I have hijacked my girlfriends gamer tag so I can start 100% fresh. With the idea to play through without doing anything more than once and see how many good drops I will get.
I am completing all missions,side missions and strikes only once.
I'm picking up quests and bounties and actively trying to complete them (as long as it doesn't require replaying a mission/strike)
Im not going out of my way to open chests but if I see one I will open it.
I've have used patrols to complete a few bounties.
I have not done any Raids/PvP/Prison of Elders.
I have just finished year 1 including Dark Below & House of Wolves And about to start with TTK.
At this point I am up to level 36
I have had Zero Exotics drops.
I have had Zero legendary drops!
I do have 3 legendary weapons from quests. (Strangers Rifle , Murmur & Vestian Dynasty) all of which are below 150light level and useless.
With the best gear I have got from playing the entire of year 1 once I am light level180 with all Rare gear.
I obviously know Destiny is a grinding game. Relying on Dailys , Weeklies and Raids to get good gear but I didn't expect to have nothing of use. Zero Drops.
So... onto The Taken King, same rules but less optimism.
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You don't even understand what grinding is if Destiny is all you've ever had to grind.
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My first legendary Engram has dropped. I had completed the main story quest of TTK and still had no drops. Move onto the Sabre strike and got a Legendary Arms engram. So... really... Yes Destiny is a grind.