I'm kind of indifferent. I do understand where people come from especially when you frame the situation as the VO was THE activity for the season pass and only look at the pass. I'd argue that the quality of said activity in it's entirety is better than escalation protocal/ritual. Better than the forges. But maybe not as good as menagire. I feel like the impact of this wouldn't be so severe if this was just an extra thing to do with shadowkeep. It's been made pretty clear that budgeting is the answer to why things are the way they are (in regards to vendor refreshes, NF exclusive fear, etc.) Implying they have to sacrifice some of that stuff for other content because they can't continually pump out new unique gear for every new activity. I'd have been happy with shader/emblem/ghost/sparrow or something to signify me being there for the return of the undying mind.