I think your point could be refined a bit further. First, you need to recognize that TTK is an expansion, not an update it revamping of previous content. While the missions in Destiny were not great, they are fairly easy to get through quickly. With the changes made in the House of Wolves, getting your character to level 30 is no problem at all. There is a grind involved, but it is not nearly as tenacious. I do agree with some of your points and share concerns on the level cap. Bear with me: the soft level cap is being increased from 20 - 30 meaning that progression up to level 30 is achieved by experience. Many players are past this level now, yet we will be grinding through a story that (I would assume) gets progressively harder and increased in light level difficulty. If that's the case, how are we going to boost our light levels beyond 34? Is the story gonna hand out armor upgrades/ new armor? If that happens won't everyone be wearing the same armor and we go back to the problem Destiny has always had? This is currently puzzling me