this article only discusses the cons of this method. i won't disagree they are valid points, but there are other problems that come in when you separate character level and gear. wow has the same post dlc levelling issues. new characters with the latest dlc level to 60 in almost no time compared to the amount of time it took in vanilla wow. if you spent weeks getting to 60 in the beginning you would feel cheated if someone could do it in days now. there are also issue in balancing the difference between high and low level players. if its taken you weeks to hit level 60 and you are being slaughtered by a level 2 in the crucible it will seem pointless. under the current system you get to level 20 pretty quick and nerfing the last 10 light levels is not that big a deal.