Dear Bungie (and Tower Gunsmith....and Deej), This last several months of battle with the minions of the darkness has been both challenging and awe inspiring, my light has grown strong, and my weapons along with it. My hunger for more exotic and legendary armaments grows with every new one I acquire. This letter contains some recommendations pertaining to possible new weapon types that I believe my fellow guardians at the tower will take very kindly to. (Definitely more kindly than they take to my run-on sentences). Below are said recommendations, enjoy. New Weapon Type Ideas: ******Ideas will be updated/added regular. New updates will be marked, dated, and referenced if need be.******** ----------Primary----------- Plasma Bow: (Updated 3/1/2015) -A plasma bow concept would be both a fun and rewarding concept for a primary (or secondary also). The bow would fire condensed plasteel lances,charged by plasma coils in the center of the lances shaft. This bow is strung with an extremely stable sapphire wire cable. The cable will be held in place by a computerized pulley system that allows the guardian to pull the cable back with ease; while still producing an astounding amount of velocity upon release. Arrow types could easily work with the standard perks already made for weapons as well. Hopefully the minions of the darkness come to fear this weapon, or one similar. -Quivers could also be implemented into the design element (which will be quite appealing and down right logical; you need somewhere for the lances to be held). Quiver type, and design, could also be implemented into one of this weapon types perk columns. (This concept can also be converted to a Plasma Ballista crossbow for a secondary weapon type, or Heavy Plasma Ballista for a Heavy Weapon) Sub-Machine Needler: (added 3/1/15) (Can also be pitched as a concept for a Secondary) -This compact Sub Machine Gun fires multiple crystal shards that deal low direct damage upon impact, however it doesn't end there, the needles then explode and deal another burst of low direct damage to the target while putting a very low damage over time tick caused by the crystal shrapnel littered throughout your targets body. This gun would not be ideal for heavy burst damage, but instead it delivers its damage over a small window of time. This small window can create a number of strategic advantages for guardians, such as moving to new cover, or keeping an enemies shield from quickly recharging. (Yes this concept is based of yet another Halo weapon, but it's tweaked to be a little different. Weapon balancing this will be difficult also. Getting the damage to hit, pop, and tick without being overpowered, but while still being effective, will definitely be a challenge.) --------Secondary------- Beam Rifle: -This secondary weapon fires a focused beam of energy for as long as the guardian holds down the trigger. The beam does not deal heavy direct damage, but rather it deals small amounts of damage that slowly increase in damage as the trigger is held. The Beam Rifle does not have a rechargeable clip, instead it is charged by disposable energy cores that hold a certain amount of charge. Core life span will vary in charge. Precision damage will not be achieveable with this gun, just like the Fusion Rifle. Light infused focusing conductors (infused with Arc, Solar, or Void) in the rifle determine what damage type the weapon produces. (To put it in layman's terms, this would work like the an advanced Sentinel Beam from Halo that has ammo clips. Bungie has proven they know how to tackle gameplay with a weapon of this type, hopefully we see it around the tower eventually). ----------Heavy---------- Grenade Launcher: -This weapon would function exactly as you may think, like a grenade launcher. Optimized computer artillery systems allow guardians to launch grenades at the minions of the darkness with terrifying accuracy and grace. Ammunition effects will vary depending on the light element (Void,Arc,Solar), along with the type of grenade ammo used (Incendiary, Trip mine, Seekers, Magnetic, etc.). This weapons maximum clip size (with Field Scout Perk active) would likely be around 4 rounds a clip, with 1-3 spare clips (results may vary). Laser Glaive: (added 3/1/2015) The Laser Glaive is a portable heavy melee weapon, intended for massive close quarters destruction. The Glaives blade would actively charge over a certain period of time (similar to our supers), then once this time has been reached the blade is ready to activate. When the Guardian goes to switch to their heavy, the Gaurdian sparks the Glaives archreactor and materializes a blade of pure energy for a short amount of time. The blades abilities and button functions would be similar to that of the ArchBlade Super and the Hive Swordbearers Blade. (This revolutionary heavy weapon concept would be extremely hard to integrate, but it's still an interesting thought all the while) Sincerely, Harshank -PS3 User- P.S.- there are more recommendations and concepts to come. Next letters will be about a new element of light "discovered" while researching deep within Mercury, as well as new Exotic Guns that I have "heard" only stories about; perhaps ***(and this is to you Deej)*** you can help me and my fellow guardians harness this possible new light energy and obtain these fabled weapons.