Cody's right, here's proof (Destiny)

by Hoovaloov, Sunday, February 08, 2015, 02:58 (3374 days ago) @ Cody Miller
edited by Hoovaloov, Sunday, February 08, 2015, 03:07

Tons of people are still confused about this. Simply being a higher level that the enemy you are fighting yields no benefits. You do not do more damage, nor do you take less damage because of your level.

You take less damage because the VoG armor has a lower defense rating than the Crota armor. It has nothing to do with your level.

This is true. Your damage output is penalized for being below the enemy's level. But once you equal or surpass an enemy's level, you are no longer subject to the damage penalty. There is no bonus for being over leveled.

http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2h9t6b/this_is_how_light_levels_affect_your_gameplay_and/

Edit: The Reddit post claims there's no difference in damage received based on level. Cody claims there is, but it's due to Defense, not light level. Neither provide evidence for this claim. If there is a difference in damage received, it'd be very difficult to determine whether Defense or light level causes it. This is because Defense seems strictly tied to light level. The only way to test this would be to have two Guardians with the exact same Defense stat but different levels. Or exact same light level (even partial level) but different defense. But good luck doing that.