WOAH WOAH WOAH before you zoomers spam downvote at least read first.
Dont tone down progression to the point it was at EA launch, but make levels feel something, make them feel worth something. When I played the playtests and early EA launch the levels felt impactful and meaningful, like they had weight, but now the levels feel too easy to get and instead of acting impactful and prestige being this super difficult thing to achieve, it feels like a slog to trudge through levels and prestige.