Even tho I haven't used them in ages, I'm disappointed and a bit disgusted that Bungie is just deciding to remove them altogether. No other MMO does this. All other ones add on to their games to either enhance the playing experience or match it with something new. Bungie has become the absolute laziest developer in the business because it's just easier to remove aspects of their game in order to avoid balancing and working around preset playstyles and scenarios. My friends list is slowly starting to die off in this game and I can't wait till they all decide to move onto the next game, cuz they are the only thing keeping me playing this for the comradery and socialization.