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Destiny 2 is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision.

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Is the engram reward power-level determined upon receiving, or decrypting?

I recently hit max level in Destiny 2 and have started my path on gearing up to do raids. I have a general idea of how gear level is determined, slightly above your current, so that you steadily ...
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Does dismantling armour that has an armour mod destroy the mod?

In Destiny 2 if I put an armour mod into some armour and later dismantle it, will the mod be destroyed? I am wondering if I should wait on using my mods until I have raid ready gear.
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How do you show visual countdowns for Destiny 2 abilities?

I am playing Destiny 2 and my abilities have cool downs, but I wasn’t able to see a setting anywhere really that would enable a countdown with numbers, to indicate how long it will be. Is there a way ...
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Destiny 2 How to send friend invites using battletag on PC?

Whenever searching for fireteam on bungie.net, they provide a battltag they want you to add. I tried searching on google, but there is no such tutorial. How to use it to send friend requests?
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What is the fastest way to level in Destiny 2?

I recently bought Destiny 2 for Xbox One and my friends are all at max level. I want to be able to do strikes/raids with them. What is the fastest way of leveling in Destiny 2?
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Can all Destiny 2 users play together, regardless of edition?

I am looking to buy the standard edition of Destiny 2 while my friend has the Deluxe Edition, both on xbox. Will I be able to play with him? Will some content be locked?
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Destiny 2 Digital Deluxe items

The Digital Deluxe version of Destiny 2 comes with a few in-game items, but I can't find them. There's nothing in the mail or inventory or any info about them showing up at all. I guess my characters ...
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Sterling Archer in Destiny 2?

I love Destiny 2, and I love Archer, so imagine my surprise when I'm watching Parks and Recreation, and I hear the voice of Archer, so I looked up H. Jon Benjamin on IMDB and saw that he was a voice ...
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Destiny 2 Eater of Worlds with 4 Players

3 of my mates and I (4 total) attempted the Eater of Worlds raid lair for the first time last night. From past Destiny experience and even looking online, just about all raids were possible with this ...
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How to get the world chest on Mercury?

There are a few new world chest (gold ones) on the new planet mercury in the Destiny 2 expansion Curse of Osiris. Wondering if anyone knows how to get all the chest or can link a vid.
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How to play Destiny 2 demo(trial) with a friend in co-op on PC?

Both me and my friend installed the Destiny 2 demo (trial) from Battle.net (Blizzard) but it is not clear how can we play together, even after we completed the prologue. My friend isn't displayed in ...
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What exactly happens to the Traveler at the end of Destiny 2's Campaign? *spoilers*

At the end of the Boss fight with Dominus Ghaul, he becomes a giant form of liquid gold light; he then turns to the Traveler as blue lines start to form and crack under the shield the Red Legion used ...
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Do High-Caliber Rounds break sprinting?

Earlier today, I was playing some Crucible and managed to snag the power ammo for my sword. As I was sprinting around looking for players to swing my sword at, I stumbled upon a small cluster of ...
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What is the maximum sprint speed?

Mida multitool makes you sprint faster, minitool increases that factor too. Are there more weapons with this effect? Are they cumulative? What is the maximum sprint speed you can have? I know ...
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How to join Destiny 2 text chat while in crucible or other online modes?

Whenever I enter crucible matches or other online modes, chat says 'Type /t to join chat' but couldn't find anywhere on google what it means. How to join text chat?
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Is it necessary to do all the story for every character?

I unlocked all of the map with my main character, and made the story all again for a second character, but I'm tired of this. Is it really necessary to do all the story again for a third time?
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How far do you need to play solo before you can do co-op?

Supposedly the prologue of Destiny 2 is solo-only, but I'm not quite clear when it's officially over and you can do co-op. Once you get your ship or a bit later? The quip I found said In order to ...
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How does exotic weapon quest scaling work?

So after doing the campaign, there are a number of quests that reward exotic weapons (MIDA Multi-Tool, Sturm, Rat King). I've noticed that these rewards scale to your power level to some extent after ...
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Bottom number coming from your Ghost in the "Nav Mode"

What is the bottom statistic coming out from your ghost in "Nav Mode?"
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Where are the locations of the Lost Sectors?

There are challenges on all of the planets to open chests in the Lost Sectors. What exactly is a Lost Sector and where are they? I can't seem to find anything labeled this on the map or in game ...
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Change menu hot keys in Destiny 2

I'm playing Destiny 2 on PC and have rebound all my hotkeys to the other side of the keyboard. I'm left handed and use O K L ; for my movement with my left hand on the mouse. My problem is that Q, E ...
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How to determine if it is a kinetic, energy or power weapon?

I'm about to choose between 3 different exotic weapons as quest reward. For me it is very important which of them belongs to what slot, as that is highly dependable for my decision. But I can't ...
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Badges In Destiny 2 Crucible

While playing the Crucible PvP in Destiny 2, I keep getting these badges in the top center of my screen. They're obviously for doing things, like getting a double kill you get, "Double Down". But some ...
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What is this message icon in the lower right in Destiny 2? [duplicate]

This icon has just been constantly flashing at me since I got to the Farm. I checked with the post bot, checked for friend invites or messages, Bnet message, nothing! Any ideas?
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What is the difference between a Region Chest and Cache?

In some places you will find cache chests, which contain some items and at least in the EDZ are Fallen looking round barrel chests. However I've also found gold standard looking chests, which when ...
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What does this box icon represent?

Since I started playing, I have seen this icon in the bottom right of my screen. Clicking it does nothing. What does this icon represent? I'll add a PC tag, as I'm playing on PC, and it could be ...
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Can you get prestige raid gear from Benedict 99-40?

In the prestige version of the Leviathan raid you receive the same Calus Tokens you have been from the normal raid, these you can turn in for random gear and guns at the vendor Benedict 99-40. But ...
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What are the differences for the prestige raid?

The prestige version of the Leviathan raid was released with some small changes and new tweaks to make it harder. Besides enemies simply being higher level and therefore tougher to kill, what are the ...
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Why do some fast travel markers shine?

I opened up the navigation menu to travel to the Tower to collect some weekly rewards, and as I in the middle warping, I re-opened the navigation to see if there were any Public Events happening on ...
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Do Fireteam Medallions stack?

Fireteam medallions add a boost to experience and raise the chance to get loot. They are also active for everyone in your fireteam. But does having multiple active in your fireteam lead to better ...
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Do players in the same clan, but on PS4 and Xbox One, contribute to clan XP in Destiny 2?

Do players in the same clan, but on PS4 and Xbox One, contribute to clan XP in Destiny 2? I would assume this is the case. Is there any downside of having a cross-platform clan, other than players ...
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How do I sprint in Destiny 2 while using Remote Play?

Since discovering the Remote Play function on my Vita recently (and discovering that my Vita was not, in fact, broken), I've been using it to play most of my games away from home. However, sometimes ...
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Can I change the look of my character in Destiny 2?

So I played Destiny 1 and am well aware of the only thing that carries over is characters appearance, but what if I don't like my characters appearance? What options would I have to change that? ...
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What are all of the ways to obtain upgrade points?

In Destiny 1, as you gained experience, your sub-classes advanced as well to allow you to unlock new abilities. In Destiny 2, they changed this to where you use upgrade points in order to unlock new ...
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What is the difference between Powerful Gear and Legendary Gear rewards?

So I was looking at the rewards for some of the milestones in Destiny 2 and noticed there was one that was rewarding 'Legendary Gear' with a purple hexagon and another that is rewarding 'Powerful Gear'...
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How do Destiny 2 shaders work differently from Destiny 1 shaders?

Over the weekend I got into a discussion with another user of this site on Twitter about Destiny 2 shaders. He didn't understand why the fanbase is upset about them. An example he gave was that in ...
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What can you do with challenges after completing them in an area?

You eventually get to a point where you get assigned these challenges (kill X many people with Y, or get Z types of kills etc etc) for each planet or event (strikes/crucible etc). I've completed a ...
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Destiny 2 error code on PS4 pro

I keep receiving an error code ce-34878-0, this seems to be a common error. I've heard suggestions saying that if I disable HDCP it will reduce the frequency of the error. I have tried disabling it, ...
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How do you trigger heroic public events and what is different?

There are multiple types of public events and some only at specific locations on the different worlds but all of them have a certain trigger to change them into heroic difficulty versions. I know that ...
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What does the flashing ghost icon mean?

What does the flashing ghost symbol in the top right of the UI indicate? Playing through Destiny 2, this icon sometimes appears on the screen. It does not seem to be a checkpoint or save notification,...
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How do I play Nightfall/Strike missions solo?

I would like to play the strikes just by myself, without any other guardians to play with me. I have the fireteam setting switched to Private, which indicates that no one can join my Fireteam lobby. ...
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How do I dance?

After beating one of the bosses and getting the loot from the chest I found one of my teammates dancing. However, pulling up the Options > Key Mappings menu and I found no such option to toggle a ...
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What movement abilities are there?

So far from the open beta I have had more frustration with the movement system, out of everything else. It seems I have very little in the way of movement options -- it seems that either I can double ...
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