That's why there are so many. It's the aspect of romanticism that players seem to be missing with the architype. It is also why five of these handcannons carry with them major lore implications with three of it's major protagonists being handcannon users. Cayde, Shin, and Dredgen Yor. Conversely, the other two major players as far as NPC's are concerned, Ikora and Zavala, don't identify with any weapon architype in the game currently that I am aware of. There is not a lot in the design of say a '' Sweet Business.'' that would invoke feelings of mysticism or fantasy. And no, of course they are not swords, or laser swords. The comparison I'm making is in their premise. The design. Anyway, saw a lot of '' There are too many handcannon.'' type posts, so I thought I would provide this perspective. Of course from a gameplay and architype standpoint alone, sure it can be annoying. But again, there is not much skillful or romantic about Guardians praying and spraying like Rambo. And while yes, other weapon architypes do posses substancial lore of their own, I find it to be more technological then romantic or philosophical. And if Bungie is going to continue to explore this light and dark dynamic, it makes perfect sense that these weapons of skill have played, and will continue to play a vital role. Just a quick edit. I did not expect this post to gain this much traction. So thanks to all the Guardians who contributed to the discussion. Clearly you guys are very passionate about this particular in game issue. However, there was something I noticed in a few of the replies that I would like to touch on. The notion of bias as far as the writer of the opinion is concerned. I don't think some of you understand how bias works. Saying that my opinion has bias is like saying water is wet. My opinion has to have belief and conviction in order for it provoke a discourse. And this holds true for anyone whom decides to provide a topic of opinion first. It is the responsibility of the responder to leave their bias at the door and think over the matter critically and decide if it has merit. Not the person that holds the opinion to begin with. In other words, it's not my job to do your thinking for you. Now of course, in some walks of life, it is prudent, even mandatory to be as objective as possible and interpret only. This is not one of those cases. We are discussing a space fantasy video game. Almost half of the issues being discussed are subjective. In other words, if I'm the reader, or the viewer of an opinion, then the choice of bias presents itself, do I view it closemindedly, or do I give what is being stated a fair hearing. Now just because I may choose the latter doesn't mean I have to agree. The point is it would fall on me, not the person expressing his or her opinion. So, try to bear this in mind when responding to people that hold opinions. When you say they have bias it's completely moot and has nothing to do with the issue at hand. Stop inferring, stop trying to read between lines, and actually think about what's being said, not the presumed intention behind it.