I have TTK pre-ordered. Waiting to see if I'm possibly switching to PS4. But to see how screwed over non-TTKers are right now (myself included) makes me think again about paying money to Activision/Bungie.
Now there is no reason to play (I have 3 level 34s). You don't level up, you can't earn legendary marks. I understand the playlist changes - but it's now completely meaningless in terms of progression and rewards. If people are playing your game and enjoying it they will then want to invest more money and buy expansions. Right now, since the launch of TTK I'm feeling no compulsion to play and that in turn is making me question purchasing TTK.
[u]My suggestion[/u]
Surely they can let everyone get to level 40 and give people a way to earn legendary marks like everyone was able to earn vanguard and crucible marks. These systems have been in place since day 1 - these are what have been "taken", not content.