Is there any way to actually start from level 0 instead of ~max level?

[Pharos]

I was really excited to try out Destiny until I heard that you start out at a very high level. Leveling the character and going from zero to hero is a HUGE part of this type of game, for me at least.

Is there any way to NOT start at such a high level?

[Lily]

No, everyone starts at 750 by default now.

[Masquerade]

Nope I'm pretty dissapointed

[IRLDreams]

750 is the new 0. You are reaching for 960 light.

[Pharos]

Originally posted by IRLDreams:

750 is the new 0. You are reaching for 960 light.

That really makes me feel like I will be missing out on A LOT of this game. Is that true?

[Fifty Shades of Hacks]

@Pharos its gonna be dead in less than 3 weeks anyways

[Caboose]

Originally posted by Pharos:

Originally posted by IRLDreams:

750 is the new 0. You are reaching for 960 light.

That really makes me feel like I will be missing out on A LOT of this game. Is that true?

only unlocking abilities, and understanding how most mechanism work in this game. talk to the npc in the hangar to start the red war which is thebase campaign and start it. it will explain a lot of stuff slowly, don't bother with side quest they are useless

[Niob]

Wow, that sucks

[Ventii]

Not really. Everything in the game now starts at 750 power. Bungie raised everything and everyone up to 750+ now, so essentially 750 is actually 0.

Edit: When I say everything, I mean nothing will be below 750 difficulty and power.

[JoyousCrusader]

Originally posted by Pharos:

Originally posted by IRLDreams:

750 is the new 0. You are reaching for 960 light.

That really makes me feel like I will be missing out on A LOT of this game. Is that true?

You are not, you can play all the campaigns, grind the same gear and reach the same end goal, it simply wont be a horribly long repetition from 0 - 960 to even start reaching the heavy content. I'd say the only thing you "technically" are missing is the small grind for each new ability which was pretty pointless overall.

[Moondane]

You don't start from max level but I understand your frustation, starting from 750 is pretty dumb. Bungie should've just reset everyone to 1.

But relax, you're not missing out on anything of value. Getting to max light was a lenghty process, but one that had no fun or engaging gameplay associated with it. You just had to play more to get more gear with greater power than you already have. You'll still be doing that, kinda, but now it's more streamlined and quick.

[Kptn Howdy]

750 is the new level 0

[Brush115]

Originally posted by Pharos:

Originally posted by IRLDreams:

750 is the new 0. You are reaching for 960 light.

That really makes me feel like I will be missing out on A LOT of this game. Is that true?

I mean, you already lost 2 years of this game, btw the light cap will increase every 3 months.

[Lucky Thirteen]

As a newcomer to Destiny, I also feel pretty confused, frustrated and worried by this thing they did (new characters starting at 750 with a whole bunch of stuff unlocked).

[Awkwurdd]

You are missing out on nothing at all.
In fact you have access to more now , 750 is the new zero.
Don't make it too complicated for yourself and accept this.
It will still take a looong time to hit max power ( longer than you normally would)

[Ventii]

Originally posted by Lucky Thirteen:

As a newcomer to Destiny, I also feel pretty confused, frustrated and worried by this thing they did (new characters starting at 750 with a whole bunch of stuff unlocked).

The reason why they did this was so that people who wanted to play Destiny with other veterans didn’t have to take hours and hours going through story and content just to play with their veteran friends. With the 750 boost everyone is leveled and everyone can play together.

Keep in mind that Bungie also upped the power of all activities to 750+, so we are essentially playing as if we were at 0 power.