Zhalo is one of the best exotics in Year 2 next to Tlaloc and the swords. Using it for an Arc burn activity is sensible and nothing more. If you don't want to use it that's your preference but I don't see how using it reduces you to being labelled a newbie, that's just weird. If it was due to not wanting to use a arc item in a burn mode then that'd be fine challenge wise, but you then tell people to use an arc sniper and Bolt Caster. Again, this makes no sense.

Even if the player gets a good arc sniper it will still be useless. Small arms is active which gives you bonus damage to primary weapons. Special and heavy weapons damage are reduced.

Small arms is one of the buffs this week....

Wooooooooooooo Bolt Caster