i'm a little disappointed we cant upgrade common or higher rarity stuff the same way as legendary gear, while I do enjoy the gear upgrade system they have now and like the design of the new gear and how the new weapons work, it stands to reason that some of the older gear of common and above rarity could have entered this realm of upgrade ability and made this DLC much bigger, which its already really good don't get me wrong
do you think lower level gear should be upgradeable similar to the newer gear, even if it takes a little longer?
[b][u]edit #1:[/u] [/b]this only is my annoyance toward the fact that upgrades on gear only apply to legendary gear and not common rarity or above gear like the argus, vanir and manifold armor sets or the khostov auto rifle you get at the beginning of the game.
i do love the system they created its almost perfect!
[u][b]edit #2:[/b][/u] changed title to better represent feelings :)
edit #4: for those who don't understand and think i'm not happy i am very happy with this motive of progression and the way it was designed i just was a little disappointed it was only for legendary's thats all. don't act as if i am ungrateful when you don't even know who i am i am simply stating what i understood from the live stream and what many others i know, i play with and others on this forum were slightly let down about
does it mean we hate it No, does it mean we quit NO, i love destiny and hope for it to become even greater!
Edit: for those who do not understand the concept
the leveling system would be an evolving process similar to the necrochasm in the way it moved up to exotic status from a common
[b]common[/b]
- for this lets sat the khostov auto rifle moves up to uncommon with one etheric light
+ this would grant it one random auto rifle specific perk
[b]uncommon[/b]
- to progress again you would kill specific enemy to gain experience as to avoid bounty farming and one more etheric light.
+ this would again grant one more perk and a possibility of a starting perk like an element or disruptor of sorts
[b]rare[/b]
- to move to the final position you will need to kill a strike boss and obtain their specific item to finish the weapon similar to the embalming orb or crux needed for the necrochasm and another etheric light
+ this would finish the gun and give you a random roll for the rest of the remaining missing perks and damage needed to be a current weapon
+and if you are not happy with your roll take it to banshee and re roll it like other weapons.
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Why would you waste an upgrade on gear that isn't legendary? If you have 3 characters than you need 9 upgrades just to hit max level on all 3, not to mention the legendary weapons there are to upgrade. It just seems like a waste to blow an upgrade on a rare or uncommon weapon. If there is any uncommon or rare weapons you like using in the Crucible than they will continue to work the same because attack values don't mean anything in the crucible. Using rare and uncommon gear in end game PVE activities is just ridiculous anyway.