every MMO I have ever played has some sort of gear system, whether it be based on a stat bonus for completing the hardest content (world of warcraft style) or something similar to destiny's light system. It's one of the main and defining components of these types of games. I will give you that destiny's light based, and level included gear system is a bit strange, and quite a bit different than the stat based game most MMO's tend to be. However most MMO's tend to be on a PC, and as such have quite different styles of play/playerbases. Having "30" above your head, or seeing that above your head is something a lot of people in the community strive for, it's why you made the post in the first place correct? You personally, want to be level 30. There is nothing wrong with that, this game, and the games like it are designed to make you want that. It's what keeps us coming back. So if they remove that, and make is easily accessible to everyone, they lose a very powerful psychological motivator over a large amount of the player base. What players want, and what actually drives a game to be great are very separate things in my experience. The game is new, I'm 100% positive more customization will be included in time. My only question to you would be this, you say you want access to level 30. Why? What do you need it for? You just said you have not spent the time to even clear the normal mode raid (which btw is totally fine, doesn't bother me in the slightest), the higher levels are really ONLY needed if you want to clear hard mode. Crucible has level's turned off, nightfall and weekly both cap at lvl 28. Hell even Iron banner has almost no penalty to level differences. You, right now, with your current gear can get all the way to lvl 29, which is high enough to do everything the game has to offer up to and including getting a start in hard mode. If you want to have the best gear in the game, unfortunately in a game like this that takes a considerable amount of time. Which you state you don't have. Ok, accept that and move on. Maybe at a later date you will be able to play more, but don't ask a game developer, or a community to give up the higher reaches, and rewards for playing in those higher areas just because you don't have time. And just so we're clear, I'm a full time college student studying Chemical Engineering and waiting tables 3-4 nights a week. We aren't that different.