What if… Weapon perks were actually mods, and legendary weapon frames dropped with a set number of open 'slots.' If a mod is removed, it's destroyed, however, if a weapon is destroyed, the mods (or even a chance of the 2 mods/perks) are salvaged. In turn, to keep with balance, these specific mods/perks can only be slotted into a weapon of the same archetype. This would keep the value in grinding, while adding relevance to older, forgotten weapons. In practice, rather than grinding for the 'perfect' weapon, you grind for a perk you want; then, create your perfect weapon. For example, going through the IB burden slog just to get a wizened rebuke given to EVERYONE for free, now you have a demolitionist perk you can slot into any other high impact fusion rifle, or maybe even any other wizened rebuke if that seems too 'OP' Thoughts?