IMO:Ascended gear is useless in FOTM level 10+. A good player doesn’t need Infusion to survive in there. Just know the boss mechanic(which skill has agony and dodge it). I have the ascended back and I’m in the FOTM level 10+ bracket, so i know how “OP”(sorry useless) are the new ascended gears in FOTM.
And if you think that few extra stats gonna make u a better player in PVE and WvW, then by all means.
My 2 Cents: Make infusion slot as an add-on and leave the stats untouched. Change the status of the gear to ascended once it has been infused. Do not make it mandatory for players,if we want to stay on par with people who have ascended gears(stats wise). And Anet can make whatever zone/dungeon that make use of the infusion feature without forcing everyone to grind for ascended gear if they do not want.
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