I keep thinking every once in a while about giving destiny2 another shot. I played the crap out of the first but barely any of 2.
Here is what I recommend if you do give it a try:
1. Play through the new light campaign.
2. Take it slow. You don't need to understand everything right off the bat.
3. Play strikes, nightfall and some crucible.
Those are key — everything else will just make sense once you've done those a few times. If you just want to explore, then do some patrols. You'll have a good time. Collecting awesome weapons is the hook.
Hint: Visit Xur weekly (you can find him via light.gg) and unlock some exotics!
Yeah, I just looked this up, and seems like they removed pretty much everything from the free version a while back. No free campaign content anymore etc. I was actually thinking of giving this game a go, but given this I'll pass. Was really only interested in playing the campaign in co-op (and maybe getting some DLC if I was hooked).
Is it even possible to get into this game if you haven't been playing it all along? With how it keeps changing, it seems like it would be impossible for a newcomer to have any idea what's going on.
See above. If you are looking to jump in to play a campaign then the The Witch Queen is a good time to jump in and try it out.