As most Veteran players are realizing about now, the Refer-a-Friend program is an insult to loyal players. We have supported Destiny since Day 1 and have brought as many friends into this digital world as we could. Therefore almost NONE of us have anyone left to refer. This would not be a problem if there was not things like cool swords and sparrows locked behind this quest. I had thought Bungie learned their lesson after the TTK Collectors Edition outrage. That being said I and everyone I have spoken to feel that there should NEVER be loot such as this locked behind a paywall as high as buying the game AGAIN. After all the outrage with Collectors Edition was that Loyal players would have to REPURCHASE THE ENTIRE GAME to receive said content. Bungie could fix this problem with Refer-a-Friend loot by allowing veteran players to purchase the rewards through Tess Everis. This may not be seen as a perfect solution but it still gets the job done for both parties (Players/Developers). Veterans would have the option to spend money on the cosmetic items and New players would be enticed by the idea of getting them for free. Thank any readers for their consideration and I hope this gets brought to the attention of Bungie.