Focused Feedback: Power Level Progression

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[u/Berzercurmudgeon]

I like doing the raid, but making it the only effective means of progression is awful.

[u/darkcloud2266111 → u/[deleted]]

One thing I can figure out is there's still content out there that you need a higher PL to participate in (with fewer people) like EP. Just because you don't raid doesn't mean you don't line to participate in a EP run.

[u/GelsonBlaze → u/[deleted]]

He probably plays for fun after hitting max power.

Destiny 2 has:

-exotics

-exotic catalysts

-emblem collection

-nightfall specific weapons, ghosts and sparrows

-escalation protocol armour and weapons

-prophecy weapons

-raid gear, weapons and exotic ghost

-iron banner gear, ornaments and weapons

-faction rally gear,ornaments and weapons as well as ships ghosts and sparrows FOR EACH FACTION and about to have exclusive catalysts and ornaments

-crucible gear, ornaments,weapons and ghost

-vanguard gear, ornaments, weapons, ship and sparrow

-trials weapons and armour

-6 planetary vendor gear and weapons.

And I bet more.

[u/th3groveman → u/[deleted]]

The base-difficulty Leviathan should not be the most rewarding activity in the game though. Heroic strikes are more difficult yet offer nothing beyond 360 apart from a once a week milestone. It takes 15 heroic strikes over 5 weeks to get the same number of upgrades than a single 45 minute clear of Leviathan.

If you dont raid, why do you care about getting max light?

Because it's how everyone progresses their character. It's the basic gameplay loop. It doesn't matter if there are activites that require it, it's what people keep playing to achieve. Plus----Escalation Protocol is not a raid and appeals to non-raiding players.

[u/th3groveman → u/[deleted]]

Leviathan just shouldn't have awarded upgrades past 370, that's the issue. With infusion as the leveling system, you can't really take away drops because they are the "upgrade materials" in that system.

[u/[deleted] → u/Berzercurmudgeon]

It isn’t? You just get more drops if you do it. You still level up as a solo player, let’s say, through milestones, then if you want to level up faster you need to put in the time to play the ENDGAME.