Returning Players Looking for help

["Lucky"]

So i recently got back into destiny after a couple year break and to say i feel overwhelmed would be an understatement. I played destiny 1 from release till destiny 2 release. But after year one i took a break up till now and finally started to get back into the swing of it. They have added a ton and im trying to keep my head on straight just progressing and getting ready for raid content. Ive learned a few helpful ways to catch up quick such as the dares of eternity. Its been smooth sailing so far as im pretty much coasting on my familiarity of destiny 1 ie Strikes, crucible, EDZ etc. I dont really know what else i should dip into as like i said it can feel a little overwhelming looking at all the different icons and such. Besides being lost i have one main issue. With power leveling my gear via eternity to get ready for raids ive seem to hit a limit of 1510 for my gear score. Every item i have equipped is exactly 1510 aswell as my personal gs Ive done Strikes, crucibles, gambits, and more eternities since hitting this but have yet to get a single piece higher than 1510. Obviously this isnt the level cap but i cant seem to figure out what would be stopping me from getting a single piece of gear better than my current after that many attempts. Unless its extremely hard to progress past this point i think im missing something. I know this is a lot but i think a lot of new/returning players will have similar questions especially regarding what we should be doing. Any info/Tips someone can give out / wish they knew when they started would be greatly appreciated. I think a lot of people will gain a lot from this!

[Mez Koo]

You need to complete weekly powerful/pinnacle gear challenges to get powerful and pinnacle gear past the soft cap and are "marked" by a yellow star/badge/medal icon on the map or by light blue badge icons for vendor weekly challenges and such.

Outside master mode or the newest raids such as Vow of the Disciple in Witch Queen or the new one in a couple weeks the power level isn't as important as it used to be just find some guides for good weapon combinations and you're good to go for last wish, garden of salvation, deepstone crypt, or vault of glass. A popular and easy to get combo since Witch Queen has been "Izanagi rocket" with the new Palmyra-B rocket launcher that you can craft to have auto-loading and izanagi exotic sniper rifle (need to complete the exotic catalyst) from year 2 exotic weapon kiosk (requires forsaken), example: https://youtu.be/-K2vreYKbGM

[Mez Koo]

As for what to do, this isn't exactly a "how to play or walkthrough" guide but you may find some structure to the game's core gameplay loops with this guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2691498745

[Mez Koo]

As for tips I have pretty much 3:
Don't fill your vault with trash you're never going to use.
Don't obsess on armor stats when you're still learning to game, there is plenty of time to do that later especially as you get higher stat gear from end game.
Use the d2lfg discord to find other players: https://discord.com/invite/d2lfg

PvP tip:
Avoid it while you're new/learning the game.
Real PvP tip:
I know this will seem like a "no ♥♥♥♥" tip but landing your shots in the most important thing. People often worry too much about having perfect armor stats and mods/perks or having the best god roll weapons but none of that will help if you can't land your shots.
Also something I heard someone mention which I never thought about because it was always how I played and thought everyone did the same thing and it might sound strange at first but do not look at your weapon's reticle or crosshair, instead you should always try to be looking at your enemies past the gun and use your "peripheral" vision and motion to try and line up the reticle with the enemy you're looking at. If you spend too much time looking at your gun and reticle then you're not watching the enemy to react to them.

[BonkMasterFlex]

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

As for tips I have pretty much 3:
Don't fill your vault with trash you're never going to use.
Don't obsess on armor stats when you're still learning to game, there is plenty of time to do that later especially as you get higher stat gear from end game.
Use the d2lfg discord to find other players: https://discord.com/invite/d2lfg

PvP tip:
Avoid it while you're new/learning the game.
Real PvP tip:
I know this will seem like a "no ♥♥♥♥" tip but landing your shots in the most important thing. People often worry too much about having perfect armor stats and mods/perks or having the best god roll weapons but none of that will help if you can't land your shots.
Also something I heard someone mention which I never thought about because it was always how I played and thought everyone did the same thing and it might sound strange at first but do not look at your weapon's reticle or crosshair, instead you should always try to be looking at your enemies past the gun and use your "peripheral" vision and motion to try and line up the reticle with the enemy you're looking at. If you spend too much time looking at your gun and reticle then you're not watching the enemy to react to them.

Damn man, I came here with the same question as the post and your reply is fantastic. I sure appreciate the hell out of you taking the time to put all this out, you're definitely helping more than one person with this. Cheers buddy!

["Lucky"]

Originally posted by Mez Koo:

You need to complete weekly powerful/pinnacle gear challenges to get powerful and pinnacle gear past the soft cap and are "marked" by a yellow star/badge/medal icon on the map or by light blue badge icons for vendor weekly challenges and such.

Outside master mode or the newest raids such as Vow of the Disciple in Witch Queen or the new one in a couple weeks the power level isn't as important as it used to be just find some guides for good weapon combinations and you're good to go for last wish, garden of salvation, deepstone crypt, or vault of glass. A popular and easy to get combo since Witch Queen has been "Izanagi rocket" with the new Palmyra-B rocket launcher that you can craft to have auto-loading and izanagi exotic sniper rifle (need to complete the exotic catalyst) from year 2 exotic weapon kiosk (requires forsaken), example: https://youtu.be/-K2vreYKbGM

Thank you fella hopefully this helps a lot of people like it helped me!