The Taken King will Dramatically Change The Way You Level Up
Gone is strict light level based progression that occurred after reaching the level cap of 20 in vanilla Destiny. Taking its place will be the return of experience points. No more finding high level armor to increase your level. Everything you do will earn you EXP that will steadily take you to the new level cap of 40 as you play. Our senior editor Ishmael Romero thinks this is a great change that will shake up Destiny’s gameplay.
However we also learned that light levels aren’t going away either. Light levels will stay as a barometer of how powerful your character is. Your light level will be determined by your equipment’s defense and attack, and certain activities will have recommended light levels. So while you can grind easy activities to hit the new level cap, you’ll still have to make sure your gear is in tip top shape if you want to survive the new high level content such as King’s Fall.
