After letting it sit in for a while, testing, playing, and being forced into this -30 Delta I can clearly state that this is completely unfair.
It's nice to be able to get tier 5 weapons and armor but everything that I play in Portal is a punishment.
It's unfair that I have to play a light-hearted seasonal event like the Festival of the Lost and be at -30 Delta.
Once you put in your time and grind your way to the light level required especially hitting ranked 11 and power level 550 you should not be punished from that point forward.
Tier 5 should drop no matter what once you hit Max Ranks. You put in your time and it should be rewarded in such a manner. I understand a -10 but a -30 is like a bit much
You got to remember that everything is going to the portal therefore doing well should never be punished and making things miserable.
Make it Fair not Miserable.
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-30 on it’s own is OK, but is problematic in match-made activities with enforced modifiers. One ‘solution’ would be to have -30 delta up to 500 but then be able to over-level so at 530 there is no delta; that would keep ‘player engagement’ for Bungie’s point of view and reward for playing time from players’ point of view.