The 10 Stages of Every Destiny 2 Player

[@ShadowDestiny]

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[@meh3277]

Been at stage 9 for years peaking into S10 this season most predominatly going even further beyond then my The Taken King days.

[@D4Bean]

Bruh stage 9 is where I've been at for a while

[@alexllewellyn1717]

I can certainly say I'm a mix of stage 10 (where you love destiny for what it is) and level 1 (1000+ hours but still absolute dogcrap at the game)

[@darthball2723]

Ay shadow can we get how hours for each step?

[@ShadowedSpade]

Definitely a 10

[@baskimo5346]

Me: *has over thousands of hours in destiny* Gf: so you're good at the game Me: *sobs internally

[@DestinyNerd470]

Same

[@erynbrooks963]

Wow I felt this in my soul

[@dummesleo3411]

Same

[@deanwalker38]

I feel ya pain, me too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cosmic_anonymous892]

Same for every gaming boyfriend

[@devonstrickland5640]

I was a d1y1 player, until I quit playing around late 2019. I trailed off and soon I found myself consumed by the responsibility of life. I started playing when I was 12 years old and so my teenage years were spent growing up with this game. I still get destiny videos recommended to me and I still have the urge to watch a few once in a while. It’s nostalgic and melancholic but it helps remind me of the absolute best times of my life and best memories I ever made playing this game. There really isn’t anything that can capture me like destiny did. Maybe one day life will let go and destiny will consume me once more. Then again, Guardians make their own fate.

[@morsecode980]

Very similar to me. Started playing at 14, played all through high school and loved D1. Made a bunch of friends there. D2 came along, friends and I didn’t like it nearly as much, slowly left 1 by 1. By 2nd semester my senior year I’d stopped playing. Realized Destiny was what held my friend group together because without it we hardly did anything. I’ll always miss D1, always

[@maxwellsuppe6450]

Well said Devon, well said....

[@angelflores4615]

How busy can you be at 19 years old? Series question. I’m 19 and have free time to play. Especially during the summer and winter months.

[@opheliagisu]

Same here. I'm still playing a bit... But... It's as you say. As I can't play much, I've started making a fanfiction for Destiny and am still watching what's happening in the lore. That way, I can always be in there...

[@opheliagisu]

@@angelflores4615 Mate I'm close to these ages. It depends on what life you get. I don't have the money for the dlcs for instance. I'm just playing what I can when I can. Some people start working from a pretty young age. And who knows how many jobs they manage at the same time...

[@zhac1103]

Favorite part about being “stage 10” is introducing new players to the game. Vicariously reliving those early stages through them again and again. I love helping new players get into something I’ve loved sense 2014.

[@ShadowDestiny]

Awesome

[@outbreak-zero9701]

I’m in stage 10 also and am introducing a ton of my friends into the game. From the funny moments to the teaching ones and altogether fun times in the game there really is nothing like destiny.

[@celestialsolar4155]

Wont lie, i'm struggling a bit to help two friends, but i'm having a nice time, even if the sparrow track is bumpy. I just pray to actually help with PvE stuff, and when it comes to it, improving them in PvP to at least hold their own, stage 10 is certainly something!

[@happy0ending]

Brand new and need help lol. After the tutorial stuff should I just head straight into the forsaken campaign and not worry about anything else until later?

[@georgemoody253]

@@happy0ending yeah, just get your campaigns out of the way and go from there

[@scotch4890]

I miss Destiny one, I got it at launch not realizing it wasn’t a single player game and being blown away by the lore and gameplay. Hands down the best multiplayer experience I’ve had gaming

[@whitefox25]

so tell me how 2 is worse?

[@tabbythedummy3625]

Yea D1 was one of the funnest games I played, while I sucked at everything I always enjoyed just messing around with friends and having a wonderful time, I played D2 at launch but I'm really only now getting into it so far it's just as fun

[@ethanhensley9355]

@@whitefox25 each game has its ups and downs. Overall tho d2 is definitely better

[@mrmikron]

@@whitefox25 ömm Raid/Strike specific Armor for example? Better Raids overall. Better content distribution. And you could just buy the DLC and had all the content and in D2 you even have to pay to play certain dungeons even if you already buyed the DLC D1 > D2

[@thomasthorso2521]

@@mrmikron 2 words dark bellow

[@DarioVolaric]

Stage 11: The player finds out that while they spent countless hours on one game, years have past and many other great games have been released and is curious to try them out.

[@cos0]

I was just telling my friend I have untouched games from 2017 😭

[@baolongvu8574]

stage 12: play warframe since it’s kind of the same but beter and free

[@Shirisuu-0]

@@baolongvu8574 warframe is cheeks

[@Aztekaspia]

@@baolongvu8574 Bruh I played it a lot on 2017, I don't even know why, I tried it out again like a month ago and I'm not really convinced, the events are weird, everything looks anime stuff with suits, that's it where's the fun part?

[@GradietPanda12345]

Only fanboys

[@RaulSandrea]

The "advanced techniques" part is hilarious, fantastic work, keep at it.

[@evana6955]

I use advanced technique by prefiring fusion rifles around a corner lol

[@ImBulletTF]

I just keep my health above 0 and use cover like in the guide

[@sephandremanticore5438]

I never used 3peaking... I never knew it was an option...

[@ritzkit1244]

@@sephandremanticore5438 There nerfing three peaking next season anyways

[@gnarghhfps3239]

That had me dead

[@Mad_Skeels]

I love the stage 9 “sherpa” stage haha. You forgot the stage where they go so deep into lore that they bought the grimoire book and watched all of my name is byf’s lore videos haha

[@vexmythoclast8533]

Man, don’t gotta do that to me lol

[@One-Punch_Man]

Can't forget the Lego-like Atheon figure

[@NotAuxilia]

damn bro that felt personal

[@RubricBiologist]

Bruh why you gotta hurt me

[@steadfastscout4606]

I feel personally assaulted by that

[@jonbomb1480]

"And of course they also find out that punching the glowing orange shanks might not be the best idea." That was way too accurate

[@ShadowDestiny]

hahah thank you! :)

[@Vanq22114]

What are you talking about, it's a great idea! That's what Ghosts are for: reviving me so I can punch more Screebs!

[@fenrisfafnir6490]

I still find myself accidentally punching explodey things

[@DLMicah]

Some may never learned *me who believes in me being tanky enough*

[@FdubsMapping]

We all learned that one the hard way

[@connorthegunlovingeek7465]

I'll never reach the stage of going flawless in Trials, day oneing a raid, or one manning a dungeon, but I'm able to help others and even introduce some to the wonderful game that is destiny...and that is where I am both happy and wish to stay

[@HB-dg5op]

I never thought I'd be on that level either but I have since solo flawlessed Pit and Harbinger, I haven't completed a day 1 Raid yet but it doesn't stop me.. Keep it up maybe try to find a new clan. You can do it! P.s. I feel you on going flawless in Trials that is an absolute nightmare. I only do 3 wins when Shyuras is available.

[@wolfwonder4957]

@@HB-dg5op Flawless prophecy if you have the chance, its a frustrating and amazing dungeon. I'm gonna solo it tomorrow as my internet kicked me out at the end and possibly in the future flawless.

[@CocoTreeMann]

You just put what I think of D2 into words, thank you.

[@BloodDripss]

i remember when i did my first flawless trials run in d1. damn that was a great feeling getting to the lighthouse. ill never forget it

[@mrsnovocaine3941]

Me too my friend

[@lcsvlone2811]

stage 9 gave me chills.. the stage where you’ve done everything so you find joy in taking newer players through hard content for the first time and hearing them get hyped for their first exotic or first raid clear

[@unclereaper33]

And how about those veteran players who still can't put together a fireteam?!!!

[@DiegoMartinezCoria]

@@unclereaper33 They can come too! Hard yes, taking peeps through endgame content feels awesome, and guiding a couple fireteams through Legendary Presage without a single fail made my month.

[@axo4118]

@@DiegoMartinezCoria Its very fun to play with my friends who are returning, or just start playing and help them through things like campaigns!

[@toddboward4771]

@@DiegoMartinezCoria That was easy for me. I soloed regular Presage so many times for a good DMT that having help on Legendary just felt like a Heroic Nightfall.

[@takoplush]

I feel this perfectly encapsulates the journey me and two of my friends went through after 3 years of Destiny 2. In Season of the Chosen we managed to get the Conqueror title and in Season of the Splicer (current season) we got the gilded version. I realized that Destiny was not just a fleeting experience, but a stage of my life so now I just care about making good and lasting memories~!

[@ShadowDestiny]

That’s awesome ❤️

[@karlsodan9009]

I feel this, I try and set goals in destiny and get better and just have a blast with friends and just enjoy it rather than get mad at my short comings and blame everyone but me (I still need to work on that)

[@rookie_Nimble]

@@karlsodan9009 same bud! Anger doesnt give you a reason to play.

[@NewtBeGaming]

Been playing Destiny since D1 release. Id say Im in between stages 9 & 10. I find genuine enjoyment in helping new players. Idk why. There’s something fulfilling in watching a New light get excited about the game you’ve been playing for years. A game you love to hate and hate to love but come back every single day cause its YOUR game

[@jaymueller6955]

This right here man. 👊😎

[@Sourcious]

Also been playing since D1, never to the TryHard stage, but I know what you mean about helping newbies, I love convincing a friend to play and gently guiding them through the first few days/weeks as they learn the game, so rewarding! LOL

[@00_The_Black_Swordsman]

Yo can you help me then, I have been playing for around a week and am really confused on that to do in the game

[@reuenqad818]

I was not ready for how accurate the frustration and return stages are. Frighteningly accurate

[@Gjerda]

Well said shadow. hopefully plenty destiny players see this and feel that powerful sense of self-awareness and joy and calmness that comes from the latest stages

[@karlsodan9009]

I'm trying my best when it comes to the 10th stage, I feel that I'm at it but not at the peek of it, I still can be better and do better.

[@Aelinbunn]

I found personal ascension in no longer tryharding, and have regressed to being a casual. Best decision of my life. Every hour is packed with laughable moments and I am currently making a self death-tage, one of the things that always makes me smile.

[@diegobarriga8330]

Dude i love to hear this. The day i realized rank and being the best does not matter in a videogame, i started to have 10x the fun. 100% worth it. Competitiveness isnt bad tho, its the obsession with it

[@Aelinbunn]

@@diegobarriga8330 much love and you're right with it

[@Aelinbunn]

@@diegobarriga8330 if you're having fun and not fking other peoples' days up on purpose, you're doing great things :D

[@Tyler412324]

Breaking the stage barrier. This is state 11. Labeled: 0 fucks

[@cheeseandrice3]

Same, the game gets better when you don't care about the meta or grind bc then you can just have fun playing all the fun guns and builds

[@CakeorDeath1989]

I've introduced and taught people to Destiny, and seeing them discover which class they truly are never gets old. It happened for me at the end of Year 2 of Destiny 1. Despite it being the last character I created, I will forever and always be a Hunter main. It's like the pieces of the puzzle all suddenly dropped into place, so it's really cool seeing it happen with other people.

[@R0gueM]

The Way of The Crayon is better than Golden Gun. You must eat your crayons. They’re good for you.

[@mysticdispersion2961]

@@R0gueM ill stick to the way of the scholar

[@TreeOfCorruption]

I still dont know what class i should be 🤔

[@bipinnambiar]

@ImUsuallyBored join the space cowboys, be a hunter main. Unlike those smarty pants warlocks, or the brute forcing titans, we have a balance of both sides.

[@d4yumdatmfgotswag782]

Destiny has been the responsible for improving my english in these last months, I'm level 1336 and still not have done a single raid yet, it's rare to find people interested in destiny in my country, since communication it's the key in raids, it's making me step out of my comfort zone

[@themexmaniac7547]

Where are you from if i can ask?

[@d4yumdatmfgotswag782]

@@themexmaniac7547 I'm from Brazil ✌️

[@themexmaniac7547]

Nice brooo, i used to live there and i can agree with you. No one nows about destiny there kkkkkkk

[@themexmaniac7547]

If you want i could help you do some raid(i Still have some conflict with gos). Congratulations btw, its really Hard to step out and Face a completly different enviroment

[@d4yumdatmfgotswag782]

@@themexmaniac7547 hey bro tks, i can see you're a cultured man as well kkkkkk. I appreciate the help, im working on other stuffs on the moment and I barely have time to play, but soon I'll be back in destiny and grind a little (Tamo junto)

[@bossbill6126]

you forgot the "why does everything cost so much money" stage

[@TheMeta141]

especially with the fact that they'll be shelving content to make room for new things rather than make a D3 (which considering i had to completely start fresh is fine with me)

[@dummesleo3411]

Hello there you called the name of my stage so here am I.

[@equiodes5073]

@@dummesleo3411 :o

[@legiovictorum]

And the ''what am I supposed to do stage'' when you first start playing the game Seriously what am I supposed to do I just go around cosmodrone shooting enemies help

[@equiodes5073]

@@legiovictorum if u r actually new rn I recommend trying out the playlist activities with the bounties

[@HELGHAST885]

Damn the first part of this video The Discovery part really hit hard, I remember playing the hell out of the first destiny beta and playing vanilla destiny for the first time and I was absolutely entranced by the game now things are different.

[@sopcannon]

the first knights you find downstairs in the beta .

[@BigBoss549]

@@sopcannon my first death lmao

[@sopcannon]

@@BigBoss549 same. Once I levelled up in the full game it was a good way to get new players loot. they only had to shoot them once and after I killed them they got some good loot.

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

I joined the Destiny community a couple weeks ago as Warlock because I made a deal/bet with friends. I've come to like the game even though understanding all the roles and mods is overwhelming. The first 4 stages hit close as I constantly ask my experienced friends as to what a god roll is. I love bottom tree solar and I still use the Nightwatch rifle I got from the beginning from time to time, and luckily I kept it since I've been told explosive payload is pretty good. Gambits felt like everything was suddenly stronger but I learnt to cope, though I stay far from crucible XD. I guess 128X is the soft cap so wish me luck

[@thenumber4088]

This allowed me to remember the good times that Destiny has given me.

[@ShadowDestiny]

I’m glad

[@ritzkit1244]

@@ShadowDestiny Hi glad, Im dad :)

[@equiodes5073]

@@ritzkit1244 bruh moment. Also, i agree to what the auto rifle said above

[@gabrielalen5359]

Not gonna lie, I felt every word you said as real. I know destiny isn't perfect, but I can't get destiny elsewhere lol I've grown to love the game through its highs and lows (D2 year one) and intend to keep up. Great vid, love your content!

[@karlsodan9009]

Yeah, being all the way back from d1 you learn to live with it accept it grow with it and become a better person from it.

[@soulangel57]

Been playing since D1 and sadly my stage 10 was realizing that the game evolved into something that isn't for me anymore. Really jealous of all those still having fun and really glad they are. So Long and Eyes up Guardians.

[@SuolaEki]

Same here. Grind is very repeatitive, do strikes, pvp, or some other activity and get weapon that might be shit or it's very good and probably nerfed in few weeks. Bungie deletes old content and brings it back some other season as a new thing. Almost all seasonal events stay the same. Old weapons, game modes and events are recycled. This game brings me nothing new anymore. There's more hackers in PvP than there's used to be before the game was free. They even deleted old raids, while people really wanted more raids. Now there's only one new raid per year. Trials is full of boosters and hackers. Had good memories with this game but it was high time for me to leave this game.

[@ExtraordinaryFate]

@@SuolaEki If a game brings you that much to bitch about, it's best to just leave it. It's a game, it's supposed to be fun. It is for me, just maybe not for you.

[@Buzz-je9ll]

Same here, but there are still new things being found and new and better ways of doing things.

[@Vaultyboi22]

I've been playing since beta and I've had the opposite experience I'm at stage 10 and as far as I can tell virtually everything has improved since d1, do I miss my blinking hunter with inherent Quickdraw yea, but I love the brighter colors, last wish and dsc were up there with kings fall for me (my favorite d1 raid), the new adept system and how it's leaked into nightfall vog and soon to be the other raids to, the exotics in d2 just have more flavor, I could go on and on I loved d1 and love d2 that much more

[@ryanbierman624]

Destiny 1, the first truly online game I ever played. It changed who I was as a person and I gave me some of the best memories of my childhood, I cant think of a game thats had a bigger impact on my life. Thank you

[@the_staplergun3968]

This is tripping me out. Kids grew up on this like I grew up on halo, it’s wild.

[@thespicyswede9302]

I’m definitely still on the learning/grinding stage and am just shy of 1000 hours in the game on Steam alone lol

[@thejokestersquad3686]

Fairly certain I just rolled into the learning/grinding stage, 475 hours so it seems a bit slow :/

[@atallwhiteguy]

You are not alone, brother

[@Harrythe1st]

2,5 K hrs on blizzard and now steam closing the same , I'll accept my destiny

[@aursunao2817]

Still on the grind after 800+ hours so I feel ya

[@Soulsebb]

That’s how I was in D1 over 10k hours and still learning things😂

[@PotOfGreed]

You forgot stage 11 (The Fall from Grace) I never expected to completely stop playing Destiny but I eventually did. I've been loyal to this game since the beta of D1. I even went to the conventions. I stopped playing at the end of season 9 and I never felt so burned out. Seeing a new subclass didn't even interest me. I was tired of everything. The grinding, the lfg, the teaching, doing daily and weekly missions, maintaining my clan, peoples egos (maybe not the teaching, I loved helping others). I loved the community, best one I ever seen, but the game just feels so unplayable now. I miss all of the good times I had playing but I just can't go back to playing. My clan is basically dead, none of them play anymore and I was the last to stop playing. I want to find that motivation I had years ago for this game.

[@akyut1749]

Then, honestly? Take a break. I’m in the same exact situation. Thousands of hours devoted to PvP, multiple flawless runs every weekend, and iron banner death stacks every day it was available... but now I’m bored. Trials is slow, and plagued by a meta that I don’t necessarily enjoy. Not to mention the lack of anti-cheat, and current amount of cheaters in the playerbase... not a good mix. Luckily, I have other things to play, at least until witch queen rolls around : ) I’m hoping bungie can turn it around by then, and that the game will be fun for my friends and I once more. I’ve stuck with the same core group of people for seven years and it really hurts not being able to play together as much. These big expansions always manage to pull us back together, I have faith.

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

I’ve also hit this stage. More so due to the lacklustre content and the fact I hate the seasons model. To me, the state D1 was in at the end of Year 3 is leagues better than what state D2 is presently in which is a shame

[@oliverwithers9736]

@@akyut1749 I don’t want to be that guy who is against PvP, as I think trials used to be very important to the games economy however at the moment I’d rather they fixed the base game issues before wading through the sodden depths that PvP has become.

[@JJaqn05]

@@akyut1749 Beyond Light is the only destiny expansion i haven't touched

[@patrickjackson9128]

To me the content and the story just aren't as good of fun anymore the game peeked during the taken king and has yet to rise to that level again and now with sunsetting it just sucks that my favorite weapons won't even be viable in a few months just makes me not even want to get back into it

[@victorleao5154]

It's so fun to watch this and remeber yourself in each of the stages lol

[@austinh1242]

Problem is, i forgor 💀

[@ritzkit1244]

@@austinh1242 u forgor? 💀 I forgor aswell 💀

[@mudmud.]

@@ritzkit1244 who can u guys forgor that Wait i forgor

[@ritzkit1244]

@@mudmud. Oh i remeber Nvm I forgor💀

[@user-cz1dn5hp5v]

Im happy to say, after playing since D1 year 2, I've achieved rank 10. This game is just my hobby, when it's bad I still have fun, when it's good, I have a childlike giddiness that I love experiencing. I always try to improve, I'm always excited for new releases, and I'm always trying to help new players so that they don't get overwhelmed and quit early on because I know how much this game has to offer. I am grateful that I haven't developed a crazy ego because, truly, I am not the best, I've done some clutch things here and there, never soloed a dungeon (there hasn't been loot I've wanted to make it worthwhile), I have attempted day 1 raids a couple of times, and so on, but I just have fun now, I'm not trying to prove myself to anyone, I'm just looking to have a good, satisfying, kickass time.

[@BounceWindu]

Thousands of hours and years put into the Destiny franchise. Super accurate video on the evolution of a guardian.

[@HB-dg5op]

Agreed I log thousands of hours each year. There may be some flaws in the game but what game isn't? I'll continue playing the game as I've commited so much time and money into it would be silly to put it down unless some irl stuff happens that prevents me from playing.

[@Mytube6138]

That is definitely not the current 1st stage for new players. The reality is that it's very boring with little to do until you buy the expansions, but who's going to do that when their experience so far has been so sub par? I introduced 4 friends to this game around the same time and only 1 has stuck with it and become a regular player. And I absolutely don't blame the other guys for leaving.

[@standupmoko9618]

3000 hours in and I have ascended. I love this game

[@ShadowDestiny]

that's awesome

[@nojustno5879]

Imagine even remotely liking this game It’s so bad tbh. It’s pisses me off all the time I get tired of it, they don’t add enough stuff, we still don’t have a new crucible map and it’s a waste of my time. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go grind out nightfalls and then maybe cry in the crucible.

[@evvlsin]

@@nojustno5879 lollll

[@necrolord2604]

@@nojustno5879 ikr

[@necrolord2604]

@@nojustno5879 also a remedy is just dont play it

[@goofermann3007]

One of my friends got into destiny about 3 months ago, and watching him grow as a player was genuinely heartwarming. also this vid was suprisingly accurate

[@revolutioninc7081]

He definitely got some of his friends into the game

[@sunayg3826]

its scary how true this is. I'm in stage 5 and somehow i followed what you described word for word to where I am right now.

[@nathanielromero7660]

I guess I'm in ascendance. I've been playing since d1 beta and haven't skipped a expansion or season, I've taken breaks within some of them but I've been through these ups and downs a lot

[@sparkthefloofyprotogen3556]

Same here I guess, though I somehow skipped the tryhard and some of the frustration stage, did I get mad at crucible, yes, did I quit for like a year, oh hell yeah I did, but I’m back to playing and actually having fun with PvP and pve

[@kuraiyabai664]

This is... well... yeah, you hit the nail on the head perfectly. I am very much the "enjoy the game until I hit the wall, take a break, come back next season bright-eyed and eventually accept the game for what it is" player. Now, whenever I get overall burnt out, I just help people through raids I know very well that they have never attempted before and it feels good.

[@demolition3612]

I tried to solo leviathan once, kept getting soo close to finishing the first encounter, but I realized I would need a team to finish the encounter, so I resorted to bypassing the architects and just going to the next encounter, only to discover that it was also built for 6 players to complete, so I went back to doing nightfalls untill they came out with dungeons, then I tried to solo them, didnt manage to do it till prophecy came out. Now im less interested in the end game activities, and just play nightfall and do all my weekly bounties. Just waiting for the next dlc, im a lore nut, so im really always looking for lore in every crevice I can glitch into. I feel like we all revert to shiny eyed guardian when a new dlc comes out, I remember just before beyond light came out, getting through the queue to watch the traveler heal itself, was a great time with all the other players there. Basically yeah definitely hit the nail right on the head.

[@-Burb]

Just started last week, still in stage 3! Such a fun game, I still have so much to learn.

[@zavoly9406]

what platform do you play on?

[@dummesleo3411]

Oh boy. Stage 6 player here to tell you: don't even think of trying pvp

[@-Burb]

@@zavoly9406 PC

[@-Burb]

@@dummesleo3411 Can confirm, I am garbage at PVP rn lol

[@dummesleo3411]

@@-Burb there was a time I were always on top in PvP (like the video says) but today I'm at bermanent rage in this game, but not enough to kick it of my SSD. I'm in this stage for quite a year now. (but I have done so much stuff from the other, later stages.

[@trashwizrd]

I must say, you can apply this to almost any activity in life and it still makes sense, I just showed this to my friend who is stuck swinging between stage 7 and 8 regarding fitness and he was able to figure out his problem. This is amazing!

[@androski5247]

Destiny has been one of the grandest experiences in my life, and I will never demean what it's done for me simply because I might be slightly burnt out.

[@RawleMaicoo]

1600 hours in D2 and 1400 in D1 and I’m proud to say I’m an ascendant. The game is fundamentally flawed, but I can’t stop enjoying the gun play, the clutch plays, that 1 in 20 crucible match where you feel you’ve improved just a bit. I’m in it for the long haul!

[@snaek8969]

I’ve been playing on and off since launch and tbh I think I’m on stage 10 rn, I’m not soloing gms or dungeons or anything but I raid weekly, and i honestly really enjoy helping people through raids, especially if it’s their first time. I have no serious complaints about the game and it’s just something I play with my friends every once in a while to feel that old nostalgia. I have a love hate relationship with the game but I’ll always be proud to be a Destiny 2 player.

[@ShadowDestiny]

That's awesome, guardian!

[@erdemyelmenoglu2493]

Hey, I know this is an old comment but if you'd like to guide me through VoG, I'd really appreciate it! I'm an OG Destiny Y1 player, so I've done VoG a few times already but never in D2. HMU if you're interested. :)

[@Misericorde451]

Toxic arrogant tryhards exist in every game and a lot of times it's turning me off from a game. But it always makes me happy to be reminded that there's also players like you.

[@Wakeofchaos25]

@@erdemyelmenoglu2493 hey I know I’m replying to an old comment but there’s a subreddit on Reddit (a social media app) called r/DestinySherpa. If you post in there, me and many others will help you with the raids. Good luck!

[@gideonwar2966]

I can proudly say two things. This video was 100% accurate and I have proudly reached stage ten. What a great game (and video)

[@ShadowDestiny]

Haha love to hear it! Thanks for watching guardian

[@thisisreesespieces]

Truuuee I’ve met at least one person from every category and it’s kinda funny that the D2 community lines up perfectly with this lol.

[@atf814]

I’ve been playing destiny all of my teenage hood since D1 it’s crazy to think we’ve came this far as a community nice video man! Keep it up.

[@sugarcombfilms3467]

I still miss Destiny 1, especially the Taken King. Best DLC Bungie has ever released

[@wolv3y252]

Amen to that. Everything feels the same now. It’s always guard this while I scan, or grab this and dunk it.

[@jackszebenyi6551]

i just miss me and my neighborhood friends trying to beat crotas end for an entire summer in 2015

[@TheMeta141]

Taken King was THE turning point for Destiny, finally we had proper cutscenes and actual dialogue rather than just 1 line then 5 minutes of silent killing

[@NationalEligraphic]

@@jackszebenyi6551 the memories man

[@hrothgarnogar]

@@wolv3y252 Dude what. Destiny has literally ALWAYS only been that.

[@DontMindMe45243]

It's insane how accurate this video is. I remember watching a couple months ago relating so strongly to stage 2. And thinking "eh, idk about this game. I may or may not keep playing". And now I just came back to check it again and found that I've been through every stage specifically and now I'm solidly moving towards stage 5. I'm excited to keep playing tbh.

[@remingtonsummers8014]

This was an absolute trip 🤣. I've happily ascended, but sometimes I like to prestige back down to Frustration for a day or two just to blow off the steam.

[@halbarrick9889]

After playing this series since D1Y2 I have gone through absolutely everything this game has to offer. I have made some great memories, met some good people and have of course also had my fair share of “what’s there to do next?” moments. But after it all the franchise is still one of my favourites and although I do not play nearly as much as I used to it will still stand as my favourite game of all time. God bless you Destiny player base and Godspeed.

[@codylujan]

Stage 11: Blissfully complacent (me) You've overcame all challenges. You've seen people come and go. You've braved the toughest of tough and now you're a retired veteran. You've exhausted your frustration, you've grown tired of getting upset over every little change. You've started to show a keen interest in lore vs gameplay and play the game for its value of entertainment vs cherry picking problems. You're most likely a full time job holder but still value being able to come home to destiny after work and lay down some solid numbers in the crucible and in PvE. You now treat your character like a puzzle and are showing a huge interest in armor stats and are always on the hunt look for the "perfect roll." You enjoy playing casually, mainly, but you've now found a spark of enthusiasm from builds now. Grandmasters and raids are your typical form of entertainment and armor stats / mods are now the forethought of your daily gameplay.

[@synomyn4954]

Hate to say it bro, but this ain’t good enough to be stage 11

[@golfisfreakinghard]

It’s crazy how accurate this actually was. I have been playing destiny for about 2 weeks and came across this video. After playing 8 hours a day for the last week and completing my first “real” build with high stat armor and perks I am firmly in stage 5😂

[@Slr.P]

I feel like some people have been in the frustration stage since D1

[@ShadowDestiny]

LOL maybe so :/

[@cooldicool7019]

did you mean: r/destinythegame

[@notmikeweir_4207]

I loved watching the 10 stages of every (insert Tf2 class here) videos, so I'm glad people are making similar ones for other games I love :)

[@Notllamalord]

I’m so glad I had an experienced player to guide me through the early game because this it’s insanely complicated at the start

[@bednap922]

I’m at stage 10 right now, I quit the game and only started playing again once I accepted its flaws and played it for what it is, having fun and hoping it will be better. Thanks for the video I really enjoyed it.

[@rosefeltch6313]

I have almost 2000 hours and I didn't know how to make the blight event heroic... you learn something new everyday

[@ShadowDestiny]

LETS GOOO!

[@yairmon1656]

Wait u can do that?

[@yairmon1656]

W h a t

[@iamrazor9831]

@@yairmon1656 go into the blights then leave the bubble, you'll get 4 seconds of 'receeding blight'. During that time you can damage the big, main blight. Do this repeatedly till the main blight is destroyed and it'll summon the heroic version boss

[@burmesemuscb0x792]

@@iamrazor9831 I never knew that I’m not the greatest at the game but I’m decent. That’s probably 1 of the most confusing heroic events to start imo but thank you for explaining how to. means a lot

[@TheSplashArmyy]

This was so lovely to watch and eye opening to how awesome this community is 🤍

[@zavoly9406]

the moment “become legend” pops up on the screen gave me goosebumps like never before holy shit

[@dummesleo3411]

If "become legend" includes flawless trial then I'm out. But for the other parts I'M IN!

[@CittizinKane]

Never hit 8, great game, love the visuals, never found a good group to play with shifted back to my old core of insurgency sandstorm and risk of rain 2. Always lived D2 for the visual aspects, beautiful game!

[@cleeter197]

Shit I’m at the same point I love this game I think about playing it every other day but resize I have no one to play this game with

[@GetDougDimmadomed]

@@cleeter197 Same. My social anxiety prevents me from using my mic, and I keep using the excuse that it's broken/lost. At this point I'm of the futile hope that I'll find a group that I can get to know so I'm more comfortable. I can text chat just fine, but the second it comes to actually talking, I lock up.

[@Gerald-of-Riviera]

​@@GetDougDimmadomed When I use to look for group posts on Xbox way back when, what helped me was knowing that if I don't like this player or group, I can just leave and will likely never come across them again, and if I end up liking them and we got good chemistry, now I got a new group

[@Moonblade64]

I've reached the final stage. It gives a sense of clarity. To always strive for the top. It is a state of bliss and excitement to see what bungie has in store for us.

[@Moonblade64]

It's....nice... Trust me you feel much better playing destiny when you say damn...that's fun after getting clapped instead of raging. Instead of saying this wasn't season of opulence be glad it wasn't season of the hunt. To instead of going with the meta....use rat king and bow. I think the lack of fun is coming from the community's need to min-max. Always having to go with the best weapon or the best exotic. Its fun defeating guardians with malfeasance

[@bari9988]

more bounty grinding and artificial difficulty! can't wait!!!

[@Moonblade64]

@@bari9988 IM SO EXCITED!!!

[@aidan3917]

Couldn’t agree more, way more fun to laugh at the 6 monkey brains stacked using the meta and treating it like a game then to yell to nerf their crutch

[@Moonblade64]

@@aidan3917 I'm the type of Eldrich abomination that runs symmetry and a side and be a top fragger because literally no one can handle the revolution.

[@rohan6502]

I have went through most of these stages, and omg this is wayy to accurate lol

[@Rigel_6]

Yep. Some of the more than once too

[@Justmyself697]

This was 100% on point, I've experienced every single stage you mentioned. Thank you for this awesome video

[@ShadowDestiny]

thanks so much for watching!!

[@brianobrien257]

Really loved this video. Well made. I really loved the start. I was someone that was so hyped getting into destiny and watching the start of this video really brought back the nostalgia for me.

[@MesoMania]

6000 hours and 3 years of play time has taught me this game is honestly not going anywhere any time soon. I love destiny and it definitely on the rise rn.

[@1gn1t333]

This video reminds me of a lot of memories back in the day. There's actually another stage where u just don't know what to do in the public world... My classmate recommended this game to me, and when I first play this game I have no idea how to get loot. I spend 100 hrs in public worlds doing public events, discovering how to do the heroic version, surprising found out lost sectors all over the maps, and back then I thought that was the way you get loot XD. The other day my classmate told me to check all the small blue crown icons, and that's the first time I finished an exotic quest. I actually get my first exotic when I first enter the game, the whisper of the worm. Back then when this quest was not deleted, it's the first challenge for almost most guardians... That jumping puzzle was the reason why I got hook by this game. Then after I finished some exotic quest, I met my clanmates. My clanmates invited me to join a raid fight, but I found that there are so many guns that I just don't have and I got no clue where to get them. So that was the first time to search for destiny 2 videos, content post online. I was basically doing most of the quests by myself. I remember one time I ask for help at the last step of the THORN quest, that strike mission was so fucking hard that it was impossible for me to accomplish. Back then my favourite exotic weapon was the wish-ender, and I always have a reckless oracle equipped with the wish-ender. No matter it's PVP or PVE. At that time I never use a special weapon unless we need DPS. I get the Recluse by this build within 1 night, and that smg was the best ever. I wasn't a big fan of grenade launchers back then, so I did not finish the mountain top quest. shit this was too many memories coming up, I need to stop or this shit is gonna be a fucking essay :)))

[@EmporerAaron]

Haven't watched it yet, but likely will know its accurate.

[@imagunner7164]

This is a very well done summary of Destiny players. I was one of the people from the start in the Destiny 1 beta. Hundreds of gameplay hours later the announcement of D2 came around and of course to preordering and playing that for a year. I think I started D2 on stage 10 and just never left, but I couldn't afford the time and money requirements to keep up so I ended up walking away for a bit. Came back in Forsaken, grinded back to soft cap in 2 days and left the game for good. I miss it but when you know the game so well you might as well go and get new experiences and make different memories than playing the same thing for 5+ years.

[@nashfernandes1844]

Bwahahah.. I remember playing public events for blue drops because I thought the higher the level the better the gun. I had no idea what's legendary and exotic in this game. I then steadily started understanding the mechanics and content in the game. It was until months later I realized they had heroic versions of public events too!!!😂 Watching this in the video takes me back..! so effin true!!!!

[@wesleyyy9914]

Yeah whenever I was doing a quest or a bounty for public events, I would accidentally make it heroic having no idea what happened and be like “WHAT NO NOT HEROIC I NEED PEOPLE BLIC EVENTS”

[@flipcats]

I remember the first time i got an exotic, it's just so cool and made me hyped for what comes next

[@Shihai-sha]

Love the video! You might want to do one with each class.

[@ShadowDestiny]

If this one does well, I plan on it :)

[@FunkyMsWimpy]

I watched this video after many years of not playing Destiny, after D1 had concluded its cycle. For reference, I played D1 from beta 'til RoI -- I'm almost 23, at time of writing. I had this video pop up in my recommended, and watched, just for nostalgia's sake. Curious, seeing Destiny had evolved far, FAR from what I'd known back then, even just seeing it was orbs of POWER being generated, I got an urge to play again; to come back home, if you will, to the universe which had enthralled me so deeply a number of years prior. Feeling the smoldering embers of curiosity and nostalgia, I acquiesced, and started playing around the last 2/3 weeks of Season of the Splicer. Confused, overwhelmed and way out of my depth... I haven't stopped playing since. I've never immersed myself this deeply into Destiny than I have now, a year and a half later. Thank you for coaxing me back home, Shadow Destiny. I love this world the same way I did before I left for... fuckin GTA V? Eugh.

[@lolokbr]

Having started back in D1Y1, I distinctly remember progressing through most these stages. I don't think I ever really was a try hard, but I definitely found myself caught in a loop of grind -> dedication -> frustration -> quit, take a break, return -> hype -> dedication, and repeat the cycle. Somewhere around Shadowkeep I think I evolved as a player and since then have been in stage 9, bringing family and friends into the game, showing them the ropes, and getting them up to speed so they could play through end game content with me. Maybe, eventually I'll become ascendant, but I'm content with my Destiny so far. Excellent video, you've perfectly captured the milestone stages of this great game!

[@victuz]

I started in D1Y3, and finally got Beyond Light Deluxe these days after a long ass break since the ending of Shadowkeep.

[@TehBoiToad]

Beta Boys

[@jadonooi1990]

I feel like I’m level 7 or 8 now I was a level 6 three months ago From year 1 to year 4 I was a level 4 I do help LFGers who have little to no experience from time to time 23 April 2022 : I am now at level 10 and have accepted what Destiny has become but I have no time to play yet since I’m pretty busy

[@doktorsmiles2034]

For me, helping ppl with less experience is some of the best in pve you can do. Showing them cool stuff in a raid or nice spots and strats in GMs is a nice feeling

[@Sheik2791]

Think I've been through all of these stages honestly 😂 and learned from it

[@QuiffBoy]

Just watching this again right at the tail-end of Season 17 and honestly, the loop between stages 7 and 8 is so true. I see it in so many other players.

[@turtleturt27]

I’ve gotten pretty happy with d2, and low manning raids is one of the most interesting things you can do imo. My only sadness is not being able to solo atheon because i’m a console player and part of a glitch requires you to be on mnk.

[@domt866]

God I remember being 13 years old and picking up this game, came home every night from school and played it all night, now 5 years later I still play every now and then but god damm what a journey, all the highs and lows but so many memories, it seems installing the idea of becoming legend in a teenage person can really stick with them in game and in their life to one day become legend

[@AK-pg1fc]

This is so fucking accurate.I especially like Stage 1. I started playing in D2 and I will never forget the feeling of awe of the game.

[@zygis148]

I had been playing until 2020 and have reached Stage 9, and stopped bc I didnt have time. Two years later or now im trying to come back and familiarise myself to the game and new dlc's. Nice video, keep up the grind

[@Mango_1962]

I have over 1000 hours in game and still don't know how to make public events heroic

[@ShadowDestiny]

I KNEW IT

[@beloved6969]

Same. I have around 1200 hours in the game, have gone through every stage and completed everything said in the video. Learnt how to do heroic public events a week ago for the solstice armour.

[@BlueLightningReal]

Whenever I first started playing Destiny 2 in season 9 and I was doing all of the exotic quests from the past and stuff and there was actually a large amount of content for me to do, I absolutely loved the game. About the time I had every single exotic, it started gradually getting more boring due to the lack of content. Beyond Light definitely reignited my love a little bit, but after that everything went down hill. Season 13 was the start of my reasoning for leaving the game whether I realized it back then or not. Doing all of the pinnacles and powerfuls and seasonal challenges and stuff got so stale and annoying. It became more of a chore to do those things rather than a fun experience. Everytime I would log on on Tuesday resets, I wouldn’t be saying “yay new content I’m so excited for this!” I would instead be saying “I need to finish this as fast as possible to do anything else”. That combined with the FOMO as I was juggling school at the same time and it got unbearable. The straw that broke the camels back though was master Vault of Glass. I grinded my butt of for literal months doing every single triumph for the VOG title. I devoted so much time and energy to getting that title. But whenever master vog came out, I tried so many times to complete it and every time couldn’t even get past the first encounter. I realized I had spent so much time as for it to be wasted by an activity I literally couldn’t complete. Whenever I realized that, I started putting together the dominos about how much I truly hated the expiercne of the game. How I had unbearable FOMO every Tuesday, how I wasn’t getting any enjoyment from the game, how everything felt like a chore, etc. After that, I decided to quit playing the game right before season 15 came out. I have genuinely never been happier since I quit.

[@Dutch_Viking_91]

So what you’re really saying is, you need a master vog carry, right ?

[@el_grizzlo]

@@Dutch_Viking_91 this xD

[@nyanbinary1717]

I started during season 9 too, blasted through a lot right up through Beyond Light and season 12, then hit a wall after that and stepped away for a while. I did the Warden seal and doing endless Wrathborn hunts just broke me. I started playing again right at the beginning of season 15 and if it’s not all fresh and shiny again, I’m excited about playing. I think I burned myself out playing so much for so long, and now I try to be more measured about it.

[@biondysduran2750]

I watched this when I was at 3 hours of gameplay a month ago or so thinking it would be wrong. I'm now in stage 5 with 220 hours and you couldn't have been more spot on 😂

[@biondysduran2750]

I quit the game after season of the lost after about 450 total hours of gameplay. I'm now past the softcap because lightfall looked too good not to come back even after not touching the game last year

[@Hunted83]

The uncertain Hunter emote really fit Stage 1 and the video's overall presentation was phonomenal

[@ShadowDestiny]

tysm

[@IHT_OW]

After doing it all, flawless runs and day ones, I have left Destiny for a very long time. I never let people disrespect the game I’ve loved for so long though 😂

[@idunno8152]

Same. Left the game for a long time cuz my friends starts to play apex. But boi do I feel mad when one or two of my friends shit talking bout this game. (Although I kinda agree with them) 😂

[@jakubdobrogowski9651]

There is also level 11 -Estosterickk. Perfection in every pve content bungie will make.

[@HB-dg5op]

💯

[@themandalorian3376]

I see myself in rank 10. although I’m sometimes mad that bungee doesn’t care enough for pvp. Also really great vid Shadow

[@williambryant5336]

stage 11 is spelling Bungie right

[@thehyruler2430]

@@williambryant5336 Bungee and bungo is how enlightned players spell it.

[@Jackal433]

Shooting dregs never gets old! Great video! I can definitely remember myself going through these stages, many times through the years. I feel I am level 10 now :) Keep up the great content!

[@kingllama-vp2yl]

2000 hours in and I didn't even know you could turn public events heroic, just thought some spawn in like that

[@ShadowDestiny]

OMG

[@thespicyswede9302]

Pain

[@themadhatter9358]

OH.

[@SaySoriah]

this is genius

[@ShadowDestiny]

thank you sir

[@sweetolbrew]

"Some people never leave stage 7" Yeeaaahh. . . couldnt be me! Nope! Not after 2000 hours of course not!

[@ShadowDestiny]

lol pain

[@truevoltz7451]

Same. But that’s the consequence of being a PvP main/sweat for me so

[@mrmommyplays3934]

It’s was really fun to see this video when I just started this game and now a 8 months later to see how far I’ve come!

[@shatterfall_hunted8236]

had a friend years ago who was at the 10th stage and i was learning then i became the one in the 10th stage while he quit while aslo helping a friend learn the game and now i havent touched the game in three months and my friend has become ascendent too with me and the first ascended being offline for a while now. wierd little story and how in so many guardians there can only be one ascended in so many at a single time and point . that doesnt mean we aint coming back though ouuui... swear to god i miss destiny so much i am about plow through trials with the other 2 friends i mentioned like its the last thing i do

[@adam4335]

It's fun to see that the "The 10 Stages" videos expand from only Team Fortress 2 to other games, hope we get more of these!

[@obi-wankenobi111]

Titanfall 2 And destiny play Where have you been my brother

[@midgestudios2575]

I started playing last December, i feel like i went from stage 1 to stage 7. I loved those early days of getting riskrunner and all that. But i never found myself grinding for specific roles or making certain builds. Ive always just keep the one set of master worked armour and use the weapons i like. When it comes to pvp i cant stand it. I play it when i need to for challenges but other than that i avoid it. I’m useless with all the good pvp weapons, wether that shotgun or a sniper. Ive Never done much endgame content either, Ive done deep stone maybe 3 times and that’s it, i just find it really stressful especially since i have to play with random that will loose it at me if i do one thing wrong. Id love to get better and be able to but the one person i play destiny with is one of those people that will get angry the moment i screw up. I think the moral of the story here is that i need some better destiny 2 buddies 😂

[@ShadowDestiny]

I absolutely agree with your last sentence! Find some people who you like to play with and I guarantee your experience will literally be 10x better.

[@jerseyfoxarcade6858]

Honestly pretty cool to see this video format outside of the TF2 community! Hope to see this spread to even more games

[@peaxce6675]

My best friend who I met in d1y1 was 12 and I was 9 in 2014 and 7 years have passed we both still play destiny together even though we have things going on in our lives now I guess what I'm trying to say is destiny is a wonderful game and franchise and hopefully it's memory will live on with us players until it's long gone and we're old and wrinkled

[@Nym146]

I *think* I'm at the stage of being able to see how it could be improved. 193 Days, 1hour and 32 minutes of playtime in D2 and I'm a D1 BETA veteran. I play almost every day and I love the game.

[@necrolord2604]

5:13 *edit* you realize that you play for hours and forgot what outside means

[@flacko9870]

why is every step in this video literally facts😭 blowin my mind how accurate this is

[@tacolord2561]

This feels really accurate, not for me though, as while I did put hundreds of hours in, I never touched pve or even trials and really didn't give 2 shits about things like meta, god rolls, or abusing broken weapons, did I use them sometimes yeah. But most of the times I enjoyed just slapping on a weird loading and just having fun. Like running side arms during shotgun meta

[@casualspartan4532]

honestly same here. the way i see it the 'meta' and the more advanced stuff is great, but destiny 2 is still a game, if doing the advanced stuff, or using meta stuff means you're not having fun, then that defeats the entire purpose. if you have fun with that stuff, cool. if not, slap on the weirdest and/or ugliest stuff you like you can and just have fun.

[@tacolord2561]

@@casualspartan4532 yeah, it really felt for me that alotof the "meta" things brain dead, especially shotguns. i definitely took a lot of inspiration from cammy's builds

[@beestbro9883]

I love destiny but with all the vaulting they’ve done there just isn’t enough pve content I like, I’ll admit I’m not great, I don’t like playing with random strangers, and I only have 1 friend who plays so I can’t do raids. I’ll say it, escalation protocol was my favorite thing in destiny. But now it’s just boring, I love the story but the gaps between story points are so long. I haven’t even started with pvp, it’s bad right now, getting better but bad. My build is ace of spades and a sniper (whatever is good at the time) and I love it, but every other match is just pain. Be it stasis, kamehameha, or the frickn felwinter titans. I still love the game but I came from halo and right now, I get more fun from halo 3 and reach than destiny pvp. I just hope the next season and witchqueen are good. But all that’s my opinion disagree if you want but you can’t ignore the actual problems people smarter than me have talked about with the content loop.

[@lewis18051]

I’m gonna disagree a bit cos I feel D2 has a lot of fun & rewarding pve at that moment but on the other hand I’m more of a solo player too and would like a lot more story quests across more of the season.

[@beestbro9883]

@@i_flaccidturtle111 thanks for the offer but I’m gonna decline

[@tannerpena6491]

@@i_flaccidturtle111 yo I just started playing d2 again since launch and I’m a d1 vet can I join

[@dylanfox7816]

@@i_flaccidturtle111 1300 Warlock on PS5, if you're still looking for more folks for your clan, I'd definitely like to know more!

[@NationalEligraphic]

@@i_flaccidturtle111 can I join too

[@KindOldRaven]

Stage 7 can be achieved very quickly in most games I find. But if you ever get more than 300 hours into a game, you'll be there. Guaranteed.

[@Hornet-06]

Bro I have 400 hours in destiny lmao and I'm still stage 3 or 4