Not sure how to say it in more detail, but having to play Portal activity on Ultimate for decent rewards can be fun when playing with a group on comms with everyone using meta load-outs, but having to play every match-made activity on Ultimate with limited revives usually ends in disaster.
I took 4 months off when Edge of Fate released. I did not enjoy the ball mechanic in particular, but decided to come back when Bungie offered the chest of 300 gear. Grinded my way to 500 by the end of last season, and was looking forward to Renegades.
When Renegades launched, I played through the campaign and got the light saber. However, being forced into the portal to grind seasonal ranks at 500 light level sucks. Every match-made activity is a sweaty, frustrating experience, and you are more likely to load into a 6 player activity with no lives left on the initial encounter. No way to relax, have fun, and level up your season pass.
Hopefully Bungie can address this issue. I guess I’m just going to play the seasonal end-game activities, until I don’t. Being forced to play Portal activities at higher levels just sucks, but I guess I’m a more casual player now and expect fun more than having to prove to Bungie every time I play that I can tolerate their game. I have a job, and I don’t want to feel like I’d just rather go to work than play Destiny 2.
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You are aware that if you want to just "relax and have fun" you can select a lower difficulty right? Cuz, if I want just to just blast through an activity without having to think too much or worry about dying or be a detriment to my team 'cuz I'm not running a METAH loadout, I select a lower difficulty. But if I want the best rewards possible, I put on that METAH loadout, select the highest difficulty and sweat my -blam!- off to get the highest rewards possible.