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7/12/2025 3:27:05 AM
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New players and Strand
I have two players I am trying to get back into the game. They dropped out before Lightfall so did not have strand. Since next seasons artifact has strand as a focus I just got them through the Lightfall campaign. That completed they have a tiny bit of strand open but 80% unavailable. There is no way they are going to play enough to get all of the stand meditation they need and play the new content.
There has to be a quicker way for them to get full access. I am so disappointed in the game for so many reason. I am questioning even more my choice to buy the next content drop even though I have been playing the game since Destiny beta.
Bungie please develop mechanisms to let players catch up.
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1 ReplyEdited by Guardian, Archon Of Light: 7/12/2025 9:13:56 AMThe grind to get Stasis fragments was extremely worse Get 250 shatter kills in Gambit Kill 100 champions with Stasis abilities Things like that, and we could only get 2 a week, now you can just buy them with glimmer, but only Beyond Light launch players remember the nightmares
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It used to be double the meditations needed. Getting bonuses is helpful. Finding the secret repeaters is 25 for each. That is an easy thing to do. You get a ton for Partitions and opening the second chest in the Terminal Overload. Also bounties in the zone of the day. Especially the one that you just have to scan the evironment. One very important note. If a character has bought all of Strand, they will no longer receive mediations. They have to switch characters to keep getting them.
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The thing is though, what you are describing is progression. Play the game unlock the thing. If your friends don't like games that involve the "Play the game unlock the thing" progression system this may not be the game for them. Please wish them luck finding games without said system.
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2 RepliesIt's a bit rough but you can get a lot by just being on neonuma, patrols drop them 8 a time, that weekly thing drops 250 per character (forget what it's called now but there's 3 on a weekly rotation - you get access by doing the terminal overload weekly bounty), they also drop by just having the subclass equipped & you get 500 each character after doing campaign, hvts drop them too. Put in a few hours each day & you'll have it all pretty quickly especially if you're playing together.
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1 ReplyBTW I hated the system to unlock everything in strand the first time there is no way I am going to spend the time helping others do it.
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We just had to use a metric ton of strand to collect the Meditations, right? Yeah, I’d pass on that too. Honestly, unlocking the tiny bit of Strand that comes with Prismatic was way easier.
