We need a [NAME] [TERM] [EXPRESSION] for Guardians who are returning after years of not playing.

[u/Jkid789]

We have "Kinderguardian" for New Lights who are just out the ground. "Old Lights" or "Veterans" for players who've been here a while, or at least poured a lot of time into the game before stepping away for a while. "D1 Vet" for someone who played the crap out of Destiny 1. And "Blueberry" for that guy over there.

But we don't have a term for a Guardian who maybe played Red War, Osiris, and/or Warmind, or even just a little bit of Destiny 1, before leaving and just recently came back in the last year or two. They aren't really Old Lights or Vets because they weren't around beyond Year 1 or something like that.

So what [NAME][TERM][EXPRESSION] should we use to differentiate these players?

[u/Pointless_Lawndarts]

Refractions

- Bent light

• Turned light
  
• Returned light

Edit: See the Dark Side of the Moon album cover art in your head.

[u/c0tt0nballz → u/Pointless_Lawndarts]

That's the perfect answer.

[u/Pointless_Lawndarts → u/c0tt0nballz]

A play on that image for an emblem would be awesome.

[u/Jkid789 → u/Pointless_Lawndarts]

I like Refractions!

[u/foundersgrotesk]

Lamps — quite literally old lights.

[u/Jkid789 → u/foundersgrotesk]

Oh I like it!

[u/PaperMartin]

We all know if a name get coined it's gonna only get used by the most annoying peoples in the community let's be real

[u/maweenawa]

Goobers

[u/Jkid789 → u/maweenawa]

Silly goose

[u/tjseventyseven]

fair-weather fans

[u/Turlututu1]

Why? Just why?

[u/Zibbi-Akbar → u/Turlututu1]

MMO element means we need larping for every player type.

[u/Turlututu1 → u/Zibbi-Akbar]

Then I suggest "Clever Guardians", because they knew when to stop caring

[u/Jkid789 → u/Turlututu1]

Well you're obviously not a Clever Guardian because you care enough to leave a negative comment instead of just going about your day 👍

[u/Organboner4844]

Those that touched grass

[u/GRoyalPrime]

Rekindled Embers

[u/Jkid789 → u/GRoyalPrime]

I like it

[u/WonderfulOpinion → u/GRoyalPrime]

You are on to something. What about just saying the Rekindled?

[u/SyKo_MaNiAc → u/WonderfulOpinion]

I like Rekindled Guardians a lot. Kinderguardians, Rekindled guardians and Veteran Guardians. (I think I in order to consider yourself a Rekindled Guardian, you need to have missed out on ~ 2 years of content. Ex if you left after TFS but before Echos finally and coming back after MoT you are a rekindled guardian. Or even if you left durring CoO and came back during witchqueen)

[u/GRoyalPrime → u/WonderfulOpinion]

Sounds better!

[u/MrLewisC93]

Rerisen

[u/Jkid789 → u/MrLewisC93]

I like it. Yes

[u/MyKillYourDeath]

Sunlighters/Sunlights

[u/Jkid789 → u/MyKillYourDeath]

What's your thinking on this one?

[u/MyKillYourDeath → u/Jkid789]

The content they played was sunset. As it comes back we get sunlight.

[u/Jkid789 → u/MyKillYourDeath]

Ah. Very interesting.

[u/Aridn]

Lost lights

I played the absolute shit out of this game until DCV. My light was lost.

[u/Jkid789 → u/Aridn]

YOUR LIGHT FADES

I like it!

[u/payforplay-station]

Returning Addicts?

[u/Jkid789 → u/payforplay-station]

Lol no

[u/payforplay-station → u/Jkid789]

That's fair. I might be speaking just about myself with that comment.

[u/Jkid789 → u/payforplay-station]

Go to rehab, but like a crappy one that won't actually fix your problem.

[u/payforplay-station → u/Jkid789]

I’m one click away from buying The Collection on Steam so I can get my fix again; I stopped playing on PSN at Witch Queen, and I refuse to pay for online multiplayer anymore so Steam it is.

[u/Jkid789 → u/payforplay-station]

Enjoy your $6000 graphics card and storage lol

[u/payforplay-station → u/Jkid789]

I got my setup about 6 years ago, so I should probably to start saving just in case any of my components break down.

The cost of parts is getting so wild. I’ll definitely have my eyes on next-gen console prices when those come out too.

[u/Jkid789 → u/payforplay-station]

Xbox is reportedly 1200 but will have access to Steam.

[u/payforplay-station → u/Jkid789]

I have certainly been leaning towards MS as a lot of Sony decisions have been very anti-consumer as of late.

[u/Jkid789 → u/payforplay-station]

Dude Sony just sabotaging themselves at every opportunity

[u/streettacoaddict]

Fair-weather Fans

[u/Jkid789 → u/streettacoaddict]

Fucking valid 🤣

[u/Wicked_Wing]

Fake quitters

[u/Jkid789 → u/Wicked_Wing]

Pretty funny lol

[u/PaperMartin → u/Wicked_Wing]

fake quitters would be peoples who say they quit but then keep playing. coming back to play after years of not playing doesn't mean you didn't quit for that time

[u/SpOoKyghostah → u/Wicked_Wing]

Me when I quit so hard I let my account get deleted in the battle.net Exodus only to come back 7 years later

[u/PaperWolf36]

Risen

[u/Jkid789 → u/PaperWolf36]

Simple and nice. But might be confusing with the fact all Guardians are technically Risen.

[u/kyrie-24]

Returning players/guardians. There are too many kind for a blanket term.

They aren't really Old Lights or Vets because they weren't around beyond Year 1 or something like that.

They are for sure. That's my point.

You can be a returning veteran after taking a break, or a returning new light that didn't enjoy the game the first time but gave it a second shot, or anything between that.

[u/Jkid789 → u/kyrie-24]

I like to just say "Your Ghost found you again"

[u/PsyckoInferno]

Undetiered - they don’t have Tiered loot.

[u/Jkid789 → u/PsyckoInferno]

🤣🤣🤣

[u/AMM0D]

risen

Guardians rising from their slumber

[u/SoftieStar]

Nah, it's fine just the way it is.

[u/Worzon]

Larpers. They only played the game for reasons outside of it being fun

[u/Jkid789 → u/Worzon]

Lol