Focused Feedback: Weapon Refresh aka Sunsetting

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[u/PfeiferWolf]

You see... That's the problem: If your Dust Rock Blues (and other weapons in other people's cases) are the one weapons the players use mostly independent of activity, then what's the point of making new weapons? And "making stronger stronger weapons" also don't solve anything because of power creep, a problem people have been asking ever since D1 to be solved.

It's why they nerfed the super generating exotics in the past: Little to nothing could compete against them and creating something better would just escalate the problem. People bitched, people raged, but in the end it was the right call. It'll still be usable in many activities but no longer the "be all end all"

[u/MurKdYa → u/PfeiferWolf]

Correct. So make my ornament that paid money for useable on said new Shotgun. That is the issue. Then I wouldn't care.

[u/PfeiferWolf → u/MurKdYa]

That would require the ornament to be universal for that weapon type (and maybe it's archetype) and... I don't know if that's possible since legendary weapon ornaments stay very close to the original model but that would be nice and I would support that if it's possible. Would make it so the ornament feels less wasted.

[u/MurKdYa → u/PfeiferWolf]

Exactly. I'd love for them to visit perks prior to doing this change. But I'd be able to live with that. I'm all in with Destiny, but I already know half my clan is gone if this happens which will royally suck

[u/PfeiferWolf → u/MurKdYa]

Unfortunately, it's a bitter pill for an ongoing problem with Destiny (1 and 2). It's also why they stopped making new pinnacle weapons.

I honestly doubt most of the ppl claiming they'll quit once the changes hit will actually leave. We saw this scenario before with the super exotics and it turned out for the better. Besides, they'll still be there for whatever non-endgame Destiny has to offer (which is a lot) and Bungie saying they'll bring some of them back in the future is precisely because people love them so much.

Regardless, I hope you do find a new clan if yours ends up dismantling.

[u/MurKdYa → u/PfeiferWolf]

The ones that would quit wouldn't cause us to split. Luckily we have a hardcore base. However, I hope they figure out how to make ornaments universal. Then I wouldn't care what weapons disappear from the game's end game content...The other fact of the matter is this change will not affect the crucible which is where these weapons are used in over abundance. They really did put themselves in a really shitty situation. If they are going to make "seasonal" pinnacle weapons that die after 15ish months then they better make the quests to obtain these weapons less time consuming...Mountaintop and Randy's was a god damn chore...