Like the title says, I haven't been this bored with D2 in years. The portal just rehashes the same handful of activities over and over, despite the base game still possessing dozens of strikes, crucible modes, Gambit, im stuck playing the same things over and over because its the only way to get meaningful loot. Not to mention im forced to only play the hardest content if I want worthwhile rewards which gets old especially if im just farming resources to upgrade.
I absolutely hate how im locked out of using all my old gear because if I do then im penalized by taking more damage and dealing less plus my reward multiplier gets chunked causing you to get less and weaker rewards despite a lack of weapons in the current game. The New/Featured gear mechanic NEEDS TO GO ASAP!!!!
The power leveling system feels awful and punishing especially if you like to play all 3 characters. Not to mention the cost to upgrade and item you haven't used in a while is ridiculous and often I find myself farming weak gear just so I can infuse the item I want up to my current power.
While the tier system is cool it makes me view anything below T4 or T5 as a place holder to be deleted later.
Exotic armors feel left behind, mainly the new ones since they lack artifice slots and seem to only be locked at T3 levels.
I hate how everything is tied to power levels which locks you out of a lot of content until you reach a threshold, and adds a lot of weird thresholds were your too strong for base content, but too weak for higher content and need to be carried until you reach a higher level.
Vendors feel useless now and somehow EoF made the whole game feel less rewarding overall. Plus RNG is super annoying given you now rely 100% on it for new weapons.
Its annoying the cooldown times for abilities are no longer shown till that ability is equipped, despite different melees and grenades still having slower or faster cooldowns. Same for supers.
The game has taken too much of a shift towards single player activities which has caused the game to lose its soul. Solo destinations feel boring and the fact that solo ops is the best way to level feels boring.
In its current stare D2 feels a like a mobile phone gotcha game where your only meant to login for a couple hours each day before you run out of stuff to do and need to wait for the next reset.
At this point im certain the bungie higher ups are intentionally trying to crash the game now that Sony has taken over.
Bungie if your listening you need to fix this before Renegades drops. Especially by removing the New/Featured gear mechanic which seems like sunsetting light.
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I hope Bungie see this