"Max light for content is 300, you can climb all mountains." (Destiny)
by dogcow 
, Hiding from Bob, in the vent core., Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 20:07 (3439 days ago)
I found this on reddit & thought it was interesting enough to share. Luke Smith posted these comments on Neogaf.
The Forever 29 meme isn't an apt comparison at all. And everytime someone stretches to trying to make it, I shake my head.
Raid final boss isn't 310 (so you aren't pushing against something you can't attain), and so there's no meaningful progression content above 300 for you right now so being 307 or 308 in week 2 doesn't really matter in terms of power (vertical) progression.
The max Light value for content currently in the game is 300, once you've crossed that threshold, you can climb all of the mountains currently on your horizon.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=180280492&postcount=12831
I will probably never detail investment and reward systems, but "smart loot" isn't the right term (I think this is the first time I've even said it, and it shouldn't have ever been used because it sets a bunch of expectations in ways the game simply isn't going to meet) and it isn't a catch-all for every piece of gear that drops.
As for your anecdotal evidence re: Raid Drops. Yep, some people got lucky some people didn't. What I will say is, if you got a helmet in the first or second week, luck was truly on your side. Exotic Engrams don't have a lot they can roll from (e.g. Hunter chests), so you're going to naturally see more duplicates. Most of the new weapons are found through quests, not through Exotics or Three of Coin Engrams.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=180282286&postcount=12877
Many of you guys are the 1% of the 1% in terms of power progression. I think sometimes folks lose sight of that.
Ghost slot concerns me, too. I'll dig into it when I'm back at the office.
Here's what I'm doing (on all three of my characters):
My Gearing Goal: Trying to get armor pieces with ideal stats/talents and crucially, visuals. If I can make a Raid piece work visually, great, otherwise, I'm using them as Infusion sources.
Slot Talent goals (prioritized): Head: 1. Orbs trigger shield regen 2. inverse shadow equiv Gloves: 1. scout rifle reloader Chest: 1. Bonus Armor for X Subclass 2. Sniper Ammo 3. Scout Ammo Boots: 1. HMG ammor 2. Sniper Ammo
For my Nightstalker, I'm trying to keep Str at 300 and everything else in Int because I want high uptime on Vanish or Smoke grenade, depending on what I pick.
Saw some dude in the Tower last night before bed with Int/Str Bog Wild, Scout/Sniper and Void Armor. Hunter was a Bladedancer and didn't know what found gold looks like.
For Strikes my Sunbreaker is 300 Str, but I want to start to build a different stat kit for Raiding because Melting point doesn't (for my roles within the group) have the usage, so it's kind of wasted stat points.
And all of this, I think it goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway), is just for my own obsessive perfection on my characters. The game isn't balanced around this, I just want my kits set up well. >_<
Not stealth edit: I agree it's frustrating getting a Raid piece at 300, esp when you can roll yahtzee and get a 300 blue. I'll add that to my To-discuss list.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=180283992&postcount=12947
"Max light for content is 300, you can climb all mountains."
by Korny , Dalton, Ga. US. Earth, Sol System, Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 22:30 (3439 days ago) @ dogcow
Excellent post.
Bungie did really well this time making it easier for folks to tackle higher-tiered missions with less-than-prime gear, and I think that deserves a lot of credit (despite class items and Ghosts having Defense values, when they shouldn't). The only issue is folks thinking that hitting 310 is the be-all goal, when nobody should put so much importance in light post-290.
"Max light for content is 300, you can climb all mountains."
by slycrel 
, Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 23:29 (3439 days ago) @ Korny
I will say, I definitely notice a difference in my survivability when I'm 290-295 vs 300+. Both damage output and defense seem to be really dependent on those last few points. For example, they still use the sliding scale they used to for low level patrol stuff -- if you had a weapon that wasn't fully upgraded, you wouldn't do full damage to a low level patrol minion. I think they've moved this to your overall light level. So with the same weapon, just by equipping different gear I can go from 1 shotting a dreg (around 300 light) to 2 shotting them (around 290 light). This of course depends on a lot of things.
I guess what I'm saying is it's all true, anything above 300 is gravy -- but those last few points leading up to it can help a lot more than you would think.
YES! AWESOME!
by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 00:43 (3439 days ago) @ dogcow
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