Okay so I've read multiple threads on this subject and I see the reasoning behind leaving elemental primaries (mostly) as a year one thing was due to two totally legitimate concerns 1) the combo of elemental burn perk and elemental primaries made certain content too easy 2) very few other primaries were being used Of course "well just leave the old ones alone and move the game on" was the easiest solution to execute but how unsatisfying? Why cant we have our cool stuff and bigger meaner challenges? Why can't we find a way to make other primaries more appealing? More widespread elemental damage primaries? An actual reason to WANT kinetic damage over elemental in some situations? Elemental damage or not, a meta will always evolve from players seeking "the best" setup. Elemental burn modifier too much of an advantage? Nerf the damage bonus WE get from it, not the opposite. They had LOTS of other options. Just because a problem existed doesn't mean the "fix" was the right choice. My hope is that they went with the easy fix with every intention of going with the more satisfying solution after they had time to get everything dialed in.