I see the points you made, they are fair. I'd personally be hesitant to call it the best era from a Crucible perspective. Re-forging weapons caused everyone to have god rolls which hurt the integrity of the crucible. Also, the meta was pretty weak. It was TLW/Her Benevolence and if you didn't have a messenger, good luck in a long range gun fight. I think the Crucible is more balanced than it ever has been, right now.
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If everyone has a god roll then no one has a god roll. That is balance. This RNG based system is killing balance. I have yet to get a shotgun to drop with good rolls, or a sniper with hidden hand. Yet that seems to be what I die to most often. Just my $0.02.
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That's a fair point. If everyone has the best weapon, the Crucible is balanced. But everyone had a Felwinter's and could hit people from way too far away. It was broken. Then there were the hidden hand and unflinching snipers. Not a lot of variety, but yes, balanced.