(05-04-2018, 02:21 AM)Brassx Wrote: Fists fit just fine within the primordial class at first. As I stated, exotics are for items that A. Can't be obtained by normal means, and/or B, don't really 'fit' in existing 'rarity' classes(in terms of how good they are really).
Fists 100% fit within primordial with their usability, and level of "uniqueness". They were made back when primordial was still super new. Keep in mind, primordials can have their share of unique weapon types, they aren't unique enough to be godlike, nor good enough to be considered better than primordial. These conditions are really up to me though, not you guys.
Honestly though, They are obtained from a 'glorified' crate that's pure RNG to get. It would make more sense with how things are now that they are updated to a different rarity, but I don't really see the need. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a few primordial items that are rare and worth a lot more than normal ones.
It makes more sense to make the DJinn Crystal exotic than the fists though, as it's 100% not obtained through normal means. Maybe once I buff it.
This is the next stage of powercreep where there's too much criteria and everything being released will be considered "exotic" /s
(I really hope not)
Looking back at the things that were exotic, it was the badge tier for the longest time since those fit nowhere and that could have been the end of that
There was the Elk (or moose?) accessory which didn't have a 1/2 to kill your attacker so its fine
When the combined bow was released it made sense because where else would two bows of the highest rarity go when combined with each other
Then there was the meme weapons from april fools (did this come before or after the combined bow?)
The fact that criteria is just now being established to the community probably means that somewhere along the lines there was an error and adding onto this would probably cause more trouble in the future
If the crystal from the djinn was added as an exotic then how about the snowball from santa? The throwable egg from Gregg?
How about most holiday items since they were obtained in a unique way?
You could even draw comparisons to every other boss fights like why isn't the deathbringer a unique if the djinn crystal is, both came from a boss fight and both are heavily reliant on RNG?
IMO the exotic rarity should just remain exclusive to weird/wacky things that don't have much in common with anything else. That way the entire tier of exotics could be a giant bunch of exceptions to everything else on the server and not bound by any rules that the normal tier list has.
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