So this has been coming up quite a bit and I've had folks asking about it. In the name of trying to maintain an open mind, I'm not going to make any judgements or give any further opinions until after I see tomorrow's Twitch Stream. That being said, a growing request for one particular piece of information is becoming all the more prevalent. What becomes of players from Year 1 who DON'T purchase The Taken King? This is something that hasn't been mentioned that Bungie will be discussing in the Twitch Streams, and some of these questions should get clarification NOW rather than later after the fact when its already too late. [b]1: Will Etheric Light be COMPLETELY removed from the game and no longer made available for players to get from Prison of Elders? In other words, will ALL Gear Ascension be removed entirely even for Year 1 content? (So if people still have Legendary stuff they would like to ascend prior to TTK launch, should they be making it a priority to go out and get it? Will Bungie be adding Etheric Light for purchase before TTK or after TTK to give Year 1 players the opportunity to get their old gear ascended?) 2: Will Nightfall Strikes still be exclusive to players who purchase the new expansion? With there being even more strikes added, will the game now differentiate between those who have TTK and those who do not when presenting the Weekly Nightfall? 3: Since Daily and Weekly activities are being associated with Legendary Marks, will they also now be made exclusive for TTK buyers? 4: Will the new vendor inventories and weapon foundries be available for players who do not purchase TTK or are they completely left out of all the new Legendary content? 5: Will all Special Events (Iron Banner, Queen's Wrath, etc.) be made exclusive to TTK buyers? 6: Will players who did not purchase TTK still be able to reach level 40?[/b] Cozmo, DeeJ or anyone from Bungie. These questions are extremely important and do have a serious time limit on them given how close we are to TTK releasing. Its probably not a good idea to give a response here and would better be served either addressing these matters in the Twitch stream tomorrow or in an actual Bungie.net Update so that it reaches more people as soon as possible. (Like I said, sooner we get these answers the better, its getting VERY close down to the wire and there isn't much time left for folks to do what they gotta do if the answer to most of these is going to be yes)