I am obsessed with my Garrison. I play with an Arminus and can literally melt people before they even get their cursor on me. It Def adds an extra dimension of skill, like any extra mechanic would. I have days where I am unstoppable and days where I feel like I should never play an fps again. Side note, I do think void warlocks with Astrocyte Verse will be the most annoying and shiftest class in the game if Bungie decides to roll that exotic out. Scary thought.