Where did the gameplay customization go?
I've only logged in to play for about 20 minutes since the update went live, but so far I'm finding that there isn't much incentive to play the game anymore? The only things to work toward that matter for gameplay are unlocking new weapons and the cores. The system for weapons is fine, and I do like the addition of a dedicated skill kit for each weapon. The cores are pretty worthless though, not only do they only provide a fraction of a benefit, each weapon has what cores can be equipped already determined.
So basically there is no player expression through gameplay anymore. There's nothing you can do with your character to make it different from everyone else using the same weapon as you. Not only that, but leveling up doesn't actually get you anything anymore?
So are we just expected to grind for cosmetic stuff now? Is that it? Because if that's the case I'm out. A shame, because the old version of the game got a lot of that progression stuff right even though it had some major issues.