there's no difference. I have every available exotic in the game. I have a tremendous grimoire score. I've beaten every boss, every add, every mission, every bounty. and I will tell you the honest truth: bungie built quite a few avenues and conduits for exotics to find their way into people's inventories. the only people that earn exotics in this game are people who play and take advantage of all the different ways that are meant to do so. I think the typical earners vs xurners threads are hilarious, but both sides are wrong. but the fact that the can be very very very good players who get shafted week after week means this system is broken. they installed their systems of checks and balances to make sure this doesn't happen. his name is Xur. and without him, I wouldn't have a full set of exotic weaponry. those players who think they are better or more skilled because their exotics dropped for them are the funniest. no, you were just lucky. you wouldn't feel that way getting a gjallarhorn at the bottom of a crucible reward screen, or having 1-2 kills in a nightfall you joined late.. moral of the story, just focus on getting the exotics, not on who else owns them, or how you got them. once you have them, go enjoy and experience each one