There should only be a power level grind in September. Throughout the year it is just totally unnecessary. It's not rewarding. It's not difficult. It's just a chore and barely anyone likes it, which is why so many people AFK farmed their way up this season. People would rather AFK farm than run the same old stuff we have been running for years. That says a lot about the game in its current state. Hopefully they change things for the December DLC. We have been doing the same power grind for far too long. I am glad this AFK farming happened because hopefully it gets them to actually change the way we level up, or get rid of it altogether throughout the year. There's no need for it when only a couple activities like a dungeon and public event are implemented. Every September should be a big jump up, new location, new raid, new activites, new strikes, etc. It isn't the same old grind. But between Dec-Sept, we shouldn't have to keep doing it since the DLC drops don't add much. This is one of my biggest gripes with Bungie. They don't learn anything from their mistakes and they don't give a damn to make them again, as long as it benefits THEM. Everyone hated Black Armory for this kind of thing. A new dlc dropped and people couldn't go into the new content. It's extremely stupid. So in Opulence, they announced that people could just go into Menagerie right away and enjoy the new content. Yet here we are and they do the same thing, only 10x worse. The thing is, they do it now because there is barely any content. If we weren't forced to level up, we'd be finished with the stuff after a day or 2, so it benefits Bungie to do this so it makes it look like there's more to do than there really is. It's disgusting really. The fact they are still pulling stuff like this 6 years into the bloody game. I hope that this was a wake up call for them though. People would rather AFK farm in their game than actually play it. I mean that is horrible for a video game.