It's that the solo playlist is just window dressing. A cloy. Mostly meaningless. Because the best gear is still beyond reach for 99.9% of those who like play solo.
Again, just a backhanded slap at those of us who prefer to play alone.
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Did you not see/read the part where better rewards are given for higher difficulty modifiers? And did you not see/read that we get to pick those modifiers when playing solo or with a premade fireteam? You can get the good stuff, you just need to play harder stuff, as it has ALWAYS been the case. They even said that by the time Ash and Iron comes around, anyone that reaches 500 power level will see tier 5 stuff dropping VERY often. Anyone complaining that you need to play harder stuff to get better stuff is frankly being blindingly entitled, to which Bungie will never cater.