You’re absolutely correct. As I stated in my post, my plan of action is childish. It’s also petty and spiteful. Much like the way Bungie - in my opinion - has been treating the community since day one (and not just in relation to weapon balancing). There are numerous ways Bungie could’ve addressed the “Gjallahorn problem”; increased drop rates, optional matchmaking, in-game lfg to name but a few. Instead they seemingly chose the cheap and lazy option of nerfing it in the misguided belief that it would change the attitudes of the “must have Gally” brigade. What they are actually doing is penalising the entire community while doing nothing to promote inclusiveness. But this isn’t really about Gally. Pulse rifles: Bungie buffed them because no-one was using them, a few were considered by some to be OP, so now they’re all being nerfed back to oblivion. Hand cannons: A large section of the PvP community wanted Thorn nerfed and TLW glitch fixed. Bungie nerf all hand cannons for both PvP and PvE while apparently giving both Thorn and TLW a buff. But I’m sure we’ll still be able to counter Thorn’s soon to be stacking DoT effect with Red Dea……oh, wait, pulse rifle. Wtg with the joined up thinking Bungie. And lols to anyone who ascended their Devil You Don’t. Shotguns: Most of the complaints about shotguns were in relation to blink/shotgun usage in PvP. Bungie does nothing to address this and nerfs shotguns for PvE. For killing bosses too quickly. Ice Breaker: This has to be one of the most asinine decisions Bungie have ever made. Despite the damage caused to this weapon by previous nerfs they’ve gone after it again because they want to “amplify the tension by increasing recharge time”. What tension? Most people I know either use Black Hammer for its superior impact and stability or switch to a scout rifle while IB recharges. Black Hammer: Nerfed. For killing bosses too quickly. Well, at least I’ll be able to get rid of the mountain of secondary ammo cluttering up my vault. Gjallahorn: Nerfed. Not because of the elitist attitude of a few – the comments about inclusiveness are just bait to distract the rabid wolves from the truth (and didn’t that work well?) – but because, like shotguns, IB and BH, it kills bosses too quickly and too efficiently thus decreasing the amount of time we’re spending on end-game activities. Many people have taken the time and effort to post on the forums suggestions for improving weapon balance, game play and inclusiveness. Bungie’s response has been largely to ignore them or pick the worst possible solution (e.g. no optional matchmaking in the weekly). The long-term success of this franchise (certainly in regards to the PvE aspect of the game) depends largely on the willingness of the community to do what Bungie refuses to do in helping new and inexperienced players gain access to end game content. But instead of engaging with the community in a mutually beneficial manner Bungie chooses to abuse our goodwill while attempting to micromanage every aspect of our gameplay and artificially increasing the duration of the bullet-sponge boss fights. So, if we can’t have an open and honest debate with Bungie, what options remain to us? Perhaps if enough people refused to help people not on their friend lists, refused to do PoE until they introduced non-transferable checkpoints and decent rewards, refused to play how Bungie want us to play, then maybe they’ll actually do something to improve accessibility, gameplay and all the other issues that actually matter to the community. And just out of curiosity, if you only play with friends on your list then why do you care whether I help people or not?