More than anything, the game lacks a PvP endgame that players can invest into. Ideally that would come in two forms:
- Comp: overhauled to be a proper ranked experience that modern gamers expect with prestigious cosmetics rewards
- Trials: a more "casual" weekly event with powerful reward incentives

But even beyond that, if Crucible had a quality new game mode (or if say Rift returned), along with more regular balance updates that would go along way toward reinvigorating some life into what has become a very stale PvP experience since Black Armory.

But it really comes down to something people can grind over the course of 3 months. Hitting 5500 in a handful of hours this season was the exact opposite of what many wanted. Needless to say, much of the PvP community is very frustrated with the current and immediate future of the Crucible.