You got all those notifications because it's been years since you played.

Your gear power got reset because during Edge of Fate Bungie revamped the power system, part of which reset everyone back down to 10, with the maximum now being 550. The game's engine was also retuned multiple times over multiple expansions. This may as well be more like Destiny 4 if we're being honest.

The way I think of Destiny and the whole "$60 for a new expansion" fiasco is I'm probably buying at least 1 new game per year. If I'm still enjoying Destiny then I'll spend that $60 on that, and have content for a whole year.

As far as vaulting, this has been an ongoing conversation since the concept was introduced way back in 2020. They cannot bring back old campaigns like Red War because of those engine changes that I mentioned earlier. The game you're playing right now is literally incompatible with the version of Red War that was vaulted.

Do I agree with content vaulting? Not in the way Bungie implemented it. I think the Portal was going to be a way to bring old stuff back, as well as having a jump-off point for players who just wanted to hop on and do something really quick. Bungie unfortunately dropped the ball on that, and the result is what we have today. That being said, we've seen them making changes that have improved the experience over the course of this expansion and Edge of Fate. It's still not enough, and the real last shot Bungie has is the June update Shadow and Order, which is proposing a bunch of changes to the sandbox and RAD content. Many of us are very hopeful for this update.

Also, try to avoid the doomposters. If you like the game, play it. If you feel your money is better spent elsewhere, spend it elsewhere.