Think of 3 underused weapon archetypes. 1-Bows. The new addition to the Armoury. Epic Fail. Bows are underwhelming and see very little use. In skilled hands are useable. For the average player a pulse rifle performs better. 2-Grenade Launchers. Worst quest in the game Mountaintop. Most players can’t be bothered to even use a GL in PVP because they’re so crappy and inconsistent. In PVE there’s nothing better then shooting a Dreg with a GL only to have the projectile bounce off or travel right through the target causing no damage. 3-Snipers Only good sniper in D2 has been nerfed and is now garbage. Maps in PVP are small mainly CQC thus snipes aren’t practical. So Bungie data concludes that in order to get more use out of these 3 garbage weapon types we need to make them pinnacle weapons.