Again, solid points, I'll admit. Very clear arguments. :P But, humor me for a minute; I know that having slightly better perks on certain gear might tip the popularity towards that gear, yes. And, ultimately, I would hope/assume that Bungie would balance everything either way. However, I assume we can agree that having arguably better perks doesn't [i]negatively[/i] affect anyone in [i]cooperative[/i] arenas, because more powerful gear only serves to benefit the entire fireteam. So, for PvE, it doesn't pose any real issue for [i]players[/i]. And, for [i]95% of PvP[/i], players [i]still[/i] have access to Year 1 gear/perks, regardless of Light Levels, and the only thing that's gonna fix that is [i]balancing[/i]. So, while I agree that they [i]should[/i] continue balancing the gear pool, I firmly believe that (in the meantime) the benefits for allowing Infusion for Year 1 very much outway the [i]actual[/i] negatives. But, that's just my opinion. :P