Do i side with Drifter or Vanguard?

[Nevalopo]

So i just did some gambit quest and i can choose between siding with the drifter or the vanguard. It says it will have major impacts on my future quests so it's scary to pick wrong here. I tried googling but they don't say what different rewards etc you get

[CazadorDeLobo]

It makes virtually no difference. Just choose Vanguard, Drifter changes his lines if you do which is neat.

[Hollywood]

That's a funny one. Bungie said that it would have an impact but then nothing came of it.

Right now the only difference is that if you pick the Vanguard you get some lore items that you receive, not game items, but you unlock some lore entries. If you pick Drifter you get different ones.

For more players with multiple characters we pick one side with a character and then the other with another character.

Maybe pick your favorite side with your main character and then on an alternate character you can always pick the other side.

[TheVoidSpirit]

The only real difference is, that you get more lore entries if you side with the Vanguard. You can always do the other route with a secondary character.

[Tooru]

you can choose one on each character so theres really no point, choose whichever you like. I went with the drifter since im more fond of him

[Nevalopo]

Thanks!

[Aidenel]

Personally I picked Vuvuzela over grown up Natzu.
Far as I know it didn't really impact much other than before mentioned lore pieces, might have some repercussions in the future that we don't know about yet though.

[Socke]

do it like switzerland and choose neither and establish your own side.

[Jerubius]

Used to be you got a weekly package of masterwork cores for siding with the vanguard, but I believe that was only during the Season of the Drifter. Now the only difference is you get more lore entries and Drifter calls you snitch in gambit matches for Siding with the vanguard.