But people can continue to use their old guns to play the game, they just need to accept they won't do as much damage. Look at it this way, you can have a weaker damage weapon with a feel and perks you love or you can have a stronger weapon which you have to learn to use to its best. Isn't that a compelling reason to switch? Same way you did from that nice green pulse rifle to the less nice but higher damage blue one? Their mistake was allowing people to ascend in the first place. Do it once and it creates an expectation. Ditto rerolling stats. If that is not in TTK then certain people will be up in arms.