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Official FAQ — PLEASE Read Before Posting

2019.06.02 01:50 WistfulAether Official FAQ — PLEASE Read Before Posting

Note: This was remade because the previous FAQ was archived.

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FREQUENTLY POSTED QUESTIONS/CONCERNS

Is it worth buying this game/is it worth coming back?

If you have not played the game before, we highly suggest that you watch some videos with gameplay and determine if you are interested. Destiny 2 is a looter-shooter with RPG and MMO elements, and in that way is relatively unique in the type of game it is now.
In terms of 'coming back', depending on how long it has been since you have played, look below at patch notes for what has been recently added to the game. The game has changed significantly since year 1, and if you haven't played since then, checking out the pre-Forsaken and Forsaken release day patch notes below should help to give a good general understanding of the the major changes that have been made, along with all the additional patch notes after. Please do not ask others to determine if you want to come back or not or if it is worth playing, you can determine this yourself in many ways, including doing simple research, watching videos, etc. All of the content that is released is far and away worth its price – if you enjoy Destiny or are very interested in coming back/in any new content, then you can probably make the decision that it is worth it to invest in the game. Again, this is not a type of question to ask the community, unless you have a very specific concern that this does not address.
In addition to the information at the bottom of this FAQ that includes the recent patch notes and a summary of changes, this gives more of a summary of some major changes and what to know.
What is the current max power level?
The current max power level is 950, however technically the max power level is infinite, as seasonal rank bonus will allow you to continue to climb.
What are some good resources I should have as a new player?
  • https://imgur.com/a/DgT9tIr - How to active all Heroic Events
  • https://braytech.org/ - Site to keep track of all collections, triumphs, checklists, etc
  • https://www.light.gg/ - Destiny database, with all weapons/armoexotics, associated possible rolls, cosmetics, all organized, along with a personal collections resource
  • https://destinyitemmanager.com/ - Destiny Item Manager (DIM) - A necessary tool for all guardians (or Ishtar Commander, which does the same thing) that allows you to transfer weapons to and from your vault, between characters, from the postmaster, create loadouts, and even more all without needing to do a single thing in-game.
Why was my post removed?
This could be for numerous reasons. AutoMod has a specific set of words in a title that will cause it to remove the post, usually due do the answer being in the FAQ, being an LFG post, using blacklisted language, etc. Any low effort content, complaints, or items that have been reposted will also be removed by mods. If you think your post has been wrongly removed, please message the moderators.
What is the Annual Pass?
The Annual Pass is a slightly different way of doing content drops for Destiny. The current annual pass you can buy encompasses all the year 2 Seasonal DLC after Forsaken — Black Armory, Joker's Wild, and Penumbra/Opulence. You can see specific details on what is coming in each here. Instead of focusing on a cinematic campaign, there will be more of a focus on new items to collection, quests, lore and overall more things to do. Even more details on this can be found in the Forsaken and Beyond VidDoc released by bungie. December is the release of Black Armory, Spring 2019 is the release of Joker's Wild, and Summer 2019 is the release of Opulence Penumbra.
Can I buy this game with all the expansions at once? What bundles are there?
You must buy the two expansions individually. Forsaken + all year 2 content is $25.00 on Steam, and Shadowkeep itself is $35, while Shadowkeep + everything over the next year, the Shadowkeep Deluxe Edition, is $60.
How do Faction Rallies work?
Faction Rallies are currently on hiatus.
How do Crucible rankings work?
Valor is tied to Quickplay, and can only go up. Going on a winning streak causes it to go up faster. Glory is tied to Crucible, and an ELO-based system. Winning will make it go up, losing will make it go down. Winning streaks cause you to gain points faster, but there are no losing streak penalties apart from continuously losing the same amount of points. Infamy is tied to Gambit and works exactly like Valor, however there are more, smaller ranks, each gives you powerful gear on the first go through, and resetting requires 15,000 Infamy rather than Valor's 2000 to reset. Max Glory is 5450, and Fabled rank (required for Luna's Howl) is 2100.
How can I get tips to get better at PvP?
Check our CruciblePlaybook, which is dedicated to Crucible discussion. There are many YouTubers that can help as well.
Where are Trials/Faction rallies?
Trials of the Nine and Faction Rallies are currently still being worked on by Bungie, and will not return in Season 7 or anytime soon.
What/When is the daily/weekly reset times?
Weekly reset is 10 AM PST on Tuesdays, and daily reset is every day at 10 AM PST. Weekly reset will 'reset' all your powerful gear milestones, essentially letting you do everything that gives you powerful gear that you have already done over again, along with changing the Dreaming City, changing the Weekly Crucible Playlist, Nightfalls, opening or closing some specific activities, etc. If Bungie ever drops content on a day that's not a Tuesday, for example a raid, it will come at 10 AM. Daily reset also resets some daily milestones, such as your Crucible, Gambit, and Vanguard daily completion milestones, allows you to get more Daily Bounties, etc.
Where can I find people to play with? (Reminder: NO LFG Self posts)
Our LFG Megathread, /Fireteams, Bungie Forums, Our discord, or the various other Destiny and LFG discords, including the massive PC Only LFG Server.
Where can I clans or advertise my own clan? (Again, please do not post advertise your clan in your own post here)
We encourage you to post your clan on the Bungie forums first and foremost. Secondly, you can also post it in our LFG Megathread, /fireteams, and our Discord. Finding clans can be done through the same resources.

IN-GAME QUESTIONS

I can't seem to progress my power past a certain point. What am I supposed to do?
These are the 'soft caps' of power for base game and Forsaken. In order to increase your power level beyond this point, you must do any activities with Gold icons next to them on the directory, leading you to something that rewards "Powerful Gear". These reset both weekly and daily, and the only way to get gear above your power level past these points. Prime engrams and all current raids (Last Wish, Scourge of the Past, Crown of Sorrows) will offer powerful rewards from each encounter the first time doing it on each character each week.
What's the fastest way to increase my powelevel up up?
Do all of the powerful reward daily challenges that you have, then weeklies. Forge weapons, dreaming city, daily crucible/gambit/strikes, spider bounties, invitations of the Nine, and of course claim Clan engrams. If you have three characters, do your weekly/daily powerful gear challenges on the character that you want to be highest LAST. To get to max level with a new character, quickly your best bet is to go through all of the campaigns that you can, and then do Crucible.
What is the population like?
Always consistently high. You can check Destiny Tracker to see the number of tracker players recently, the number of total players each day in actuality is even higher than this. LFG sites and servers are very active, such as destinylfg.net, or previously mentioned LFG servers and you should have no trouble finding people to do endgame activities with in almost all cases. The community is very much alive on all platforms, with millions of players.
Can I get pinnacle weapons without the Annual Pass?
Yes, all pinnacle weapons for crucible, vanguard, and gambit are available to all players.
How long do raids take?
With experienced teams:
Leviathan, about 40 minutes
Eater of Worlds, about 30 minutes
Spire of Stars, about an hour
Last Wish, 1-2 hours
Scourge of the Past, around 45-60 minutes
Crown of Sorrow, around 45-60 minutes
Garden of Salvation, 1-2 hours
Sherpa'd/inexperienced groups would take much longer, especially for Last Wish and Spire of Stars.
How can I get Enhancement (Masterwork) Cores?
You can get enhancement cores from:
  • Dismantling masterworked legendary weapons or armor, either from year 1 or year 2 that have a certain tier and above already masterworked; tier 10 masterwork weapons, or curated rolls, will drop 7 masterwork cores.
  • Completing Gunsmith bounties
  • Reaching Legend rank in Valor, which will give you 10
  • Buying them from the Spider for legendary shards, with the cost resetting daily
  • Doing the Nascent Dawn (Polaris Lance) quest, which will give you 7.
  • Gunsmith weekly bounties
  • Dismantling curated weapons (give 7)
  • Ranking up to at least Clan level 4 and doing your weekly Clan participants
How can I get Mod Components?
The only way to get mod components is to either dismantle year 1 mods, or year 1 armor with year 1 mods on them, or get a weapon or armor piece to drop with a mod on it, dismantle the weapon or armor piece, then dismantle the mod that it drops. Mods can be bought for 10 mod components from Banshee (Gunsmith) in the tower. Gunsmith weekly bounties also award mods.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT META/WHAT IS GOOD? (Updated October 27 2019)

Note: The following is a list of weapons that should hopefully answer the question, "what is good in x activity?". For more information about damage number breakdowns, DPS on certain weapons, builds, and more, check out Ehroar's channel on YouTube. Many things are viable with the right rolls, however there are a certain set of weapons that are the best in their archetype and are going to be used more than anything else for a certain reason during a certain time, which are the following.
PvP
Kinetic Weapons
Energy Weapons
Power Weapons
Exotic Armors
Hunter: * Wormhusk Crown * Dragon’s Shadow * St0mp-335s
Warlock:
Titan:
PvE (NOTE: Anything can be used in PvE to success, to an extent. These are simply the weapons considered to be very good in general for most content, however good rolls can make almost anything good/usable)
Kinetic Weapons
Energy Weapons
Power Weapons
Exotic Armors:
Hunter:
Warlock:
Titan:

OPULENCE RELATED QUESTIONS

Complete Overview of the Season with Changes, Additions, and More
How do you use the Chalice of Opulence
From Bungie:
  • 1. Earn runes to slot on your Chalice through the following:
  • Completing weekly bounties
  • Opening up the weekly chests on the new Nessus Barge
  • Using a consumable that will reward you a rune after a strike, Crucible, or Gambit completion
  • The same consumable will also give other players in your fireteam a chance to earn an additional rune
  • 2. Slot the runes into your Chalice before you enter the Menagerie
  • 3. Play the Menagerie to earn your rewards
  • 4. Completing the Menagerie will award you the gear you chose with your rune selections
  • Each rune affects what you receive and some of its properties, depending on how you slot them
What are the pinnacle rewards for this season?
Crucible: Revoker — Kinetic Sniper — Reversal of Fortune: Missing a shot returns the bullet to the magazine after a short duration; Ambush sight and Snapshot
Vanguard: Wendigo-GL3 — Adaptive Arc Grenade Launcher — Explosive Light: Picking up an Orb of Light increases the next grenade’s blast radius and damage; Blinding Grenades
Gambit: Hush — Solar Combat Bow — Archer’s Gambit: Hipfire precision hits grant a massive draw speed bonus for a short duration
Where did my quests/bounties go?
Starting Season 7, the pursuits category previously in inventory is now on the left of the director.
Why can't I access the Menagerie?
You must 1) be at least 690 and 2) complete the appropriate quest for the Chalice, and put a rune in it.
Which runes do what?
Refer to this extremely helpful spreadsheet by JpDeathBlade, and this to see what you can get specifically from them.

SEASON OF DRIFTER RELATED QUESTIONS

How do I begin the Thorn quest?
You must first go to the Salt Mines, an area in Trostland in the EDZ. On how to get there exactly, refer to this gif.
How do I get Outbreak Perfected?
Here is a complete guide on the steps. Here is a complete video guide.

FORSAKEN RELATED QUESTIONS

What are the cats that I'm seeing in the Dreaming City and what am I lacking?
From doing public events and some other things in the Dreaming City, there is a chance a 'small gift' will drop, which you can give to the cats for gear.
Is my weapon a good roll?
Please use sharditkeepit for this question, do not make your own post about a roll here.
How do I get my second and third new subclass paths?
In order to get the second, you do the Blind Well in the Dreaming City and hope that a Spark of Light drops, it can drop from Tiers II-IV of the Blind Well. The third either drops from the first encounter of the raid or speaking with Mara Sov in her throne world, after giving the Offering to the Oracle in the third week of the Dreaming City's cycle.
What is an Ascendant Challenge?
These can be completed by first getting a consumable, from random drops in chests in the Dreaming City, called a Tincture of Queensfoil, activate it, then go to the Ascendent Portal, wherever that may be during the week. You can also buy these consumables from skulls in the depths of Harbinger's Seclude.
How do I get Malfeasance?
In order to get the Malfeasance quest to drop, you must play Gambit and hope for a special boss to spawn, then defeat it to hopefully get it to drop. It is known that the spawn rate for this is extremely low. Afterwards, follow the steps on the quest to eventually lead you to Malfeasance.
How do I get Wish-Ender?
Once again, we recommend you check out Datto's guide for this quest.
What breaks the immune objects/eggs in the Dreaming City?
Wish-Ender. You get Dreaming City weapons and armor from breaking them.
What is the point of Blind Well/what can I get from it?
Blind Well is like a large public event and can award Dreaming City gear.
Does anything from the Dreaming City currently reward powerful gear?
No. All year 2 powerful reward activities currently no longer reward powerful gear in year 3. You can still get the same loot, however it will not be powerful at any point.
What is the Shattered Throne dungeon?
The Shattered Throne is one of two dungeons (3 player non-matchmade activities that are in between raids and strikes) in the game (the other to be released this current season) and is apart of the Wish-Ender quest, along with being associated with certain Triumphs, and rewarding Dreaming City gear.

WARMIND RELATED QUESTIONS

What is dropping from Escalation Protocol this week?
Refer to this.
What is Whisper of the Worm/how do I get this?
Please read THIS post.

WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE I LAST PLAYED?

UPDATE 1.1.2 (January 25th 2018):
Masterworks:
Masterwork Cores were added to the game granting the ability to masterwork Legendary Weapons and Armor pieces. The only way to obtain them is by dismantling Masterworked Weapons/Armor. They can randomly drop from Engrams, but have a higher chance of dropping by doing the Raid, Trials of the Nine or the Nightfall.
WEAPON MASTERWORKS:
Gives you the ability to add an extra point to one of the stats of a weapon. (Stability, Range, Handling, etc.)
ARMOR MASTERWORKS:
Gives you the ability to change the main Stat of the Armor to Resilience, Mobility or Recovery. This also adds extra resilience to your armor when your super is active.
UPDATE 1.1.3 (February 27th):
Nightfall Scoring:
Nightfall Scoring was introduced into the game which changed how Nightfalls work. All timers have been removed, instead, the goal is to reach a higher score by killing enemies.
NIGHTFALL CHALLENGE CARD:
This will be given to you after completing a Nightfall for the first time after this update. You use this to modify your Prestige Nightfall run. By increasing the Handicap, which lowers your Light Level, killing enemies grants you more points, but this also makes them stronger and harder to kill. This has a maximum of 45. Within this card there is also an option to choose Solar, Arc or Void burn, which will increase the damage of that type, but this also means enemies’ weapons with that element will deal more damage.
OTHER ADDITIONS:
Nightfall Emblem Variants were added. These emblems randomly drop from playing the Nightfall. Each Nightfall >has 4 variants, and will show the highest score reached on that particular Nightfall.
Crucible Emblem Variants were added. These emblems will show off the total Guardians you’ve killed in the Crucible.
PC Public Chat (Opt-In) was added. This only applies in Social Spaces.
UPDATE 1.1.4 (March 27th):
Nightfall Strike Unique Rewards Added:
The Inverted Spire: Trichromatica (Exotic Ghost Shell)
Pyramidion: Silicon Neuroma (Sniper Rifle)
Exodus Crash: Impact Velocity (Exotic Sparrow)
The Arms Dealer: Tilt Fuse (Exotic Sparrow)
Savathûn's Song: Duty Bound (Kinetic Auto Rifle)
Tree of Probabilities: D.F.A. (Kinetic Hand Cannon)
A Garden World: Universal Wavefunction (Exotic Ship)
Will of the Thousands: Worm God Incarnation (Transmat Effect)
Stranger Terrain: BrayTech Osprey (Rocket Launcher)
Lake of Shadows: Militia's Birthright (Kinetic Grenade Launcher)
The Insight Terminus: The Long Goodbye (Sniper Rifle)
The Corrupted: Horror's Least (Pulse Rifle)
The Hollowed Lair: Mindbender's Ambition (Shotgun)
Warden of Nothing: Warden's Law (Hand Cannon)
Massive Sandbox Changes: The Go Fast Update. For further details, see HERE
Iron Banner 6v6 was introduced.
Mayhem and Rumble were brought back in a rotating playlist together with Iron Banner.
Quitting Competitive matches regularly will result in a temporary restriction from playing Competitive.
Competitive and Trials of the Nine now longer have a Radar.
UPDATE 1.2 (May 8th; Warmind Expansion)
See HERE for all details.
Highlights include:
Addition of Doubles to weekly PvP playlist
Numerous buffed, updated exotics
Introduction of Multi-Emote, allowing for multiple emotes to be equipped at once
Increase in power level difference between enemies and players in PvE
Addition of Heroic Strike modifiers
Introduction of Season Crucible Rankings
Introduction of Season Vendor Rankings
Removal of Raid and Trials Clan engrams granting Raid and Trials weapons
Introduction of the Prismatic Matrix for Eververse
Update 1.2.3 (July 17)
Bounties
Daily bounties for Crucible and Strikes have been added to be picked up from Shaxx and Zavala respectively.
Catalysts for Legend of Acrius, Telesto, and Sleeper Simulant are now available as rewards from Prestige “Leviathan,” Prestige “Leviathan, Eater of Worlds,” and Prestige “Leviathan, Spire of Stars,” respectively.
Added Prestige Raid Lairs, which have rotating modifiers and fixed loadouts.
Slightly increased drop rate for strike catalysts
Decreased effects of Blackout, Grounded, and Glass Heroic Strike modifiers
Exotic Armor Updates: Buffed several pieces of exotic armor; for more details, read here
Changed Quickplay to 6v6, removed Supremacy
Made 6v6 Supremacy apart of the rotating weekly playlist
Made Rumble permanent
Removed Prismatic Matrix, as everything had been rotated through
Added the "The Whisper" story mission to the game, a secret exotic quest for the weapon Whisper of the Worm

UPDATE 2.0 (August 28th)

Pre-load of Forsaken
Weapon slots changes (Primary, Special, Heavy, with Kinetic and Energy in either of the first two, Heavy in heavy with some exceptions, see Patch Notes for full details)
Time to kill reduction in Crucible
Numerous tuned subclass perks exotics, weapon perks
Removal of Heroic Strikes in favor of Forsaken Strikes
Xür no longer shown on map or tied to Flashpoint
Vault increased to 500 slots
Major changes to director and milestone systems, quests, exotic quests, and more in how they are accessed and displayed
Ability to choose from three different Nightfalls each week
...and much more. See 2.0 Patch Notes for FULL detail on each of these changes and everything else.
UPDATE 2.0.0.1 (September 4th; Forsaken Expansion)
Added PS4 exclusive year 1 exotics and strikes to the loot pool for Xbox and PC.
Changed and buffed many different exotics
Heroic Strikes are now retired and replaced by Forsaken Strikes and Daily Heroic Story missions. Forsaken strikes can be 400, 500, or 600 power; re-added Exodus Crash with several changes to the game.
Iron Banner will no make power matter
Added Gambit for those with Forsaken
Added random rolls for all Year 2 Weapons
Added Collections and Triumphs, a massive addition that can track progress and everything that has been dropped for you in some way or another since a bit before Warmind.
Can buy shaders, year 1 weapons and armor, exotics, sparrows, and ghosts from collections for a small price
Max power increased to 600, max level to 50 for Forsaken owners
Increased cost for infusion, will now require masterwork cores and planetary materials, which The Spider in the Tangled Shore will sell as well
Year 1 weapons and mods no longer drop; year 1 mods replaced with new mod system, mods can be acquired from dismantling drops with said mods, and then applied to other gear
Three of Coins retired
Added Eververse bounties that reward Bright Dust
FULL PATCH NOTES

UPDATE 2.1 (November 27th; Pre-Black Armory)

Tuned and overall buffed Spectral Blades
Changed Trench Barrel (IKELOS Shotgun, now a rollable perk on some shotguns) to deactivate after three shots
Changed Ace of Spades's Memento Mori perk to refresh after every kill-reload, not requiring all overpowered bullets to be used, and made it 5 instead of 6 bullets
Added Machine Gun related perks rollable on armor
Mayhem now back in rotating weekly playlist
Added Lockdown and Showdown to rotating playlist, and two new gold tier Crucible medals
Made Valor ranks subdivided into several smaller ranks, similar to how Infamy is
Added three new pinnacle weapons for Gambit, Vanguard, and Crucible, details here
Improved load times on console for loading into activities
FULL PATCH NOTES
UPDATE 2.0.0.1 (December 4th; Black Armory)

UPDATE 2.2.0 (March 5th 2019; Joker's Wild)

Clan Bounty Changes
Significant sandbox tuning to all shotgun archetypes (x2 damage in all of PvE), Grenade Launchers, Rocket Launchers, and other weapon types
More sandbox changes to Exotics
Power cap 700 for (minimum) Forsaken owners
Armor can once again roll with Recovery, Resilience, or Mobility
Addition of Powerful Surge bounties to reach 640
New Pinnacle Weapons: Link
Xür now sells Forsaken exotics
Addition of Gambit private matches
Changed the third round of Gambit to a Primeval rush sudden death: The Primeval is immediately summoned; Player Supers/grenades/ability/melee are immediately filled, so both teams are on an even playing field; Supegrenade/ability/melee regen are increased for the remainder of the round
GAMBIT PRIME
This little game we call Gambit has evolved. This is where you prove you’re a Gambit veteran! Choose a specific combat role and build a new armor set with perks that will change the game. With only one round to choose the winner, teamwork will be king. Image Link
THE RECKONING - Winning a round of Gambit Prime is just the beginning. The Drifter has a whole new extension of the Destiny endgame. Take your rewards and risk them in a new challenge that belongs to the Nine. Confront swarms of enemies to unlock greater rewards that you can take with you into battle. Image Link
FULL PATCH NOTES

UPDATE 2.3 (June 4, Season of Opulence)

Season of Opulence Overview: https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47866
Season of Opulence Bungie Page: https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/SeasonOfOpulence
Weapon sandbox tuning
Made Luna's Howl/Not Forgotten 150 RPM instead of 180 RPM
Adjusted super-regenerating exotic armor to be not as effective
Eververse Changes:
  • Everything is now available for purchase via Silver in Eververse
  • Every single item will rotate once through being purchasable through Bright Dust
  • There are no engrams that award Season 7 Eververse items—this is replaced by a 'Best of Year 1 Engram', which includes many different Eververse items from throughout Year 1
Pursuits have been moved to the left of the Director
Gunsmith bounties, which award Enhancement Cores and random Mods, are now available
Xür now sells randomly rolled exotic armor
FULL PATCH NOTES
Season of Opulence Overview

FUTURE, IMPORTANT INFO, AND RESOURCES

HERE is our FAQ for all upcoming changes to the game in Year 3.
HERE is the current Development Roadmap for Destiny 2, which will continue to be updated.
HERE is the Season of Opulence content drop release.
HERE is the VidDoc for Year 3 of Destiny 2.
HERE is the trailer for Shadowkeep, the upcoming expansion.
HERE is the VidDoc for Annual Pass content.
HERE is the older VidDoc for the Annual Pass and future content drops and events for Destiny 2.
HERE is the official trailer for Forsaken, the Year 2 Destiny 2 expansion, and HERE is the launch trailer.
HERE is the coverage on Forsaken done by Game Informer, including many videos and articles related to new content, features, endgame activities, etc related to Forsaken.
If you have any suggestions of items to add to the FAQ or would like to ask your own questions not on this, please do so in the comments below. Thanks!
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2017.06.23 02:58 cookiecatgirl /r/Boston summer/fall 2017: moving, tourism, and residential FAQ

Welcome to /Boston, FAQ summefall edition 2017

Are you new to our city, or considering moving here?
Planning a visit or vacation?
Looking for a local recommendation?
Confused with your commute?
Please read below for some pointers and helpful links before posting.

Moving to Boston or the surrounding area?

TL;DR: Welcome, new and prospective residents! For introductory information, check out the Wiki's housing section. Additionally, the official City of Boston website has a number of informative resident guides. Finally, our users have created both /bostonhousing for finding roommates/sublets/etc, and /bostontenants for knowing one's tenancy rights.

Preparing to move, researching locations, and renting

  • Moving in day If you're moving, checking out your town/city government website for area information is a good place to start: guides of this nature can be found on the sidebar. Don't forget your parking permits, voter registration, change-of-address forms for the USPS, utility enrollment, and move-in spot reservation permits! If you're moving on Aug. 31/Sept. 1, reserve needed vehicles and parking well in advance to ensure you have all accommodations you will require for both ends of the trip.
  • How to pick a location When choosing a residential neighborhood, consider checking the location's "walk score" and crime rate map to see if it fits your transit needs and safety concerns. Our Wiki also has neighborhood information worth a look.
  • Renting an apartment While many leases start over on September 1st, there are other renting cycles, or places to sublet until the opportune move-in time for a desired lease. Do research and contacting realtors/realty/landlords a few months in advance of move-in to ensure your housing needs are met. Demand for housing is very competitive.
  • Finding roommates Be sure to check out /bostonhousing if you're cool with redditor roommates! Craigslist is still king for finding flatmates and apartment listings, but for specialized searches you might try Padmapper, or a realtor. Networking locally is another way to learn about otherwise unlisted opportunities: many residences shift occupants this way without ever being publicly advertised.
  • Cautions for renters Always beware "too-good-to-be-true" listings if you're shopping sight unseen from outside Boston, and familiarize yourself with your prospective area's housing laws and tenant rights. Resources related to these can be found on local government websites.
  • PRO-TIPS: If driving a moving truck, AVOID STORROW DRIVE AND MEMORIAL DRIVE. In general, avoid those roads on moving day(s) even if driving a small vehicle, even if you're sure you'll fit under the overpasses. It's likely someone else thought that and got stuck, so your plans will be mislaid if stuck in traffic there.

Residential information and getting settled

Visiting Boston, or just looking for something new to do around town?

TL;DR: Hey there, tourists and local culture-seekers! The Wiki has links to round-up/user-favorite threads on these topics. The subreddit sidebar also has quick tourist info links.

Before you post:

  • I'm planning a trip with my group/family/party/date, can I just ask /boston to help me make an itinerary? I have no particular guidelines, lodging booked, price range, or stipulations besides my visit dates. We'd rather you conducted a search of the sub/wiki, read the sidebar, and check tourism/culture websites for tips. We get planning inquiries a lot, even about uncommon/locals-only type itineraries. However, if you find nothing relevant to to your concerns (i.e. regarding accessibility or other minute details not often discussed), please make a self-post clearly stating your question(s) for users. People here usually help if the need arises.
  • Where to find the best ____ ? Our users have a number of excellent recommendation resources that can be found linked on the sidebar. Chances are, if you're looking for a recommendation like "best restaurant/park/place for ____?", try the Reddit search features or an advanced Google search, such as "[keyword] site:reddit.com/boston", and you'll find PLENTY of user favorites either here or across the web.

Tourism tips

  • Doing the historic tourism bit? WikiVoyage's Boston site is a good place to start for historic information and tourism planning/concerns. Our own Wiki's experience section is also helpful, as is the City's official guide.
  • Looking for Boston's standard cultural attractions? The archived version of the Boston List of City page (as site is no longer hosted) has lots of great listings, from local museums to music scene to annual festivals and more. Also links to many local blogs, social media accounts, and budget/deal resources.
  • What special and ongoing events are happening locally? Locals and tourists alike use both social media and the unofficial /boston events calendar, The Boston Calendar! Anyone can add their own events.
  • What's the indie/local music scene here? The Boston Hassle has weekly listings for local shows, reporting coverage, and other resources.
  • A person on the street/MBTA or at my door is accosting me for money. Are they legit? Probably not. Watch out for scammers such as Elliot Davis "fix a flat", subway sob-stories, tissue begging, and fake monks. Beware door-to-door solicitation by "energy providers" who will ask for your electric/gas bill in order to trick you into enrolling elsewhere. Boston is generally a very safe place to visit, but stay aware of your surroundings, location, and belongings as with any city.
  • I lost something on the T! What can I do? The MBTA has a number of lost and found locations, so your best course of action is contacting them as soon as possible to report something missing. While there's no guarantee they'll find it, it could help.

Visitor lodging and booking tips

  • Need a temporary place to stay? No matter the season, it's likely you'll need to book well in advance of your trip. Take into consideration that lodging will likely be your biggest expense, and parking must be accounted for unless included. The Wiki's user guide to Boston accommodations, from hostels to hotels, is also worth looking at along with usual booking websites. Checking ratings on popular map applications like Google Maps, or sites like TripAdvisosimilar review sites is also a good idea.
  • Picking a location When booking places via services like AirBnB or with a hotel, consider checking the location's "walk score" and crime rate map to see if it fits your transit needs and safety concerns. Our Wiki also has neighborhood information worth a look before booking. Once again, checking reviews is advised.

Visitoresidential transit, commuting, and parking FAQ

Traveling the Boston area via car, bike, or public transit

  • Planning your commute to town/work/school? Use a route-planning app or service like Waze/Google Maps/etc., using your ETA information to populate a traffic/route estimate.
  • Greater Boston area transit? Information about using the commuter rail system can be found on the MBTA's website. Note that these route zones may have more limited scheduling than the subway, but do offer the benefits of park-and-ride lots for cars, and the ability to bring bicycles aboard. There are also several express bus lines which operate through the MBTA.
  • What about park-and-ride options? Check out the MBTA commuter rail and light rail garages/lots at outskirt/terminus stations. Users recommend parking at one of these major transit-attached garages, then taking the T in, for daytrips or weekend visits; this transit combo is highly recommended for crowded MBTA-accessible/downtown events. The rates per houday/overnight at these locations are usually cheaper than commercial garages within the downtown area.
  • Commute by bike? Seek veteran cyclist advice in /bikeboston. Also check out the City's official cycling information section.
  • Protecting and keeping your bike in the city Please check out this bike safety thread for experienced tips.
  • New to finding your way via public transit? The MBTA website or just a Google Maps search (be sure to turn on Public Transit as an option) will help you get where you need to go. While learning your route, give yourself time to spare for the trip: our infamous T system is known to delay.

Long term and residential car parking

  • On-street/resident parking permits Some portions of Boston allow drivers to use proof of residency to obtain street parking stickers/passes: refer to your local government website for information on obtaining an official permit/if such permits exist for your area. Note that a number of Boston-area towns do NOT permit overnight parking: take this into consideration when choosing a residential neighborhood.
  • Renting an off-street spot Unless your building offers a driveway/spot, you may need to search Craigslist or social media for a rentable spot: note that pricing can be high due to demand, so be prepared before committing to having a car in the city. Besides private listings by owners, one also might consider paid private garages.

Miscellaneous FAQ topics

  • Trying to find/buy/sell event tickets? Please see /bostonforsale, Craigslist, ticket resale sites, or similar resources. Note that buying and selling on this subreddit is against rule 7.
  • Looking for Red Sox game tickets? Check out this user-created guide to scoring some cheap Fenway seats.
  • Want to talk about the marijuana/legalization in MA? Please use /bostontrees for all things weed-related.
  • Forming a DnD party? Check out /BostonBoardGames for tabletop and more.
  • Can I promote my site/blog/business/fundraiseevent on the sub through self/link posts? No, but you are always welcome to take out a targeted advertisement through Reddit's ad system. For charitable causes, consider an event post on thebostoncalendar or similar. However, discussing a particularly populaannual event you are not affiliated with in a self-post, encouraging others to weigh in or discuss, is perfectly acceptable.

Chatroom

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Other special interest Boston subreddits

Finally, there are a bunch of other related subreddits to check out!
  • To view the list of these (for topics like town/city discussion, local sports teams, interests/meetups/news, and colleges/universities), please see this page.
  • If you have any additions to this directory, please message the mods.
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