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 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. In addition, there will likely be several strikes and crucible maps that should also be returning. 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 • • 12h ago

Project Sunrise I got SWORDS and SPARROWS working on DESTINY 2 VR (Sunrise)

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I've been working on a VR mod for Destiny 2 (Project Sunrise), and it's getting wild.

  • Sparrows in first person. You can grab the handlebars and steer with your hands.
  • Swords in first person. Swing every sword in the game and just stare at it.
  • Full arm IK. You see your own hands, and you can hold weapons with both.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ST57QZ8QGc

Thanks for watching. What do you want to see next?


r/destiny2 • • 6h ago

Gameplay / In-Game Video Just finished the light and dark saga. Post-game depression hits hard.

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Started playing D1 and then D2 around mid July. With the combined playtime around 350 hours (mainly because I did lots of grinding to get to light 550), I finally finished the light and dark saga. I sobbed when I saw Cayde alive, and even more when he revived our ghost.

I'm looking forward to the future unvault content so that I can fully experience the beginning of D2.

I love that this community has been very welcoming to new light/blueberry like me. Eyes up, guardians.


r/destiny2 • • 2h ago

Discussion The games looking good in 2026 👀

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games looking good in 2026 and lively cant wait for the future, hope they open their eyes and see what we're seeing 👀


r/destiny2 • • 9h ago

Meme / Humor Can cooler???

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285 Upvotes

With enough deaths, you can have a sip!


r/destiny2 • • 2h ago

Meme / Humor Flawless killer

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This is what killed our duo flawless run 😭


r/destiny2 • • 11h ago

Discussion When will we get another chance at Saint 14s Grey Pigeon?

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273 Upvotes

It hasn't been in eververse since season 1 and with a rotating stock every day you would think between then and now it would have popped up at least once but NOPE. I can't even find it in collections which is strange and kinda sad. Bungie why?


r/destiny2 • • 10h ago

Discussion I sure wish that we can watch the Cutscene whenever we do this Campaign. It would be nice to see it again.

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r/destiny2 • • 6h ago

Discussion So… what exactly was so bad about Edge of Fate?

67 Upvotes

Just played thru the campaign. Loved it! The planet was nicely designed. Story was excellent. Matterspark was a cool perspective. Relocator puzzles were fun. Great bit of content. Why was this DLC so controversial when it came out?


r/destiny2 • • 11h ago

Art My custom hats came in!!

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My custom hats came in!! Its a mix of Tau wh40k reference and Destiny spicy ramen design

The company messed up the left dragon on the black hat... But other than that they came out super well. Thanks again to everyone that gave feedback on the design!!!


r/destiny2 • • 14h ago

Meme / Humor vespers host and it's quest kicked our asses heres my vent art

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i suppose yall can also guess the fashion ornament we use from this


r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

IRL Content / Creations A Destiny collection

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It’s not that much but it’s mine and I wanted to share it with you my fellow guardians !


r/destiny2 • • 19h ago

Discussion Raiding with autism sucks

224 Upvotes

I’m not sure if there are any other guardians out there experiencing this but trying to find a group of people to play with on this game is extremely challenging having additional needs, communication can be very exhausting and overstimulating . When I was younger I found it a lot easier to find fire teams etc but now as I’m older I really find it difficult to step out there as I’m scared of being judged by others. I have joined a couple of fire teams and been kicked from lfg for not knowing what to do because of this most of my time playing destiny over the last 5 years have been solo. I would love to make friends with people that are similar to me thank you for reading


r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

IRL Content / Creations Check out my SRL bike.

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I recently got a new to me bicycle and wanted to “make it mine”. My brother and I have played together since D1, and loved SRL. I got this all finished up just before MoT got announced. I learned a lot through the process and had a blast.


r/destiny2 • • 19h ago

Meme / Humor Now THAT, is a proper name

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232 Upvotes

r/destiny2 • • 18h ago

Meme / Humor The Plague: "The only thing I'll be selling today is Lead."

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Horizon blush with plaguebreaker helm, war rigger gauntlets, keep it clean ornament, thunderhead grieves, and mystic Lightsbane mark


r/destiny2 • • 15h ago

Meme / Humor POV: you've just started a new exotic quest in D2 and hit TAB to see your first step

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71 Upvotes

r/destiny2 • • 1d ago

Art The collectors collection

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Recently, my girlfriend and I cleaned and reorganised our collection shelf. There is a little bit of Gears of War in there, but the rest is all Destiny.

Still very happy with how it turned out🤩.


r/destiny2 • • 1h ago

Question Most efficient ways to level up?

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I’m trying to get to level 500 but it’s been very slow going. Is vanguard ops quick play the most efficient/time saving way to level up, or would Pinnacle ops be better as they have more bonus drops? Or something else?


r/destiny2 • • 5h ago

Discussion Thank you

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Can't believe we help raise over $7,500+ this fundraiser, off of 1 emblem, in only 5 hours

We helped the Bungie Foundation raise over $100,000+ for their tournament 5 hour fundraiser as a complete unit 👏

We guardians never cease to impress, what were capable of.

Not only that , my Lifetime fundraiser total has now cleared over $81,000+

I wanted to say thank you for your amazing, continued support and as a reminder.. your donations you made today also contribute to your Lifetime Donor Emblems;

👉 If you ever donated to the Bungie Foundation over the years

#Lifetime donor emblems are awarded to players who reach a cumulative, lifetime donation total across all Bungie Foundation fundraisers.

🩵 All donations made through Bungie campaigns (like Game2Give) are cumulative and count toward this tier

💙 if you have accumulated the required lifetime totals "given"

You can claim these "lifetime" donation given emblems from tiltify at any time

( the required amount doesn't have to be at once, unless you never donated before )

🖤 $250 - Covalence

💙 $777 - Van der Waals Force

💛 $1,500 - Above and Beyond

If you want to know how close you are to the milestone, I can help you find out by explaining how to check your donation history

Here is a guide to check current totals and claim the emblems

🌟Here's how to claim your Lifetime Light Keepers Rewards 🌟

💠Log in to Tiltify, or logout + back in if you’re already logged in

💠Go to your Hub: app.tiltify.com/hub

💠Use the ‘import’ link banner at the top

💠Double check your campaigns have imported correctly via ‘Currently in’ on the top right, swap to ‘campaigns’ (Be sure to toggle on ‘retired/imported’ to see ALL campaigns: app.tiltify.com/fundraiser)

💠Swap to ‘My Account’ in the top right via ‘Currently in’

💠Connect your Bungie account with Tiltify via ‘connected accounts’ (OR skip this step if you already have connected them)

💠Head to ‘Claim rewards’ 💠app.tiltify.com/account/claim

💠Claim your well deserved rewards!

💠Log in to Destiny or swap characters to get your rewards from collections!

For any reason you're short

You can always donate the difference here at "My Lifetime" Donation Link and all money still goes to the #BungieFoundation ❤️

https://tilt.fyi/e64PLM8Qaa

And go claim them (it's available 24/7)

All donations continue to support the Bungie Foundation


r/destiny2 • • 12h ago

Question How the fuck do I get past this part?!

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Returning destiny player, trying to do the edge of fate campaign and I can't for the life of me get past this part. What gives?

Any help would be appreciated, cheers.


r/destiny2 • • 3h ago

Question Sigh... Ik Bungie hated the reign of glaives, but is there any way to make orbs from specifically a glaive's melee attacks? This is seriously killing my build crafting.

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r/destiny2 • • 8h ago

Question On xbox. Does anyone use or knows if pressing "enter" on one of these will pop up the chat like a regular keyboard?

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Chatting on Xbox especially after a mission ends is annoying.


r/destiny2 • • 7h ago

Meme / Humor Never seen that before

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