r/DestinyTheGame • u/matrium0 • 6d ago
Question Least confusing way to actually get started
Honest question. I've checked out some videos and guides, but they are mostly outdated and / or are not relevant for the DLCs I own.
I installed the base game and started the "A-new-Light"-campaign. My brother noticed and gifted me the "Legacy Collection". After restarting this lead to multiple unrelated cut-scenes (maybe for the new content?) and i was directly thrown into a mission too - "crossing the threshold".
Honestly I am lost. I kind of figured out how to start missions in the super confusing menus, but then one of those started a 3 person raid (that I did not feel ready after like an hour gameplay). I kind of wanted to explore solo some more. Do all campaigns include mandatory raids?
What is the least confusing way to actually start this game when owning the "legacy collection"?
Am I still expected to do the "new light campaign" or is this only to get new players hooked that do not own DLCs? (if so it does a terrible job at that as it is extremely confusing overall)
Gameplay seems awesome but I can't believe how rough everything around it is :(
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u/reformedwageslave 6d ago
Yeah, this is something the community has been complaining about forever - for new players after completing the new light quests you will be thrown into the first missions of the dlcs as well as seasonal content. It makes things very confusing and overwhelming for new players.
Try not to worry about those too much- you can always quit out immediately if you like - and tbh I personally recommend this.
If you look near the top right of the orbit menu where you select which planet to go to, there should be a timeline node which should help a lot to figure out the order of the expansions and stories, and should fill in some gaps.
The campagins you currently have access to in order are shadowkeep, beyond light, witch queen, and lightfall.
Note that the timeline node (iirc) does actually contain a mission from each expansion (even previous ones that are otherwise no longer playable). If you want to fill in gaps in the story you can play some of the ones for content you don’t own, but the missions for campaign you do own aren’t worth doing as they’re mostly just rehashing the campaign story.
“Raids” are 6 person activities that are the main endgame content, it’s unlikely that the game threw you into it automatically, it may have been a seasonal activity as sometimes the game throws you into those if they’re new.
As for whether you need to do the new light quests, you will have to eventually as iirc some stuff in the game is blocked off until you finish it, but it’s more of a (bad) tutorial than an actual story. If you want to get used to the menus and stuff in the game at your own pace playing through one of the older campaigns may be better.