Yeah, it is. Where else do you get it aside from the highest levels of PoE, ToO, Nightfalls (but let's face it, not really), and Iron Banner? All of those are end-game, and only one has matchmaking. No, that's not how it should be, and that's not how it was before. That would be like ascendant materials ONLY being obtainable from VoG, but still required to upgrade every other non-raid legendary. Bungie broke the ascension system and made it only accessible to people who live and breathe PoE and Trials, and I don't understand why so many of you are defending it.