So I Finally Returned to Destiny 2... 4 Years Later...
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After 3 long years I have finally played Destiny 2 again. But what all has changed? Is it any good? Or am I about to feel completely overwhelmed by all the new stuff? Only one way to find out!
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Did you like this style of video? I had a lot of fun making it! Maybe Zavala will show up in future videos...
No money :(
@@aidenguzman3510 most unfortunate
No.
A furry beat you commenting on your video how do you feal(btw big fan of the channel.)
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Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.
Interesting take sure, but whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.
@@jlb4685 Indeed.
@@commanderzavala9328 Indeed, but have you ever considered that you just never quit, do you? Took out Ghaul. Woke up the Traveler. And now half of what I hear in the streets is how much you and your clan are making a difference. And that's why I started this whole clan thing in the first place. People are still waiting for the Vanguard to lead the way. But it's time for a change! And guardians like you are making it happen. No pressure.
Is Zavala Zaballin??
Thank you, Zavala for your sage wisdom
This game is the definition of sunk cost fallacy, the more you play it the harder it is to let go 😭😭
It's a heroin addiction
true. I think as a new light (started S14, never played D1) it was manageable bc A: I have friends who played it way before me, and B: I played warframe for 5+ years, I knew what I was getting myself into LOL
@@tenyearsinthejoint1 and I somehow quit, but see it everywhere on RUclips and look it up as well but man is it also a good feeling to not be playing
Sounds like a you problem. Don't blame the game.
Plot twist you stop playing for years and now u gotta give them more money and guess what more money until 2023 & probably 2025 lol 😂
The Zavala action figure skit is probably the best one you’ve done so far Acting Male. Had me laughing out loud multiple times. Keep up the good work
Its like Arby n the Chief, but with less L33t Sp34k and not nearly as grating on the ears.
Less talking, more _shooooooting!_
@@sasaki999pro Arby n the Chief will always be iconic
It’s so great. I miss Lance.
These Zavala jokes gonna be hitting different now that his actor passed away... 😞
Now I feel like if you take a break from destiny for long enough you just need a cutscene of Zavala being like “welcome back guardian, let’s get you up to speed” and just a quick summary. Job done
No, since a quick summary depends on how long you haven't played.
For new players or returning veterans the "quick summary" needs to be multiple hours long to explain new concepts, lore and story.
For people taking small breaks or year-long breaks, it would be half an hour to an hour of just cutscenes.
People complain about having to watch yt to understand things but expect Bungie to summarise 8 FUCKING YEARS of story, lore and things like "paracausal" or "throne world" in a reasonable way.
Do they understand that this is an impossible thing to do without making it a multiple hour video or (in gameplay terms) a quest that has HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS of steps to complete.
Honestly a joke.
@@coolking4715 you wouldn’t need to explain the entire story, just the big stuff. Red war, cayde dying, savathun, the black fleet, that sort of thing. If they want to learn the whole story themselves they can, but bungie can at least explain the big things to new players.
@@coolking4715 This is why we have byf and his 4 hour lore video
@@coolking4715 It really doesn’t. As someone else said, the basic hard plot points are all that is needed. Seasons barely have much actual important story besides the beginning and end. We don’t need “we learned all this exposition”, just a simple “this person arrived to do this and we beat them”. A quick 10 second summary per seasonal story to get people caught up. And even then, only where those seasons or expansions are now unavailable
@@TenthSgtSnipes Literally no.
Example, so they see an alien. "Gary the cabal turtle", wouldn't your first thought be, "what is a cabal". Then you have to explain why he is coming for the light, why do beings want it dead, what power does it give them, why is IT so special.
Now do that for every race and every story, it starts piling up VERY fast to the point where you have:
Humanity, hive, awoken, cabal, eliksni (and fallen, difference has to be explained), vex, darkness, light, fallen houses, the reef, taken, worm gods, witness, pyramid ships, traveler...
Now put all of these things into major events that have to be explained for story purposes and now everything gets jumbled up, since the story of Destiny only recently got connected and normal.
You get the jist, there is so much to explain here that unless you want to always ask the question: ("Why?", "Who?", "Where?", "What?"), you have to understand most of it.
Even byf's longest videos don't explain all of it, which should tell you just how much there is to explain.
This is an impossible task
Your transitions to a sponsor segment are absolutely fucking incredible.
Glad somebody appreciates it hahaha
@@TheActMan Always have, always will man haha.
@@mr.nigglesworth4563 Amen
Honestly makes ads entertaining
This ad reminded me of a Robot Chicken skit and I appreciate Act man for that.
“You drive a hard bargain, 5 guns that’s my final offer.” That one line had me in tears
The Act Man: “what is Destiny’s story again”?
Byf: *opens heavy, thick tome of compiled lore and scrolls* “Long before time existed there were two beings, the Gardner and the Winnower….”
The Act Man: “how do I make builds”?
Aztecross: *yells about how spicy dozens of build are in great and enthusiastic detail*
You know what I like ... the fact that, Angry Joe, complained about ALL the written lore, in what was it Halo 3? & how it sucked.. to have to read that much.
He was like, WHY can't there be like audio recording instead? b/c that make more sense. Easier to swallow. etc. besides just merely being written down.
Anyways I like the fact here we are a decade later, & obviously that Bungie employee is still at Bungie, doing annoying sh*t?
Well that's kinda gallowhumor. I don't like it at all to be frank. It IS very annoying. I'm glad Byf is around, watched a few of his videos trying to make sense of Destiny 2, since I've not gotten to participate in like 50% of the game, since Bungie are stingy as f**k with their match making.
ON a side note, if you manage to reply to this comment. Also thanks for reading this far. BUT if you manage to reply.. & I DON'T reply, it's
B/c youtubes comment system has gone into the shitter, & the system ate your comment, so I can't reply. Sorry in advance.
@@MRSketch09 yeah I hate that the lore is done this way but I guess halo, dark souls etc. Have gotten me used to going to youtubers for lore XD for better or worse. And you can't deny destiny has some great lore
@@GrimViridian true
Same story as Marathon, but worse.
I swear I can't help but die of laughter when act and his bros start doing zavala impressions. "guardian you aren't shooting which means you aren't having fun" 😂
I had such laughter 🤣
"5 guns" 🤣
That bit is one of the best bits I've ever seen on RUclips.
I lost it when he put zavala back in his box 🤣
"If you're not having fun we don't get money..."
That sums up most online games these days.
The Zavala voice acting the whole video is incredible. The game still has very obvious issues but i think it’s the best it’s ever been in a sense.
The blink 182 cover was hilarious!
guardian...
Indeed
@@fehdip Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold.
Not even. Destiny is incredible now and one of the best live service games to be a part of. The main problem with Destiny right now is to become a part of it in the first place. They add and remove so much content you miss out on a lot of stuff or just get confused with all the new stuff. IHE said it best. The game boils down to "You just had to be there".
I never knew how badly I needed Zavala singing "Miss You" in my life. Thank you, Act Man. Thank you.
I have a love/hate relationship with this game. The core gameplay is so fun but there so many little things that add up so fast. I started playing a few months ago for the first time. The new player experience is so bad unless you have someone to guide you through like I did.
every now and then i start missing d2 but it’s way too difficult to get back into it to the point where i haven’t consistently played it in years. it sucks cuz it would be perfect for my friend group but ik most of them would lose interest fast especially cuz the content locked behind paywalls.
Champ mods, mods in general, the transmog system, seasonal pass, bright dust, artifice armor, strikes, raids, dungeons, daily lost sectors, nightfall, gambit, trials. Titles and triumphs and weapon crafting and patterns. So much isn’t explained and it’s just assumed you know it all. Ghost mods for better stat armor.. as I keep typing more stuff keeps coming to mind. It’s too much for a new player or returning player
I started playing yesterday for the first time and I lost about an hour trying to finish the last mission of the first area. I ran all over the place, literally because I didn’t have my personal hover craft yet, trying to figure it out. Eventually I googled it and it was a glitch, I needed to do some goofy steps to get it to activate. I really want to like this game, but it’s just so exhausting. Feels like work, when I just want to have fun and decompress.
Yeah, the game is fun and it looks great, but the new user experience is just... well... not there. I think even the devs were scratching their heads when someone proposed a complex tutorial system. Where do you even start with that?
Me and my pal we just jumped in the game not knowing anything. We derped around and it took us way too long to even reach the Last City. We kinda just went on different planets after that and did the local campaigns and events, got a few weapon drops and just had fun shooting things until we ran out of the f2p content. We did not fuck about with various currencies, builds, min-maxing gear, looking at spreadsheets or reading wiki. We just approached the game like a Borderlands title. Then we got bored of doing the same planets and dungeons and we just stopped after about 1 month.
If i didnt play it with my pal i probably wouldn't even bother learning all the mechanics and just stop playing on day one.
I just picked it back up last weekend . I just stuck with shadowkeep-nightfall and once I was done I was already 9-10 levels over the soft cap. I also noticed how redone the bounty’s were. As far as I know only the gunsmith has bounties you can complete for powerful gear and you just have to play the playlist activities a certain amount of times for the rest. I haven’t gotten into that yet though so I’ll have a better opinion of it when I actually get into it
Seeing a video about a game you played for 7 straight years by a youtuber you like feels always special
Yep, and HiddenXperia is coincidentally planning on doing a Destiny 2 video as well. I'm very excited for that one!
Yes yes
This game literally taught me how bad addiction is
It only wins if you let it that’s why i sunk 300 dollars into apex so a bunch of pixels could look good
Yeah game addiction is a time sink. Try pain pills and destiny withdrawal isn't so bad.
Hmmm depends on what you want to do. You don't need every gun. You don't need every title. Do what you want, go after what you want. If you don't want to play, play something else
@@ThePackman627 No one with an addiction needs what they're addicted to (aside from some heavy drugs that must be weaned off of). They do it because it's an addiction and it's incredibly hard to stop
@@ThePackman627 as someone who was addicted to Destiny it's not about doing what you want. I had nearly every title, all weapons, countless GM runs, solo flawless dungeons, master raid titles like fare breaker, absurd money spent. I worked 8 hours a day and played destiny for 10. It wasn't a matter of doing what I wanted. I had to just let it go.
The game really just needs a good intro for new players. Kinda like the red war campaign, how it would introduce everyone to what’s happening and how to play.
Rrrreeeeeaaaaalllllllyyyyyyy miss red war.
I hear everyone saying something like this. Why doesn’t Bungie do it, then? I don’t get it. I played the Halloween/Fall seasonal event and only understood about 1/2 of wtf I was doing.
And it’s a lot like when I play Warframe and a random player (PvE) just one hits everything while I pick up scraps, despite me feeling like I’m playing well most of the time. No a lot of fun. Buuut it’s still the best feeling shooter with the best music ever, so there’s that.
@@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028 They have, it's just not enough and they won't try to improve it because they have better things to do and leave it to the community to help the cute little kinderguardians make sense of their game.
@@ZombieSlayerTakashi 👍🏻 you’re too cool for me man.
@@mundanemorselsmundanemorse7028 lmao that’s exactly how i felt about warframe. one dude just flying through the sky and i’m casually jogging picking up the scraps
they definitely need to add a tutorial or have the trailers and all the cinematics leading up to current content available in the main directory
Rest in peace Lance Riddick
Those Zavala skits had me dying of laughter I hope we get more stuff like that in future videos
8:09 this part is so good lol
Act Man - “If you say one more thing that annoys me I’m putting you back in the box”
Zavala - “ I’ll be a good boy”
Gets hit with Ad right after Zavala says he’ll be a good boy
Me - “Put his ass back in the box”
RIP Zavala ❤
The new player experience is rough. So rough that when Xur abducted new players and dropped them into Dares of Eternity, veteran players would drop their own levels just to hop in and rescue them. Eyes up Guardian, the New Lights need rescuing and we can’t rely on Bungie for help.
i loved those days, it was fun feeling like a rescue team
Dude that was literal hell for new players lmao. Spawn die spawn die spawn die XD
I have to say your Zavala impersonation is great
Thank you, kind sir
@@TheActMan
certified oblivion npc moment
Indeed
Indeed ~ The space rhino empress
Indeed
As a hard-core veteran player, trust me, you arent alone in the slightest. Everyone is veerrryy well aware how awful the new/returning player experience is 💀 hopefully Bungie is working on it internally. Im glad you were still able to enjoy your time!!
I really want to get back in it now that my daughter is bigger (2 years) but just thinking of opening the game and being inundated by 10 quests that I left undone and paying as much as 200 Euros for the updates, puts me off..
@@bellcross9985 Unfortunately I think the best advice I can give, is just pick a quest to track, do it, and just chip away at everything 😅 I wish there was a more narrow, cohesive way to catch up
At this point I'm just waiting for Destiny 3, however many years that will be. There are plenty of other games I can play while waiting.
@@emiliovanilla6833 You might be waiting for a very very long time. Bungie never wants to do a D3 😅 So Id probably recommend once the "light and Dark Saga" ends in 2024~25ish
I have to agree. I tried coming back to Destiny 2 a month ago, but I was just so confused as to what was going on (hadn't played since shortly after the launch of Shadowkeep) & what I was supposed to do. I ended up noping out of the game more quickly than I had any game since the last time I tried World of Warcraft.
Whatever, I'm very happy just playing Final Fantasy XIV instead (and COD for my PvP fix)
As a day one destiny player this video explains exactly how I feel about the current state of the game 😂🤦🏾♂️
Same!!!
@@ReapThySorrow they have deleted over 50% of the game, its dead in the water, dont give bungie any $...its not worth it
@memeules rift I've played both destiny's and I honestly can say, that d1 is the only game i play if i wanna go patrol or anything fucking d2 if you can call it that is dogshit
@@ReapThySorrow i think destiny is played more then destiny 2, thats why they havent shut the servers down XD
@@ReapThySorrow fuck bungi dude, dont play destiny 2 till content is restored, i mean i get not everyone liked red war but it didnt need the be deleted...
I recently came back after several years and this is 100% my experience.
Same I hadn't played since season2 and played one game a week before lightfall and logged back in and was in the first mission of it no idea what I was doing. Is there a video to watch that makes it easy to understand step by step what to do?
@@georgeporgy7568 bungie released a new/returning player guide I believe
honestly the most fun I've had in D2 is when you play with friends, the solo experience is a good way to just kind of chill but its nowhere near as good a time
yep
Destiny 2 solo is like COD Zombies solo. Its an OK timewaster but like anything else it shines with friends (I hate Destiny 2 regardless)
Well yeah the raids are the best part of the game after all
true, when Im doing things solo, I always listen to an audiobook or podcast.
Even bad games are good when playing with friends...
As a new player that tried this game 2 weeks ago for the first time, this video is 900% accurate, I've never been so lost in a videogame before
EDIT: that doesn't mean the game is not fun, I will try to learn more.
Same, Halo's been lackluster so I tried Destiny...nope.
Best and only thing you can do is try make friends in game or lfg the community for the most part will help you out the new player experience sucks right now and we all know it lol
Yeah. But you keep playing.
@@EvanMerkes1 Stick with it. Once you get familiar and understand some of the deeper mechanics it’s an extremely fun world worth exploring.
Dude honestly, this shit hit home. I plaued the original destiny and all the dlcs, played destiny 2 at the start and just didnt have time to get into it, i was so late to the party and this shit is SPOT ON.
To Lance Reddick(Zavala's VA)
R.I.P(Rest in pictures of feet)
Sending new players the Grasp of Avarice(the "loot cave') dungeon is something Destiny veterans live for
As new players (me and my brother) that dungeon's first boss fight is hard lol. we are at 1760 power btw
@@stormhought Yeah Phryzia can be difficult specially if you’re new as you likely don’t have really good gear yet. Buddy of mine is tagging me along to help friends of theirs who are new go through the dungeon to get gjallarhorn
"I shoot, therefore I am." 😹😆😂
Oh, how we miss the Act Man. And oh, how we so appreciate when he shows his face on RUclips, in these dark times.
He is a true character and I love the effort he puts into his videos and his act. Much respect to the Man 👍🔫🎮
I understood that reference
@@axllaw427 "I think, therefore I am."
For those who have not taken Philosophy yet.
Current day Destiny 2 is what Destiny 3 would’ve looked like. Everything has been updated and polished. Sure it’s not beginner friendly and can be hard to casually play, but it’s really hitting the spot especially with friends. Glad to see people are getting back into it
Honestly the new user experience is so bad i cant get my friends into to save my life. But i think destiny right now is pretty casual-friendly. I think the end game experience will always be a debate, but in my experience with seasons, the more you grind the more mundane it gets.
Very true very true it feels like D3 now for sure
Because shadow keep was supposed to be the last expansion for destiny 2 and then they decided to keep on going
It's more like Destiny 4 at this point.
@@calebclarke69 honestly end game grind isn’t that bad. I got 4 red borders in 1 kings fall raid and it was my first raid. Getting red borders takes time yes but having friends to play with is where the most players draw the line
It’s not the wide array of enemies it’s the wide array of enemies you can shoot at
As someone who hasn’t played Destiny 2 since Shadowkeep, I’m finding I’ve really started to enjoy the game again. Playing with friends definitely makes the game, and I was just as lost as you were when I came back, Act Man. Honestly, it’s nice to play and have a lot to play with still even as a f2p person at the moment. Glad to hear you gave it a second chance.
You perfectly explain the new light and returning player experience. It truly is a deep hole bungie has dug. I still don't know how I got my girlfriend into gaming with destiny being her first fps game. I think the only way I was able to do that was recommending she play destiny 1 first and she became captivated and interested in the world. Unfortunately she missed playing the original 3 campaigns
Yeah the destiny experience back when they made it free was really good for someone who hadn't experienced destiny , although one of my thoughts was this would be so much better if the story was better cause the heart was definetly there and destiny has a way of making you feel small like no other game or media can make you feel and I adore that
The new player experience is actually pretty okay as of now. Pretty much only because of the 1540 set in helm
@@chai4638 cap
same for my partner, she played destiny 1 and was Interested enough in the world but soon after with destiny 2...since she missed all the og content it's hard for her and myself who stopped after warmind to get back into it, so much has changed and it genuinely feels very uninviting now...which is a massive shame as there is so much lore and Interest that feels missed out
@@SeanyBoy589 smh you people and your girlfriends 😭
I love how Zavala’s voice is the most easily impressionable voice anyone can do.
I also love the Arby n the Chief-esque style throughout the video.
It’s honestly so hard to start destiny 2 that most just give up. And doing it on your own is damn near impossible for most people. When my friend was getting me into it I tried to explain that to him and he just didn’t get it lol
Rip Zavala
Also those Commander Zavalla jokes were literally commendy gold. Great job Actman. 👍🏅
Thank You for the likes Guardians.
......................commendy
Guaardiiiieeeen
Indeed, real lol out loud comedy
Indeed
God dam right
"Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold."
This comment gave me a stroke
Recently redownloaded destiny 2, for the first time in about 4-3 years. Haven't played any of the dlcs up until now , but I can honestly say this shit is actually really fun (and extremely addictive) when you get the hang of it
Yeah mate, you got it. Destiny is still a fun pew pew game and it is VERY well optimised and good looking. Sure the new user experience is shit, but me and my pal we didnt care about stories and gear and min-maxing stuff, we just visited the planets, did the campaigns, did some dungeons and had fun. We completely skipped over the seasonal events because they were much too convoluted. If you just wanna pew pew stuff for a few hours, its a great game for that. We just never had the time of the patience to learn about all the gimmiks, coins, convoluted game modes and events.
@@mancamiatipoola its not well optimized. if it was damage multiplier wouldnt be tied to frame rate. so for example playing at 30fps enemies hit you for less than when playing at 60fps. but ye the games optimized. if you want an extensive list of how shit destinys engine problems are just ask. its well documented online also so a google search is all thats required.
i wont lie, it was fun when xur abducted all of the new guardians and threw them into the gauntlet. All of the veterans got together and helped them get through it. I was so proud when I saw some of them catching on and figuring stuff out. I felt like a special agent dropping in to protect the group and leading the way
It's bad design regardless
@@shatteredakuma it is. but it was a fun accident
The thing I find fascinating about Destiny is that despite all of the widespread flak it’s gotten throughout the years, the fans are some of the most dedicated out of any fanbase I’ve seen. My cousin has sunk over a thousand hours in Destiny 2 alone and counting
The funny thing is, for long timers who've been around since the beginning, those are rookie numbers. Not even kidding, I had around 1000 hours in D1 alone. Destiny 2? Maaaaan, I don't even wanna look...
@@icarusfluffybottom899 This is true. Over 2,000 in D1 and hitting almost 4,000 in D2 so far.
@@icarusfluffybottom899 yea, i recently just hit 5k hours and i've been playing since day 1 of F2P shadowkeep. not a long timer per se but still, 3-4 years is still pretty good.
For me it's that while the game has no small amount of issues, the things it DOES have going for it are things very few other games have too. Nothing compares to joining a crackhead LFG raid run and having a blast. Literally and figuratively.
D1 I was over 3000 D2 I’ve crushed my D1 time.
I don’t think it’s because we really enjoy the game as much as we just slightly enjoy it but have a massive FOMO when it comes to loot
Fun fact about the pop-ups: to my knowledge, they only appear for returning players and whenever they are first introduced.
The amount of pop-ups you experienced is only because you returned to the game after A LOT of changes took place.
Introducing: Hints and tips from John Price
Exactly
@@RudoMike21 Exactly lol he’s just built different 😂
No shit lol
That zavala impersonation is wholesome my friend 👌
RIP Lance :(
I never noticed how hard it was for newcomers because I've been playing this franchise non stop for 8 years now.
Me neither... I have too since I still love it even if there's a lot of stuff that could improve, of course. I remember hearing something about an idea of the game lasting for 10 years at the release, thinking it sounded totally unrealistic and awkward...
Still playing year eight! 😁
man I left for 3 years and came back season 16 had no ideal why only the void class was 3.0 🤣🤣🤣 it's still a bunch of mechanics that I'm learning. I just found out about wells and warminds and I've been playing again for 6 months now
And that’s why you will see very few newcomers like me. Though to be fair I did delete the game and stopped playing months ago because I was lost.
It’s why I have no sympathy for them lol, shoulda hopped on the hype train
@@kellofkells6002 lol na that's alot of time dedicated playing this game only
This is 100% correct. The game, at its core, is amazing. The gunplay is extremely satisfying, the art direction is stunning, music is beautiful, it has a very rewarding gameplay loop, awesome and plentiful gear to make your character look however you want, and TONS of content to lose yourself in, but for a new player, I can imagine how incredibly confusing everything can be. Godroll weapons, stat distribution, build crafting etc. It's all either poorly explained by the game, or not at all. That's where the game probably loses most new players, especially with all the year one content being vaulted. Like you get this New Light quest and once you get through it, you just get thrown into the deep. No way of knowing which order the expansions are in, no deep explanation into core mechanics, just you against the world. This concept has been proven to be very popular. Look at FromSoft games. It's just that Destiny is NOT that type of game. Or well it is, but it has no right being it. There should be tutorials, clear indicators of where to start, recommended gear and pre-made loadouts+an in-game method of crafting your own loadout (which I know is finally coming with Lightfall). Like how the fuck is a new player supposed to know where to grind for materials such as enhancement prisms, ascendant shards etc? Or hell, even exotic gear? Seriously, how hard is it to add a tutorial that tells you "hey, enhancement prisms? You can grind those with Nightfalls. The higher the difficulty, the hugher the chance." Or "hey, want to grind out your exotic armor? Play legend lost sectors solo." The game should be full of things like that to point a new player in the right direction, but it isn't. You either find the game fun enough to look up all these things on your own, or you drop it, never to pick it up again. In this regard, Bungie REALLY needs to give the game a MASSIVE overhaul
Agreed man. Downloaded it on game pass a month ago, while later bought a couple DLC’s and could not find any info on the store page or online about how to start the campaign or access the items or do anything related to it. Couldn’t get a refund or figure out how to play what I paid for so I just gave up, it’s too eclectic for a first time player
Honestly, Bungie should just concentrate their effort on Destiny 3. The 2 had it's run, there's no point in mending an obsolete project.
thats the same with warframe and they been doing overhauls to all aspects of new players past year. Good thing to see
Well it all has the feel of trying to push away new players. Friends tried to get me into it and explain the mechanics but it's still unreasonably confusing. The tutorial is beyond a joke of obsolescence. Truly they cater to their current players and whales who will buy literally anything they put out. But for their players who have been there since the beginning there is no incentive to create tutorials for anything since they already know everything.
@@Warhammer_lover destiny 3 will never happen i mean people complained about losing all of the cosmetics and items from d1 to d2 so bungie wont make that mistake again
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The music, artwork and skyboxes have always been some of the best in the business. Even the story is really good which was always a big problem
This perfectly sums up how I felt when I came back, super confused at first. Overwhelming, but once I figured it out. Fun as all hell
The new light experience has always been pretty jarring but once you get past that and have friends to play it with Destiny really picks up. Destiny is truly at its peak during Dungeons and Raids. Once you’ve made a build and have good rolls on weapons the game comes together like nothing else quite can.
For the longest time, all I did was strikes as everything else was too jarring.. Eventually, gradually, I started to open up to more parts of the game. Fast forward now i'm doing Grandmaster Nightfalls and Master Raids! Just a matter of time.
@@oxsila The high level content really is where destiny is the most fun
Destiny puts me to sleep 💤
That's why I stopped playing. I realized all the best items were locked behind raids and other squad based activities, and no matter how long I played solo, I'd never get the good stuff. So, I moved on.
@@therotten6152 don’t be afraid to solo content. Trust that each one has its own rhythm and once you get it down it becomes easier to solo harder content. Try soloing dungeons:)
Trying my hardest not to relapse on this franchise… surely this video won’t do anything to sway me back to it
me and some friends who used to play D1 religiously tried D2 again for the first time 3 weeks ago and we've been loving it.
It calls to you, max. There are still dregs you need to shoot, still more engrams to open, and more roles to never get on your guns.
Come back to destiny…come back to us…
Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their c...
Well considering how disappointing witch queen was I wouldn't bother coming back
@@josh6689 witch queen amazing wym? Story was fire this dlc but I feel like core activities still need a revamp
I just started playing D2 last month; never played D1. It is one of the only games my husband and I are able to enjoy playing together. It's a ton of fun, but I totally understand where a lot of the confusion can come from. Especially since I missed a lot of the story. But I really am enjoying it and can't get enough! Also, that warsat in the cosmodrome strike has gotten me more than once, totally felt that :D :D :D
Damn what a coincidence, I returned recently too but my hiatus was 3 years. I loved the video and the Zavala knock off imitation had me in tears.
I’d honestly be interested in a video of Act Man playing each of the current D2 raids, that’d definitely be one hell of a new player experience
The last wish is going to be lit
You should know how Act Man feels about Blizzard/Activision... so good luck with that.
@@iamlucidess bungie doesn't rly like them much now what with them having the nerve to call forsaken a failure and bungie going indie again from then on
I love to see how big this channel has gotten, ive always gotten into these small channels that disappear after their first hit video, and seeing this channel grow through the years and see all the recognition hes received is amazing.
Yea. Whatever.
@@phant0mdummy 😔
@@phant0mdummy someone pissed in your cereal
Nobody cares
@@Yo-po8jt you do apparently
Hey Act Man, love your content. Just curious and I know this is a long shot, but what are the chances you play the darksiders games and do a review on them? Or Maybe just the first and second installments.
I was a dedicated destiny 1 player and played destiny 2 until I think it was beyond light. However I tried to jump back in recently and I was honestly overwhelmed by everything and not in the good way. I just noped outta there haha. Your video basically encapsulates my reaction.
I just started playing this franchise about 3 weeks ago. I've had more fun playing it in those 3 weeks than I have in Halo the last 10 years. Destiny 2 is a fantastic game. But yes, the new user experience is horrible. Had I not had both of my brothers, who are experienced Destiny players, to walk me through everything, I would have been absolutely lost. The game does a terrible job of telling you what you need to do, where you need to go, what is/isn't important, why things are happening, what things are for, etc.
The Red War Campaign removal was truly a bad idea. As someone who only dipped his toes into the original Destiny before playing this one, the Red War campaign was great for getting me invested and explaining how things were done.
Yeah, as a experienced player, it sucks new players are going to confused with the story, and that sucks because the writers have been knocking it out of the park with these past few seasons, the story finally got good and intriguing. But that’s why we have lore daddy Byf to guide us.
Oh yh the new light experience is trash but as long as u get through that ur not gonna be able to put destiny down
Nah the Halo experience is much better than this garbage. I mean the game gives you no reason to give a f*** about any of these characters
@@GenerationIcarus you know a video game is absolutely horrible when you need to watch multiple hour long RUclips videos to explain the story since the Developers are two goddamn lazy and incompetent to put in f****** codex system. Oh wait I forgot that would actually require bungee actually giving us solid s*** about it expanded universe and lore which state didn't even give a s*** about when they were making Halo.
Lmao 14:37 that damn “Nooooo!” Gets me every time, especially when I see the hands go up shortly after xD
RIP king, he'll have all the feet pics he wants in the light in the sky
Its a very rare talent being able to make watching sponsored segments enjoyable. great job
I can't help but imagine Zanny having a hand in all of this.
There's no way he wasn't involved 😂
I am glad to see you coming back to Destiny 2 again. As a solo player who has played this game since Forsaken, it almost feels like D2 has evolved into an entirely different game. Even though to this day the game still has some rough edges such as the new light experience, I personally think that the game has gotten better, and thankfully we are getting some QOL updates with the next expansion coming, such as loadouts and in-game LFG. I've been wanting to help new players get through some of the endgame content and this will definetely help me out a lot.
LOL why would I ever play a game that purposefully removed the majority of its content so I can no longer experience it?
@@AFpaleoCon because that content sucked ass, confused the newer playerbase, and didnt serve any purpose other than take up space on peoples' hard drives.
@@AFpaleoCon because no one who actively plays the game cares about this content... they also said that they will never do it again in the future anyway
I'm still pissed. I think during Shadow Keep I spent a LOT of time perfecting my armor. I maxed out all of them but my cloak. Come next major update all my armor is usuless and doesn't work anymore.
I knew about the in-game loadouts, but they're also adding in-game LFG? That's a BIG W
I’ve been thinking of playing for years, but I just can’t get over the mmo/looter aspects of it. I really wish there was a redux version or something where all the main missions and story points are featured and the grind and nightmare UI elements were taken out
Nice to see you had fun, I recently came back to the game also because everything else had been so disappointing, and I’ve been having fun, I can’t believe it either.
I like hearing critical yet positive act man. Its refreshing and rare. Much nicer on the ears than disappointed and dissatisfied act man.
Good to know you´ll give Femboy Besties a chance! One of the games ever made
One of game ever made*
This video was both entertaining and interesting, and I've never touched Destiny 2. Others have said it before, but I'll happily say it again. The consistency of quality content you put out is remarkable, Mr. Acting Male.
I think the best solution to vaulting is to copy what call of duty does and make every DLC uninstallable. In other words, if i have finished an expansion like Beyond Light, I should be able to uninstall that campaign seperately without uninstalling the entire game. As long as the the guns and abilities from said expansion stay in the game, i feel like that would be an effective solution.
I love seeing the old school act man come back to discuss other games! Really refreshing
The Equals Three transition at 3:02 made me feel something I haven’t felt in years.
What I love the most about this game is the community. If you are ever stuck on anything atleast on Xbox you can make an lfg post and someone will always respond within 5 minutes and answer the questions you have and be very supportive to you. Also bungo is taking a big step to making their very own lfg system in the game it’s self for the next expansion which will help new light players even more. They are also changing the new light experience in the next expansion by making ranks and teaching you how everything works before you are thrown into the game which will dramatically increase the new light experience and I hope it brings growth to the game. :)
I like to think that Act man went insane playing destiny 2, explaining the Zavala figurine
I used to play Destiny with a few friends a couple years ago and it was really enjoyable. I still have a lot of nostalgia from both Destiny 1 and 2.
Never thought I’d say this, but the reason i have stuck with Destiny 2 the most, is actually how amazing the story has gotten since the beyond light expansion.
I'm the D2 player that skips almost every dialog. So story for me is not so important. I'm glad that someone enjoys it
bungie locks there writers in a room with 10 kilograms of cocaine....I cant think of any other reason how they can write such an amazing story and lore....loved the books of sorrow
I'd say it went from absolute garbage to at least acceptable.
@@Nazylexx *Player skips dialogue*
*Player proceeds to wonder why the story is confusing*
the newest lorebook from plunder hits different man
Fortunately lightfall is introducing a system that rewards veterans for helping new players
D2 is the only game where whenever I play it I simultaneously feel like I’ve achieved so much yet so little
Glad to have you back guardian! 😄
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I've been playing destiny since day 1 and have loved it ever since. I feel lucky the game gripped me enough to keep me playing regularly, because I highly doubt I'd put in the effort of catching up if I ever fell behind. New users and returning users are really put in a tough spot trying to play the game.
Exactly why I have not played since Foresaken that and the cost of everything is ridiculous
Damn right. I would never play this because it would be too frustrating because of that. If i have to read 50 wiki pages before the fun begins i rather play something else.
tbh I stopped once my equipment got sunset (as a solo player) it was especially frustrating as they removed the Callus raid, which was the only get raid equipment I could get lol, so once my equipment died, I just stopped playing, then 2 years later I come back and I just had no idea what to do for 3 days so I just quit. This was my ted talk
im hating on you (i dont have the 2019 solstice set)
I’m a returning player after two years and I feel lucky to have my friend onboard me. It’s been overwhelming as all hell to get back into but luckily the homie is there to answer my thousand plus questions 😅 It’s been about a month and I’ve been hooked harder than I ever have
I have to be honest, I loved this video. Good job, as usual.
I recently got into destiny and after literally watching Fallout plays ENTIRE 4 HOUR video did I get a grasp of what I was supposed to be doing. That being said, now that I understand the game, I’m freaking excited and am gonna grind like no one’s business.
This game WITH FRIENDS contains some of my favourite gaming moments I've ever had. Truly incredible doing a raid or quest with a buddy
Heads up guardians! For people who enjoy the 3 man Raid-like activities those are called dungeons and there is 5 of them of which the one called Prophecy is free and can be found in the legacy directory on the map.
Wasn’t there something called “vault of glass” in destiny 1 where you could have 7 players? Its been years since I even touched destiny 1 or 2.
@@kestrel4360 yeah it’s a six man raid. And it’s free along with the Kings Fall raid.
Now if only you didn't have to do dungeons and raids to be able to get the best items in the game. I live with my gf and I refuse to be anti social and distracting by having headphones on and talking into a mic just to play a game.
I get there should be advantages to engaging in that content, like being able to get those items faster/easier, but to make it impossible to get these items playing solo no matter how long you grind.... yeah, no.
@@therotten6152 That's the most retarded excuse I've ever heard someone say to avoid playing the end game
@@therotten6152 so like, you dont want to have to talk to people in the cooperative multiplayer game? maybe you should play single player games if you dont want to have headphones and a mic in, but a mute teammate is almost as good as no teammate, atleast then someone isnt in the way
More Destiny!!! I came here because of the raid you did with Sir D! It was funny as hell! New sub too 👍🏻
6:08 "Guardian I am morbidly obese"
That impression was so good lmao
10:08
"I shoot, there for I am."
This game has put me through crying moments and much depression. Endless pain and suffering and ripping my eyes out my head in the crucible. I have almost burned down my house bcs of lord of the wolves...
I love this game
Because you're a loser. This first game was a failure and the 2nd is no different. What has Bungie been doing with all their time?
It be like that
You have issues
Trials.
@@irthatkid ong
I love the “START SHOOTINGGGG!!” part it gets me every time
I waited a long time to watch this video and I was not disappointed 😂 Loved the Zavala character throughout. Had me 💀💀💀
This is actually great timing. The next large Expansion, Lightfall, is coming in February and the one of the main features is a better, more detailed new player experience. Bungie also said they are no longer going to vault content
I dont think so.
@Barry Wood Yes. No. No. Depends if you are talking about cosmetics or not.
They said they won’t vault expansions not they’re not vaulting all content
Remember when Eververse was pitched to be the way Bungie funded development on things like dungeons, and we could all play content like that thanks to a few whales buying cosmetics? Now dungeons are $10 a pop in Eververse?
Not particularly relevant I know but it's a sore spot for me. Also fuck Lightfall is stupid expensive. I want Activision back.
Another big thing imo is I think they definitely stepped up the writing in the game as well, it’s not anything incredible but it is compelling nowadays
Too bad its impossible to follow the story because most of it has been removed forever
@@calvinwilson3617 Aye, doesn't really matter how good season two is if i can't binge season 1.
Playing through grasp of avarice blind with friends is the pinnacle of what makes Destiny 2 fun
I love when you add characters to your videos. Ut's so fun ♥ Love u Actman ♥
So hyped to hear you talking about Destiny again I love this game so much glad people are realizing it’s taking steps in the right direction (and if you can get past the god awful new player experience this game becomes something special imo)
Paying 30$/€ for a new DLC coming up every half of the year is for you a good direction?!
Wow.
10 years, 2 games, constant dlcs, cash shop, and NOW its starting to take the steps in the rigth direction? I dunno man, too little too late
@@munchnerkindl7480 it's a live service game, it's like the same as paying for a monthly sub for WoW or ff14
@@Qeboflu which is an archaic, overpriced, and foolish way to monetize a game
@@munchnerkindl7480 dollars to doughnuts I spend $100/year on Destiny for approximately 1,000 hours of entertainment every single year. That’s $0.10 per every hour of entertainment. That is well worth it in my opinion. I’d also rather front load the cost than pay a monthly sub on an MMO.
This is crazy timing. I just got back to destiny since 2018 and was told to play by my friends because of how fun it is now with the Witch Queen. I’m having a blast!
BRO THIS IS EXACTLY MY EXPERIENCE. I just got back into the game and i’m learning english for the first time again!
This is spot on. I'm coming back to something familiar but there are so many numbers and menus. Playing with friends and shooting stuff is always cool. Bring it back to basics.
My friends and I got back into Destiny about a month ago, and it has definitely been a good time. The raids and dungeons are the type of content I crave. Challenging skills as an fps player as well as teamwork and mental focus. Good stuff.
Wait until the new raid drops with the next expansion. There's really nothing like the day 1 raid experience anywhere.
sadge some of the raids didn't make it, a lot of them were quiet good
@@Exordio Scourge of the Past was easily my favorite raid. I miss it.
@@VallornDeathblade WotM my fav
@@VallornDeathblade When Scourge came out I was too new to destiny to properly try it. 2021 onwards I haven't stopped playing and that includes many raids, but of course, Scourge is gone :(
I have the same feelings about the art from Cyberpunk. No matter how much that game or Destiny stumbles I can never deny how cool everything looks
You nailed it on the head for me. I too am a returning player and I only keep coming back because the core experience is fun.