honetly, juts do Strike Playlists at your level, then immediately hop up to the next level when you have the gear, and that will likely be the most effective way to gear up. Either that or find a crew that can carry you through the Crota Raid (which can easily be 3-manned, 4 competent players will cruise).

But yeah, Strike Playlists. And gun stats don't matter in Crucible, although until Sept. 8th two exotics (Last Word and Thorn) are horribly broken and dominate all matches, all gear, all maps. They're lame as fuck.