Less range than all legendary hand cannons in its archetype (with rolled ranged perks) Less stability than all legendary hand cannons in it's archetype (May be wrong but if theres anything with less stability, it isn't far behind Hawkmoon) Luck in the chamber rounds deal less damage to enemy players than Luck in the chamber rounds on legendary hand cannons. ( It can't even reliably two-shot headshot guardians with a luck in the chamber bullet. Legendary hand cannons can. Why would I then use Hawkmoon ?) Higher magazine count ( a both a blessing and a curse. Less of a chance to actually proc lucky rounds) My point is that Bungie doesn't seem to understand the term "exotic'' in terms of weapons. An exotic weapon, while it shouldn't ever be a clear cut winner and ridiculously strong, should NEVER be outshined 100% by legendary weapon of it's same archetype. It gives the said exotic weapon minimal reasons to be used. Hawkmoon is a perfect example. This is my personal favorite gun, and I still regardless of nerfs, have tremendous success with it, but it definitely needs a buff, whether it's range, stability/aim assist, or the ability to actually kill all guardians in 2 shots with an proc'd lucked bullet. While I'm here I might as well mention the fact that ghost bullets need to be removed. players are punished for using a weapon type. Randomly generated numbers or probability should never be a factor when it comes to decided who wins a firefight.