Hawkmoon was highly coveted by most of the community from Day 1 due to its amazing visual/sound design and perks...I'm not talking about just the community here. I wasn't around for D1 but Hawkian sounds like a smart lad.
Nobody is excited about a MIDA anymore, let's be real.
Wanting more interesting loot in a game based around grinding for loot is perfectly reasonable.
Hell - there's only 1 new exotic helmet and gauntlets for both Hunters and Titans.
There was no special Hawkmoon hype outside of the fact it was an exotic. The moment people played with it, they wrote it off because it was hard to use. "Day 1" Destiny was all AR's all the time. Suros was the coveted gun. And I'm not talking about "the community here," I'm talking the community in general. Especially since there are no walled garden communities when it comes to what gear is good.
And people love the hell out of the MIDA in D2. Which is what's leading to others hating it. lol.
"More interesting" is subjective. So far I'm still intrigued by the gear available and I'm especially curious about what I builds I can make with once I start messing with mods.
But if you're looking for Borderlands but made by Bungie, you're going to be disappointed. Just like the folks looking for Warframe but made by Bungie. This isn't those games and it shouldn't
necessarily be more like those games.
Yeah MIDA... and scout rifles in general feel.... so off in Destiny 2
Like... They dont hit hard, range and recoil is wonky. I have yet to find a scout rifle that even comes close to the scouts I used in Destiny 1
Does anyone else notice this?
Call to Serve, Does Not Compute, Tone Patrol, and though I haven't used it, Nameless Midnight are all solid feeling and damaging Scouts. Mida doesn't hit too hard but it's steady, fast firing and has HCR so it staggers enemies.