Yet here we are More powerful than we've ever been in destiny prior

Certain builds with the right team I can agree, though I can remember being able to steamroll some d1 content without problems and without a solid team.

It is so easy to streamroll content in this game. I think it’s safe to say that the most overpowered weapons/builds in history exist currently. If we had the option to use these builds/weapons in d1, we would because they are the definition of powerful. So how can you say bungie doesn’t want us to be powerful??

Because they keep taking it away. Months ago we had buffs to many exotics, which many have already been toned down/destroyed. What's going to separate lunas from ophidians now? Both will have fast reloading, but if that's all lunas have they'll be worthless. Much of my time is played solo due to time constraints and I see the difference between prepared teams and pick ups.

Ophidians doesnt help your teammates

Luna’s will mean you are giving up handling and weapon dexterity for an entire team reload buff within well, which can be really powerful in team activities where Luna’s would be potentially buffing 6 players. Meanwhile, ophidian gives a stronger single player buff, ideal for solo play/pvp.

So Lunafaction exotic perk is a reload your gun faster perk for 6, but only inside of a well, and we’re really trying to say that’s not a gut job? AYFKM?!?!? To say that perk would be helpful is probably true. But to pretend it’s an appropriate “exotic” perk... Why wouldn’t you just put a reloader on your gloves and save the exotic slot AND have reload help wherever you are regardless of well status?

I mean... My first time through the scourge of the past raid half the team had no idea what was going on and we beat it in about 30 minutes. Stuff like well and Luna faction make every encounter very very forgiving

This is exactly what I agree with. When you have a group that all agree upon certain builds it can be way easy. When you have a random inconsistent group, things can still be difficult even when trying easy methods.

I don’t quarrel with the logic. BUT... if the argument is that encounters are too easy because organized groups discuss and determine THAT is the strategy they are employing, they KNOW they are making things easier and their insistence on doing it that way means they PREFER doing it that way. So if player preference is so widespread and everybody is performing within the bounds of the game’s programming I seriously don’t get Bungie’s hardon for nerfing this and that into the ground. If the players want to employ the easy mode, let them. For those who think “easy mode” is BS, you and your crew equip something different. NOTHING is forcing them to follow the meta. Bungie pretending they have to do this because it’s too easy is complete BS. It’s not accidentally too easy for these players: it’s proactively so. If people wanted a real challenge they’d do so. They can talk all day long about how well/Luna is “required” but it’s not. Many complete raids all day without running those. The real reason is Bungie doesn’t like players finding ways around their hoops. Period.