'Light' screws things up (Destiny)

by Jabberwok, Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 18:26 (3522 days ago) @ Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)

Subclass skills progress with experience points even after you hit the level 20 cap. XP accumulate in them "right and down"; once you've filled the top skill in a column, XP accrue to the skill immediately below it and to the top skill in the column to its right. It's important to note that XP only accrue to the subclass equipped when the XP are earned.

The same goes for weapon and armour upgrades; XP gained will go to the upgrades of gear you have equipped when you gain it in the same "right and down" pattern.

All of this is in addition to the level gains before hitting 20, or the reward of a Mote of Light after hitting 20.

-- Steve's going by personal observation, not deep-diving the code, so he'll hold off on guesses about how the XP are split and such.

Good to know. I was worried I couldn't progress in skills without loot drops. Still hope they will add more to the tree later, though.