Got my last 2 toons up to 40 and unlocked their respective sub-class. Also have all 3 right around 200 light; had the best RNG-ness on my warlock (210 light).
One of my purple drops was a Sublime engram, which my friend said is the best kind to get. So I guess that's a new thing.
Oh, our fireteam also got the Taken public events, while on patrol. And they were actually kinda challenging (we got one with a mini-me crota). BTW, those taken Captains are bigger Dickensteins than the regular captains; get the

out of here with that vortex attack
We also did a few VIP kills and they weren't pushovers either. Caught me by surprise when I went to do the first one. They were all recommended level 40/light 220, which makes me wonder how tough they'll be once we reach max levels