I agree with most of what you said but, the quality of the average player has dropped massively in Y2. Previously knocking out the challenge modes would have been easy with the various groups of super pros I met and befriended during the first year of the game. However, by the time the challenge modes dropped none of them were playing Destiny anymore. Even the LFG groups where I met them in the first place didn't have people like them anymore. Frankly it's like an entire class of player i would call the 'casual pro' is just missing. I think that change in the make up of the community caused a lot of disillusionment.