Artifact leveling is just as bad

I’m convinced the only reason the level grind exists is to get players to play activities they would have no reason to otherwise. Could you imagine how empty the “core” activities would be if there weren’t players going for the 3 games pinnacle?

I don't mind the levelling. Number go up makes brain happy. BUT What I'd love to see is the removal of Upgrade Modules. Make each slot level up WITH the character whenever we do get a new level from a powerful / pinnacle drop. New Pinnacle Kinetic? Awesome, all kinetic / stasis weapons are matched. New Pinnacle Hunter Legs? All Hunter Legs are that level now. Etc. An improvement to bad luck protection on higher-power drops would also be fantastic so we don't get the same slot drops repeatedly when what we need is a power weapon and a chest piece, but all we get is class items and helmets.

Power leveling would be fine if overleveling had more of an impact. Instead, it just exists to gatekeep.

Honestly the system isn't "bad" exactly... I bet if the RNG on Pinnacles had an algorithm to determine which slot had the lowest power level, (between weapons and armor) and gave something specific to that slot during the grind, so there was a net power level increase all the time (until we hit cap), then there probably would be fewer complaints. Well besides being at cap and being bored, I suppose. But that's subjective on an individual level. I see it more as giving everyone easier accessibility to the activities they want to do, continuously, even if moving the goal posts of power cap. Heck, it might even take away that sense of "defeat" where players wonder to themselves: [b]"Why bother? I'm going to get locked out again anyways, next season, so I'm not playing."[/b] I doubt Bungie wants this result. Season of the Haunted introduced bringing our power UP if we were under leveled, so I have a hope this is a consideration or [b]test[/b] to dispose of power level, or find a way to lower the severity it can cause some players. That would be a smart move. Alleviating RNG's brutality has been looked at with the introduction of Weapon Crafting, so players have a choice. Even with the Ghost Mods for armor rolls, and even the Solstice event. So something is being looked at in some way or another in the grand scheme of things. Even if money is the bottom line. Wonder if we can't make suggestions in our favor with that tidbit? When you think about it, grind and replaying the same activities over and over are endgame in and of itself. Might as well make it a bit easier to access, even for those who don't play as frequently. Give em a reason to come back....and maybe leave again lol. Take your pick. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

First y’all complained about 50 levels every season so they moved it to 10 now that’s to much 😂

just dont do world tiers like some games are doing.

But power leveling is endgame content (in bungie's mind). What would Bungie replace it with? They would have to create some new content and we all know that is "difficult".

Completely agreed, constantly running out of resources to infuse up gear is and getting pinnacles in the wrong slot for weeks on end is tedious and adds nothing to the RPG experience. Leave the leveling to a system that utilizes the artifact to manage level bonuses. This would be AMAZING from catching up second and third characters as well - something that can be extremely time consuming to manage. I acknowledge that they want to maintain and increase player engagement, but there's got to be a better way to entice players than pinnacle drops. There are inherently much more interesting progression system carrots (multi-perk weapon drops from paragon resets for example, or perhaps access to craftable weapon red box drops that wouldn't be available otherwise) that can be employed to incentivize players.

It's only 10 levels, you really that lazy?