It now aligns to your usual RPG. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, August 20, 2015, 23:01 (3619 days ago) @ narcogen

I could see why my "level" should affect that, whether that is derived from earned XP or light earned from gear, but why should a purple scout rifle in my hand perform worse or better based on the quality of the rocket launcher on my back?

The wording is just bad. I don't think that's how it works. Your scout rifle will do the damage it does based on your attack, and your level if the enemy is above it. Light level doesn't affect your power, it is representative of it. Or so I'd hope.

You are right though, in that defense and weapon damage are too different of stats to be lumped together. Defense doesn't matter if you never get hit, so you could have very little, yet have kickass weapons and clean up from a distance. But then you'd have two light levels for defense and attack, which would be even more confusing.

I thought the Alpha did it just fine, by telling you if your overall defense was up to par, and each individual weapon you had equipped.