If you are new to d2 and have the money, get the deluxe edition of beyond light. All past exotics quests/seasons of the year will be there for you. Yes... it is worth it. No.. it is not d1 anymore other than the recycled content that they have put into d2. It would not be a waste of time/money for someone not too familiar with the past 4 years. You would probably get a solid 2 months of playtime out of your money spent. The issues with d2 is that us that played since day 1 are still doing the exact same grind for two years now. It is $10 every season to do something new... but you still have to continually go back to the stale grind. PvP is a mixed bag. I actually enjoy iron banner, but absolutely hate touching pvp otherwise. It would most likely be fine for you as a “new” player. As the core grind grows more stale, we then nitpick for our own reasons. Saying all of that... yes it is worth it and you will enjoy your time as newer player. Beyond light was good. The exotic quests are very cool. The gameplay is far stronger than d1. There are bugs... but the frustrations of said bugs really stand out to long time players. If you are PvP focused... play the free version for a bit before purchasing.