My only problems with raid gearing isn't that it's the only route to 30. I've maxed my faction armor and exotic piece to make it to 29 and getting to 30 should be done through the exclusive end game content, I.E. hard mode raiding. My problem comes from the perks and the aesthetics. I picked my faction armor for the bonuses they grant, yet I have no such option with raid gear. I get what it gives me when it gives it to me. Combine that with every level 30 of every class looking roughly the same as others of their class (save for what color they are), and it really takes the triumph out of the level 30 achievement. Now if I could set the perks and aesthetic style on raid armor to whatever I wanted, that would be cool (like a token system I turn in to some NPC and select from a list of stuff). If I could dismantle raid armor and get some kind of "Infusion of Light" and apply it to fully upgraded faction armor to make it 30 light instead of 27, that would also be cool. Either would still require me to raid, but it would allow me to wear whatever perks I want in whatever style I want it in. I don't want to look like every other level 30, and I certainly don't want perks for stuff I don't use. Get on it Bungie!