The only weapons you earned doing the hardest task was only PoE(hardest) Trials and Raid. Doing the nightfall was easy (vanilla, dlc1&2) and the weapons and armor you got in there was stuff you could buy with marks (in which there was a limit) and if you were lucky you’d get the god roll, also you could get god roll weapon playing strikes and crucible and random engrams (yes it was grindy but you didn’t earn it you got lucky and it wasn’t even the hardest task). Lastly I’m not defending Bungie. I’m just saying D1 wasn’t all rainbow and sunshine. I agree with you that the best stuff should be for completing the hardest task but being lucky on normal stuff and you’re getting the best rolls doesn’t add up.