Actually, what's worst is the new characters that will suffer from this.
To summarize, every legendary gear currently available from vendors in the tower will be replaced with level 30 gear instead of level 28 gear behind a new progression system. Before, to get level 28 gear, leveling your reputation for Crucible or Vanguard to rank 2 to able to purchase armor was the best way to get to level 28 because there was no RNG. Each armor piece would cost 65 marks and 120 marks for a helmet, but it was possible to get legendary gloves, chest, and boots in 2 weeks with the 100 mark cap per week from dailies, public events, etc. Now, every legendary item purchase will require this commendation, or token, which can only be received in Reputation Reward Packages after leveling up Reputation. Bungie does not mention how often these tokens will drop. Moreover, all legendary items will be behind this token system. And finally, someone mentioned this earlier, but because there's a 100 mark cap per week, farming basic materials is now viable again... 30 marks is only good for 60 basic materials and that's barely enough to fully level one piece of gear.
New characters being made after the new patch are getting screwed. Better level those alts guys if you haven't already.
