First, I'll explain how it could be done. Be advised, it's a solution that defies convention. If there were a conventional solution to the problem that worked for both sides, Bungie would have done it. After I explain the mechanics of it, I'll address both Bungie's and players' primary concerns. This solution, crazy as it sounds, actually addresses BOTH. Simply, it gegins with Xur selling four new items. The first is called a [b]Basic Weapon Upgrade[/b]. Purchase this item for 7 Strange Coins and combine it with 10 legendary marks and a Rare weapon on your choice. This turns the Rare weapon into an infusible Legendary version of itself. It works with any weapon class, but will not alter the weapon's perk set. This upgrade also brings the weapon's Light up to 300 (if it's lower), and sets its minimum player level at 40. Essentially, this allows you to make Rare weapons legendary, with the penalty of a reduced perk set. However, if you can't get a Bane of the Taken but want a super hard hitting MG, you can use one of these on a Rift Valley and you have a poor man's version of it. The other three items Xur sells are [b]Void Weapon Core, Solar Weapon Core, and Arc Weapon Core[/b]. Each runs 17 Strange Coins. Each can be infused with a [i]kinetic [/i]weapon that's had the Basic Weapon Upgrade (but not a normal legendary) and an Exotic Shard. This makes the gun exotic, and gives it a burn of the element indicated. ADDRESSING BUNGIE'S CONCERNS: [b]* This will reduce the variety of weapons used[/b]. No, it won't. As a matter of fact, there are a plethora of Rare weapons that players just dismantle without even bothering to look at them. How many Lampads and Trax Devotios and Mos Arias have suffered that fate? Suddenly, players will have to think carefully before breaking up that rare gun. [b]* This will make certain weapons overpowered[/b]. Again, no. Yes, there will be elemental primaries that give you an advantage on Burn strikes and against weapons with certain shields. However, those weapons will come at a sizable cost: the player will have to give up their exotic slot, and will have a reduced perkset. ADDRESSING PLAYER CONCERNS * [b]There's only a few available weapons with an elemental burn.[/b] Not no more. There are a ton of good Rare weapons out there, with similar profiles (Impact, Reload, etc) to their Legendary counterparts, just fewer perks and impossible to infuse. The Raids didn't provide a good Void pulse rifle, did they? No Solar Handcannon either. And while there was a nice Solar Scout rifle, it was of the low-impact variety; those of us who like our Colovances and Baddgers didn't have an equivalent. That's available now. * [b]But I lose my exotic slot, and have fewer perks[/b]. Yes you do. Elemental primaries are a powerful asset. It's been over a year since I had a loadout with one in it, and I still have fond memories of it. If you want that gift to return, a price should be paid. Further, that price should be high enough that these weapons will not see universal use, but be regarded as the specialty tools that they are. CONCLUSION Yes, it's unconventional. Maybe even a little odd (appropriate, given the source). But in my humble opinion, it would give the players a wider variety of elemental primaries than they could have hoped for. It would also ensure that more weapons saw use. Odds are 999 to 1 it will never happen. Because it's unconventional, I'll probably get a bunch of negativity from players. Bungie will ignore it completely. And except for Zhalo, kinetic primaries will be the reality indefinitely. But I still take satisfaction in the knowledge that I came up with a solution that would have worked. Feel free to ask questions or express concerns. Valid concerns or what you see as a better solution will be appreciated. Insults will only be laughed at. [b]EDIT: An oft-suggested alternative: instead of Xur selling the weapon cores, they could instead be added to the available raid loot for Wrath of the Machine. That would encourage people who haven't done the raid as of yet to give it a try.[/b]