Above clip (which I have set to start at this topic) addresses this issue well. Dear Bungie, [b]Hard light is an awesome, amazing weapon[/b]. It is fun, it's cool, it looks incredible, and it has jaw-dropping stats. Also, laser beams. [b]That said, I rarely ever use it.[/b] Which is sad considering it's probably my all time favorite exotic. The reason I never use it, and almost never see anyone else using it, is the [b]horrendous screen shake[/b] tied to the gun. As it currently exists, [b]hard light is annoying to use[/b], and ineffective. [b]No gun should irritate a player as one of it's mechanics[/b]. The screen shake makes an otherwise great weapon a pain to use, and it would benefit the game to remove this mechanic from Hard Light. That said, I understand that Hard Light would probably become quite a bit more powerful than it really ought to be if the screen shake was removed. This can be resolved in a wide variety of ways, such as changing the base stats, removing the (near) infinite range from the exotic perk, or any of a number of other options. I understand finding a healthy balance for this weapon may well be difficult, but it seems a huge bummer that an exotic weapon that has been around since the very beginning of the game has never really shined. There have been several periods (including now) when it has been an alright weapon, but it has never stood out as a great weapon. Please, please remove the screen shake from Hard Light. Sincerely, someone who has always wanted to love hard light but never truly has [b]P.S. The attached vid is the PD review (most recent) of hard light, I've skipped to the section discussing this issue, which they cover very well, including a side by side comparison with an AR of the same impact class with less stability and recoil direction, that nonetheless has much better recoil. Section on screen shake ends at 3:38[/b]