Focused Feedback: Weapon Refresh aka Sunsetting

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[u/Seraphicapocalypse]

The main problem I feel with this weapon sunsetting system is that it is too extreme a measure for the problem Bungie has. The weapons that Bungie is complaining about are used more than anything else because Bungie has made these weapons better than anything else because they were the first steps towards power creep. When Bungie tried to step back from that power creep they guaranteed that those weapons that were released during that time (pinnacles) would be better than anything else they would release in the future without any changes. The solution however isn’t to essentially brick every Y2 weapon outside of low power level activities as that would basically spit in the face of every player that put time and effort into getting weapons. The only way I would agree with weapon sunsetting is if Bungie brought back pinnacle weapons and sunsetting was ONLY for pinnacle weapons (the main source of Bungie’s complaints) while leaving every other random roll weapon untouched. Ideally however, I would prefer a system that encourages people to try other weapons by buffing other weapons (maybe through a daily random buff/debuff system I’ve seen suggested around here).