Hit Level 24 and unlocked Nightfall. Pretty disappointed. (Destiny)

by Grizzlei , Pacific Cloud Zone, Earth, Monday, October 27, 2014, 10:31 (3917 days ago) @ Jironimo

It's things like this that really makes me see the fault in Destiny. Leveling up after 20 isn't necessarily about your skill or all that you've accomplished, it's only about how lucky you are to have found that great piece of gear.

This isn't necessarily true. There is a predictable method to moving up, with NO RNG involved. Get Vanguard Marks, that's your top priority. Do the daily mission every day for 5 marks, do the weekly strike, do public events which always get you some marks, and most importantly do the highest level strike playlist you can which guarantees you marks as well. Once you have 65 marks, buy your first legendary armor piece from your Vanguard mentor and then get more marks until you can get your next 2 armor pieces. Along with the way you will get level 20 rare gear to move you up some levels, they especially drop in the Strike playlists, but nonetheless even if you don't get that you can progress by buying your Legendary armor one piece at a time.

Still seems like it's one hell of a grind, but it doesn't seem all too bad. I always find some enjoyment with the daily missions and the weekly strike when I'm able to get around to them.

I would NOT buy your helmet from the Vanguard, save Strange Coins which you get from the Weekly Strike and buy your helmet for 13 coins. You want to do this because buying a helmet from the Vanguard is twice the cost in marks of any other armor piece (130 marks vs 65), AND you also cannot get the Raid Helmet from the Normal difficulty so an Exotic helmet is the only way to guarantee you can eventually get to level 30 without having to do the Raid in hard mode.

Sounds great. Thank you so much!