Why do people care about light when doing Raids/Trials etc..
All I see is "301+ light to join". Why? If you have a high enough level (35+) with some exotics and good weaponry; why should your light count as you being a good player?
I get that "the more light you have, the better the armor" but why should your light level prevent you from teaming up with people?
P.S: Just curious as to why this is a factor when playing. I just returned after almost a year of inactivity. So post seriously please? No flame.
READ BEFORE COMMENTING: Since some people have something stupid to say about me being new or being a "noob" or shelfing this game;no. I deployed and have been gone for almost a year. Now that I am stateside, I want to catch up.
U.S Army 31B 11th Battalion Military Police
EDIT: Thanks for the responses guys. I found out what I needed to know and then some. I thank everyone that took their time to reply with an answer that wasn't negative. Good day guardians!
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The difference between your Light and your enemy's affects how much damage you deal to each other. If you are lower than your enemy, you deal less damage and take more, and vice versa. The attack value of your weapon also increases damage dealt, so a light 300 character with a Primary attack value of 290 does less damage than a character of the same light with a Primary attack value of 300. Why they think Light correlates to actual skill is beyond me, since Light on equipment drops is randomized, but there you have it. A lot of dumb people doesn't make them right, it just means the status quo is idiocy.