No matter how much people will attempt it, you will never see their point of view with your head shoved that far up your ass. Part of the issue isn't JUST the nerfs themselves. At no point was "challenging" content discussed. The issue is Bungie's insistence that usage = overpowered. That non-usage = lack of variety. What the ACTUAL issue is with all their activities, is lazy design. Stomp mechanics in Reckoning is lazy. Blackout is lazy. Timers are lazy. Even the positive modifiers are lazy with just Heavyweight as the key day to play. There is nothing "challenging" about lazy design and because of that, players will take the lazy way out. What exotic do we have that counters stomps in the bridge? Sniper spam? Bosses spawning 20 feet away with no radar? Set locations of damage or objectives that improve our output all but TELLING us to group up to kill a boss (where people will put a well of radiance)? For the opening section, is there any NEEDED exotic piece? No of course not, it's free flowing ad clear. Do you think Aeon sets are going to be effective though on the Bridge? Or the Wish Ender which has desperately needed a buff? Bungie blames the exotics as the problem, and gullible people like you believe that. They portray usage as an excuse for their ineptitude. Much like Bungie, that thought will sail right over your head as you ask them for challenge and variety via meta swings as opposed to improving the AI of the game.