What I am about to say is in no way intended to defend 32 elitism. Any 32s who act like 31s (or lower) aren't worthy of playing with just because of their light level are obviously not very good players. They rely on gear score rather than skill to complete objectives. Having said that: I never had a 32 to help me reach 32. Pre TDB, I never had a 30 help me get to 30. My raid teams were always pushing the progression together. When we beat VoG HM for the first time, we didn't have any 30s to "help" us. When we completed Crota for the first time (normal mode) we were all the same level. For people who were completing the raid week 1 and every week since then, getting to 32 was an accomplishment because it required people under 32 be skilled enough to finish the raid to get the shards and gear. It is a little easier to beat the raid and get to 32 when you are running the raid as a 31 with 5 32s as opposed to a 31 with 31s and 30s in the group.