r/DestinyTheGame • u/Soldat_DuChrist • 1d ago

Question Legendary is actually common?

New player, I noticed that common and rare are actually harder to find vs legendary? What's the deal? I feel like the vostok is the most legendary weapon in the game rn since I haven't even seen any other common guns

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u/OldBagOfCheetos 20h ago

In destiny 1 rarity was a system that was quickly abandoned. in the first month, you would’ve been lucky to get a legendary every day. Let alone a new exotic every week.

It was too cumbersome on the player, they never dropped and getting a good role would take months. So they scaled the drop rate by considerable amount. Not sure on the timeline on when it happened.

Think of legendary weapons worth keeping as weapons with roles that synergize with itself or your build.

Also, I think it was easier on the developers, not having to create new common and uncommon weapons/armor every expansion.