TL;DR at bottom. You are [i]assuming[/i] the new stuff will be better. And with the level balancing, think fighting level 4 stuff as a 34 on patrol, the numerics of it all doesnt really matter all that much anyway. The guy you responded to said he would use the new stuff if it was better, or stick with the old. He said he would be sad if he didnt have the choice. You said, prepared to be disappointed. This indicates you are fine with not having a choice of keeping our good stuff if the new stuff sucks. This whole thread you are championing the new gear regardless of whether or not it will be [i]worthy[/i] replacements of our current gear. That is disappointing. Bungie should not be removing or rendering weapons obsolete just to promote preceived progression. Think about tdb. The expansion didnt add many new weapons. They just took out the old ones and replaced them with reskinned, renamed weapons. There are exceptions of course. Look at HoW. The new weapons are lackluster at best with crappy perks. If they had said all of your gear and weapons are now no good and could only use the kell and queens sh1t, would that be ok? I know i would not be good with that and i would have stopped playing. I know many would feel the same way. Yes, new stuff is exciting and refreshing, but not if its just to artificially promote change. Etheric light was a wonderful idea in HoW. Why? Because now people can ascend gear and actually vary their loadout and their looks. Do i still use old stuff? Yes, because Bungie hasnt given me a reason to stop using it and move on to better weapons. If they do, then i wont need to upgrade my old weapons. But if my only choice is a sh1tty weapon because i dont have a choice, thats bullsh1t. Tl;dr: having the choice to upgrade due to the lack of compelling new gear is a good thing and will help keep the game alive.