Its sad, factions weren't even that good in D1 and we have people asking for that vs the trash in D2. I mean that's such a low bar. Bungie never fleshed out the story and interaction of factions...just remove this trash feature in the game. Basic things could have been done to improve factions beyond D1 and weren't. Just some simple ideas that could be balanced further: -Make pledging count towards side story. Only story game I've seen where story line is so sparse with such a rich world -Have side quests revolve around taking power away from other factions and have those trigger world events for the week rewarding an acceptable reward or minor power boost for the week. -Have stat benefits to armor sets for different factions (like DO gets you faster grenade regens for your pledge) -Have faction guns get minor boost if they won for the week -vendors package changes weekly like they used to