Free until Level 20 only?

[JR]

So I just started the game I am Season Rank 6, don't really know that much about the game since last time I played it was still on Blizzard. Got it for free back then but didnt play much. So my friend now says since its free to play you can only get to level 20? Is that true? I would like to do endgame content like the raids, do I have to buy Beyond Light for this?

[EckyThump]

That's super outdated info. Back when the game came out, character level 20 was the level cap, the two paid Y1 expansions would boost that by 5 each to 30 and Forsaken raised it to 50.
As of year 3, character levels do not exist any more. You can reach the same 'power level' as paid players, and there is no hard cap on your season pass levels either.

As far as endgame content is concerned, free to play only gets access to the Leviathan, Eater of Worlds and Spire of Stars raids. Any content you can access, you'll be able to play just as well as any paid player, you will not have full access to expansion weapons but there are viable alternatives.

However other raids are part of the paid expansion content so you will need to shell out for those individually. 'Forsaken' for Last Wish, Scourge of the Past and Crown of Sorrow, 'Shadowkeep' for Garden of Salvation. 'Beyond Light' will bring one raid early on, with a reprised version of Destiny 1's 'Vault of Glass' coming later.

[JR]

perfect thank you very much for the detailed answer, really appreciate it :)

[Psychic_ChunLi]

Originally posted by EckyThump:

That's super outdated info. Back when the game came out, character level 20 was the level cap, the two paid Y1 expansions would boost that by 5 each to 30 and Forsaken raised it to 50.
As of year 3, character levels do not exist any more. You can reach the same 'power level' as paid players, and there is no hard cap on your season pass levels either.

As far as endgame content is concerned, free to play only gets access to the Leviathan, Eater of Worlds and Spire of Stars raids. Any content you can access, you'll be able to play just as well as any paid player, you will not have full access to expansion weapons but there are viable alternatives.

However other raids are part of the paid expansion content so you will need to shell out for those individually. 'Forsaken' for Last Wish, Scourge of the Past and Crown of Sorrow, 'Shadowkeep' for Garden of Salvation. 'Beyond Light' will bring one raid early on, with a reprised version of Destiny 1's 'Vault of Glass' coming later.

Answered my questions too. Great insight. Thanks.

[Skurcey]

also the season pass level is just some rewards you get, it s different from your power level (light level)

[Talon]

Note that the various raids on the Leviathan location are going away for the time being by the next expansion. However, I want to say a returning raid from D1 will be available for all players at a later date.

(Correct me if I'm wrong on the Vault of Glass returning in the future will be for all players.)