we keep telling you because you just don't get it. you don't even need to equip the higher level gear unless the activity calls for it. *that's* when you infuse your higher level gear into your loadouts. or when it's a dupe piece for a loadout you like, then infusion will only cost you 5K glimmer. until then you leave them in inventory or vault. there are *2* activities - Prime and 100k/challenge NF that you even need anything over 650 for right now, FFS. you'd think you'd understand this as - since launch - D2 loot drop levels have been calculated from owned, not equipped gear, and the recommended power level for the activities are listed right in the director. and bungie's repeatedly said since Season 4 that overleveling advantages cap at only 50 above recommended/combatant level. but nope. y'all still thick as bricks. can't fix stupid. keep wasting those cores, potatoes. gg P.S.: cores are easy to get; look at your stack of finest matterweaves, start using them in NFs