I agree whole heartedly with this sentiment and although I have acquired many exotics through Xur I would never state that I earned them from him. I did however earn the coins to buy the exotics which is not a small feat. I feel that "earning" an exotic through attrition is a much better way to get them but i do get a sense of satisfaction from knowing that maybe I did not get the grace of the RNGAwds I will still have an opportunity thanks to Xur. It is easy to be judgmental about how other players choose to play but after all is said and done Bungie put it in the game so it's not "cheating", maybe a lots more like circumventing.