its because the game is, ahem, broke. trial of thorns, prison of complainers, banner was on point at least this last time around. its too easy to reach 34 at this point. if you remember, 29 was freaking legendary and 30 was godlike!!!!! i remember cursing for weeks for some mercy in vog for my chest to drop. and when it did, it was the wrong stat roll i needed! they are taking the lvling crutch that many other games in the past have done, let the noobs catch the vets so they keep playing. i remember being close to 2500 thinking "my god, almost there!!!!!" after a 3 month grind. now points are Oprafied. same with rng it seems. so many under 2500's with a gally, so many day ones still fighting the good fight for one. i only can have a touch of hope that bungie will fix whats broke, and notorious member of their staff catches syphilis in his mouth.