My problem is that Hard Light is ONLY good for Thralls. Compare it to Shadow Price and it shouldn't even be an exotic. I would gladly replace the ricochet for AP rounds any day of the week, considering how low the impact of Hard Light is. Shadow Price does the same thing, with over twice the impact and no gimmicky over-penetration/ricochet so enemies actually die instead of having to reload constantly or chase them because they managed to survive with the tiniest amount of health. 25 rounds on Shadow Price manages to kill an enemy around half way, but Hard Light's 40 rounds barely even kills some enemies. The recoil is ridiculous for Hard Light, even with Fitted Stock which boosts it's stability just shy of a full bar.