I wonder how many upvotes it would take to get a Community Manager to respond to this thread directly instead of on other threads [i]about this thread.[/i] "Respond with what?" You might ask, and correctly as now two different Community Managers have said Cores are apparently staying. I'd like to know the reason why. Whatever justification they have for keeping a deeply unpopular mechanic. Not that it matters ultimately. Player numbers are declining and competition in the form of multiple new games are coming and soon. Are Cores for Infusion still a tedious game mechanic when there aren't any players around to infuse anything anymore?