Like, c'mon.
Players who hit max Power first ALREADY have the inherent advantages of:
* Having more time to play and practice
* Having access to more weapons / loaouts as a result of playing more
They DON'T need MORE advantages, like a flipping damage boost against enemies or a damage reduction in the damage they take.
Bungie [b]already[/b] removed Power Level Advantages from IB, so [b]why[/b] is it still a part of the Trials experience??
A lot of PVP is built around very minor balance points, like which guns kill faster and how many shots you can miss and hit your optimal. Power Level advantages screw all these things up, and it makes Trials the LEAST consistent 1v1 mode in the game.
Surely I can't be the only one who thinks that Power Level advantages is the DEFINITION of MAKING THE RICH RICHER.
EDIT: If anyone wants to know exactly how Power Level works in Trials, there is a calculator on this Reddit page:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1cdq1e9/after_9_years_we_finally_know_how_power_level/
I agree but for a different reason kinda. Same same but different.
It's mostly because it's pointless, just like when it was in IB, you're either max light, or close enough for it not to make a difference, or so low level you might as well not participate. From a gameplay perspective, it doesn't add meaningful depth to the mode. It's a hold over when light level meant more to the game as a whole.
The only excuse I'd accept is if they can definitively tell us the light level has an appreciable effect on the number of cheaters, due to needing to grind it on each new account, but I doubt that would be the case.