I mean it has to be one or the other. People complain about cores adding to the grind, but remove them and the grind becomes easier, leveling becomes easier, you hit max power level sooner, and then you’re like “well now I’m bored.” I should probably also clarify that I’m not saying that the current D2 economy is the best or should never be changed. (I really miss destination vendors being useful.) I just fear what would happen if cores were removed from infusion, with no other balancing changes made. I do agree with the philosophy of making infusion a “meaningful choice”, and I’d like to preserve that. (People may disagree, and that’s fine.) And I also think that using cores for both infusion and masterworking is not the best way to implement that idea. Maybe increase legendary shard cost per infusion, I don’t know. But even then, I’m currently sitting on 400+ shards and that’s low for me. Anyway, I do think that the overall economy needs to be revisited, but it should be done thoughtfully.