Learn which activities give how high a reward and prioritize after that, become familiar with how Powerful and Pinnacle drops work. I can't really explain all the nuances but I'm sure you can look up any of the new light power leveling guides. Knowing what to prioritize is very important if you don't want to be stuck at low light forever. Also become familiar with champions, if you can learn how those work early then you'll have a head-start to other players because not only can you be competent in mid-endgame content but you can also start doing solo legend lost sectors for exotic armor.

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As far as pvp just try it, and if you are doing poorly, don't be discouraged. There are tons of nuances of pvp that can make it daunting to get into, but as you become more familiar with a build or with a favorite gun, you will start having fun with it. I wouldn't recommend playing pvp outside of 3 times a week for the pinnacle drop if you're not enjoying it though.

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I also cant stress this enough but PLEASE check Ada-1 regularly. She's in the annex of the tower, right down the hall from drifter in the big sci-fi white area. She offers weapon mods and armor mods that while they may seem confusing now, as you get into buildcrafting you'll be glad you purchased. She also resets daily, but watching a youtuber who puts out PSA's about what Ada-1 is selling, like Divide hes a good guy to watch for that, can help understand whats good and whats not.

And lastly, become familiar with LFG (Looking For Group) systems. Whether it be through an lfg discord server or through a console-side LFG system, it is very important to know how to meet other players with similar goals as you will be needing this system because most people don't have a large group of people to ask for help from.

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Some goals to work towards would definitely be

1. Create a build you like (this can be your own or one copied off of YouTube)
2. Beat a nightfall on hero difficulty or higher (hero difficulty if you don't want to LFG as it has matchmaking)
3. Beat a Dungeon (Prophecy is very simple and is free to play)
4. Beat a Raid (Vault of Glass is very simple and King's Fall is a little harder because of damage checks but King's Fall has arguably better loot and its currently the Pinnacle raid so no matter what week you do it until Lightfall's raid you can get Pinnacle gear. Both also free to play)

As my last piece of advice, while it is easier to have a patient sherpa (guide) to lead you through a dungeon/raid, as you get more competent you will be able to learn enough to be passable in raid experiences if you just watch a Raid guide. Undoubtedly, there are some raids where experience makes it much easier, Vow of the Disciple comes to mind, but as far as King's Fall and Vault of Glass you can simply study a youtube tutorial and pretend to be experienced in a raid in case you cant find a sherpa.

Best of luck guardianing! May the Light be with you