I believe this is the answer to question, "Just how rare are Exotic Weapons?" One of the things that Bungie has mentioned is what they've learned from the Vidmaster Challenges. This could be a clue as to how they're going to put them back into their games, but not in the same way as before. To those new to Bungie games, Vidmaster Challenges were Achievements (Trophies) that you had to complete in order to unlock the fabled Recon armor. These achievements ranged from getting 7 experience points on the 7th of the month (7 on 7), to completing a mission that's been modified under certain conditions (Deja Vu), to the Hardcore (Endure). I believe that certain tasks completed in game, not necessarily achievements mind you, is the way we will find and obtain Exotic Weapons. The point was brought up in the latest [url=http://theguardiansofdestiny.com/guardian-radio/]Guardian Radio[/url] podcast of Thorn being in Charlemagne's Vault on Mars. Bungie wouldn't just have this Hand Cannon just sitting on a pedestal just waiting for a Guardian to pick it up. They would want you to [b]earn[/b] it! Combine Vidmaster Challenge-like tasks with certain dates or times, and you'll have a great formula to ensure that Exotic Weapons won't just be a lucky loot drop that everyone can get. Hell, combine those two with drop percentages, and you'll ensure that people will replay these tasks again and again in order to obtain Exotic Gear. You could even take that even further, and make it to where you never receive the same Gear twice, or even only give one piece of random gear ever. :-D [i][b]***Note***[/b][/i] I'm not implying that this is the [b]only[/b] way to obtain Exotic Gear. There could be many, many other methods that we haven't thought of yet. One example I've pointed out before is also [url=https://www.bungie.net/7_Gear-Tier-Upgrades-Tier-Ascension/en/Groups/Post?groupId=40080&id=63415598]Gear Ascension[/url].