Not really. Year 1 players have items, mats, coins and motes to progress faster than anyone just jumping into year 2. Need to dismantle weapons to obtain an exotic? Need mats to upgrade said exotic? Year 1 players can do so right away. While TTK caters heavily to new players, year 1 players still have a slight advantage. And this isn't even taking into account the most obvious advantage year 1 players have, which is experience. Need to go to a specific location to beat a Taken champion? Chances are, year 1 players will know exactly where to go. All that info posted on the Internet about how to do this or that quest to obtain this or that weapon? Again, chances are the majority of this info came from year 1 players.