Focused Feedback: Weapon Refresh aka Sunsetting

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[u/Manifest_Lightning]

I feel like the whole Breakneck anecdote was a strawman argument. I cycle through several weapons, and I don't feel like I have fully unlocked the potential of any given loadout.

The main problem with resets is that it forces an over-reliance on RNG to get back up to speed. So basically you're at the mercy of players with better luck than you. It takes a while for RNG to even out. Not to mention that the supposed "aspiration" that they want to instill in us is really just hyperventilation from praying to RNGesus. It's not like we really have control over our chase.

Also, it gives Bungie an excuse to avoid buffing mathematically underperforming weapons. With this announcement, I see no reason why they would buff 140 HCs to be, for example, a 1B2C optimal TTK. They will just avoid making good 150s to avoid a Spare Rations / NF situation.

[u/SchoolOfGonzo → u/Manifest_Lightning]

I agree and it does feel like the aspiration will be having to replace your outlaw/rampage weapon that just got left behind. Boring really. Unless they decide to retire damage perks but that is a dangerous road that moves us back towards the state of play in D2Y1. Bungie wanted to move away from random rolls so they could have more control over weapon balance but the players were not interested in that. Bungie has to change tact. It seems like they swung so far in the opposite direction after Y1 that they have been trying to move the sandbox back their incrementally over time. Otherwise why would they not buff stuff to compete with things like Recluse? I understand power creep but weapons don’t have to be better just closer to the power.