I see people posting about being stuck at 300-305 Light (or Power, or whatever we're calling it now...), and I deeply appreciate their frustration while also applauding them for getting to even that Power Level.
But for Solo Players, it's even worse in Destiny 2.
I can't even get past 269, much less hit that magical 300+ mark. I've been "stuck" at 269 for two full weeks now, with no real hope of progressing any time soon.
I understand that the Milestones are there to give "powerful gear", but I'm a Solo Player. The reasons for that I spell out below, and there's really no chance of any of those circumstances changing.
- I do the Flashpoints, but that's one item per week, so progression is severely limited with that.
- I'm the only active member of my 4-person Clan, so that's limited to my 5000 Clan XP contribution.
- I don't ever PvP. I don't believe that PvP should have ever been introduced to any game resembling an MMORPG, and while I am not saying that Destiny is an MMORPG, it's "close enough", and I just don't enjoy any type of PvP.
The rest of my issues are that I will most likely not be able to do any of the other Milestones.
- By circumstance and availability, I am required to play Solo. The old Clan I used to play with has moved on to a different Clan. I'm the only active member of my little 4-player Clan, and since my Xbox is in my bedroom, I cannot use a headset to communicate with a Fireteam as I am only able to play late night, and my wife is sleeping right behind me. I am loathe to wake her. But because of this, I am unable to join another, larger Clan, as they require (and rightly so) members to ustilize their headsets for team communication. This, I cannot do.
- I've done the Mida Exotic Quest. The one for Sturm on Nessus requires a Fireteam as a Strike is the last step, so I'm stuck there. The other Exotic Quests I'm slowly working through. But the 'O Captain' Quest line finishing with a Strike has me a bit skittish about completing the rest of them... but eventually, with time, I'll get through them (hopefully).
- The Raid is likewise out of the Question.
- The Nightfall is also not going to be happening any time soon.
- I don't ever PvP, so the Crucible I will not participate in for the aforementioned reasons. Also, from what I've read about it, the Crucible is extremely unfriendly to Solo Players.
- I have only recently reached the 100+ Legendary Shard mark, so until now Xur has been unavailable for Infusion as to utilize his inventory, it would drain pretty much every Shard I had. Plus, I then have to hope that he's selling a weapon or armor that I could Infuse into my Gear. So far, he's sold nothing I could use for Infusion except for a Warlock Chest.
In short, while I understand what Bungie was/is trying to do with getting Players to meet each other and "make friends", they've weighted the game so heavily towards that goal, that it has become severely punishing to Solo Players.
So, no hate on any of you who have regular Fireteams and Clan activity. Your information is correct and would have been very helpful, but my very situation with Gaming prevents me from doing 90% of the Milestones to advance.
Edit = I got my first Exotic Engram in a week and a half last night! It turned into a Warlock Helmet that I already have, and have no use for... It was especially painful because, when it decrypted, it decrypted one -blam!-ing point below the Exotic Helmet I'm already using...
I could only shake my head as I dismantled it.
Really disappointing.
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I cant do crucible either i don't like pvp you have players trying to kill you anyway without pvp. An bungie put to much in pvp.i haven't done none of the raids either.so i will never get the gear that others have