Good memory :) (Destiny)

by iconicbanana, C2-H5-OH + NAD, Portland, OR, Thursday, May 28, 2015, 14:44 (3469 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Banana's comment made me laugh. You already have light enough to hit level 34 and upgrade several weapons. There is no need to grind PoE for more light unless you want to kill more 34/35s in PoE. These are Pokemon instincts, as someone said. There is no need to have guns do MORE damage to atheon. Heck, purists might say that the fight was intended to use 300s and we should do it that way.

So there's something wrong with wanting to upgrade my weapons further?

All along, Destiny's main hook for player progression has been to give us ways to make our Guardians more powerful. Now I'm suddenly in the wrong because I want to keep doing that?

Not to mention the fact that as someone who plays a lot of Iron Banner (and now Trials of Osiris, too) I actually DO need to upgrade some gear just to stay competitive?

Even if that wasn't the case... Maybe I want to use certain weapons that have been left in the dust by the expansions? I love my Atheon's Epilogue, but the 300 version just doesn't hit hard enough for me to use it during more difficult missions.

Sorry if I seem a little aggregated, but I take issue with people saying "you're silly for wanting to upgrade your gear" in a game that is 80% about the grind to make your character more powerful.

To me, actually.

Specifically, this:

If you have weapons maxed out to 300, you are ready for level 30 content, which is where this expansion starts. Over the course of the expansion, you will find new, better gear to carry you towards 32.

I just don't understand the mentality that everything we already have should suddenly be made better. What's the point of an expansion if everything we already have just gets boosted up to max level?

Yep, my thoughts on this have changed since then, for a few reasons.

1) Back then, I didn't have much gear so I wasn't as precious about the stuff I had.

2) I hadn't spent MONTHS acquiring and upgrading a set of weapons that I really enjoy using.

3) I had room to acquire new gear without trashing old gear, which is no longer the case

So that's just where I'm coming from now :)

I will admit this: while I don't understand your need to upgrade, I do understand your need to collect.

That collection is complete now by the way.