Light Level increase too? (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, December 04, 2014, 11:54 (3882 days ago) @ Monochron

New Legendary Gear

• New Legendary gear will feature higher Attack and Defense values
  
• Legendary items will still require Ascendant Materials for upgrades
  
• This new, more powerful gear will be available to all players of Destiny
  
• Legendary gear will not be as powerful as new Raid gear or Exotics

I have to assume that if this Legendary armor was going to have a higher maximum light level they would have said that right? Why would they not communicate that to us?

So in order to level up I have to buy the expansion correct? Meaning if I don't I will be forever under leveled for the activities where your level matters.

My guess is the new legendary gear will get you to 30 without needing special Iron Banner / Vault of Glass gear while you'd need Dark Below Raid gear to reach level 31 and 32. I think the only place you'd suffer is Iron Banner... but even then I think as long as you're within 2 levels of your opponent you are 100% fine. So if you reach level 30 the only thing you'd actually be underleveled for is the new raid's hard mode... which you won't have since you didn't buy the DLC.