Leaving all our old stuff behind was a good thing, wiped the slate clean, gave us something to work towards, rather than spending 5 minutes upgrading all our old stuff and sitting there thinking, well now what do I do? It got rid of the same boring loadouts I'd always see Fatebringer/BlackHammer/Gjallarhorn etc. It was boring and there was no variety. Ever since the Taken King came out, I've never seen such variety in Destiny before, people are actually using different weapons for once. It's like the Vanilla days all over again. The new light system is a hell of a lot better than the old one. Every point counts, rather than just bunches of 12s. Rather than suffering a 30% damage reduction for missing one light point, you only suffer, say a 2% reduction. The new raid is the best raid they've ever made. Actually has mechanics and while yes you can call the bosses bullet sponges, the way the fights work they need to be bullet sponges. Trials being gone right now is a good thing too. Lets them test the waters with Crucible, especially with the new subclasses being involved. Private matches and that sort of thing, I agree with you on. The Taken King - A hell of a lot better than what you're making it out to be.