Trust 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.