Hi! I’d like to ask—I’m coming back to Destiny after more than a year. The last thing I bought was The Final Shape, but I never really played it, I just bought it and never got around to it… So I wanted to ask: will I have any problem getting back into the game, or is it more or less the same?
#Coming back to the game
exotic owl
barren tulip
far as i know you should be fine, you missed the seasonal content after final shape, but the expac itself looks untouched
in terms of different things to do, thats a different story
the power level system has been completely overhauled, youll be starting at 10 and work your way to 200 through world drops
anything above 200 will require higher difficulty content and unstable cores, which you get from dismantling tiered loot
craggy vapor
What about the exotic missions in the echoes. Didn’t buy echoes but they show up in the pinnacles. Are the exotics up for rng grab or locked behind paywall
barren tulip
What about the exotic missions in the echoes. Didn’t buy echoes but they show u...
i honestly do not know, i would assume youd get the exotic on your first clear, you can try it out
the loot system has also been overhauled, loot now drops in tiers, from 1-5
tier 1 weapons are basic no frills loot, regular perks, intrinsics, and mods
tier 2 weapons enhance the perks
craggy vapor
Ok Thankyou
barren tulip
tier 3 weapons give 2 options in either perk column
tier 4 weapons enhance the barrel, magazine, and mods
tier 5 weapons give 3 options in either perk column, and give a unique ornament and kill effect
armor tiers are a bit more simple, giving more stats per tier
tier 1 is 52-57
tier 2 is 58-63
tier 3 is 64-69
tier 4 is 70-75
tier 5 is garunteed 75 with a special option to reduce a stat of your choice by 5 to increase a stat you dont get to choose by 5
the way to get higher tier loot is by engaging higher difficulty activities in the brand new Portal, the one stop shop for basic activities, vanguard ops have been entirely gutted, you wont be running strikes anymore, youll be running solo, fireteam, and pinnacle ops now
atm the level grind sucks ass, but if youre like me and like watching number go up then youll be right at home
the last major thing is the stat overhaul and what its done to armor
the previous stat types have been reworked into: health, melee, grenade, super, class, and weapons
each stat have 2 types of bonuses, one that you get from 1-100, and another you get from 101-200
each stat point will contribute to the bonus, instead of having 10 tiers
tiered armor has been reworked to drop in stat archetypes, which have a garunteed main and secondary stat, as well as a random tertiary stat
one thing to note is that tiers only apply to new weapons and armor, so stuff from the portal and edge of fate
TLDR new weapons and armor drop in tiers, with higher tiers giving better bonuses
the portal is how you grind power above 200
armor stats and stats in general have been simplified in both name and funtion, but are more powerful for it
exotic owl
Thanks a lot!
exotic owl
@barren tulip got another question is there any guide or video where farm gear? I started yesterday final shape questionline to unlock prismatic power but feels rly weak
mighty owl
Both weapons and armor systems have changed with this release so it won't be very efficient to farm old gear especially armor. Finish final shape and a few side-quests to unlock prismatic subclass
Then go to portal and farm for both gear and power. Solo ops is usually the most efficient. Do complete the edge of fate campaign if you have the DLC. Gives you decent starting gear and 100-150 levels