New to destiny & XBOX one: Need friends. Joining with the TTK legendary edition

Sorry to hear it. In order for The Taken King to be downloaded separately you would have needed to purchase both of the previous DLC's AND Destiny on the same gamertag. If no one can access TTK then my presumption is that the game and content were each
purchased on a separate tag.

Your only option here would be to purchase the Legendary or Collector's Edition. It's a little more but will give you the game and all DLC up to TTK which you will be able to access and play on the console.

Legendary Edition: store.xbox.com/.../09bd7ca3-268f-4ae8-b31a-484f3524fecb

Collector's Edition: store.xbox.com/.../5ed99658-f4cf-443a-aeec-e2a83b7f10c2

Sorry to hear you're upset. Although Destiny was upgradeable from the 360 to the One when it first came out that was a time limited offer that has ended. Unfortunately it seems as though Activision and Bungie have decided to not do that with this incarnation
of the game.

Hey there Fluttershy Myst.

To clarify, are you visiting the Tower and speaking to the Special Order Vendor and Vanguard Armory to receive your items?

No no no no no, why wont it read!. Just look at the picture!

Yes, I purchased the Legendary Edition. However it showed that it contained the upgrade when I purchased it. This was because of an error made by Xbox. This has been confirmed by Bungie. The upgrade has been removed from the deal afterwards so if you look
at the package now it no longer shows it. Xbox Support (chat) also confirmed that I should receive the upgrade, since I bought the deal when it showed it contained the upgrade and I can prove this! (I posten a ref, but somebody removed it?).

I also had a copy (disk) of Destiny with expansion I and II. But not TTK. The the gold deal came along. I checked out both deals in the Store. I could buy TTK + Collectors Edition Digital Upgrade or Destiny Legendary Edition (containing Destiny, CE, I, II,
TTK + Collectors Edition Digital Upgrade). Only a small difference in the price so I purchased the second deal and sold my hard copy of Destiny. (I have two Xbox One consoles at home, so purchasing it digitaly was a plus) I would have bought the first deal
if the second deal did not contain the Collectors Edition Digital Upgrade!

Agreed. Best solution would be getting the whole thing, which comes with Destiny, TDB, HoW, and TTK. Sure, buying Destiny twice, but cheaper than spending $35 for TDB and HoW, then $40 for TTK. Or, don't spend any on it, and while will get some 2.o drops,
will have to stay at the lvl 34 cap, and don't think will be able to really purchase anything, as the new currency is Legendary marks, and I don't think any Y1 activities that are still available drop those.