I'm referring to those of us who will gladly join a group if our few friends happen to be on, but prefer to play solo. There is a lot I love about this game: it's visually gorgeous; the gunplay is outstanding. Those two things alone have made it so enjoyable for me. But, with this new patch, my level 29 Striker Titan is having his ass handed to him on level 26 Weekly Heroics. Pre-patch, I was regularly soloing on 28; it wasn't easy, but definitely doable (and enjoyable). Now, I know I'll get "git gud" comments, and comments from guys who just soloed the Nightfall with one hand in their pants, but that's fine. My point here is NOT to whine about the increase in mission difficulty, it's to say to you, Bungie, that you can't afford to alienate ANYBODY. You've completely lost the faith of thousands of players already. Many of us feel like rats on a sinking ship - we're just trying to figure out whether to go down with the ship while we hold out hope it will right itself, or abandon a ship whose Captain continues to make decisions that make us feel stupid for hoping. I know I'm not alone, not only as a largely solo player who feels shit on, but more generally, a player who feels deep, acute, and REPEATED disappointment with this game. It's sad really. I loved this game. Now I just play it out of habit...and hope.