Just bought lightfall, returning player help

[Mars]

i stopped playing right before witch queen came out and now i'm back.
i have tons of lvl 1600 legendary gear and i'm guessing the best thing to do would be to dismantle?
is there any way i can level up my exotics past 1600?

[The One They Call Dante]

Hi there!

Exotics can be infused to the highest level (current power level is 1810) by infusing higher level gear into them with Upgrade Modules.

In regards to your other question, armor can also be upgraded to 1810 as well. Weapons can be if you wish, but some may not be able to get upgraded.

[Kiochy]

If the season icon of the armor or weapon is black on a white background, then it is locked to the base power it has. If it's white on a transparent/black background, then you can upgrade it's power by consuming another weapon to transfer it's power level (this is called "Infuse", you can do it by pressing the first button of the weapon mods category on a weapon's details screen).

[Mars]

thank you guys. how about, my vault full of 3 year old legendary weapons. i used to keep a lot of purple or even blue weapons because they were effective in crucible. is it safe to say all my weapons from 3 years ago are useless/outclassed and should be dismantled?

[Dr. Duck_]

Originally posted by Mars:

thank you guys. how about, my vault full of 3 year old legendary weapons. i used to keep a lot of purple or even blue weapons because they were effective in crucible. is it safe to say all my weapons from 3 years ago are useless/outclassed and should be dismantled?

The answer is probably yes for most weapons if they're 3 years old, especially if they have the white corner indicating that they're "sunset" and can't be infused above 1600 power. However, it's case by case and if you have a weapon from back then that you really enjoyed and can infuse so it's not a hindrance in current content, then by all means keep and continue using. "Optimal" gear is really only necessary in the hardest levels of content and anyone that tells you otherwise is an ass for trying to control other people's fun.

[The One They Call Dante]

Originally posted by Mars:

thank you guys. how about, my vault full of 3 year old legendary weapons. i used to keep a lot of purple or even blue weapons because they were effective in crucible. is it safe to say all my weapons from 3 years ago are useless/outclassed and should be dismantled?

Taking my moderator hat off for the moment, and putting my player hat on.

Is it useless? That really depends. I personally have used weapons that I just felt like using at the time. Does it work out for me? Sometimes. It really just depends on the situation.

Weapons have either been cycled out by newer weapons or newer versions of them with newer perk pools and those weapons may feel better than their predecessors (if applicable).

It really depends on your play style, which we (as fellow players) can't really comment on. So, give them a feel out in the wild (patrol areas, Blind Well, other public activities) and see how they feel for you!

Moderator hat back on!

[Kiochy]

oh! that means year 3 exotics too! They probably have the old stat system and perks system(check if you can equip mods on them like you can on purple armor you loot). If they are of the old system, keep them until you loot another one to replace it and dismantle it. The old system is completely deprecated and far inferior to wghat we have now.

[Mars]

thank you guys, i have another general question.
i'm understandably overwhelmed with all the content and popups i've been receiving ingame. i have lots of notifications all around the Destinations map, "this exotic quest, that grindable challenge"
it all looks fun but is there somewhere i should focus first to get up to par?

[Kiochy]

Originally posted by Mars:

thank you guys, i have another general question.
i'm understandably overwhelmed with all the content and popups i've been receiving ingame. i have lots of notifications all around the Destinations map, "this exotic quest, that grindable challenge"
it all looks fun but is there somewhere i should focus first to get up to par?

All main campaigns and related contents probably: Beyond Light, Witch Queen, Lightfall.

Another option is to try out the seasons instead, which are all started at/related to the H.E.L.M. The seasons expire at the start of the next main DLC (so Final Shape in june), but don't feel like you have to rush them or anything, you have a lot to do already so take it slow and go where you fancy.

[V.ROY]

Originally posted by Mars:

thank you guys, i have another general question.
i'm understandably overwhelmed with all the content and popups i've been receiving ingame. i have lots of notifications all around the Destinations map, "this exotic quest, that grindable challenge"
it all looks fun but is there somewhere i should focus first to get up to par?

FIRST OF ALL i suggest u go to the helm and talk to all 4 of the seasonal vendors so u can get 4 artifacts(i beleive u should do 1 intro misson for each of them(i might be wrong tho), then u ll start to passivly get engrams for completeon of random activities)

Then i think ur best bet is to do the main campaigns so u can be up to date with all the lore and whats most important new subclasses(yes u should repeat campaigns on all 3 of ur characters if u wanna get the new subclass on all of them, its pain in the ass we know)

By the end of it ull be decently geared up weapon wise(try not to dismantle everything u might lose great perk combinations and armors stat distribution. As i did when i just started playing while being overwhelmed with everything i threw all legendary loot in the stash so later i can figure out is it good or nah using guides) and have a decent light lvl so u ll be able to jump in whathever ure most interested in seasonal, nightfalls, dungeons etc

[Mars]

thanks for the input guys. looks like i have my work cut out for me

[Razgar Voxel]

The best was to tell if a weapon is upgradable to the current power or not if it says Legacy Item in the description near the Power of the Weapon. If the item has Legacy Item then you can not upgrade the item. Item examples are Recluse or Traitor's Fate can not be brought to current power.

[WhiteKitt]

dude get the ghost perk where u get like extra loot and then just get some bounties and do some vanguards, nightfall and maybe easy pvp for the loot

if you just do the "dailys" u can up your gear pretty fast or join a Destiny 2 Discord and maybe get dragged through a raid ( fastest way to up power lvl i think )

gl have fun still funky game ya :)