Very Confused (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 21:39 (3481 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I still don't understand the new light and level system.

What exactly does level do now? Do you still have a damage penalty to enemies above your level?
Does raising your light level increase your damage? So can you make your gun more powerful by equipping better armor?
Does light actually adjust your stats, or is it just a quick "at a glance" to see how powerful you are?

Ever since we found out about the separation of Light and Level, I've been pondering it. It doesn't seem to make much sense, as far as streamlining and simplifying. It seems even MORE complicated now, because by all appearances, your Light is still what really matters, and your actual level seems less relevant.

Maybe I'm wrong. I still haven't seen the stream from earlier today, but I've read the thread and some of the explanations elsewhere, but I'm still not completely sure how it works.

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Very Confused - Cody Miller, 2015-08-19, 21:30
- Very Confused - cheapLEY, 2015-08-19, 21:39
  - Very Confused - kanbo, 2015-08-19, 21:52
    - Very Confused - Mad_Stylus, 2015-08-19, 22:01
- I'd just like to see the formulas that govern atk and def - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-08-19, 22:16
- Very Confused - Doooskey, 2015-08-20, 02:02
  - This is silly. They should just remove light. - DreadPirateWes, 2015-08-20, 02:06
    - It now aligns to your usual RPG. - Leviathan, 2015-08-20, 03:13
      - It now aligns to your usual RPG. - narcogen, 2015-08-20, 04:48
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - EffortlessFury, 2015-08-20, 12:06
        
        What about Trials and IB? - bluerunner, 2015-08-20, 12:53
        
        What about Trials and IB? - Xenos, 2015-08-20, 18:59
        
        But we still don't know... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 19:03
        
        But we still don't know... - Xenos, 2015-08-20, 19:05
        
        But we still don't know... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 19:11
        
        But we still don't know... - cheapLEY, 2015-08-20, 20:02
        
        What about Trials and IB? - bluerunner, 2015-08-20, 20:16
        
        What about Trials and IB? - Xenos, 2015-08-20, 20:17
        
        What about Trials and IB? - bluerunner, 2015-08-20, 20:24
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - Cody Miller, 2015-08-20, 13:51
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - Chappy, 2015-08-20, 14:50
        
        I prefer old school RPG, I guess - DreadPirateWes, 2015-08-20, 15:32
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - Leviathan, 2015-08-20, 18:39
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - narcogen, 2015-08-20, 22:22
        
        It now aligns to your usual RPG. - Cody Miller, 2015-08-20, 23:01
    - Things are still a bit foggy, but these changes are good - Doooskey, 2015-08-20, 14:20
  - Very Confused - Xenos, 2015-08-20, 02:32
- Very Confused - marmot 1333, 2015-08-20, 03:33
- Very Confused - dogcow, 2015-08-20, 12:52
  - Very Confused - DreadPirateWes, 2015-08-20, 15:40
  - ^^^ This is very important ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 16:15
- Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - dogcow, 2015-08-20, 13:52
  - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - Cody Miller, 2015-08-20, 14:00
    - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - CyberKN, 2015-08-20, 14:06
      - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - Cody Miller, 2015-08-20, 14:11
        
        Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - CyberKN, 2015-08-20, 14:17
    - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - dogcow, 2015-08-20, 14:24
      - I miss Halo. - CyberKN, 2015-08-20, 14:36
        
        It's not like that game series isn't still in development. - Funkmon, 2015-08-20, 15:30
        
        Me too. - BlackstarBSP, 2015-08-20, 15:32
        
        So how exactly do the Halos kill Flood??? ;-) - scarab, 2015-08-20, 16:13
        
        I played Halo 5 yesterday... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 16:20
        
        Whaaat? How'd you do that? - scarab, 2015-08-20, 17:58
        
        Xbox "X15" media event in Toronto - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 18:10
        
        can you talk about it? should I ask on HBO? - scarab, 2015-08-20, 18:17
        
        can you talk about it? should I ask on HBO? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 18:22
        
        did you control any NPCs? switch weapons? - scarab, 2015-08-20, 19:08
        
        did you control any NPCs? switch weapons? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-08-20, 19:48
        
        did you control any NPCs? switch weapons? - Speedracer513, 2015-08-21, 11:23
        
        can you talk about it? should I ask on HBO? - bluerunner, 2015-08-20, 20:27
        
        Excellent! - Kermit, 2015-08-20, 19:18
        
        Music to my ears - kidtsunami, 2015-08-21, 17:02
      - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - Warbow, 2015-08-20, 14:42
        
        Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - dogcow, 2015-08-20, 14:52
  - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - Xenos, 2015-08-20, 14:02
    - Light level and damage clarifications. (?) - dogcow, 2015-08-20, 14:38
- Level = experience, Light = gear. - naturl selexion, 2015-08-20, 19:29

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