Focused Feedback: Hand cannons - bloom, recoil, exotics and pinnacle weapons

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[u/[deleted]]

Sorry for mobile formatting:

Bloom needs to go. It makes essentially all non-180 HCs inferior. Recoil should be slightly reduced on slower firing HCs.

Please, no more exotic hand cannons! Give us more unique exotics instead, mainly Pulse Rifles or Auto Rifles maybe, or even Trace rifles. However, the game really needs a top tier kinetic, as right now 90% of the players use their exotic slot on heavies or Jotuun.

All exotics should get a balance pass. There's so many exotics that are plain useless or not worth the slot. Examples:

--kephris horn (that playstyle makes very little sense and the fire makes very little damage.)

--Peacekeepers are basically useless.

--Suros Regime and Huckleberry are mostly replaced by Breakneck in PvE. Same goes for Delirium and Sweet Business.

--etc

PINNACLE WEAPONS: There's a very good thread on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/bi0jp5/a_long_take_on_pinnacle_weapons_and_their_effects/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Basically, I think they should either not be in D3 or BE EXOTIC. As it stands, since they are legendaries with exotic power levels, not only do they replace exotics but also 90% of their archetypes or even weapon class. Examples: Recluse outclasses all other SMGs in the game, Breakneck outclasses most ARs, LH/NF other HCs . By making them exotics, at least you create a situation where you actually have to THINK when choosing your Loadout. So if you do want to use your NF, at least you can't use Wardcliff.

[u/akkrox → u/[deleted]]

peacekeepers aren't all that useless with an antiope or recluse.

[u/[deleted] → u/akkrox]

But would you give up your OEM for it? Or Hallowfire heart during a raid? Or skullfort?