It now aligns to your usual RPG. (Destiny)

by Leviathan , Hotel Zanzibar, Thursday, August 20, 2015, 18:39 (3480 days ago) @ narcogen

How much more quickly does the average of 45 and 34 tell you how your gear is doing than the two numbers 45 and 34 do?

Much quicker when you're looking at the eight or so pieces of weapons and gear Destiny actually has and not my simplified example. :)

It seems to me, what I really need to know are my attack and defense numbers. A player with high attack and low defense needs to play differently than a player with high defense and low attack, even if they average out to the same number.

If Light is no longer used either as a gate, or in calculations... then yeah, it's redundant.

They have said activities will have recommended light levels, so again, Light is just a simple reference number now, which sounds nice to me. I'll keep an eye on all my numbers but that Light will give me quick impressions on my teammates and refreshers on my other characters. Above all, Light will indicate level of power and not dictate it, which has been a hamper on my ability to play Destiny how I want to in the past.

Which number in Skyrim is analogous to light? It's been awhile, but I can't think of one. My gear has armor ratings, my weapons have offensive ratings, and my character has a level. Destiny now has all of those, plus light. Where's the light in Skyrim?

Not there. I guess I wasn't very clear, but I was just saying levels will now basically work the same as in those games (and most RPGs). Your character ranks up based on gaining XP from doing stuff. Now, independently, you try to get better gear (that doesn't change your level) at the same time. Light is just a way to track that second ongoing quest.

In Skyrim, Dragonbone armor and Ebony weapons have high statistics. Teleport a character with that kind of gear into Destiny and you'd be able to use his or her Light number to see they have high quality crap without inspecting each piece.

Since I almost exclusively play as Hunter right now, I have no idea what's good armor for a Warlock or Titan. There's also so many guns in the game, I can't know them all off-hand either. Light gives me a simple number to compare.