One thing you forgot to mention is that the light system is why we get horrible drops. In year 1 you only had to worry about 1 thing: actually getting the drop you want. Then it was a simple matter of getting ascendant materials and an etheric light if you needed it. In year 2, you have to worry about actually getting the drop, getting it at light level 310 or 320, and making sure it has the rolls you want on it. It's ridiculous, and makes rewards on this game suck because they always end up being like light level 303 or something else really low. One time I did a full raid and only got 300 rated gear.
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But isn't infusing practically the same thing as ascending and using etheric light?
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No. You can only infuse up to the level of an item you've already received. Etheric light was more along the lines of a special material that would automatically raise something to the highest level, so it guardanteed max level.
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Edited by Catty_Wampus22: 11/10/2015 7:57:47 AMBut 1 of the op's original complaints was they were able to go from 34 to 40 in no time.....so you all want to take longer leveling up but want almost immediate weapon/armor upgrades? I think the current system is a little better than befote, definitely better than 'forever 29'. Granted my highest character is only 295 or something, so I'm probably not running into as many of the problems as the 300+ people yet.
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Edited by Serene Peace: 11/10/2015 10:11:02 AMTrust me. The current system is a brick wall, being forever 29 was way better. Think about it this way. To reach max level, you need a 320 artifact, a 320 ghost, a 320 primary, a 320 secondary, a 320 heavy, a 320 helmet, a 320 chestpiece, a 320 pair of gloves, a 320 pair of boots, and a 320 class item. Compare that to needing a max def helmet, max def gloves, max def chestpiece, and max def boots. That was it in year 1.
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Not even that, really, if you think about it. Say everything I have equipped is 305. If I infuse my primary with a 320 weapon it's not gonna bump it all the way up to 320. Only if it's already 315 or something.
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Great point