I wasn't on the forums back then, but I know there wasn't backlash because old gear wasn't left behind when TDB came out. I & many others used fatebringer & vision throughout all of year 1 with no problems. [quote]“Does this make all my gear worthless? NO”[/quote] This quote that you posted proves that legendaries weren't left behind. [quote]Do you seriously not get it? That, right there, PROVES that their comments weren't just about Exotics, because they allowed player to upgrade [i]everything[/i] in HoW, as a direct result of player feedback. It couldn't be any clearer, honestly.[/quote] This update was made months before etheric light came out. Again, people didn't have a problem using vanilla gear during TDB. Bungie made etheric light on their own volition, not because of public outcry.