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3/26/2019 12:46:03 PM
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Make your case for KEEPING enhancement cores as part of INFUSION.
Not talking about master working. I personally believe that is where cores should be used, they should be a "grind" and while there should be a steady way to get them, they should be scarce. So we aren't going to discuss that here.
I am curious as to why some people think they make sense as part of the general infusion process. Because IMO, based on Bungie's stated intentions, they simply do not work as intended within the system.
The reason being, infusion, in and of itself is not "impactful", this mechanism has always been secondary to farming for drops. Always, regardless of the state of the game. Hunting for that specific roll, or piece of a collection has historically had the most impact on my, and a lot of other people's play time.
Do you log in with the hopes of farming up X amount of materials, or do you log in looking to get something new? Do you get excited about your 100th pair of Scatterhorn gauntlets, or do you think, "man, I loved pimpin' out my gear to my own tastes", setting up looks and loadouts for each subclass.
The people who say cores aren't the issue, don't realize that EVERYONE used to be able to do this, at will, based on what they wanted to use, when they wanted to use it. It was a CHOICE, not a chore.
So I ask again, why do you think this aspect of the game, that honestly has nothing to do with progression, needs to be a chore?
Cheers!
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Thanks for asking a reasonable question. I do think Bungie wants players to experiment with all gear, and not just stick with a single loadout. They also have been attacked over the years by players who binge the game on release, then complain that there is not enough to do. One way to do this is to prevent slamming gear immediately to max power. So cores are required ONLY WHEN INFUSING DISSIMILAR GEAR. You can infuse like gear for 5000 glimmer, no cores required. And you don't need the highest LL gear equipped to maximize your progression - the powerful engrams will drop at the same level, equipped or not. I don't use sidearms a lot, but have played with Translation Theory the last two sessions and really liked the Full Auto/Zen Moment combo. No way that I would even have equipped it if I could just infuse it for free into Jotuun. Now I am planning on using it as part of my rotation. So the system, while far from perfect, does create an incentive to try new stuff.
