Yeah this kind of annoys me it's really not that you have to wait a long time but I really think it's a wrong decision to make it that your level gain is truly gated. You literally have to do exactly with Destiny plans out for you to do to get anything in then you are completely cut off after that. So not only are you cut off but there's not a single task that you can do to just level up on your own first and then collect your milestones. I don't even care if I have to grind all day I don't care that it's a grind I don't care that I would have to do like 100 public events to go up a couple light levels just allow me to be able to level my character.