Why shouldn't I compare them? 9 out of 10 times whenever anyone buys anything they compare different products or compare [i]to an experience they already had.[/i] Sure it'll be a great weapon to me if it's the [b]ONLY[/b] weapon I've ever had. But if I have a really great weapon and the newer weapon sucks [b]in comparison[/b], I'll want to stick with my older, [b]much better[/b] weapon. There is NO reason why I shouldn't compare. And that's why year 1 legendaries aren't ascendable. Because Bungie KNOWS that Y1 weapons were much better, but for some reason, they can't get their act together and code year two equivalents. It wouldn't be so painful leaving my Y1 weapons behind if they made Y2 weapons with stats and perks that didn't suck so much. Even the new raid weapons don't feel as good and I'm stuck using them right now because they have the highest light level in my arsenal. [i]EDIT[/i] Example of my point: John has a match grade .45 caliber Colt 1911 made in the mid 1980's. It's a great gun and he's never seen a reason to get rid of it. Then Tom comes along and says he just got his first gun and it's the BEST gun on the market: a plastic frame, 9mm Hi-Point. Tom says to John that he needs to trade up because his gun is old and he needs to try out a new weapon. John takes Tom's gun to the firing range and tests it out and decides his Colt, his [b]older[/b] weapon, still fits him better. Then Tom says, [i]"But you shouldn't compare the Hi-Point to the Colt. Just look at the Hi-Point for what it is."[/i] You're asking me to give up my "Match grade Colt" for a plastic "Hi-Point". And then, just to force me to do so, Bungie ground the firing pin down so my Colt was useless.