1 - Yes, you can be carried through the weekly heroic to earn strange coins. But can't you also be carried through raids to earn drops? (I am not a raider, going by what I read here.) 2 - Why is it a problem if you go up against people in Crucible who have the same weapon as you? Do you want to win because you have better equipment as opposed to winning because you have more skill? Why even play the game if you want the outcome to be predetermined?