Yes in every other mmo weapons are just hit sticks. They carry effects, and stats, and you can transmog to make it look like you want. Here we have unique guns. No other handcannon can have outlaw AND firefly. No other gun looks like it (shader wise), and it handles uniquely. So why make a one of a kind gun and leave it behind??? It's stupid. The thing is destiny isn't just an mmo, it is also and fps. And it's also a rpg. And the op has a point. Why add gear ascension to then remove it (making all our time spent a waste). And why not inform us players directly? They are doing this to themselves. Simple as that.