Have light level separate but have Ascension feature to make simple
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I think
they should have a simple highest light level that is much easier to reach. Let me know what you think
Edit: "easier" was not the right word. I should have said that there should be base damage and/or attack for certain activities and it should not be scattered in a certain range.
Year two is the better system in terms of a progression to max lightlevel but it's still not perfect.
I would much prefer to play the double RNG game then the unfair forever 29 and add on top guaranteed ways to get max light gear it's the clear winner.
The smoother climb through lightlevels is a much better system then the massive damage and survivability spikes we had in year one.
The only problem with year two system is that they added weapons into the lightlevel. Players are limited in what loadouts they can use as lower levelled weapons would pull the whole lightlevel down.
I think not being able to try, test or mess about with weapons unless you have infused it up to a useable lightlevel is really bad for Destiny. They may of implemented this to stop everyone still using overpowered year one weapons, but moving forward I think it needs to change.
So current system but without weapons being included in lightlevel would be my vote.