I didn't say power doesn't affect the game, I said it's just number and doesn't matter. Any game that has power tied to a number is shallow at best to begin with. The number is just there so simpletons have something shallow and basic to chase. It's there because people like you need a carrot, not because there's no depth beyond the carrot. The real power in Destiny is tied to perk combos and synergy. That's what the grind is about, numbers are secondary or tertiary. The amount of things that you need LL 650+ is negligible... Reckoning & Zero Hour... Iron Banner? Even then, you don't really need anywhere close to 700 to complete. Imagine if Destiny didn't have power level, and the entire game and every encounter was designed around synergizing perks and subclasses. Conceptually that's great, but then you'd complain about having nothing to chase because you are incapable of min/maxing. There's nothing to argue about with you. You have 0 self awareness.