You are a veteran if you saw Xur sell the Gjallarhorn and said "I don't really need a rocket launcher right now".

If you can list the 3 "loot" locations, with the order of their demise, then you can consider yourself a veteran.

When you did flawless on vault of glass and not crota

A Veteran... [b]1.[/b] Raided the [i]Vault of Glass[/i] in its prime, when - at least - the [i]Templar[/i] was still cheese-able, when the [i]Chatterwhite[/i] and [i]Radiant Light[/i] combination was a staple of supremacy, and you seemed to be impossibly adept at the obtainment of the exact same [i]rewards[/i]. [b]2.[/b] Battled through an endless stream of [i]repetitive strikes[/i] because the algorithm which determined them was incapable of realizing you'd been through them 5 times prior, and consecutively. [b]3.[/b] Journeyed through the galaxy without want or need for the weapon-of-mass-destruction known as the [i]Gjallarhorn[/i], because it simply was not a necessity for anything, and thus you could forgo its weekend sale for a single of its more desirable and Primary alternatives. [b]4.[/b] Laughed or weeped with the [i]Sunbreaker[/i] invasion. [b]5.[/b] Struggled desperately for the acquisition of upgrade [i]materials[/i], in a time where it was required that they be physically and solely sought after by you. [b]6.[/b] Triumphed in the Crucible with the mighty and seemingly matchless [i]Suros Regime[/i], and reigned chaos upon the feeble [i]Thorn[/i] users, only to be outclassed by the one and only sexy [i]Vex(y) Mythoclast[/i]. [b]7.[/b] Forfeited countless engrams to the greatest boss of them all, [i]The Cryptarch[/i], for mere rares and uncommons, but redeemed them in the wild unknowns of the [i]Loot Cave[/i]. [b]8.[/b] Endeavored harshly with only the handful of [i]bounties[/i] able to be carried. [b]9.[/b] Exalted those with the Grimoire Score of [i]2000[/i]. ...If any of these apply to you and here you stand, you, Guardian, are - not only a Veteran, but irrefutably - a Legend. [b]CatJutsu[/b]

If you have a higher grimoire score than me, you're a sweaty guy with no life probably in low income housing or his mom's basement. If you have a lower grimoire score than me, you're such a -blam!-ing scrub you filth casual, git gud you stupid noob.

I would say if you have played destiny pre-DLC, and still are, you've earned the title of "veteran".

I go by this: - A pioneer is someone who has played and/or finished every Bungie game. - A seasoned veteran is someone who has played Destiny before release, during the Alpha/Beta stages of the game. - A veteran is someone (myself) who has played Destiny since the day it came out. - A Christmas noob is self explanatory. - A noob is someone who buys the collectors edition and makes the community go insane for many reasons.

If you were 30 before dark below If you were 32 before house of wolves If you were 34 before the taken king Imo you must have done all 3 to be considered a vet.

1.Day one 2.Collected ALL raid gear before next available dlc 3. Knows how to wield all relics 4. 500+ hours minimum 5. One of each character

Well in Bungie's terms, anyone who purchased both expansions or has at least 1 lvl 30 character by the time TTK launches.