It's no secret. Everyone wants access to Y2 versions Y1 raid gear, but Bungie said no. I've come up with a [b]compromise[/b]. It's important to remember that this is exactly that. We won't get everything we want under this scenario, but the goal of my idea is to [b]reconcile what Bungie wants with what we want[/b]. First, you need to understand [b]why[/b] Bungie did not advance Y1 raid gear. If you do understand, move on, otherwise, read the spoiler. [spoiler]1) They want people to be open to trying out all sorts of new weapons and gear and not just stick to what they know. 2) They wanted to introduce progression into he storyline and raids. 3) Lets face it, a lot of Y1 stuff was a bit OP. 4) They want you to be forced to play the new raid more to acquire the best gear. [/spoiler] Here's are some consequences of not advancing Y1 gear: [spoiler]1) VoG and CE are completely worthless and obsolete, which is a real shame because I enjoy both raids. 2) The awesome gear dropped by those raids are obsolete. 3) Because 1 and 2 are true, content is now very limited, and it's actually taken away from the "progression" of the game. Most new players have killed Oryx without ever killing Crota. That makes no sense. Essentially, we have 1 raid when we should have 3, and we have 1 end game load-out when we should have a ton. [/spoiler] The plan I posit is simple: [b]Introduce a 320 light level challenge mode to the old raids, which would drop Y1 gear at Y2 levels, with the ability to infuse.[/b] This would leave more content to chase at the very end. You would need to have a maxed out character or at least be a very high light level, meaning you would have had many Kings Fall completions to have that ability to do old raid challenge modes. People would still be forced to try all the new gear, of if they still wanted to get the highest level VoG gear again, at least that option would be available, even though it would be a massive grind to acquire. It would keep all content relevant, and would give players many more options but would still fulfill all the reasons that Bungie kept Y1 raid gear locked at Y1 levels. [b]Not to mention it would create a reason to grind past 310. [/b]Thats more for us to do, and more hours playing the game, which is good for Bungie. Plus it would be fun to have the old raids be super hard again. It would just be better in every way for both parties. What do you think? Yay or nay? Show your support or lack-there-of! [b]TL;DR[/b] 320 Challenge mode for old raids that would drop Y1 gear at Y2 levels.