This sentence made me intrigued (Destiny)

by Malagate , Sea of Tranquility, Sunday, November 17, 2013, 13:03 (3815 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Agreed. Something as simple as a one-time/limited-use mod purchasable with ingame (or real) currency from a vendor in order to compete in a higher band of play could work.

That is the stupidest thing ever.

That is some super useful feedback, though.

It's merely one approach to a solution, pretty easily arrived at. Say you want to compete at a level other than what your guardian is capable of. Earning in game currency to spend on such things by completing matches makes this a viable, self-perpetuating cycle so that one is never out of said commodity for more than a match or two, based on the the rates of earning/how well a player plays. Add to that a tapering-off effect per character level of the potency of the mod, or simply the price of effectiveness has a steep curve and you've fairly handily addressed the concern about the gap between levels in competitive play. There are many ways to skin a cat.

Earning gear that changes gameplay at all will introduce such an issue regardless. There will be people ahead of you with different gear, whether they've played more pvp than you have, or earned gear in other ways. You can only be so surprised. I fail to see how requiring investment in other modes of play breaks the competitive slice of Destiny. You're going to have to break down your stance to more than your opinion.

~m