It's not just Light you upgrade on Armour... (Destiny)

by General Vagueness , The Vault of Sass, Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 16:48 (3948 days ago) @ RC

FWC Astrolord Grips. Fully Upgraded on the left, fresh from the store on the right. Ends up with 5 more Intellect and 4 more Discipline after the upgades, in addition to the obvious Defense and Light level increases.

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Hadn't seen anyone point this out yet so I thought I would. This makes it more difficult to compare your existing armour with new pieces you acquire: is a new piece worse in absolute terms, or just because you haven't upgraded it yet?

It doesn't make as much of a difference as Light, but it will help you get your Grenade/Super/Power Melee back slightly quicker. Up to several seconds quicker for the Super if you upgrade all your armour pieces.

At least they're in numbers and not bars. Does it show you anywhere how they'll change as you upgrade a piece of armor?