Excuse me, but allow me to add to this long list of replies for you to skim through. First off, I cannot agree more that I am glad I don't have to spend a few hours leveling a weapon anymore, before using it at its potential. Second, it is disappointing that gear is static. However, mods are a good direction to go. I believe the concept of mods has plenty of room to improve though. These are some changes I would love to rally for: Implementing "stock" weapons or simply having a stock version of a weapon drop- No mods, no trait, no intrinsic quality; just the weapon with an empty slot for the style of barrel, frame, sight/scope, stock, magazine. Then slots for intrinsics and traits. Maybe these two qualities can be randomized on drop or be included in the customizable lot. This would add a wide variety of customization, which is what it seems is wanted by the community (or at least just me). Bear with me while I rant, Banshee-44 is a great guy... machine, but the mod economy is brutal right now. He sells random, rare quality mods, and they ain't cheap. It's not easy to get three of a kind some times either with the volume of possible outcomes that each purchase imposes. Make Banshee-44 an actual gunsmith rather than an arms dealer. Let me take my stock weapon to him and modify my weapon as I please. Don't get me wrong, I have choices, lots of choices; which is great. Yet, I don't have a weapon that's "mine." I have "just another" Call to Serve, "just another" Blue Shift, just another "Uriel's Gift." Banshee-44 knows guns and I'm sure he knows what weapons should and shouldn't have what modifications, intrinsic qualities, and traits. So, I trust that he could develop a fair price list for making modifications to customers' weapons. Doing away with gambling glimmer for a very small chance of getting the right mods. As for armor: I introduce Wayland Farrar, a human blacksmith. Highly skilled in forging and tempering armor for Guardians. If a Hunter has found it, if a Titan has broken it, if a Warlock can imagine it; Farrar can repurpose it, mend it, bring it into fruition. Farrar has the knowledge adjust gear in a variety of ways; making it more flexible, durable, or enhancing the shielding capabilities. As well as divining the Traveler's Light into raw energy for a Guardian's abilities. With a better way to modify armor and weapons, a Guardian can choose the way they play. No longer limited to having gear with the exact same characteristics. This way everyone can make a gun they enjoy using or a new MIDA Multi-Tool for Trials. Thank you, for your time.