Let me just say, WOW, I am usually not a fan of reskinned armor, I'm not gonna lie. With that said, this years armor is a reskin that I am more than happy to grind for!!! That set is INCREDIBLE, it honestly makes last year's gear look like it was drawn by a 6 year old. Was it just an updated version of the last Solstice set? Yea, and that does kinda stink, but the details are just so much better. I remember checking out the set from last year a few months back and thinking, "Wow, this is kinda weak". It was cool in its time, yea, but is lacking detail and the ornaments looked lazy (the glows on last years set would just kinda overlap pieces of gold and stuff, it didn't really mesh together). The detail on this years ornament set is fantastic, its more akin to the stuff you see in D1. For the armor, I'll give you a 9.999999999 out of 10, only losing a fraction of a point for it being a reskin. Also related to the armor, here's the biggest tip of the cap: its gonna work with armor 2.0!!! This was the best decision you've made in a loooooong time Bungie. I am a fairly hardcore player, and got my roommate to pick up the game last winter but he hasn't been on in a while. He was thinking about coming back for the Solstice, but was wary because he thought it would've been a pointless grind that led to irrelevant armor. I sent him the link to your announcement and told him the details, and he's getting back on tonight because of the excitement! Its awesome to know that this set (which is arguably the best looking set in D2) is gonna be usable, and isn't just a pointless grind. This was a massive step in the right direction after last year. Lastly, the rest of the cosmetics: you've OUTDONE yourself. A beachball ghost? A TINY PLASTIC BOAT SPARROW???? In the words of Shaxx, "THIS IS AMAZING!!!". All of this on top of what looks like another promising new game-mode (similar to the Verdant Forest in some ways)...it adds up and looks like this will be an awesome Solstice!!! Keep this up Bungie!!! As always, keep it civil in the comments, and eye's up! ***EDIT*** Thought I'd make this edit for all the haters out there. No, I'm not a noob, and I don't love everything that Bungie does. In fact, this is the first post I've made thats outwardly praising them--most posts I make on this forum are incredibly critical of what Bungie does. I've long given them heat for their awful RNG loot systems in raids, as well as network issues and questionable decisions for the sandbox. The fact is, there doing a lot right with this event, and I that deserves praise. Is there no event engram? Yea, that part sucks, and the only logical explanation is to bait people into buying silver. They're a company though, and whether you like it or not, they can do whatever they want to make money. You don't [i]need[/i] to buy silver either, its just gonna be harder to earn bright dust for everything if you don't have any right now. ***EDIT #2*** A lot of people keep saying, "dude its just a reskin"....I know, that was literally what I said in the second line of the post.