[quote]Doesn't matter which is more interesting. The Exotics were in a commercial for a product[/quote] It does, because they won't waste commercial time on something boring. Where were all the TTK commercials advertising the gunsmith? There were zero, because explosions are more interesting. [quote] I at least have visual evidence of said items being used[/quote] You have strong visual evidence of them existing visually. If I build a fancy-ass box and tell you it's a teleporter, without turning it on, you have no reason to believe me. Similarly, we saw none of the predicted effects of the exotics in the trailer, only that their models exist. Thus, it could very well be the case that the art department finished their work, but the game designers were still working on the perks.