I'm not usually one to complain because I love this game and I always try to give the benefit of the doubt. "They will fix it...they will get it right...just give them a chance to cull through the data..." --- I live with a glass half full mentality. But now, I'm starting to lose confidence in this franchise. The "fix" you made to give more appropriate rewards seems to net me an abundance of blue weapons and armor with a max light of 290. Albeit I did get a 320 artifact for hitting IB level 3. "um...sweet?" For all of my efforts...I don't feel like I'm making any progress. I'm a solo player except for my brother whom I have played with for 2 years now. We've bought the DLC's and the occasional cheeky dance emote. But I'm feeling a little slighted. I'm about to hit rank 4 in the IB and other than the endless blue trinkets...I've gotten TWO purple pulse rifles with rolls so bad that if it could at least [b]"summon parakeets!"[/b] I would keep it as a novelty. However, they drop at 334 and I immediately get the feeling of a freakin STICK IN MY EYE! Really? you won't even give me a 335 drop so I can toss it towards an upgrade on my third character? You have been sending me endless marketing materials about how I should spend $30 to pre-order a DLC. But the issues that have plagued this once great game have spiraled out of control...how am I supposed to justify pre-ordering the new DLC? Because you promise that the "next" patch will fix everything? I'm sure there's a relationship joke in there somewhere.... At the end of the day...what is the point of us playing Iron Banner or even a basic crucible match if there's no light at the end of the tunnel? (pun intended) I LOVE crucible...but the lag, red bar players and lack of legitimate rewards for a well played match...is just...salt in the wounds. I love the daily grind...but show us a little love every now and then or what is the point of playing?