Not even going to bother with the armor grind this year after looking at the requirements. I like the EAZ so I will at least enjoy that part of it.
My feedback is as follows, make special events and the requirements to do them less grindy, and more fun. I quit the game for a few months after the cookie grind during christmas (something else I never plan on doing again) I did the entire armor grind last year, and I'm just not going to bother with it again. Please sit down with whoever it is on the team that keeps wanting to make the game a second job and convince them that games are for having fun, adding goals for us to work towards is great, just try to keep the frustration level at the minimum.
Edit: And please PLEASE remove the trash drops from the solstice packages... nothing like running a bunch of EAZ and getting trash blues for your troubles.
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There is really nothing all that grindy about it. The event lasts a month. Someone can play super casually and still do all the requirements for the armor over that time pretty much passively as they play. I ran two strikes and a few crucible matches and got a ton of it done without even looking at the armor or bounties or anything until I was done and cleaning out my inventory. If someone is completing pinnacles it’s just going to happen as the play with basically zero planning. I think the frustration comes from people wanting things done instantly. The EAZ is basically a maze with a lot of verticality that makes it an interesting space. Yeah it’s repetitive but it’s an event space that’s here for three weeks and then gone. I always wonder what someone means when they say make it more fun... thats subjective to the person.