*** Sorry everyone, but I had to re-upload this post. My Day 2/3/4 posts are now locked and cannot be commented on. I reached out to a mod and they said that it was a bug that happened when my post was moved to feedback (because they are all linked) and there isn't anything that can be done about it. This whole effort is pointless if the community can't weigh in, so let's try this again. Welcome back Guardians! I can hardly believe it myself, but I'm back for day 4 of my personal crusade to get the Sunshot a mag buff. My sincerest thanks to everyone who's stuck with me and supported the cause. To the naysayers, I think that 3 consecutive days at #1 on trending shows that people do in fact care. I wanted to address some things that I've seen popping up: The fully masterworked sunshot has: 74 Range and 68 Stability The catalyst Stability buff works, but not like you'd expect *No recoil reduction on initial shot, but a tighter spread on follow up shots The sunshot has 92 Handling, which is the best you can get on a hand cannon The exotic I pair with the Sunshot: Ophidian Aspects *Faster reload/faster handling/increased melee distance Yesterday I was using the Sunshot for public events and EP's and I started thinking about why I initially fell in love with the gun during the Beta. For me, it had nothing to do with the sun'splosion and I never thought twice about it's stats. I fell in love with the beauty of the gun and the awesome firing animation. Every shot causes explosions of light to vent from the holes in the cylinder, as if the gun is struggling to contain the power within. The barrel gets hotter with each shot, until the whole front of the gun glows cherry red with heat. I feel like the Sunshot was a gun with massive potential, but somewhere along the line Bungie lost their initial vision of the gun and had to keep it balanced. The explosion radius increase feels more like a band-aid than a lore-friendly update. Looking at the firing animation, the damage archetype it's in, and finally the small magazine size; I felt like I understood what the Sunshot was supposed to be. A gun that can only handle 8 shots before overheating, but increases in damage the hotter it gets. If I could go back and redesign the Sunshot, I would give it a 10 round magazine and I would increase it's damage 2% with each shot (60 on the first shot, 71 on the last shot). The sunsplosion would still proc on all kills, but enemies caught in the explosion radius would take burn damage. This would match the aesthetic of the gun to the exotic ability, where it's ramping up to it's full potential as it gets hotter. How would you redesign the Sunshot beyond just adding a magazine increase? Today I'm making a poll so you all can weigh in and let me know your ideal mag size. Stay tuned, - A concerned Sunshotter Day 1 : https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/246427547?sort=0&page=0 Day 2 : https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/246459398?page=0&sort=0&showBanned=0&path=1 Day 3 : https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/246487492?sort=0&page=0