Just tie the damage reduction and 12 bonus stat points to masterworking. It costs way too much to unlock all the energy to be able to slot in the mods for a build to function. This paired with armor sunsetting will just result in a lot of people never getting to experience that the game actually has "builds" to begin with.
The barrier to entry for this part of the game is far too high. It should be a basic function, like where people all have the same number of skill points in other MMOs.
Bonus points if you let the player decide where those 12 stat points go!
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Yeah this game sucks.
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Mmmmm noooo. Give exotics a fourth mod slot and the mod system will basically be fixed.
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It most definitely does not cost too much. It's so easy to masterwork your entire loadout, even just from getting the season pass ascendant shards. I masterworked my entire armor set in less than two days and I've never touched a master or grandmaster nightfall
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I don't think it's necessary to have 10 energy. That climb to 10 energy is for hardcore and endgame players to min/max their gear. If it's too expensive, you might not be that type of player. It's ok not to max out your gear. The game is very beatable without it.