Coming from 8k hours logged play time; I've put in grind before, I've played through the droughts, I've found things to enjoy beyond normal gameplay (trio raids, sparrow tech, etc)... But this? The power grind might be what breaks me. The power grind is hopelessly irrelevant. It was tolerable before, but this iteration is by far the worst. It doesn't matter that we can "grind what you want for as long as you want" when the grind is soulless, arbitrary, and completely meaningless as we are just power capped anyway. Gating the best that the game has to offer behind a forced and meaningless time investment does not inspire joy. Oh, and then enforcing a power delta once you get there completely invalidating the arbitrary number. Make it make sense Bungie, because it hasn't for years now. Just hard commit to curated difficulty (hidden power deltas) and get rid of the useless number already. That's how the majority of the game already plays anyway. If it must stay, reduce the barriers to enjoying your game by jacking up the rate we can power level through ALL power bands. Side note: the removal/lack of raid and dungeon content as part of the power grind is honestly the most insulting part of this change. And no, adding single encounters to the portal will not alleviate this issue. Bungie, I'm not asking for change tomorrow. I only ask that you reconsider the power system internally and addresses the overwhelming concern. Your community is not stoked and you do not have the luxury to sit on your hands to wait and see how the dust settles. The community will continue to hemorrhage if communication lags.