Destiny 2 is finally getting loadouts, in-game LFG, and a new-player guide

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Destiny 2: Lightfall will add several long-requested features including a loadout manager for different builds, in-game LFG tools for group content, and a guided path for new players to grab onto as they tread water in Bungie's often overwhelming MMO.

Bungie announced several key additions during today's Lightfall reveal event, which confirmed a February 2023 release date for the Neptunian expansion. Perhaps most importantly, Lightfall will add a mod and loadout manager that "will allow you to create and save a build in a single place," Bungie said in a post-show blog post (opens in new tab). 

"Switching between all your builds will also be easy: just select the build in your Character screen, and you are done," Bungie says. This should streamline the process of building and saving loadouts via third-party apps like the unsung hero that is Destiny Item Manager, making it easier to create and swap loadouts for specific activities. 

A new progression system tied to Guardian Ranks is also coming in Lightfall. Guardian Ranks are meant to "not only help new players find their way into the game, but also reward veterans for helping others and for being an all-around exceptional player," seemingly following up on the spirit of Destiny 2's largely untapped Guided Games function. 

The work-in-progress interface for Guardian Ranks looks like a collection of challenges that introduce different types of content and rewards, which already sounds leagues better than the current new-player tutorial of 'here's a gun and a whole universe, go nuts.'

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