Buff primary weapons up to the point that they are most used not by ammo restrictions but by capability and reliability.
What happens to special weapons? During the latter half of 2015, mostly around the House of Wolves period, primary weapons were very closely shut out by a dominance from special weapons. Only a very few [i]exotic[/i] and legendary primary weapons were seen on masse in comparison to the horde of special weapon usage. Why use primary weapons when specials did a much better job?
The same goes in reverse. Why use special weapons if your primary weapon will be just as effective and can effectively shutdown any special weapon use, and with no worries on ammo limitations?
There isn't really a line here. It's more a muddled grey zone where special weapons and primary weapons blend together and the problem comes down to how exactly players should be suggested into using either set. Do you enforce primary weapon usage by making special weapons act as 'power-ups'; temporary boosts to a players arsenal that most likely won't last long (barring player skill in surviving)? Do you set a restriction on a total amount available to enforce a more rationalized mind-set to stem players from abusing them?
Destiny Crucible has had a plethora of issues since day 1. The moment Lord Shaxx open the gates to the Crucible, there have been issues left and right. Some have persisted and some have been squashed out. Primary versus Special is one issue that has not been squashed out.
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"The same goes in reverse. Why use special weapons if your primary weapon will be just as effective and can effectively shutdown any special weapon use, and with no worries on ammo limitations?" Not necessarily true. If you buff primaries across the board to all have a .7-.9 ttk then specials will still be extremely relevant. Why? Because even with a .7 ttk those shots have to be spot on, and if you turn a corner with a shotgun for instance, it has a .001 ttk since its a OHK weapon. So even buffing primaries will still not make the OHK weapons. Snipers will still dominate at long range, and shotgun/sidearm in short range. But the only way to keep OHK weapons at bay is to either do what they have done now (remove special ammo) or buff TTK. Secondary weapons are not a replacement for your primary.