I have 2 ideas on a new way people should earn exotics. First idea is to have an exotic bounty for every single weapon. It would give sort of a background story to all exotic weapons instead of just a one-of-a-kind perk that no other gun has. OR we could get some use out of the gunsmith to where he crafts different exotic gun parts to craft your own exotic gun. You could also get the exotic weapon parts from Nightfall strikes and other random encounters without actually getting the full gun. The weapon parts could vary from basic weapon bases (pulse rifle, fusion rifle, auto rifle, ect) then add in the second weapon part (full auto, glass half full, ammo regen, ect...) For example, making and ice breaker would require 4 different weapon parts 1 Exotic Sniper Rifle Base [u] 15 Ascendant energy or some type of legendary obtainable material 50 Weapon parts 1 Exotic Shard (still obtainable by xur for 7 strange coins)[/u] 1 Ammo Charge (a weapon part that could also be used to make the Invective) [u] 50 Special ammo synthesis 20 Patrol Materials (relic iron, spinmetal, etc...) 25 Weapon Parts[/u] 1 Solar Charge (which could be obtainable by killing a raid boss or completing a nightfall strike) Once you obtain all of the weapon parts you bring them to the gunsmith and you combine them (with a good amount of glimmer of course) to make your new exotic weapon. All Exotic weapons should have an alternative way to get them, as some people have worked days and days and days trying to get an exotic that they might never get just because theyre not lucky or xur never sells it. Some people have gotten some of the best exotics (gjallahorn, ice breaker, etc...) just by simply opening up a chest in a patrol or going 0-20 in the crucible, as for some people who actually work hard and dont get them simply because they "arent lucky." Just something to think about..