....You're basically doing the same to a PVE player as telling a PVP player to[b] [i]"Shut up and play the meta." [/i] [/b] ...and allowing Bungie to get away with the same as telling a PVP player[b] [i]"We have no plans to re-balance the sandbox.....ever." [/i] [/b] I've tried to explain the issue of build variety from a PVE perspective, and some of you clearly either don't understand it....or don't accept it. Content to run builds of only the pinnacle (meta) weapons. So now I'm trying to make the point from a PvP perspective. One of the biggest reasons PvP players complain about playing the meta in the Crucible is because: [i]Rigid meta reduce build variety and play style variety. Forcing everyone to play the same weapons and the same style, or pay a competitive penalty. [/i] They occur because the combination of the sandbox, map designs and game modes give one particular loadout and one particular play style a major advantage over everything else. Well the core economy does the same thing by limiting the ability to infuse gear. [b] [i]BY DENYING PEOPLE ACCESS TO THE CORES NECESSARY TO INFUSE IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO TIME INVESTMENT, BUNGIE IS BASICALLY FUNNELING EVERYONE INTO PLAYING THE SAME PINNACLE WEAPONS, AND PLAY STYLES ENFORCED BY THOSE WEAPONS. [/i][/b] Or else pay a power----play---penalty. Can a PvP player just "shut up and play the meta"? Sure. If he or she is willing to accept a narrow and limited play experience. Can a PVE player just "shut up and play the pinnacle weapon builds"? Sure.....but once again..... ...if he or she is willing to accept a narrow and limited play experience. Because Bungie has sabotaged their own game to the point that they are murdering what little inherent depth the game has.