I absolutely hate the queen helmet for my Titan. Thank god I finally got the raid helmet. I too am hoping they up the light level. You'd be able to hit 30 with queens helmet and chest piece, and iron banner gloves and boots. I know some of the community will be outraged that they did it through the raid 100%, but i don't think that was Bungie's end game. I think they underestimated the speed with which it would become "easy". For anyone stressing out over the level 30s not running the raid, I honestly don't have the words, but I'll say this: If the only way to 30 was the raid, literally everyone would look the same minus 1 exotic piece of armor. Now, with iron banner (and hopefully queens armor), there are more cosmetic options to achieve end game level cap. Why should something as simple as level cap be exclusive to one instance? This isn't that kind of game. You could always hit level cap in wow without raid gear, right? Raid gear set you apart with better and more unique items. The Destiny raid should not be the only way to max your level. That's too basic of a concept to be ignored. Everyone should have the opportunity to max their level. Don't be upset that you got in so early the game hadn't spread its wings yet. Players entering now are going to enjoy the things we've been fussing about. Final comment: Giving the general community a path to level 30+ means bungie can make the raid much harder because they can anticipate that more people will be going in geared and ready. And let's not forget that these are timed events. Many people will not take full advantage of queen missions, and new players will definitely not be able to. I completely missed the iron banner while traveling for work. Not everyone is 30 yet. Still fun to be had.