Never cared about the advantages anyways, imo that was the worst part of the game mode. When Destiny launched they advertised Iron banner as their high-skill, hardcore gamemode, but then introduced a mechanic that added pointless disadvantage system that made IB less about skill than base crucible (which is already pretty casual). It never really made sense. If it didn't offer good gear, I would never play it. (he'll the only time I played it in D1 was at launch because that was when they had the best looking gear. Once I got the robes and bond I refused to play anymore).