Destiny 2 is a complex game with many complex mechanics, game aspects, and tons of content – some things experienced Destiny players come up with to make things easier are not quite evident to more casual players. And even as a veteran player, the more you play the game, the more stuff you learn and get to use. For example, look at those tips and see how many of these you know about and which ones you should adopt to have even more fun in the game.
Join LFG
Guardians are stronger together! It is easier to participate in more challenging activities with like-minded players, and it’s a lot of fun – with some of the best content in Destiny locked behind the pre-made groups, such as raids and dungeons, it’s only natural to utilize the LFG channels and get into fireteams to explore these together. The best ways to find a group to play with are:
- Destiny 2 LFG Discord or D2 LFG – you can find the party for any in-game activity and gather in the voice channel right in the same place if you want to.
- Bungie Find Fireteam or Destiny 2 Companion App
Fear Not the Challenge
If you’re not doing the Raids or Dungeons simply because you lack the experience and knowledge of tactics, you are avoiding many great things for the wrong reasons. One thing this game’s community is good with is teaching new players. Using the mentioned LFG options, you can find Sherpa (experienced player) to guide you through any raid or dungeon, and some groups are specifically looking for players with 0 clears to get the in-game emblems for helping other Guardians. Or, if you don’t have time to search for such an opportunity, there are many Destiny 2 boosting options out there to complete even the most challenging content you’ve never tried before.
Use Inventory Managers
The more weapons and armor you acquire, the more you depend on your Vault to store them. But if you’re still flying to Tower every time you mean to go through your armory and find that specific gun or a piece of Exotic Armor for your loadout, you are doing it wrong. There are much more convenient applications to do this task – the best option would be to log in to DIM (Destiny Item Manager), and you’ll be able to move the items between characters and vault easily, intuitively, and quickly. Alternatively, you can use the Destiny 2 App on your phone.
Pay Attention to Loot
Sometimes, we mindlessly dismantle most loot drops without looking past the power level stat. However, looking closer at the perks your guns drop with or the stat rolls on your armor is worth it. Learn which Traits are perfect for certain weapon types, keep an eye out for them, and lock the good rolls, or you can accidentally delete some of the best weapon rolls or the armor with great stats for your build and later regret it. You can check the Light.gg to see which perks are the most used on certain weapons, and use the roll appraiser feature to know if you’ve got something worth locking and keeping in the vault.
Optimize the Drops
The gearing-up process is not as simple as one can think – sure, there are powerful and pinnacle rewards, but how do you know which to pursue? It is essential to optimize the loot drops, especially the pinnacle ones available only once a week. There are third-party instruments you should use to make sure you are not wasting limited pinnacle drops when you can level up your base power with a powerful item, which is much easier to come by. I recommend the Destiny Recipes power check; alternatively, use the Destiny Optimizer.
Use Checkpoints
Suppose you are doing endgame activities regularly or want to get to the Shuro-Chi encounter, which is great for leveling up Catalysts or completing the Banshee bounties. In that case, you can quickly get the checkpoints to the most popular bosses. Either ask around in LFG, as plenty of people are willing to help and share theirs, or jump on the community-made Checkpoint bots that share them 24/7. Doing that instead of a full clear can save you much time!
Craft God Rolls In 2 Minutes
Craft one once you’ve unlocked a crafting pattern for a weapon! Sure, there are not many perks to choose from when you craft the gun initially, but once you level it up, you will unlock the entire perk list and the option to make the enhanced versions. Mind that you don’t need to sit through the bad perks and farm kills until you get to the desired level – you can easily buy levels with only a few enhancement cores and instantly upgrade weapons mere moments after crafting them.
Utilize Surge Mods and Activity Surges
Dealing more damage always feels better – and with the right mods being used and paying attention to the active activity surges, increasing the damage of specific Elementals or types of weapons, you can deal over 25% more damage. Currently, it is well worth slotting X3 elemental surge mods in the legs slot to maximize your damage potential using the corresponding dps options.
Get Bonus Experience
If you’ve completed plenty of daily and weekly bounties or seasonal challenges that give a lot of XP, don’t be in a hurry to claim them immediately. Yet again, you can use the LFG discord to your advantage or simply ask one of your friends on a high level of the season pass – join their fireteam for the shared wisdom XP buff and then turn in the bounties.
Try New Weapons
Play around both with Meta Weapons and the ones you simply enjoy using. Check if you are missing out on something – using the Destiny Stats tracker, you can see the most used weapons in any chosen activity, and perhaps you’ll find something great that’s been lying around waiting for you to give it a shot!
