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I'm Ambivalent. The things that Bungie has touched since the announcement of Unification of Vision back in the summer of 2019 are in good shape. Arguably the BEST shape they have been in the history of teh franchise. But there are things that Bungie has badly neglected, or tried to sweep under the rug/wallpaper over in the game that are NOT in a good state....and are becoming an obnoxious thorn in the paw of a lot of veteran players. 1. Crucible: With the exception of Trials, PVP is in a terrible state right now, and the experience it gives the average player is a rude joke. 2. Loot system. The game STILL doesn't have enough loot, and Bungie caved on Sunsetting in an effort to cover up that deficiency. 3. Progression system: The Milestone and PInnacle systems are just BROKEN...and the fact that they've been in this game now for 5 years is laughable....and a consummate disgrace. 4. Champion system. Bungie continues to use the champions mechanic as a way to curate loadouts under the table. Instead of promoting wider use of a variety weapons, it has the opposite effect. If forces you to use the same basic loadout for weeks and months are a time. Which makes the game play get stale FASTER....and actually causes many of us to play LESS rather than more. ...and makes matchmade end-game content frustrating because you encounter so many rebellious players who just refuse to use ANY of the mods. So you have to run dual primary unless you want to waste time with wipes. 5. Shared sandbox. The fact that PVP and PVE share the same sandbox is one of the game's BIGGEST ongooing flaws....it is NOT this game's "superpower".