I'm not gonna tell you it's bad or anything stupid like that. Factually speaking, it's the most powerful weapon in the game. HOWEVER it's not that practical. It's amazing for taking bosses down quick, but for everything else, you're wasting your exotic slot. In most situations, an exotic secondary or primary would be better. Or if you have Truth, that would also work better. It's a great gun, but you all really need to stop begging and pleading for it. I'd say all things considered that it's about as good as any other exotic just because of how often I find myself switching my heavy to use a different exotic. It's definitely not one to dismantle though...