There maybe some validity to your assumption... upon checking my Exotic Weapon Blueprints in the tower, I noted that the Sleeper Simulant appears not as Year 2 Heavy, rather it's listed as a Year 2 Special.
I found this rather odd, and at the same time very intriguing, considering it fills a heavy slot on my character.
It could be a simple error on Bungie's part... but when coupled with your observation, it does make things a bit more interesting. This leads me to question, is there more to the Sleeper Simulant?
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It is a fusionrifle after all. Nlb, ur and the vex are listed under year 1 special.
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Retry sure nlb is listed as special to
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Like how Vex Mythoclast is considered a special weapon? Yeah, its a coding thing. But yeah, that's odd
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Because they're both specials
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It was a rhetorical question, but yeah, exactly. To the game, they're both special weapons even though they go in the primary/heavy slots