
Some Facts. (Destiny)
As far as I can tell both your Level and your Defense Rating matter.
I tested this by engaging the Level 20 Hive by the Seeder past The Forgotten Shore. In the beta a few of us tried running this gauntlet of doom at level 8 and would be killed in a single shot. Now, wearing the base Warlock Armor brought me down to my base Level 20 with 59 Defense. A single shot from an Acolyte was enough to push my health bar just past the first tick mark... so they were doing roughly 30% damage to me. Since they weren't killing me outright we can conclude that a player's level has a significant effect on the damage they take, even when the Defense Rating does not change.
This would seem to prove Cody wrong.
Swapping to the weakest armor I could buy in the tower kept me at Level 20 but with 325 Defense. Now, it took three hits to bring me down to that first tick mark. Swapping to the best gear I have on my Warlock brought me to Level 28 / 1297 Defense. It now took seven shots to drop my health bar to that first mark. So, while your Level matters, your Defense Rating does too, apparently.
Complete thread:
- Facts about over leveling -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-07, 19:59
- Facts about over leveling -
someotherguy,
2015-02-07, 20:09
- Facts about over leveling -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-07, 20:12
- Facts about over leveling -
someotherguy,
2015-02-07, 20:17
- Some Facts. -
Ragashingo,
2015-02-08, 00:04
- Thanks! - someotherguy, 2015-02-08, 02:24
- Some Facts. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:06
- Some Facts. -
someotherguy,
2015-02-08, 03:13
- Some Facts. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:15
- Some Facts. - someotherguy, 2015-02-08, 03:20
- Some Facts. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:15
- Some Facts. - ZackDark, 2015-02-08, 08:27
- Some Facts. -
someotherguy,
2015-02-08, 03:13
- Some Facts. -
Ragashingo,
2015-02-08, 00:04
- Facts about over leveling -
someotherguy,
2015-02-07, 20:17
- Facts about over leveling -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-07, 20:12
- Warning: anecdotal -
RaichuKFM,
2015-02-07, 20:30
- Warning: anecdotal - Ragashingo, 2015-02-07, 21:00
- You sure about that? - Ragashingo, 2015-02-07, 22:43
- This seems like a easy thing to check, until you realize... - iconicbanana, 2015-02-07, 23:27
- I disagree -
slycrel,
2015-02-08, 00:12
- That's not so much disagreeing as it is... disproving.
- RaichuKFM, 2015-02-08, 00:17
- I think that post was disproven? -
someotherguy,
2015-02-08, 02:40
- I think that post was disproven? -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:18
- I think that post was disproven? -
someotherguy,
2015-02-08, 03:26
- I think that post was disproven? -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:30
- Fair enough - someotherguy, 2015-02-08, 03:42
- I think that post was disproven? -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:30
- I think that post was disproven? -
someotherguy,
2015-02-08, 03:26
- I think that post was disproven? -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:18
- Did you listen to me? Comprehension dude. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 03:10
- Did you listen to me? Comprehension dude. - RaichuKFM, 2015-02-08, 03:20
- Did you listen to me? Comprehension dude. -
slycrel,
2015-02-08, 08:30
- Did you listen to me? Comprehension dude. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 10:12
- I agree with this
- slycrel, 2015-02-08, 10:54
- I agree with this
- Did you listen to me? Comprehension dude. -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 10:12
- That's not so much disagreeing as it is... disproving.
- Cody's right, here's proof - Hoovaloov, 2015-02-08, 02:58
- Simple Demonstation -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 11:27
- Simple Demonstation -
DreadPirateWes,
2015-02-08, 16:16
- No, no -
ZackDark,
2015-02-08, 16:23
- No, no -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 17:52
- Will do :) -
ZackDark,
2015-02-08, 17:59
- Be sure to keep Toughness consistent
- RaichuKFM, 2015-02-08, 18:01
- Should be easy - ZackDark, 2015-02-08, 18:09
- Be sure to keep Toughness consistent
- Will do :) -
ZackDark,
2015-02-08, 17:59
- No, no -
Cody Miller,
2015-02-08, 17:52
- Simple Demonstation - Cody Miller, 2015-02-08, 17:50
- No, no -
ZackDark,
2015-02-08, 16:23
- Simple Demonstation - someotherguy, 2015-02-09, 06:43
- Simple Demonstation -
DreadPirateWes,
2015-02-08, 16:16
- Facts about over leveling -
someotherguy,
2015-02-07, 20:09