Complaints about raising the Pinnacle cap each season would never have been a problem if we could over-level again for most activities. Even the Artifact bonus doesn't really make sense anymore outside of getting to the cap for GMs. Sure, it's not difficult to reach the Pinnacle cap after the first few weeks if you know what to focus and already start at the Hard cap, but for newer or returning players it can be a struggle even from Soft cap. I believe Bungie is vastly over-estimating the skill level of the average player when they are designing their standard content, and what those players are willing to put up with before they drop the game for good. We absolutely need difficult end-game content but not at the expense of the normal game.