I can't be the only one who thinks getting a perfect roll or constantly trying to was one of the main aspects of the original and had us coming back for more? Now I see everything for what it really is.. reskinned and recolored with no real differences.
Levelling my guns to get a feel for them and unlocking the perks that felt signifcant were a huge part of the experience and without that it feels very empty.. It's kind of sad and since it is this way I don't see any 'U turn' coming any time soon on that route.
Edit: I'm definitely leaning more towards the randomization of perks or the addition of a way to customize the perks, and not the levelling of guns itself. It was something I felt needed brought up in relation to guns in the original.
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Edited by aslancat: 9/26/2017 5:46:44 PMI was just thinking about this last night. I remember the never ending grinding trying to get that perfect roll. Even though the rolls were up to chance, at some point you could get the perks YOU like and find most beneficial for your play style. Now I'm a bit disappointed knowing I will never be able to get 3rd eye on certain weapons, or any other specific perk I liked on particular weapons, all because Bungie decided on specific static perks for each weapon. So..... no matter how many Uriel's Gift auto rifles I have, they will all function the same, and the only reason I should ever be glad to get another one is so that I can have one in all elemental flavors. Also.... I think it was a mistake to combine what was previously the secondary and heavy into one new "power" weapon category. No wonder I've been feeling like I'm getting so many drops and decrypts for power weapons. Because I am!! And with all the different weapons now in that category, my load out is always full of power weapons. If I missed something and have to pick it up at the postmaster.....it's a power weapon. Decrypt that engram.....power weapon. Open my vault.....full of.....power weapons. Now, if I could only get a rocket launcher with a lock on target perk, but I haven't seen one so far, so maybe Bungie did away with that perk! ugh!