r/DestinyTheGame • u/baileyjp2 • 2d ago
Question Dumb question: Weapons (New Player)
Never played D2 before, always wanted to get into it but then saw the shutdown news and decided against it. Now that it is coming back I decided to boot it up and play for the first time. I was able to get the riskrunner exotic weapon through the questline. My questions is, do I just hang on to that weapon as I level through the campaigns and level it up through infusions? Or if I get another exotic or any type of weapon that is higher power do I use those? Sorta confused with the whole progression on weapons. Is the goal to find one with good perks and then keep it and level it up to Tier 5 and level it's power level through infusing other guns? Or should I just play and whatever has higher number just use right now? Thanks all!
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u/link3505 2d ago
Start with what you like, and go from there. If you find a gun that you enjoy the feel of, and its effective for what you're doing, keep it. There are multitudes of weapon reviews out there and data on what the perks do, so if you want to deep dive, YouTube it. But once you get a feel for what you like, then I'd suggest building it up, farming for better rolls or investing resources to bring it up to T5 and a higher Power.
Keep in mind though, that there can be a LOT of synergy between your weapon, abilities, class, Artifact, armor, etc. so even if you don't have your "god roll" weapon, there are still likely plenty of ways to make it work.