How will new players be hurt if they don't have it? No one has it when they start out. New players will have to level up like everyone else. I got to 32 without it and I get along just fine. That doesn't mean I don't want it. As matter of fact, it is one of a handful of reasons I still play. People will not stop playing the game if they have an over powered weapon. They will stop playing the game if content becomes scarce and repetitive.