The 1.2.1 update has given a huge reward boost to heroic strikes, but it still dosent solve the issue that makes it a pain to play! The heroic strikes were the perfect perfect place to grind and get powerful gear for new beginners and now with the new rewards even for experts. But with the enemies being nightfall level difficult, sub rules that break the enimes ever further, it will just drive all other players away except for those who are gluttons for punishment and or stubborn as hell.