No really, whats there purpose anymore?
Every time they add a new exotic that's actually good and can compare to god roll Legendary weapons, they get nerfed to the ground in a matter of months or weeks.
Whipser of the Worm, Sleeper Simulant, Inzaghi Burden, Lord of Wolves Ace of Spades, The Last Word, all nerfed. Then D1 weapons that made a comeback but weren't as good, like Thorn and Queen Breaker's Bow, or weapons they refuse to bring back, two of the many being Gjallarhorn and Icebreaker.
Exotics are suppose to be the trademark weapons of Destiny. For me, the Last Word is comparable to Luke Skywalker's lightsaber. Its iconic, along with many other weapons.
Why do you guys keep nerfing them then, so that they are inferior to Legendaries?! If they are powerful, THAT'S CAUSE THEY ARE "EXOTIC".
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Personally I don't think exotics should be the most powerful weapons... IMHO they should be exotic, have something regular guns can't do. My probably most favorite exotic is the Fighting Lion. It's not super powerful, but it's super fun to use. It's the only tube launcher in the game you can run as a primary. Plus all the fun with bouncing grenades around corners :) Having exotics be THE best weapons just leads to stagnation of loadout options. Does anyone really want to return to the "no raid party for you if you don't have G-Horn" days?