I stopped raiding at D2 because of LFG. Deleted my other two warlocks after D1 and haven’t done a single raid in D2. LFG is just a horrible gameplay model for gaming in general. Bungie could not add Champions to everything and add Matchmaking On/Off options for every game mode. But that would require Bungie actually designing gameplay around experience and power levels. Not mechanics even if bad they force you to play like Champions. I sure hope the whopping 15% of Destiny players enjoy those Raids. I get the whole blind run on a new raid idea. But honestly it would be fine if the game got pop up text on screen like “Shoot Oracles in Order” there’s no need for “Must have max power levels” at all in raids. What’s important is that you know the sequence of a raid. Not to mention every Raid can be finished without a full fireteam. You can literally be underpowered and be carried. LFG sites just breed Elitism and bring out Toxic players. Players you would not regularly play with. Sure I’ve had some great LFG raids but the bad ones are really bad. Having to play for hours with folks who you disdain or are just a wholes. Not fun.

It doesn't, not when Bungie can "cap" power benefits to a point below minimum recommended or "set" power to minimum recommended. At this point it's a well-known fact that Power is just an arbitrary number whose purpose is solely to gatekeep activities until said number is reached.