Leveling is a part of RPGS. The problem is that this game’s progression system is a broken travesty. In well-designed games, you can level up playing any part of the game. Progression is just a function of time invested. End-game rewards are the top tier of loot in terms of power, not chasing a number or chasing currency. The Milestone and Pinnacle system are a broken holdover from D2 Y1 when the game launched with a broken loot system (fixed weapon rolls and cosmetic armor). So ther was no reason to play any activity once you had one of every kind of weapon or armor piece. So Bungie faced the problem of how to you get people to grind a loot game with no loot? [i]You play hide and seek with progression.[/i] So they broke the relationship between player time investment and rate of progression. You all limit which activities and end-game relevant as far as progression. Result? You confine the player to an ever-shrinking circle of activities that can progress his character or gear. The RNG nature of the system turn that circle of activity into a slot machine where you gamble your time in hope that the game spits out something useful. If it doesn’t? The game has effectively stolen your time. Add to that a Champion system that severely restricts what weapons you can use and a Seasonal system that pushes people towards specific builds? You have rigid metas that quickly go stale, and a highly repetitive/poorly-rewarding play loop that people are growing tired of. Especially if they play the most “difficult” content. Progression simply needs to be overhauled instead of an endless series of bandages slapped on it.