Came back after 4 years and i'm lost.

[Xghost77]

Hello, the last expansion I remember playing in Destiny 2 was Forsaken. I did all the campaign and grinded a bit until I quit the game. I decided to start again with a friend yesterday and we are absolutely lost. We don't even have any quests that will help us progress and when we went to the tower it was mostly empty except 2-3 introductory quests to new mechanics.

How do we progress? when we mouse over to HELM destination it tells us that we need to complete Step 1 of New Light Intro quest or something to access that destination but we cannot find that quest. In Google we read that we have to enter the Tower once and it will pop up. Well, it didnt...

We are also curious, how do we replay all the story we missed since 2019?. In the Quest Archive there is no option to replay old story / campaigns.

And lastly, which expansions are worth buying and is there any bundle that gives access to old content?

[N33MA]

Check the quest archive for the new light quest it should be there even for lapsed players. Try to go to the cosmodrome, if that doesn't work.

Best expansion is always the most recent one as it is the most relevant to progression.

Campaigns and their destination pre-shadowkeep are no longer in the game as they were never ported over to the revamped engine. They announced that this is not going to happen again with expansion content moving forward. You need the appropriate expansion to play their campaigns and then simply need to unlock and travel to their destinations to start.

Seasonal content and story lines are removed from the game at the end of the expansion year, so the only ones in the game right now are from this season and the one before that.

[Nakos]

This game uses a Game-as-a-Service model. As such, it uses a Seasonal model, where there is soft-reset every three months.

Originally posted by Xghost77:

How do we progress? when we mouse over to HELM destination it tells us that we need to complete Step 1 of New Light Intro quest or something to access that destination but we cannot find that quest.

Escape->Directory->Quests

Then look over on the left for "New Light: A Guardian Rises!" See what it tells you to do next.

Odds are, it will tell you to go down to the Cosmodrome area and talk to Shaw Han and complete some quest objectives.

Escape->Directory->Destinations

Now look on the bottom of the screen, just to the right of center for the Cosmodrome area. Click on it and hit Launch.

Originally posted by Xghost77:

We are also curious, how do we replay all the story we missed since 2019?. In the Quest Archive there is no option to replay old story / campaigns.

You don't. Those are no longer accessible.

Escape->Directory-Destinations

Over on the upper right is an archive icon. You can click on it to see an overview of the story you missed, but that's all that's still accessible within the game.

The earliest story missions still avallable is Shadowkeep (the expansion after Forsaken). You start that by going to the Moon on the Destinations screen. Be aware that while you can play the introductory mission, most of the story campaign is behind the Shadowkeep paywall.

Originally posted by Xghost77:

And lastly, which expansions are worth buying and is there any bundle that gives access to old content?

The Legacy Pack gives access to Shadowkeep, Beyond Light, and Witch Queen, the three extant older campaigns.

[Xghost77]

Thank you both for the assistance, we're finally starting to get a hold of everything.

Last 2 questions:

(1): Does Power actually matter that much that even if you increase it by 5 you gonna feel the difference of damage and defense?
(2): Does this New Light campaign come from the last expansion or?

[Xghost77]

The reason why we were lost is because there is a bug.

In this picture you can see that the game THINKS I have done the New Light campaign "A Guardian Rises" but that's not the case: https://i.imgur.com/IpUnkoZ.jpeg

[Nakos]

Originally posted by Xghost77:

(1): Does Power actually matter that much that even if you increase it by 5 you gonna feel the difference of damage and defense?

Yes it matters, but ... no, 5 levels isn't too likely to be enough to feel the difference. And there's more than just Light level involved.

There's the number of stat points on your gear (good legendary (purple) quality gear should have at least 60 stat points). There's what mods you're using (which gets into the rather complex issue of specific builds). There's what spec you're using (each season has featured specs, so what's "best" tends to shift over time). And finally, there's the perks on your weapons.

If you find good weapons (and armor) you can infuse it to raise the Light Level. For example, at least three of the armor pieces I typically use are from the Season of the Worthy (S10), and I've just been carrying them forward and upgrading them from season to season.

Originally posted by Xghost77:

(2): Does this New Light campaign come from the last expansion or?

New Light: A Guardian Rises! is the standard introductory quest. It's available to everyone and is not directly associated with Lightfall (which is the newest Expansion). It's normally done in the Cosmodrome.

Originally posted by Xghost77:

The reason why we were lost is because there is a bug.

In this picture you can see that the game THINKS I have done the New Light campaign "A Guardian Rises" but that's not the case: https://i.imgur.com/IpUnkoZ.jpeg

Hmm... not sure what to tell you about that. The best thing I can suggest about that is to direct you to Bungie's help forums, which you can find here: https://www.bungie.net/en/forums/topics/?tg=help&tSort=0&tType=0&d=2&lang=en%3Freload%3Dtrue

[Special Ed Forces]

Originally posted by Xghost77:

Hello, the last expansion I remember playing in Destiny 2 was Forsaken. I did all the campaign and grinded a bit until I quit the game. I decided to start again with a friend yesterday and we are absolutely lost. We don't even have any quests that will help us progress and when we went to the tower it was mostly empty except 2-3 introductory quests to new mechanics.

How do we progress? when we mouse over to HELM destination it tells us that we need to complete Step 1 of New Light Intro quest or something to access that destination but we cannot find that quest. In Google we read that we have to enter the Tower once and it will pop up. Well, it didnt...

We are also curious, how do we replay all the story we missed since 2019?. In the Quest Archive there is no option to replay old story / campaigns.

And lastly, which expansions are worth buying and is there any bundle that gives access to old content?

Best bet is to just start a new character. Any exotics will stay with you but it is better to just start again and get the New Light campaign done and then move on to the Europa for Stasis class and then Lightfall for the Strand class. If you want to do everything, Witch Queen is solid as well.