Hey everyone, I didn't know where to ask this but I just got Destiny vanilla and am lost and have a few questions.
I got it at Best Buy for pretty cheap (like 3 bucks with certificate I had) and not sure if I'll like it so I didn't get all the dlc but I downloaded the game and it says Taken King? What's that about, I thought that was dlc? Do I have full vanilla version?
2. I want to co-op but none of my friends play, can I matchmake at all in this game or am I stuck solo?
3. How do I play multiplayer?
Any other helpful tips for a newbie so I can enjoy my experience. Love the gunplay but am a little overwhelmed. Thanks in advance!
.
1.) if you just bought the vanilla disc with no download codes or anything it should be just vanilla. The title/login screen or icon may say Taken King
2.) match making is available for many activities but not all. There is MM for Strike playlists and all vanilla Crucible (PvP) modes. There is not MM for story missions (including the Daily story), patrols, raids or Nightfalls. Most people, including myself, just played the story missions solo, it's not a big deal. But once you level up more and want to do NFalls or the Vault of Glass raid then you could post here for groups or use other destinylfg websites.
Unfortunately basically everyone here has the Taken King and is therefore focused on the current end game content like the King's Fall raid. Also, if the Nightfall strike is not a vanilla strike then you won't be able to play it, which I think is the case most if not every week (including this week).
Ultimately I would say play through the story, do some strikes and PvP, and eventually level up enough to do Vault of Glass at least once. If the game hooks you then definitely consider getting the DLC, but either way you should know by then if not sooner whether or not the game is for you. It will be much easier to find groups here if you have TTK although the player base is in a major lull currently since most folks have exhausted the current content.
3.) do you mean PvP? You have to reach somewhere around ~Level 5 before you get access to the Crucible. Then the playlists will open up and you can freely access the various modes with MM.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have more questions. The game can be overwhelming at first which also makes it hard to fully explain stuff to newer players. Good luck and feel free to post any questions here!