I'm not a vet, but for all the new Guardians in the boat I was in a few months ago: a) [b]Look for a good clan to join ASAP.[/b] It'll make your levelling life, and general experience so much better. b) Read up on Strikes and Raids BEFORE you run them. The lore and information is out there and easy to access, it'll make your life easier to have an idea of what to expect and what mechanics you'll encounter like puzzles and such. Watch other streamers play through Raids and Strikes to learn how to play them at your best. c) When you're decrypting engrams, make sure you FIRST equip all your best gear [b]before[/b] you have the Archon decrypt your new engrams. This will increase the chance of your engrams consistently decrypting at the higher levels you need to raise your light when you're starting out. I was told this was nonsense, but it's worked for me since the few months that I discovered the trick. d) If you intend on levelling two or three characters, save gear drops that you get on other characters for a different class! Save high levelled weapons that you won't use on one character to infuse on another! Use that vault space! Download Destiny Item Manager to more effectively manage your characters gear and loadouts! e) Don't be afraid to hang out in Patrol or PvP and just shoot things to get a feel for your character and find your playstyle. You need to hone that before you hop into anything serious like Raids, Iron Banner, Trials or Strike playlist grind sessions. f) find some Streamers who play Destiny and follow them/get involved with the community around them. This links back up with point a). When you find the right set of people, you'll be in a great spot to play this game for quite awhile, whether casually or as a newborn sweaty. Good luck. Feel free to message me if I'm online playing Destiny and you need help with a mission or some such. Just let me know you're from the Bungie forums and what you're looking to do.