The new sandbox update is looking pretty interesting, but I'm also really worried about how broken they will be. A lot of Legendary guns have been able to out class Exotic guns in the past, but this is on a while in level.
I don't have a problem with them existing, however, make exotic weapons equal to them.
Exotic guns are suppose to be the pinnacle reward and are suppose to be special. But eventually, Adept weapons are going to take that spot light and everybody in their mother is going to try to go flawless for them.
You are already limited to one exotic weapon at a time. I do not see the harm in buffing them to a new level to make them live up to their name. There are many ways to do this without breaking the game. If not, Adept weapons will kill the Crucible.
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The only thing I really have to say about this is that the guns are gonna be just as good whether or not they are adept. Stat increases are nice, but not big enough of a deal to matter. Perks are what makes a weapon good in this game, and an adept summoner is still the summoner whether or not it gets 20 extra stat points. The adept ones will only be as good as their legendary equivalents. If it's anything like d1, and it really sounds like it is, the big reason to even equip them is as status symbols. And of course, some exotics will be better than them, just like how some exotics are already better than their regular counterparts. Suros is arguably better than summoner, wardcliff is definitely better than tomorrows answer, etc.