I have played since year 1 and i fully recognize it is a totally different game as destiny 1, but the reason destiny 2 was made so different is because there were so many nerf complaints in d1, so bungie did what they thought would solve it. And thus, we end up with d2. Weaker weapons, and no more special ammo. But the base game, the way you get drops, the way you level up, its all still destiny.