"Smart" infusion is what I've been doing, or just running with what I have. The point is, I didn't have to play that way until Forsaken. I didn't have to play that way in D1. Bungie said they wanted to make the infusion process feel "meaningful," which is nonsense because it's using the gear you WANT that's meaningful, not the infusion process. Enhancement Cores only do two things: Slow player progression, requiring more of a grind, or require the player to use weapons/armor that they're not comfortable with or is just plain ugly (looking at YOU Tangled Web/Scatterhorn). That's IT. Like I said, they can keep them if they want, but they should be for Exotics (remember Exotic shards from D1? Like that) or Masterworking (take them back to what they were). At least then the process of gaining and using cores is OPTIONAL, instead of necessary.