How to Have Fun in Destiny 2 PvP 

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Good vid man, these are good things to keep in mind when playing. Something I always tell people is that you’ve got to 100% disconnect your enjoyment of the game from winning/losing when solo queuing. Especially in 6v6, it’s almost entirely out of your Control

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I have said it before, but I just love your mindset. Video was spot on and super well done! While I don't venture into PVP much these days, when I do, I have a ton of fun. I generally just play Iron Banner, Trials (on new adept loot weeks) and whatever the seasonal challenges dictate. But playing mayhem the first week with peregrine greaves and 100 strength on Arc Juggernaut titan was so much fun, whether I won or lost. I think you are correct, that people lose sight of the fact a game is supposed to be fun! Anyways, good to see you back with another video, can't wait for the next one!

The beauty of Destiny 2 PvP has always been the variety to me. There are so many different ways to play this game now, that obviously it could never be considered a 'competitive' game, but I love it for that. I often get bored of other games because every match can sometimes feel the same because it's so well balanced. Destiny just hits different. I love loading into a Trials match and seeing some cracked player with 5000 Trials kills with their Cerberus+1, or matching a Titan who literally only kills other players via melee (21, 405 kills and counting last time I checked). Seeing those kinds of things always make me smile. You can play how you want and win or lose, you're having fun doing it. Great content as always, Gjerda! Looking forward to seeing more.

You are the literal best. Your videos always come from a place of positivity and thoughtfulness, it makes me wish there was someone like you in every single gaming community. I'm taking a break from D2 right now, but I'm going to be applying as much of your logic to the upcoming CoD as I can, and we'll see how far that gets me. Keep up the amazing work.

One of my fondest pvp memories was grinding Mountaintop. I was intimidated the grind, half of it was because I was not familiar with GL at all. Next thing I knew I spent 3 days in IB, having the most fun I ever had with an Orewing Maul. I mercied, got mercied, even we ran'd with a weapon I thought I couldn't use. Then topped it off with a short trip to Fabled. You're right. It's easy to fall into a lull once you reach a certain point. Destiny is partially to blame but so am I. I loved the feeling of being new again, trying things out and succeeding. Maybe not double primary sidearms, but Forerunner and an SMG with Peacekeeper makes sense as a loadout but also viable ish

i have a friend i talk to while playing d2 its is even more enjoyable knowing he doesnt suffer

Thanks for this video, I needed this mental reset!

the best birthday gift ever! welcome back

Great to see you back. I play a lot of Destiny 2 (i work from home), and these tips are crucial to really enjoying the game. I make many online friends to just jump in and have a good time

he’s back baby. love you gjerda and the content is awesome

my balanced approach is care about keeping my kd above 1.85, usually get teams who can’t see their screen so i don’t mind wins or losses. solo trials is fun and i’ve been able to go flawless every week since lightfall so i’m cheeeeeellin

Welcome back friend!

my go to "im getting to mad at video games and need to calm down" build is just. getting botheration (the blue shotgun) out of collections, queuing in, and just not sprinting the whole game. people dont know how to react they flip out. and then Ya Just Bother On 'Em. botheration itself honestly isnt half bad either, it has autoloading and the same frame as felwinters.

Welcome back! I was thining about you the other day :)

Ive been taking this very serious since a few seasons. Even tho im still a lil invested in my kd, i can have SO much more fun in the game. I just use what is fun for me and makes me smile. I never play anything else than smgs, even tho they r meta now i halways have been. So this last week i used cloudstrike and i fucking in love. It feels 2 good to get then crispy loghtning storms. And it feels even better when you accept that you cant get them every second, u gotta work for em. Sometimes i get clapped hard, but that one shot that gave me 4 kills still makes me happy. Much luv❤

Glad to see ya back, bud.

Just like that... Gjerda... is... BACK! Great stuff as always. My harmonious off meta, just-too-fun-to-put-away build is DMT and the glaive. I've never had so much fun than with the Enigma in my hands, and shooting the DMT is just so great. The Glaive is like the Queen on a chess board. It just outmaneuvers all other special weapons. And it's the greatest 1v3 trials weapon possibly ever

I was already subbed but this vid got the bell icon out of me. Please continue to make these lovely D2 videos!

And on the 7th day Gjerda came down from his Ambien filled Twitter rants to bring us his best guide yet 🙏

After your big vault cleanse video about hoarding and rng chasing, Im super curious about your thoughts on the crafting grind and how it improves/fails to improve on random rolls

You’re back! Much love to you and yours. Glad you take care of yourself.

Man from the beginning of destiny 2 on pc until forsaken I was in my clan with 10 friends and all of us were 2.5 kd After shadowkeep and the rise of cheaters all of us stopped playing I was returning every now and then and it was never the same

I didnt forget, they just nerfed everything I did because it was oppressive then gave me sbmm anyway (:

His Dudeness has returned, thank the Lord. You have been missed, I grabbed a cup of English Breakfast tea and made time for your video. I agree with your perspective totally. Looking forward to more. BTW I would love to see you re visit your shotgun video after all the changes since your last one. That clip actually got me into shotguns ( I'd always avoided them before), so it will be wonderful to see.

The GOAT is back.

I've always struggled with enjoying pvp. It makes me super anxious, like someone is watching me over my shoulder and judging my every move. I have enjoyed some pvp titles in the past but I have no idea what makes me love those and fear everything else. I'm just trying to have fun with the game, since I know I can enjoy pvp. I just don't know how.

Been running a build with Rain of Fire, mythoclast, and the burden of guilt fusion and having a blast with it in comp

bruh that outro *chefs kiss*

Love this vid. I run a channel too, and have been trying to wrap my brain around this. This season has felt exceptionally more chaotic then the last leading to me having very poor games in general. I tend to be that kind of player that plays at “base form” shall I say lol, not relying on cheap strategies and instant damage buffs, etc (ex: solar hunters you know who you are lol) and I feel like I’m losing my mind most the time, making it very hard to stick with it. I’ve been deciding that maybe it’s time I let go, and accept pvp for what it is, and embrace the “dark side” so to speak lol. And I think I’ll be more happier with the game in the end.

Hard pills to swallow: the game Thank you for the insights though. This was really meaningful

He’s back oh praise Calus

Since the change back to SBMM crucible has inherently fun again

Just joined your Patreon to support you. Love your work! 😊 And I'm really excited about the type of build videos you're working on

very nice stuff, bro, love your attitude

Welcome back from your 5 month break, Gjerda! While you were gone, I became a semi-well known RU-vidr.

gjerda videos are my favorite videos

A new Gjerda video? Is this real life? Finally!

really tough to have fun when you get dumpstered every match, regardless of external factors. it feels like no matter how hard i try i can never improve.

I'm at my burnout point with pvp after the meta last season. I know omni/low was nerfed but still not a fan of the current map rotation and the weapon meta it forces. I wanna use goofy shit for fun but i get beamed by 3 NTTE lol. I'm just taking a small break from pvp for the time being until I cool off.

The king returns.

This never appeared in my feed even though I have notifications on :( great video regardless

Thank you so much for this and all you've done 🙏

Yep I decided to take a break because pvp just doesn't feel fun rn, but I have (a little) faith in the future.

Honestly a great take! W video

Dont forget sunset weapons. I still use year 1 weapons sometimes because they look cool

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GOOD LORD I HAVE MISSED YOU DUDE, THANK THE DESTINY GODS THERE IS A NEW GJERDA VIDEO🙏❤

“Play with friends” oh no

I needed this

I get that having fun is important but its just hard not try and focus on winning especially in things like trials because I dont have the time to play a couple hundred matches and finally go flawless I have things I have to do i have to work and stuff like that do i only have like a few hours to try and go flawless sometimes and when i dont go flawless it doesnt matter if I had fun or not it just sucks because I just wasted that much time for zero pay out

And if the SBMM is good enough you can eventually get to where weird and maybe slightly less optimal loadouts will still net you games with a reasonable chance to do alright.

I have the best balance as a titan sometimes I shotgun sometimes I punch

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I have fun in destiny by playing 1 match of control a week, realize why I stopped playing so much this season, and going to play other games which feel more rewarding for my time invested. Even with friends d2pvp feels pretty intolerable after a few matches

I see a Gjerda video I click stay comfy homie Speaking from experience dont take a CS:GO approach instead think of it more like a fighting game. with a few exceptions you can mostly counter.

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Well thought out

Welcome back!

Nice vid

But have you considered that I actually like shaking my fist at the sky?

woah first based destiny youtuber confirmed????!?!?!

Okay. So I'm weird for blinking. Right.

i wouldve laughed if this video was 3 seconds long, saying "you cant"

This might be a weird take but as someone who has played a lot of 6s over the 5 years this game is out I actually dont want fair matches at all at least in 6s in trials yeah 100% agree that it is a must, but for 6s I personally liked it a lot better without SBMM 5 minute que times and connecting from people for China aside. Idk thing about pub stomping with the boys while using goofy loadouts hit different and it's still possible to do that from time to time, but we all know with the recent changes 6s is just straight up not it. Really hopeing that the comp rework actually goes down well.

What ruins PvP for me is the playstyles that people have recently started playing with. I’m tired of getting ball grouped or teamshot from the back of a spawn by 3/4 of their team who just wont leave their spawn and love holding hands. Every single game I play except for maybe one every so often people have 1 of 2 playstyles I run into. 1, hold hands and team shot; whether that be camping in the back of the map with scouts and pulses or ball grouping around the map deleting you as you spawn. And 2, shotgun ape. Just run in a straight line with max move speed and shotgun or solo super a guy and proceed to die immediately. These main problems I have are only compounded by only having decent teammates 1/3 games and playing sweats 24/7.

Welcome back! What happened to you? Missed you 🥲

yeeAHHHHH there we go

the fact that a guide is needed for this is sad

Step 1: get pinnacle and leave. step 2: never touch trials= profit

Connection Quality lol

How to have fun in PvP? Simple. Play only iron banner. It's suprisingly the least sweaty gamemode

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You can't win every match but you can lose every match lol

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I dont care about the meta or whatever cheese people need to use to win. I just want melees to be "fixed" nerfed and of course better connection :). melee range should be capped at 3m, boom fixed. They've spent so much time nerfing shotguns and making everything feel shit when melees have always been the issue. why do ophidians have a further reach then what a shotgun can ohk. like bruh.

it sounds like NA internet is complete garbage, yikes on EU I get bad connection like once every couple of weeks and it's never as bad as in these clips, and on Asia I don't even remember when I had a laggy game

i can't win with broken stuff

Have fun out there ❤ btw, here's the first episode of the series: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_rbIxCG2oIw.html Thanks for your patience for how long I was gone! I needed a break, but it also takes a long time to make actually good videos. If you’d like to support me please consider Patreon: www.patreon.com/gjerda or just share the video with friends :) Coming up later: shotguns episode 2, how snipers work, some fun build videos, and plenty more.

Playing a game for intrinsic joy sounds like a no brainer but I think loot acquisition being such a prevalent part of the game really bogs people down. Really happy you made a video like this.

Gjerda out here dropping life facts using D2 as a setpiece. Control (not the pvp mode) is an illusion. Mayhem (also not the pvp mode) is okay. Love it. Great job as always

when the world needed him most he returned!

I love this video so much

Try cryosthesia guys. Use a reloader mod, or use Mechaneer's tricksleeves. A wave GL is great to get the initial kill, but if you want to snipe too that's cool. I have over 15,000 kills with it, always a fun time to freeze on demand.

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This video gave me mad feels. I needed this today. You are such a wonderful human.

This man is the warm heart of Destiny

To check your channel to see how your doing and find a new video posted a few minutes ago was marvellous. As always incredible work well spoken destiny man.

I have fun after watching ur videos

Uninstall and play a game whose developers actually show care

difficulty: impossible

How to have fun in PvP: #6 - play a match of gambit and realize how much worse it could be

> good internet HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA _cries in 20/1 with only one upgrade option to 30/1_

Man, I wish I could literally give you 1000 likes for this.

*Actually* bless you, friend, this is a topic that the PvP community has sorely needed to address for ages (but for some reason refuses to): why we play the game.

Seeing slug shotguns hit from midair...oh the good old days

Honestly excellent vid. Well said on all points.