One of the previous TWIDs mentioned that the Nether activity would be evolving with the weekly story, so this will just be a first impression. I am enjoying the Nether activity so far. While the health regeneration is a problem, to the extent I didn't even see any healing done when I deployed a rift, it wasn't too much of an issue. I enjoyed how encounters each had different means of completion, and the bosses were well done as well. The most challenging for me was the Taken Chimera, due to the area-of-denial Void flames. I liked looking for secrets to net myself additional loot, currency, and buffs for the runs, and I can take it at my own pace in Explore when I want to. The occasional dialogue from the Hive siblings taken from the Books of Sorrow is a nice touch as well. I'll see what Expert mode is like soon. As for the loot, there is a [i]lot[/i] of it. I haven't nabbed any Adept versions yet, but I have gotten more Masterworked double-perk weapons than I did last Episode so that's a plus. So far, it is off to a great start.