You can obtain 331 weapons right now without the dlc, so that argument doesn't hold much water. The way I see it, VoG, the best part of the game by far, has now become pointless. Level 30 armor and 300 weapons are useless. As things continue to advance, there just won't be any reason at all to ever play it again. They need to make VoG a viable loot spot again. This could mean upping the level past 30, or having Atheon drop a "Crux of Crota" style item that would act the same way as an exotic shard, and reset the item for an added stat bonus. Either way, if they don't make some change, people will just stop playing it. Some already have. Once I get my Mythoclast, I know I will be done with it, which is sad. The way I think it should have been handled is any VoG armor that dropped post dlc should have been buffed to a cap of lvl 31. New Vanguard, Crucible, and faction armor should have been buffed from 29 to 30, instead of 31. All new weapon drops should have been 331, including VoG raid weapons. Upgrading your old exotics should have cost less, and been done through someone other than Xur. All exotics dropped from anywhere should be pre buffed, instead of holding the VoG exotics back.