They aren’t endgame. They are new when they drop, which doesn’t make them end game. Raids, erstwhile Trials, perhaps some of the PvP pinnacles are end game. I am familiar with the new best practices for infusing. I agree that they are the best path forward under the new system. But there was nothing wrong with the old system. The new system was implemented to slow players down, I posit, because of a lack of worthwhile content to chase. It’s a shell game.