Been confirmed by Bungie itself. People noticed that their 2nd and 3rd alternate classes, usually meant to bolster their main Guardian of the same class, were receiving weirdly low power drops, even from Luminous Engrams, which are supposed to be weekly rewards that are well above your current level. 😱😱
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2017/09/21/bungie-confirms-same-class-alts-in-destiny-2-are-being-hamstrung-on-purpose/amp/
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I am OK with this until one major facet is brought up: Clan EXP. With each character being locked at 5k Clan Exp a week, an alt is a major tool for smaller clans to try and maximize their weekly earnings to avoid falling behind rewards (Though, let's be honest the rewards are pretty meh). You have no grounds for telling people "Play one of each!" I paid my money, I'll play the class/es I want to play, and that is the consumer privilege of everyone here. If not for the class achievements, I probably would never have even touched a warlock in this or D1. It just doesn't interest me as a player. Now that my lock is 20 and through the story I'm already debating whether or not I will delete it and make a second hunter. Why? Because that's what I enjoy playing, despite all their current faults.