Old Gear "trashed": Why don't you use the new gear? Just a thought. Most of it is pretty good. I understand 100% why Bungie wants to prevent people constantly using the same stuff, especially when they've clearly displayed that they want elemental primaries to be exclusive to hard-mode King's Fall - if there even are any. Why bother making new gear and perks when people cling to the most powerful items they already have? Very few people used anything but Fatebringer for Arc Burn for the entirety of Year 1. EXTREMELY few people used anything but Gjallarhorn for... anything remotely challenging in Year 1. That was a problem that shouldn't persist for another year. Light System is Horrible: No it isn't. It's the most rewarding system since launch. Infusing, while expensive, allows you to keep the gear YOU want throughout all activities. Ascension was just a case of "Have Etheric Light? Enjoy the level cap!"; there was absolutely no depth to that system. If you don't want to lose the 20% Light, don't infuse the highest gear straight away. Simple as that. Work it up slowly. New Raid is Worse: That's your opinion. I'm not even gonna bother to counter this. Trials "Gone": It's coming back early next year. I don't know the specifics, but I can think of a few logical reasons, mainly light balancing and weapon balancing, that may have them feeling apprehensive about rolling it out immediately. I admit that I want private matches, but it's... non-essential. Rosters are wholly unimportant. If playing the game and being made to actually break your routine once every year is a "grind" to you, stop playing. It helps when you play for fun, rather than select bits of virtual code.