I'm going to repost what I said that got me banned sans the "naughty name" I called Luke Smith. I'm going to have to paraphrase since my entire post got ninja'd even though only the last sentence was "vulgar." Infusion is the biggest con I've witnessed in my time playing this game. Infusion was supposed to be the "cure all" for players who wanted to look unique but still be ranked up. In truth, what we were told about infusion was a con. It was double speak. It was a half-truth. Infusion hasn't reduced it the grind, it's increased the grind significantly. The time it takes to find higher light level gear and then the time it takes to accumulate the necessary materials to infuse all the gear we want to use is what has made infusion a con. I use fewer weapons now than at any point since I started playing this game in October of 2014. I used to have en elemental loadout for each burn type. I tried out new weapons when they dropped. I could re-roll the perks on weapons to get what I needed. I used tons of gear. Now, I use the same loadout for 98% of the content. I equip whatever gear has the highest light levels, regardless of burn type. PS - Luke Smith is a "not very smart person."