Lets keep this simple... If you wanted it back, drop a comment saying so and downvote,
if you wanted gone, leave a upvote or a comment saying so.
Maybe i'm officially clinically insane, but this seems like the most unwanted thing they could have done.
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All things considered, the changes to power leveling in Final Shape make reaching the power band SO MUCH EASIER. Now, the pinnacle gear you earn counts across all characters, instead of being restricted to what weapons are in your vault or what armor is in your inventory. E.g. Do all the Pinnacles on one character and progress their power to 2002. Then, the next character will have Pinnacles dropping at 2004 Power Level (since all Pinnacle sources are +2 Power, IIRC). Then the third character will have further increased Pinnacle drops. Given the length of Episodes, you can readily reach the new power cap at your leisure. I don't disagree that not having an increase in the power band on an Episode-by-Episode basis would be better, but the changes to Power Leveling should make it a lot less of a grind than previously.