I’m curious how all the nerfs to supers, pinnacle weapons, perks that increase damage, critical hits and instant reloading abilities will impact these horde modes we have. A lot of the adds are “bullet sponges” as it is and the with them being everywhere, shooting from every direction is somewhat overwhelming at times. It’s more of a balancing act of who dies and who can revive in time. I always figured the extra perks were made with specific weapons in mind. On top of that this game does sort of push you to be as effective as possible. We crunch the numbers, look things up online, grind for gear that increases damage from every measure. Running through content isn’t always just about time, it’s about survivability. The faster we can dispose of adds, the less things that are shooting at us when we need to focus elsewhere (I.e. DPS phases, holding a plate, go for a revive etc.). Once again nerfing something doesn’t make something else more appealing if something else is more flawed or a poor fit regardless. I’ve still yet to use an Ashen Wake or Aeon Swift (right name for exotic arms?). From a time standpoint we now have to look at content being removed. I don’t know the numbers for what people are actually logging in hours wise but I know not all can put in long hours. This game is a grind and we accept that. That being said we don’t want to drag our encounters out any longer than necessary with such repetition. This is why people grind for the best gear to be as efficient as possible. Why LFG wants so many clears, certain experience, light levels and gear. And lastly it feels a little like a slap in the face. Anyone who put in time and effort to get any of these top tier gear only to see it all watered down. I am by no means a crucible god. I struggled many seasons until I finally hit fabled and got a bunch of these pinnacles in one shot. I only wanted them for PvE and now you say they’re “too good”. If this is the case then stop making these things such a trial to get. I can only imagine what the people who actually paid to get theses things are thinking. Ouch. As always I’ll see how this all plays out. Actually try and see how this all works in practice. If it becomes any worse or sucks any more enjoyment out of the game then it may be time for me to part ways with it. It’s a pretty big time sink to see your gear time and time again get watered down. I start to think about that when I go to boot the game up then all of the sudden I lose interest.