Light Levels are gone in TTK (Destiny)
by Cody Miller 
, Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Friday, June 19, 2015, 05:03 (3685 days ago)
Why is nobody mentioning this? This is awesome news! I do recall suggesting such a thing many months ago :-p
Jason: Also, more importantly, the gear we saw didn’t have armor/light upgrades: just perks. It appears that Bungie wants you to be able to use whichever armor you want without worrying about how it’ll affect your level — and they don’t want you to have to grind out light anymore.
http://kotaku.com/we-played-the-new-destiny-expansion-at-e3-1712070418
Light Levels are gone in TTK
by Ragashingo 
, Official DBO Cryptarch, Friday, June 19, 2015, 05:12 (3685 days ago) @ Cody Miller
I think I've only heard this from that one source so far. It might be true but that's quite the change so I'd like to actually hear / see it from Bungie themselves. For instance, what's the point of Iron Banner if everyone is always the same level?
Light Levels are gone in TTK
The screen shots have been noted but it's generally being taken as a work in progress and might not make it into actual release.
I don't believe nothing until it's in the final release.
by Funkmon , Friday, June 19, 2015, 09:09 (3685 days ago) @ CougRon
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Light Levels are gone in TTK
by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Friday, June 19, 2015, 13:43 (3684 days ago) @ CougRon
Very true. That being said, I wouldn't mind if it DID end up that way. I would rather have new armor be appealing because of interesting perks/abilities, than just because a number is higher. I don't particularly enjoy using armor with perks I don't care about, or stat boosts that don't make sense for my character build, simply because it's the only piece I could get ahold of with 42 light. I say good riddance to that whole mechanic, if it is true.
Um...
Why is nobody mentioning this? This is awesome news! I do recall suggesting such a thing many months ago :-p
Jason: Also, more importantly, the gear we saw didn’t have armor/light upgrades: just perks. It appears that Bungie wants you to be able to use whichever armor you want without worrying about how it’ll affect your level — and they don’t want you to have to grind out light anymore.
http://kotaku.com/we-played-the-new-destiny-expansion-at-e3-1712070418
Wouldn't it had made more sense to add this post to to this topic here?
Light Levels are gone in TTK?
by dogcow , Hiding from Bob, in the vent core., Friday, June 19, 2015, 13:05 (3684 days ago) @ Cody Miller
So, a couple things:
First I noticed the 'level progress bar' was back again at the bottom of the screen in some of the videos. This made me think that they were increasing the base level in TTK, but sounds like maybe not & they're just getting rid of light levels. I wouldn't count on this though because it sounds like a lot of stuff is still in flux (Polygon said guns were doing 34 damage with unfinished perks).
Second, how are they going to transition? If they just remove all light levels then a lot of players will be pissed about having to level back up to 34 from 20. If they just set your current level to your light level what about people who have higher level gear that isn't equipped? I don't see a good way to transition... Maybe spend a mote of light to gain a level? What's the exchange rate for a MoL, 2 Ascendant Shards or 2 Strange Coin? I'll be at max level right away.
Light Levels are gone in TTK?
by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Friday, June 19, 2015, 13:45 (3684 days ago) @ dogcow
(Polygon said guns were doing 34 damage with unfinished perks).
Just a note, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was actually 34 Attack. A lot of players mistakenly refer to the Attack value as "damage."
One thing I noticed
by unoudid , Somewhere over the rainbow, Friday, June 19, 2015, 13:49 (3684 days ago) @ Cody Miller
Was that the Intellect, Discipline, Strength values of the gear were all extremely low. I'm talking like max was 17 intellect on some pieces.
Misunderstanding perhaps, Cody
by ZaneZavin , Monday, June 22, 2015, 14:38 (3681 days ago) @ Cody Miller
"Light Levels are gone in TTK"
I believe what they are saying is that the are no light level upgrade bubbles on the armor. Which is the same as Exile or Prison gear which starts at light level 42. I believe it signifies a desire for players to be able to use new gear they find/acquire right away. It's not fun to feel weaker for a while.