Seriously, how out of touch did you have to be to think this would appeal to both your long term players and the new ones you want to attract? To make an expansion that's so tediously repetitive with a snail's pace progression and niggling in desirable rewards during that long, long slog? And, Kepler? A destination so ugly and uninviting?
Are you actively trying to kill your game?
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Bungie has and always will view leveling as a main source of "content" for this game, and it will be one of the many reasons why players stop playing this game. When you have players "grinding" for higher levels, aka progression, they are supposed to feel more powerful as their.