They made it worse this time around, even. Used to get seven cores from the weekly clan reward, now just another mediocre gear item that's lower than what I have equipped. Maybe that was a max clan level thing, idk, but still annoying. We already have to grind for gear, it's annoying they added even more halfcocked bounties to add to our chore list. Luckily it's just using a weapon for a short time, but still.
At the very least, a core should drop alongside any powerful rewards. That way you're not going out of your way to do halfassed bounties again and again, it's just merely playing the game.