Not only that, but with all the quests it's extremely easy to get exotics. I don't mind exotic quests, but the exotic bounties made me feel much more excited when I finally got it... I guess because it was a random chance to get it? I also just think some of the exotics need a bit more flavor added. Sleeper simulant, for example, is great but only because it does high damage. Suros Regime can pretty much be replaced with a weapon that has glass half full and focused fire. Spinning up in y2 made it a more interesting weapon to use. If the exotics can be more geared towards a certain role in a PLAYSTYLE (not just 'this is really good on bosses' or 'this is great for add control in Kings fall (looking at you ToM) but instead be something that the player, if they like it, can be used in some form in all situations (fitting their playstyle) and not feel like a waste (ahem sleeper simulant) It'd also be nice to see the Nightfalls become more rewarding. In y1 Nightfalls were extremely difficult (Archon Priest with arc burn, etc.) and usually ended up giving an exotic or a really good legendary (which were also a big deal back then). While I'm on the subject of legendaries, there are so many ways to get legendaries that it's kind of like "legendary Engram? Ehhh, I can get those for 75 marks at the cryptarch." The legendary engrams also kinda suck just because they're often at least 10-20 light below what you currently have. With the current legendaries, the majority of the perks you're likely to get aren't that good, leaving players constantly grinding for that one perk that makes that gun good. It would be a lot more exciting if they actually helped with progression.... Rant done. Wow, I really got off topic.

I agree with you, but also remember in year one you could buy Exotic Shards to level your exotic gear, once leveled you didn't need em anymore With infusion system you need a ton of shards of you want to keep your exotic gear updated and you can no longer buy them, and the drop rates of exotics without 3oC is as low as year 1 was; so yeah while 3oC took off the excitement of getting exotics as reward, we need a way to keep the shards income up

Have people forgotten that exotics were supposed to be difficult to get but are worth the long grind now exotics are worthless and weak because they are to easy to get

The real problem is that all exotics kind of suck now.

Yes.

Yup after grinding to 335 and a full blueprint kiosk it's feels like putting your fingers into dodo

3oC isn't good, but neither is complete RNG. Hundreds of hours in year 1 without a single hawkmoon to show for it. [spoiler]got it day 1 of TTK from that engram they gave everyone[/spoiler]

I agree! 3oC is stupid...

Getting exotics was exciting for the first couple months after the game came out. I think a few things took away from the excitment like Xur, all the extremely easy exotic quests, 3oC and the fact so many exotics kinda suck. It was just cool in the begining running into another guardian during patrol or whatever and inspecting them and seeing some interesting item they had that you hadnt seen before, but it just became so easy to obtain them that they lost their appeal to me. Ive said before on reddit that i would much rather have one or two exotic pieces that i rarely ever saw anyone else have than be able to collect every exotic piece of crap.

Its odd that strike exclusives are the hardest thing to get. However, I dont agree with your statement because I usually keep getting the same thing. And with nightfall all balls I definitely like having a better chance at a drop.

Totally agree, farming strikes and crucible made it actually worthwhile when you were looking for an exotic. Now it's a case of, bleh, why do I even bother.

What you mean the one exotic I got that wasn't from xur, and BTW it came from a legendary heavy. But it was a ghorn so I wasn't complaining at the time.

I miss it so bad. That's what kept me playing the excitement of getting a new exotics that were rare. I remember getting my 1st from a Roc strike it was suros.

Every 3 of coins I have used has only worked once. That one time I got an exotic engram was a special, and I got a No Land Beyond from that. Nothing else. I even try stacking them, with no result.

You're very correct. Took the excitement out of it, but I understand why the change was made.

I'd like to see them get rid of 3oC too but heavily increase the legendary drops, foremost in Crucible and strikes. As of now it's harder, much much harder, to get a Luna than any exotic item.