Your post is very good, better than most of the trash here on these forums, kudos for that. That said, I fundamentally disagree in there things: 1. I expected Crota's gear to be better than VOG, I did not expect Vendor gear to be better than VOG gear and it is, period. They shot themselves in the foot rendering one of their raids useless. 2. Just because you don't use all your exotics, doesn't mean we are all the same. We should be free to use and upgrade all our gear the way we want it to. I have over 20 weapons maxed at 300 so if I maxed it out, that means at one point or another I used it. 3. I appreciate your tips but make no mistake, those are just tips to work around the way this rediculous system is laid out, that doesn't mean the system isn't punishing players, the hardcore players that have invested countless hours on this game get more penalized than the one who chose not to, because it is.