[quote]Also, don’t bring up the day one of D1 veteran bullshit, that doesn’t give your opinion more or less value, it just makes you look like a jackass.[/quote] Bahhhahahahahahaha! If you say so, pal. I didn't say it gives my opinion 'any more or less value', because you're right; it doesn't. What it DOES give my opinion is extra context over, say, someone who started the franchise with D2 or with Forsaken, because I know that Infusion worked perfectly before they added bullshit cores. I cannot say that I have EVER infused a weapon up and said, "You know? This really needs to be [i]less[/i] convenient." That's all that adding Cores did. Not "added meaning or impact" :::jerkoff motion:::, not "made things harder", just added inconvenience and, maybe, gave hardcores a little something extra to lord over casual players. That's IT. [quote][like any grind in this franchise was meaningful. Sure you can get your god roll, for what? So it can get nerfed in a month so it’s useless? You could’ve grinded for gjallerhorn in year one of D1, which was cool and all, but it was basically handed to everyone in year three making the original useless, along with all the nerfs it got anyways. And what reason could there really be to play prison of elders over and over and over a-goddamn-gain other than you might get a good roll on the shitty looking armor? It’s a goddamn looter shooter, not a -blam!-ing rpg,[/quote] [quote][like any grind in this franchise was meaningful. Sure you can get your god roll, for what? So it can get nerfed in a month so it’s useless? You could’ve grinded for gjallerhorn in year one of D1, which was cool and all, but it was basically handed to everyone in year three making the original useless, along with all the nerfs it got anyways. And what reason could there really be to play prison of elders over and over and over a-goddamn-gain other than you might get a good roll on the shitty looking armor? It’s a goddamn looter shooter, not a -blam!-ing rpg...][/quote] Sure. That's happened to me more times that I can count. I usually get drops after they've been nerfed, but I've been on the receiving end of the nerf stick a bunch of times, too. I grinded my ass off for the perfect (to me) Hopscotch Pilgrim. It landed, and I loved it. Then Bungie nerfed it so hard they changed the class of pulse rifle it was. :::shrugs::: Them's the breaks. I still loved it. In fact, it's still equipped on my D1 Warlock. Bungie is going to nerf gear, that doesn't mean keeping it current with Cores should be a pain in the ass. And I could seriously give a sh*t less if a few pieces are "given away" (like Thunderlord, for example); that's a hardcore hang up. I don't care what anyone else has. In fact, I'd prefer other players have access to the gear they want and a streamlined path to keep it current, because [u]that helps me.[/u] If I get matchmade with other people in Reckoning or Iron Banner or Gambit or any other light level enabled activity, I want them kitted out comfortably and high level. I don't want to be the only one with a preferred loadout while they're stuck with a pair of sidearms to compete so Chad Hardcore can keep his pride over the shit he "worked for". This is a game. Anyone who attaches a sense of pride or self worth to their gear in Destiny should really re-examine their life choices. Inb4 "Oh, so you want [i]everything[/i] given away?" Didn't say that, don't misconstrue it. There have always been paths to gear in this game; quests, bounties, raid drops, Xur, random drops, Pinnacle Weapons. You want it? Go get it. Here's the path, get to work. However, once you earn it, I want you to be able to keep it current without blowing a bunch of hours grinding for Cores because Chad Hardcore needs to feel better about himself. There's enough grind in this game, not to mention layers of RNG. Cores in Infusion needs to go.