Getting the actual bounty is RNG. I've seen so many posts complaining about how people can't complete the thorn bounty because they suck at pvp. Finishing the bounty is earning the exotic because you had to work for it. I have done every exotic bounty at least once except super good advice and I don't think they are hard, but I did work to obtain them.
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That's what I mean. As long as rng is in the process it doesn't matter. But yes, the bounties are the closest this game will get to earning something. Later tonight I'll be finishing up invective again for another shard.