I feel the same way. My friends and I have wasted the last few months grinding for what? New players from Black Friday and Christmas can come in and be a higher level than us instantly. We have NOTHING to show really for the time and work we have put into to Destiny "Earning" our loot which is constantly parroted. Sure, we have some resources, exotics, and experience, but Destiny was about “showing where you have been and what you have done,” but now that is entirely true. When World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy, or KOTOR adds an expansion, the old content is still valid and relevant. For example, WoW's new content can be accessed AFTER completing the vanilla content, typically. Here, Bungie, decided to reward casual players for being just that, casual, and hardcore players by reducing their prestige and recognition for putting in the time and work. Bungie could have addressed the new content without alienating the hardcore/veteran palyers by adding the new content that requires level 28-30 Light to purchase a particular piece of gear; leveling a faction to Level 5-10 to buy the new gear; or providing a trade system to 'prestige' your old legendary gear that has been maxed out for the new higher level Light gear to re level with a boost. This slows down progression, adds time to the game experience, and does not slap the hardcore/ veteran players in the face for their hard work the past 3 months. Moreover, this makes the vanilla content in Destiny and VOG still relevant post DLC. However, Bungie decided to scrap that idea and grant level 31 to all players by doing very little work while leaving level 28-30s outside in the cold. I am partially lucky since I never leveled up my gear all the way and stock piled my resources. I am now a higher level than friends that grinded the VoG Raid over 20 times to get a full set of raid gear. This is not fair. The player base will be affected by Bungie’s decision. Therefore, Bungie should address the issue concerning their decision to make older content irrelevant and unnecessary, whether negligently or intentionally. It is quicker to progress by grinding bounties for reputation and strikes/crucible for the respective marks to get Light Level 31 than trying to run a VoG Raid or Nightfall strike as it should be for proper progression and content relevancy.