same here (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Monday, June 22, 2015, 17:05 (3681 days ago) @ slycrel

... as I found that early on in my destiny career I was getting advice on par with "level matters, then weapons, then stats". This isn't as true for ToO and such, but in general I think holds true. level > all else. I think it's still good advice.

The way I see it, level is pretty much the main thing that gates you from activities in the game. A level 33 guardian with ideal stats is going to have a much tougher time with 34 PoE than a level 34 guardian, regardless of their stats.

So I focused on hitting level 34 ASAP, since that would allow me to participate in all of Destiny's activities, therefore earning Etheric Light and other gear more quickly.