I keep hearing "players will be rewarded for playing" and "it won't be a hunt for engrams" but looking at the system as it is seems like the hunt for engrams has only grown. you can only purchase 280 light gear, strike blues range from 250-280 this is true across all strike levels. engrams seem to be the only way to get 290+ items without hitting up the raid(which you need 290+ gear to do. Bungie's ever comical practical joke on the players) Crucible is supposed to reward people who play, and presumably people who play well. Except I've spent most of the last week grinding IB, I have managed to get a cornucopia of level 270 - gear. I'm currently stuck at 296 with a sickening 286 ghost. the whip cream on top of this excrement pie, I've placed first in all of the past 3-5 IB matches I've played, what was my reward for some of the best matches I've ever played, some of the highest KD's i've achieved except for a 5 I got ages ago in IB? it ryhmes with hair, that's right guys I got a big ol' pile of air. bungie hath decreed I shall breath another day, so that I can continue to be stuck at the same light level I've been at since a week after TTK launched. even better than the air I go were the purples and high level blues people with 6 kills were getting. I really like this game, I was stoked for infusion(it's actually a great system), and a lot of the new systems, but apparently bungie has only managed to make the loot system worse. If you can believe that. since you rely on getting higher level blues to infuse your legendary gear. Rahool was a dick before, now he might as well kick you in the groin, steal your girlfriend and key your car every time you open an engram. If I hear another "oh, that's something I haven't seen before" or "oh, that looks impressive" while he hands me a pair of 265 blue boots again, I'm gonna lose my cool. the loot system in this game is horrendous, give us lootable chests like borderlands, or fix the drops for strikes and crucible. Give people incentive to be good. top scorers in trials and IB should be rewarded accordingly. Also, people shouldn't get gear that is 30+ light levels lower than their characters current light level. a 296 getting 255 and 265 gear. that's a joke. People continue to tell me it's so people will continue to play, forcing them to grind for gear. If they want people to keep playing they should strive to make every aspect of the game enjoyable, including the loot system.