safely be replaced with armor that has a Set Bonus. New exotic armor is also all higher stat than anything you previously had.

Q: I just came back to the game and I'm lost, what should I do?
A: This is an incredibly loaded question. Everyone has different priorities. The most common answer I've seen has been to complete the campaigns in order so you have an idea of the story and then to work on completing subclasses and filling out your exotics. By doing these three things you've enabled yourself to create basic builds.

Campaigns -> Unlock Subclasses -> Acquire Exotics/power grind -> Play whatever you want!

Campaign order as of September 2026:
Shadowkeep -> Beyond Light (Stasis Subclass) -> Witch Queen (peak) -> Lightfall (mid but Strand Subclass (peak)) -> The Final Shape (Prismatic) -> Edge of Fate (Nine Saga, which may be left behind) -> Renegades (The star wars crossover expac which includes the Praxic Blade aka Lightsaber)

Once unvaulted, the order will start with:
Red War -> Curse of Osiris -> Warmind -> Forsaken -> Shadowkeep...


r/destiny2 • • Aug 18 '26

Announcement Project Sunrise Update

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After an outpouring of community support for the project, the previous decision to contain all Project Sunrise posts to a Megathread has been reversed. Go ahead and continue posting Sunrise stuff to the subreddit

Additionally, a "Project Sunrise" post flair has been added, please flair posts appropriately for community members who wish to filter by that content specifically.

Again, here's a link to the Project Sunrise Discord for anyone interested in following along there:

https://discord.gg/projectsunrise


r/destiny2 • • 10h ago

Discussion Anyone else that is still using this to this day?

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r/destiny2 • • 3h ago

Screenshot Looked back on my screenshots from back then, wonder if any of them are still playing

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r/destiny2 • • 12h ago

Discussion Newbies, if you're doing public events somewhere, and you see a higher level guardian shooting some random thing on the side, please stop shooting all the ads and help them shoot that thing. Otherwise the public event will not be heroic and we all get less loot

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Taken blights, fallen glimmer drills, please stop ruining the public events. The entire point of doing them, especially when the planet is distorted, is for tier 5 loot. You're making everyone get less loot


r/destiny2 • • 17h ago

Meme / Humor Skeletor Reacts To Destiny 2 Unvaulting

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r/destiny2 • • 23h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video Just found out that the Cabal at Firebase Hades carved out an entire mountain so it's easier for their ships to take off

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Must have been here dozens of times and I never noticed that part of the environment. That's definitely a Cabal solution though, I'm surprised they didn't drink the seas too.


r/destiny2 • • 17h ago

Question Will we ever have a enemy human faction?

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Like a whole army of evil guardians as an enemy faction we can fight.


r/destiny2 • • 7h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video im done with this. finally

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i only have equilibrium and sundered doctrine left


r/destiny2 • • 19h ago

Art I did it, I beat Eververse

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Started MoT with 82k dust and grinded weekly for ~3000k dust and finally have all shaders, weapon ornaments and armor ornaments wahoo


r/destiny2 • • 8h ago

Art This week in Destiny :)

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r/destiny2 • • 13h ago

Question / Answered What am I doing wrong here? I’m supposed to be able to get 4 rockets off with auto loading right?

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And my auto loading is un enhanced. I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I’m popping super as soon as I possibly can after shooting the first rocket, and I’m holding down my shoot input after golden gun so I shoot another rocket as soon as I possibly can


r/destiny2 • • 14h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video You can reverse supers with arc staff??🤯🤯

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Uploaded by Queenie Bee on Facebook


r/destiny2 • • 9m left

Question Favourite kinetic 720 AR? (Tiered)

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r/destiny2 • • 11h ago

Question / Answered Will "Heavy Metal" ever come back to The Crucible?

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I've been playing very consistently since Monuments of Triumph and I check almost every single day whether I play or not to see if this mode is in The crucible. I haven't seen it once. Does anybody know if they have any intention of bringing it back in? I never got a chance to try it and it looks really cool.

🛑 Update: Thanks to everybody for the reply. Evidently it's still in rotation in The crucible Ops. Everybody seems to reply with it was here two days ago "I think" or 2 weeks ago "I think". So I guess I'll just take everyone's word for it, but I've literally never seen it. Does it rotate daily, weekly, monthly? The answers are super inconsistent. Anyways thanks again Guardians, hopefully I'll get to try it out someday. ✌️


r/destiny2 • • 7h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video In today’s post of destiny

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Learned how to sparrow fly in about an hour. Pretty easy tbh, but I just don’t know how to control it that well.


r/destiny2 • • 4h ago

Discussion 2 month Bungie Foundation Fundraiser coming Starting October 30th 2026

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From Bungie Foundation

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

Fresh off the amazing turn-out and support for the Clash of Champions PvP tournament, we've got something special launching later this week when we host our Halloween stream starting at 12 PM PT on October 30.

Introducing the Lightkeeper Collection! We're bringing back fan-favorite Bungie Foundation incentives so you can snag rewards from the past while helping make a difference for kids and communities around the world.

A rotating selection of classic items will be available for donation on Tiltify each month. Don't see what you're looking for in Vol. 1? Let us know which incentives you'd like to see in future editions!

Funds raised from this program will help support our work across children's health and well-being, humanitarian aid and inclusion, diversity & equity. You will help us grow our network of Little Lights hospitals, make more Make-A-Wish kids’ dreams a reality and allow our humanitarian partners to be on the ground quicker to serve communities in the wake of disaster.

Lightkeeper Collection Volume 1 will be available for donation via Tiltify starting at 12 PM PT on 10/30 and run through 11/30 at 11:59 PM PT. Volume 2 will launch with a new slate of fan-favorite incentives for donation on 12/1 at 10 AM PT.

As with everything we do, this will be community led, so if there's an incentive you think we should prioritize bringing back or something we could do to enhance this program, please give us a shout. Our work is made possible by the amazing generosity of this community, and we want to work in collaboration with you all to continue to grow our impact ❤️

And of course I will be helping again with my personal link to the #Bungiefoundation fundraiser

I will keep everything i learn posted

Vol. 1 Rewards // Emblems

• Fired Up

• Big Heart

• A Thousand Hugs

• Blue Blood Cells

• Foundational Layers

Vol. 1 Rewards // Cosmetics

• Exotic Ghost Shell: Heartful Shell

• Exotic Ship: Bridge of Magpies

• Exotic Sparrow: Altair Runner

• Exotic Emote: Loyal Companion

• Shader: Lubraean Luxury

Thanks


r/destiny2 • • 47m ago

Question Slayer's Fang or Legend of Acrius?

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I want to pair one of these with Void Bubble Titan, but I wana know which one's better/stronger/more practical before spending the spoils on Acrius.

Enlighten me Guardians, please.


r/destiny2 • • 2h ago

Meme / Humor me soloing the first boss in Duality dungeon

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r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video My game looks a lil funny...

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No hud, audio or weapon model (you can enter hidden screenshot mode to achieve this, look it up on yt)


r/destiny2 • • 1h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video Solo Witness, but I forgot what I was doing

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Hey folks! Back at it again with another mildly humourous Solo Witness video! I'm always a fan of running straight nonsense so I'll probably end up doing some more goofy runs!

As always, check out the Solo Raids discord if you want to get into learning how to do stuff like this!

https://youtu.be/LImijiOZj8A?is=2hpWZO56ik879djq


r/destiny2 • • 4h ago

Meme / Humor This "Gives" something

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r/destiny2 • • 2h ago

Question Returning player in need of help

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So I’ve been playing destiny for a long while and I love the game and love the grind but of course life tends to get in the way and with how this game operates I find myself a thousand steps behind everyone else every time i return. PvE is never an issue but my god trying to hold up in crucible nowadays just feels impossible. I can’t identify a decent roll on anything and not really even sure how to articulate a decent overall build anymore. Trying to do so using lightgg or DIM still has me scratching my head. I’m simply just tired of getting literally vaporized before i can even break someone’s shield when i used to be able to consistently put up a very generous k/d. sure i may be a little rusty aim and tactic wise here and there, but my god it’s like im shooting marshmallows at these people. Anyone have any tips,tools,videos literally anything with some valuable information? i feel like i need a mentor at this point lol im the only person i know in my circle that still semi-enjoys playing this game and is somewhat knowledgeable on it. apologies for the long paragraph of bs any help is appreciated 🙏


r/destiny2 • • 23h ago

Art #DestinyFashion hideously magnificent

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This is almost certainly the wildest fashion I've ever created, but I absolutely love it.


r/destiny2 • • 19h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video Absolute Cinema

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