As someone who didn't do raids or nightfall or crucible in yr1, due to lack of friends on xb1, and not a lot of time to play, the exotics I did have were fun, useful and felt special, yr1 juju, suros regime, thunderlord and one other, I forget which. Also the obligatory "how did you get that" when roaming the tower were enough to make them feel exotic, add to that the never ending steps to obtain them made them feel special. Now with 3oC and the never ending needs, exotics feel underpowered, pointless and common. Some do fulfill a purpose, rounding out loadouts, or filling a role in raids, the only exotics that feel truly special or useful are the exotic armour pieces. The positives of this are, at least in pve, there is more diversity and choice for each player and that the availability of the exotics makes it easier for solo players to overcome the must have________and______ when on lfg sites trying to raid or get a nf team together.