Ok, people lower than level 31 at this point just don't play the game much and shouldn't be doing hard mode content. I take off my crota gear in vog and put on better vog or vendor gear with better perks and drop to 31, because it doesn't matter and faster handcannon reload and the vog helmet is better than my crota helmet and my vog chest piece has better perks than my ce chest piece. A 30 at this point is someone who hasn't leveled up their gear and if you haven't done that you probably haven't leveled up your guns and you don't need to be doing hard mode.