These mods only further amplify an issue introduced with holders tbh. Nobody uses them because there is no room on armor to support the sheer energy cost and their inferiority over scav mods.
It’s going to be the same here, nobody wants to remove finders since they are just too superior. If the mod worked for all guns then maybe but they will only work for specific elements which is even worse since MAX 2 guns will make orbs.
Although the artefact change is good, it’s another 1 step forward and 2 steps back with the orb nerf…
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Orb generation should just be an effect for weapons at this point. Maybe tone done how quickly we can generate them but otherwise there's no reason to make it take a mod slot. Especially since you are right, we just don't have the energy OR the mod space to do it. Like come on, I really don't care that I can't generate orbs with a handful of exotics and to require a cost for every weapon now beyond the basic material requirement is sad.