I agree with everything here (but the subclass rant.) A mature player should not be forced through the "oh this is exactly what it felt like as a noob" process -- that's what third characters are for. I can see the need for a new gun set for the true Year Two noobs, as the old greens/blues weren't tuned to new demands -- but the rest of us? Bungie totally wasted the opportunity for conversations like this: "Where'd you get that gun?" "This? It's the Vision of Confluence from the Vault of Glass." "Cool, I'll have to do that raid. And the chest piece?" "Raid armor from Crota's End." "Awesome! How'd you level it up?" "Etheric light from the Prison of Elders." "Nice! Can you help me do those so I can get that gear too?" So instead of jumping on a chance to make all Year One content relevant to the Year Two player, they have essentially given the Y2s no reason to have the above conversation and Y1s' vast store of game experience is rendered as meaningless as the skills of a typewriter repairman. They've blown the opportunity to broaden the community by tossing the Etheric Light mechanic.