Why power isn’t actually everything in Destiny’s Iron Banner multiplayer
Bungie explains the advantages of fielding higher level abilities and gear.
As you may be aware, level advantages are disabled for the majority of head-to-head multiplayer in Destiny, to ensure a level playing field between newcomers and veterans. That isn’t quite true of the Iron Banner events – and yet, these aren’t “no-holds-barred” exercises in punishing players who rock up with lower-level guns and abilities.